News
Logistics firm faces liquidation
BULGARIA A private enforcement agency has put the assets of logistics company Bers up for sale with a starting price of BGN EUR 5.3 mln.
Rivijera Kristal to open in Petrovac
MONTENEGRO Construction work on the five-star Rivijera Kristal hotel has begun in Petrovac, local media reports.
Office leasing recovery to come in Q4 – JLL
POLAND In the third quarter, Polish real estate investment volume came to EUR 214 mln – 67 pct higher than in Q2 2012, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s ‘Warsaw City Report Q3 2012’.
WDP sells Czech portfolio to CTP for EUR 25 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Closed-end Belgian investment company Warehouses DePauw (WDP) has signed a binding agreement (subject to a number of conditions, including financing) for the sale of its 100 pct stake in Czech subsidiary WDP CZ.
Another S7 section opens
POLAND The construction of the Olsztynek–Nidzica section of the S7 expressway has been completed.
City Center Rzeszów opens
POLAND Star Europa has launched its biggest project to date with the opening of the City Center Rzeszów complex, comprising a shopping centre, a hotel and a conference centre.
Better financial results for LPP
POLAND LPP attributes its strong financial performance in Q3 to a 21 pct (67,000 sqm) increase in its retail area, an increase in sales for comparable stores and the popularity of its winter collection.
NG2 looks to expand
POLAND NG2, the owner of CCC, Quazi and Boti stores, is planning to expand, with the opening of at least 120 CCC shops in 2012.
Rank Progress takes over Mielec project
POLAND Rank Progress has purchased from Kullar Gobi the Galeria Aviator shopping centre project in Mielec for an undisclosed sum.
W Nikyo moves to Segro Warsaw park
POLAND Household appliance producer Nikyo has leased 660 sqm of warehouse and office space in Segro Business Park Warsaw (formerly Ożarów Business Center), in Duchnice, 14km west of the capital.
Bridge builder diversifies into roads
RUSSIA Bridge constructor Mostotrest is to acquire a 50 pct stake in the North-West Concession Company (NWCC) for over RUB 7.7 bln (EUR 191.5 mln) through the purchase of 100 pct of the share capital of Plexy.
Philharmonic to be built by 2014
MACEDONIA A new Philharmonic Orchestra Hall is being constructed next to the Macedonian Opera and Ballet in Skopje.
Locals lose out at the races
ESTONIA A court in Tallinn has thrown out objections from community groups that have blocked the redevelopment of the city’s Hippodroom (Hippodrome).
OPDF leases 3,600 sqm in Panattoni Park Pruszków
POLAND Pharmaceutical wholesaler Organizacja Polskich Dystrybutorów Farmaceutycznych (OPDF) has leased 3,600 sqm in Panattoni Park Pruszków, outside Warsaw.
A Specjał 10,000 sqm
POLAND Food distributor Specjał has leased app. 6,000 sqm in Panattoni Park Łódź East and a further 4,320 sqm in Prologis Park Gdańsk.
Negotiations begin for Horyniec health resort
POLAND The government has granted a potential investor a three-week exclusive negotiation period in its attempts to privatise the Horyniec health resort.
Second Mercure in Warsaw
POLAND Holiday Inn Warszawa on ul. Złota is to change its name to Mercure Warszawa Centrum and so the Orbis hotel chain (which owns the brand) is to gain its second Mercure hotel in Warsaw (after the Mercure Warszawa Grand) and its fourteenth Mercure in Poland.
Best Western strengthens its position in Poland
POLAND The three-star Łysogóry Hotel in Kielce has joined the Best Western chain. Best Western now has 16 hotels in Poland and is the second largest international chain in the country after the Orbis/Accor group.
Strategy change for Redan
POLAND The Redan clothing group is to introduce a new strategy over the following months due to its poor Q3 results and a slowdown in consumer demand.
Deka Immobilien to buy IBC
POLAND Deka Immobilien Investment is to buy the International Business Center (IBC) at the junction of ul. Armii Ludowej and ul. Polna in Warsaw.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
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 issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
Echo Investment has finalised the EUR 103 mln sale of the Libero Katowice shopping centre in Katowice to Estonian real estate investor Summus Capital. ...
LCP buys park in Strzyżów
BPI takes on Moniuszki 1A
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Investment in the office market is accelerating with EUR 474 mln in deals signed over Q3, according to the latest figures from Cushman & Wakefield. Th ...
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
Supply gap grows larger
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
RGL, the developer behind the Smart Park brand, has started work on another centre. Its latest retail park will be in Wrocław on ul. Kamiennogórska in ...
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Sanmar comes to Łódź
Sanmar has leased nearly 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni's Logistics Łódź VI development.
