News
Investment & finance
Morgan Stanley and Hines partner up in Moscow
RUSSIA The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) fund has sold a stake in the 205,000 sqm Metropolis shopping centre in Moscow to Hines CalPERS Russia Long Term Hold Fund (HCRLTH).
Pbb provides loan for Charter Hall acquisition
POLAND Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has announced that it is providing a loan of EUR 120 mln loan to a fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners for its acquisition of a Polish retail portfolio.
Hotels
Best Western to open in Opole
POLAND A new Best Western hotel is to open in the autumn in Opole. The three-star hotel on ul. Waryńskiego will offer 28 guest rooms and two suites, as well as a restaurant, a bar, and a conference room.
CCC to open in Germany
POLAND Polish footwear chain CCC is to enter the German market. The company has established a subsidiary for the country, CCC Germany, with its head office in Frankfurt.
Record Moscow shopping centre supply in Q2
RUSSIA Moscow’s shopping centre stock increased by 107,200 sqm gla in the second quarter of 2013, according to data from Jones Lang LaSalle
Euro Styl prepares new TriCity apartments
POLAND TriCity developer Euro Styl is preparing new residential projects in Gdańsk and Gdynia.
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.
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
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
BERGER Bau Polska will modernise the Kredka and Ołówek student residences owned by the University of Wrocław under a contract worth PLN 41.44 mln gros ...
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
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
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
Poland’s growing data centre market could create a significant new source of waste heat for heating networks. According to analysis by the Polish Data ...
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
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
A green office is more than a certificate
More than 97 pct of newly developed office space in Poland is environmentally certified. Certification has therefore become standard, while the buildi ...
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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 October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
How will AI change the real estate business? Where are the best data centre sites in Poland? Will Europe be able to feed data centres the energy they ...
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
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
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
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
Poland’s Retail Park Market Drives Growth in Portfolio Transactions
Poland’s increasingly mature retail park market is creating opportunities for portfolio transactions, allowing investors to expand their presence more ...
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
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
Capgemini doubles office space at Business Garden Warsaw
Capgemini will double its office space at Business Garden Warsaw, taking a total of 3,400 sqm at Vastint’s office campus on Żwirki i Wigury Street. Th ...
Warsaw office vacancy rate falls to 7.9 pct
Syrena Real Estate to modernise Warsaw office building
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
Numa to launch in Poland with Warsaw apartment deal
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group have signed a 20-year lease with Numa for 56 serviced apartments at ul. Chmielna 13A in central Warsaw. The openi ...
Poland’s housing market stabilises
Archicom launches sales for fifth phase of Modern Mokotów in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
BIG Konstantynów to open expanded retail park on 29 October
BIG Konstantynów will open a new section of its retail park on 29 October 2026, adding around 13,500 sqm of retail space. Following the expansion, the ...
LPP Group to bring four fashion brands to RIVUS
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni Park Bytom fully leased ahead of completion
Panattoni Park Bytom has been fully leased before construction is complete, with packaging supplier Grembox taking more than 33,000 sqm at the develop ...
