News
Interferie closes half year with a profit
POLAND Interferie generated a profit of PLN 476,000 in H1 2012.
One bidder for Uzdrowisko Rabka
POLAND The Ministry of Treasury has received only one offer to buy 91 pct of the share capital of the Uzdrowisko Rabka health resort in Rabka-Zdrój.
Atrium in profit
POLAND The EBITDA of Atrium European Real Estate came to EUR 76.4 mln in H1 2012, EUR 20.6 mln (36.9 pct) more than in the same period of the previous year.
Ringroad to be upgraded
ROMANIA CNADNR, Romania’s national road authority, has awarded a RON 189 mln (USD 52 mln) open tender to a consortium of Tehnologica Radion, Consitrans and PRO Cons XXI, to upgrade an app. 25 km stretch of the Bucharest ring road.
Mall to be built on site of plastics factory
ROMANIA The site of the Prodplast plastics factory in Bucharest is to be turned into a shopping centre.
PEPR delisting approved
EUROPE ProLogis European Properties (PEPR), one of Europe’s largest owners of modern distribution facilities, has received formal approval from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to delist.
Two investors interested in Kraków-based company
POLAND The state treasury has received two binding offers for the purchase of construction firm Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego Chemobudowa-Kraków.
The smallest, but the most expensive
POLAND Sopot, the smallest town in the TriCity conurbation with a population of only 38,000 people, is also characterised by the highest apartment prices on the primary residential market in the country, Emmerson reports.
New tenants in Port
POLAND Marks & Spencer and Go Sport are to open in the Port Łódź shopping centre.
Plac Unii awarded catches BREEAM
POLSKA Galeria Miejska, the retail section of the Plac Unii mixed-use development in Warsaw, has received BREEAM certification at the ‘Very Good’ level.
New hall for Electrolux
POLAND Skanska is to extend a dishwasher factory for Electrolux, which was built in Żarów in 2006.
EU to fund motorway
ROMANIA The EU has approved over EUR 210 mln in financing for the 26.5 km Timișoara–Lugoj motorway as well as a bypass around Timișoara (9.5 km).
Roda Centar now open
SERBIA Mercator-S has opened the Roda Centar retail centre in Kruševac.
Adriatic Luxury to take full control of two hotels
CROATIA Adriatic Luxury Hotels has been given permission by Croatia’s financial regulator to purchase all the shares it does not own in two hotels in Dubrovnik.
Delano Moscow to open in September
RUSSIA Morgans Hotel Group has announced plans to open the Delano Moscow hotel in September 2012.
AFI Europe retail park for Arad
ROMANIA AFI Europe has been granted a building permit to start construction work on a hypermarket and a DIY store within the AFI Palace Arad retail park.
Office activity on the rise
ROMANIA Approximately 130,000 sqm of office space is actively under construction and expected to be delivered in the next 18 months in Bucharest, according to Colliers International.
C&W to manage IGY offices
CZECH REPUBLIC Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed manager of the office section of IGY Centrum in České Budějovice by the property’s owner, CPI Group.
Hotels given the star treatment
CZECH REPUBLIC Next year Czech hotels are to be classified under the Hotelstars Union star rating system, according to an announcement by The Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants.
Savills predicts EUR 2 bln investment by year-end
POLAND Commercial property investment volumes in Poland are set to exceed EUR 1 bln in the second half of 2012, beating the H1 volume recorded at EUR 856 million, according to consultancy Savills.
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
LightOn with Outstanding design
LightOn – the latest office project being developed by CPI Property Group at ul. Prosta 69 in central Warsaw – has been awarded BREEAM design stage ce ...
Gold for Polona 68
Six buildings certified
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
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
Human resources
Five new board members at JLL
Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Arkady Wrocławskie sold
Develia has signed a sales agreement with Vastint Poland for the Arkady Wrocławskie mixed-use building for EUR 42.967 mln.
Stena buys two High5ive buildings
Sale and leaseback for Cavatina Hall
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
Equilibrium 2 awarded WiredScore Platinum certification
Skanska’s Equilibrium 2 building in Bucharest has been awarded the highest-level WiredScore certification for an operational building.
PZU stays in Konstruktorska
Office sizes growing
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Noli Studios is to open its latest project in the Tricity in July. The Czerwone Koszary barracks has been transformed into a PRS project with hotel se ...
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Retail & leisure
M Park opens in Ropczyce
M Core subsidiary LCP Poland has officially opened M Park Ropczyce 35 km from Rzeszów.
Sixteen brands enter the market
Karuzela to grow
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
Work begins on Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree
LemonTree has launched Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree, its second project in Szczecin. The centre will provide 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office ...
