News
Immofinanz takes lead in the region
CEE REGION The return on the East European properties owned by Immofinanz came to 10.2 pct in 2012.
Work on Kiev-Arena have begun
UKRAINE Construction work on the USD 120 mln Kiev-Arena multifunctional sports complex has begun in Kyiv.
Redknee leases space in Wrocławski Park Biznesu
POLAND Redknee, a global provider of communication software products, has leased almost 3,300 sqm of office space in Wrocławski Park Biznesu 1.
Ethos to invest in Bucharest
ROMANIA Ethos House is to invest EUR 7 mln in the development of an office building on Strada Gheorghe Ţiţeica in Bucharest’s Floreasca district.
Investment volumes fall
BALTIC STATES Total investment volume reached EUR 480 mln in 2012, according to Colliers International, around a quarter less than in the EUR 643 mln in 2011.
Silesia City Center sold for EUR 412 mln
POLAND Austrian real estate company Immofinanz Group has sold Silesia City Centre for EUR 412 mln to a consortium led by Allianz.
Alpine Bau still quarrelling with GDDKiA
POLAND Alpine Bau, the contractor of a bridge in Mszana along the A1 motorway has refused to reconsider its decision to terminate its contract with the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA).
Foreign tenants like Warsaw
POLAND Nineteen foreign retail chains debuted on the Polish market last year, according to the ‘Global Aspects of Retail Space Market’ report published by CBRE.
Budimex Nieruchomości builds in Mokotów
POLAND Budimex Nieruchomości has started construction work on the Wiślany Mokotów estate, which is being built on ul. Bluszczańska in Warsaw.
2013 likely to remain difficult for property owners
EUROPE Aggregate take-up on the office market fell sharply in Q1 to the lowest quarterly level since 2009 and 2013 is likely to remain a difficult year, according to the EMEA Office Market View report by CBRE.
Fewer big deals
POLAND The investment volume in the first quarter of this year came to EUR 600 mln, app. 18 pct less y-o-y, but investors were more active in terms of the total number of transactions, according to the Market in Minutes.
Chinese to build city near Minsk
BELARUS Chinese investors are planning to invest USD 5 bln to build a new city near Minsk.
Meridian to make EUR 200 mln offering
POLAND Dutch real estate investment trust (REIT) Meridian Properties plans to debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange with a public offering of EUR 200 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Racławicka Point fully-leased
POLAND Capital Park has fully-leased the office space in its Racławicka Point building in Warsaw.
Marines march into Blue City
POLAND Original Marines is to open its first Polish store after signing a lease agreement for space in the Blue City shopping centre in Warsaw.
BCR loses patience with Rotary Constructii
ROMANIA Erste Group subsidiary BCR has applied for the insolvency of construction company and developer Rotary Constructii.
Palanga Spa resort to begin again
LITHUANIA IKEA’s real estate subsidiary Pinus Proprius is to redesign its Palanga Spa resort in Palanga and reapply for a building permit.
Retail & leisure
CCC comes to Jelenia Góra
POLSKA CCC has signed a lease in the Nowy Rynek shopping centre in Jelenia Góra and is to open a 613 sqm store.
AECOM to manage Park Huaming project
RUSSIA AECOM has been chosen as the project manager of Park Huaming, a Chinese cultural and business centre in northeast Moscow.
Russian Invest makes first investment
RUSSIA Property investment company Russian Invest has purchased from Finnish SRV Group a 55 pct share in the Okhta Mall shopping centre in St Petersburg, marking its first investment on the Russian market.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Galeria Jurajska has completed BREEAM In-Use recertification with a rating of Excellent for both Asset Performance and Management Performance. The cer ...
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
Green energy procured for Bartók Ház
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
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
At the beginning of this year, Erste Group, which was already very active in the real estate financing market in Poland and the CEE region, acquired a ...
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
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
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Saltic, a Polish hotel developer and operator, has appointed Mirbud to construct its Saltic Zieleniec development in Duszniki-Zdrój with work to begin ...
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Grudziądz railway station under renovation
Budimex has begun a full-scale refurbishment and modernisation of Grudziądz railway station on behalf of Polish State Railways (PKP). Delivered under ...
Two fire stations for CPK airport
Strabag to build for Wrocław Airport
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Investment moves to residential and data centres
Residential assets have overtaken offices as the largest recipient of real estate investment across EMEA, while record investment in data centres and ...
Westend mixed-use complex refinanced
Renaissance changes hands
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
Warsaw office development still subdued
Warsaw’s office stock expanded by 45,210 sqm in H1 2026, driven by the completion of Studio A, Vena and the refurbishment of Przemysłowa 26-26a. While ...
Demand rising for office space in Warsaw
WTW picks V Tower for Polish HQ
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Agrobex Budowa has been appointed as the general contractor for the restoration of the Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle in Żary. The 13th-century land ...
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Residential
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Mercator Estates, part of the Mercator Medical Group, has secured the final building permit for a residential redevelopment project in the centre of K ...
CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3
Portico Marina to be built by Alfa-Bet Polska
Retail & leisure
Bricomarché opens two new stores
Bricomarché has expanded with the opening of two new DIY stores, in Częstochowa and Bielsk Podlaski, bringing its total number of outlets in the count ...
North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa
Victoria's Secret opens in Forum Gdańsk
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
DHL signs two leases with Hillwood
DHL eCommerce Polska has signed two new lease agreements with Hillwood Polska, securing more than 20,000 sqm of warehouse and office space across the ...
