News
Small in Poznań for Monday Development
POLAND Monday Development is planning to build a small office building in Poznań.
La Senza pulls out of Polish market
POLAND Lingerie retailer La Senza has shut down the last store in the country.
Argo to take NEPI and Volksbank to court
ROMANIA Argo Real Estate Opportunities Fund has announced that it has begun legal proceedings against its rival New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) and Argo’s lender Osterreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft (Volksbank).
Retail & leisure
GTC shuts up shop in Suceava
ROMANIA Globe Trade Centre has closed Suceava Mall in north-eastern Romania after the withdrawal of its anchor Penny Market.
Hotels
Hotel Praha demolition provokes fury
CZECH REPUBLIC PPF group, which bought the Hotel Praha in Prague last month, has confirmed plans to demolish the communist-era building.
Eften finalises purchase of five Estonian properties
ESTONIA Eften Real Estate Fund has acquired a portfolio of five Estonian assets from EPI Baltic I for EUR 30.5 mln.
Hotels
Four Seasons opens in Petersburg
RUSSIA The Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace has opened in St Petersburg.
Avrig 35 stake to be sold
ROMANIA Two investors have expressed an interest in purchasing a 30 pct stake in developer Avrig 35, local media reports.
Office & mixed-use development
First ComCity stage to open in January
RUSSIA PPF Real Estate Russia is planning to deliver the first stage of the ComCity office complex in New Moscow in January 2014.
Office & mixed-use development
Huawei moves to Tower Center
ROMANIA Chinese mobile phone producer Huawei has leased 2,500 sqm in Tower Center in Bucharest.
Warehouse & industrial
Johnson Health Tech moves into Gate One
POLAND Johnson Health Tech has leased 1,700 sqm at the Gate One Business Park in Warsaw
Romanian warehouses more desirable
EUROPE Romania, as a country, has been ranked the eighth most desirable logistics location for 2013 in Europe by Prologis, and its position is expected to rise to fifth by 2018.
Warehouse & industrial
Ulmart leases 23,000 sqm in Severnoe Domodedovo
RUSSIA Electronics retailer Ulmart [Юлмарт] has leased 23,000 sqm of class ‘A’ warehouse space in the Severnoe Domodedovo industrial and logistics complex in the Moscow region.
Government reclaims EUR 172 mln for infrastructure programme
ROMANIA The European Commission has approved the reimbursement of EUR 172 mln to the Romanian government under the Transport Operational Programme.
Warehouse & industrial
Warehouse to be built outside Moscow Ring Road
RUSSIA A 35,000 sqm class ‘A’ warehouse including 3,150 sqm of office space, Bulatnikovo Terminal, is to be delivered in June 2014, outside the MKAD ring road south of the city centre.
Etalon sees 30 pct growth in sales
RUSSIA With new contract sales amounting to RUB 6.75 bln (EUR 158 mln), Etalon Group recorded a 30 pct increase in residential sales y-o-y in the second quarter of 2013.
Green projects
Radisson Blu goes green
UKRAINE Radisson Blu Resort in Bukovel in South-Western Ukraine has obtained a Green Key certificate, a voluntary eco-label for tourism facilities.
Krokus to more than double in size
POLAND Valad Europe is in advanced negotiations to set up a joint venture with Unibail-Rodamco to extend the Krokus Shopping Centre in Kraków by a further 50,000 sqm gla.
Office & mixed-use development
Konsalnet to move to new Warsaw HQ
POLAND The foundation stone for Security company Konsalnet Holding new head office in Warsaw’s Wola district.
PRI Pol-Aqua set to build Przemyśl ring road section
POLAND Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Inżynieryjnych Pol-Aqua is likely to be the general contractor for the construction of a section of the Przemyśl ring road.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
Not only for horses
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
Data centres
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
E-commerce
This is the end
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Signum Work Station, an office building on Domaniewska Street in Warsaw, has received the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Buildi ...
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Real estate remains a key source of bank credit risk
Commercial real estate remains a significant source of credit risk for German banks, with the sector expected to maintain an elevated non-performing l ...
Uniqa opens EUR 3 bln real estate platform to outside investors
Planning reform redraws the land market
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
CEE office markets tighten as vacancy falls
JLL and iO Partners say Central and Eastern Europe’s office market is tightening, with net take-up across six regional capitals reaching 565,000 sqm i ...
Pazim modernises courtyard at its Szczecin complex
Skanska builds Nowy Format
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
ATAL launches sales of 72 apartments in second phase of Gdansk project
ATAL has launched sales of 72 apartments in the second phase of its ATAL Jasieny project in Gdansk. Located on Stężycka Street, the development compri ...
Apartments remain a top investment
MTX plans Katowice tower
Retail & leisure
Retailers rethink the role of technology
Consumers are increasingly tired of technology overload and excessive personalisation, while physical stores can benefit from offering something the d ...
Retail parks become local hubs
M Core acquires Galeria Chełm
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
