News
EFH unable to buy back bonds
POLAND Europejski Fundusz Hipoteczny has applied to the District Court in Warsaw to extend the maturity of its EF series bonds, upon which payment is currently due.
Office market still deflating
RUSSIA Over 556,000 sqm was delivered onto the Moscow office market, according to figures from CBRE.
Office stock at 2.88 mln sqm
CZECH REPUBLIC By the end of the year, total modern office stock in Prague exceeded 2.88 mln sqm, according to the Prague Research Forum. Class ‘A’ properties represent 70 pct of this stock.
Eften Real Estate Fund acquires Hotel Palace in Tallinn
ESTONIA Eften Real Estate Fund and AS Esraven in a 50:50 joint venture have purchased the Hotel Palace on Vabaduse väljak (‘Freedom square’) in Tallinn from Scandic Hotels for an undisclosed price. Eften has announced that the building is to be fully renovated.
CBRE to manage KPP Retail portfolio
POLAND CBRE is to take over the management and leasing of the Graf shopping centre (4,530 sqm) in Chełm, a Castorama DIY store in Skierniewice, a Biedronka grocery store in Koszalin, the Galeria Sieradzka mall (7,900 sqm) in Sieradz as well as a shopping centre in Brzeg.
Dirks in Skalski-Logistic Park
POLAND Dirks Consumer Logistics has leased 20,000 sqm of warehouse and office space in Skalski-Logistic Park near Wrocław.
Valad takes control of GE Capital’s Polish Retail Fund
POLAND Real estate investment manager Valad has acquired the investment adviser and asset management teams of GE Capital Real Estate’s Polish Retail Fund for an undisclosed price.
Three offers for A4 completion
POLAND Three offers have been submitted to complete an almost 35 km section of the A4 motorway from the Krzyż interchange in Tarnów to Dębica.
Second stage of Poleczki Business Park awarded ‘Gold’
POLAND The second stage of the Poleczki Business Park complex in Warsaw, which is being developed by UBM and CA Immo, has been awarded LEED ‘Gold’ for ‘Core and Shell’.
Galeria Bem to open in April
POLAND The Galeria Bem shopping centre in Zambrów is to open on April 27th.
Próchnik buys Rage Age
POLAND fashion retailer Próchnik has bought the Rage Age clothing brand for PLN 18 mln. The transaction has been financed through the issue and acquisition of I series shares.
Universal sale
POLAND The court appointed administrator of Metro-Projekt has announced the former headquarters of Universal Foreign Trade Centre.
More space needed in Lublin
POLAND H&M, Carry and CCC have decided to increase the size of the stores that they plan to open in the Atrium Felicity shopping centre in Lublin, which is currently under construction.
Better results for LPP
POLAND The LPP capital group has reported improved sales revenue for Q4 2012 amounting to PLN 962 mln. This represents a 22 pct increase on the previous year.
Warsaw leaves Vienna, Rome and Madrid behind
POLAND The commercial property market in Warsaw is one of the most attractive in Europe, according to the ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2013’ ranking drawn up by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
IKEA sees strong growth in 2012
POLAND Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland has released its results for 2012 and reported an increase in footfall at its retail parks and shopping centres, an increase in turnover of over 9 pct, nearly 50 newly signed leases as well as 150 lease extensions and the repositioning of two retail parks.
Construction volumes down but order books filling
HUNGARY Construction output in Hungary contracted by 5.9 pct y-o-y in 2012 and by 3.1 pct in December, according to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
BNP Paribas in Coresi Business Park
ROMANIA BNP Paribas Group has leased 500 sqm in Coresi Business Park in Brașov for three of its subsidiaries: Cetelem, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and Arval.
White & Case in Na Příkopě 14
CZECH REPUBLIC Law firm White & Case has leased 4,300 sqm of office space in the Na Příkopě 14 mixed-use building in Prague, which is being developed by Lordship and Immofinanz Group.
CPI makes offer for Ablon
CEE REGION CPI has indicated that it is considering a possible takeover for Ablon at a price of GBP 0.225 per ordinary share in cash, valuing the company's entire issued share capital at GBP 30.8 mln (app. EUR 37.5 mln).
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 housing market slows as projects put on hold
Poland’s residential construction market is slowing, with 936 projects put on hold over the past year. Yet investors continue to prepare new projects, ...
Planning Code Set to Change Real Estate Market
Tunnel boring soon to begin
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
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certificati ...
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Galeria Jurajska recertified
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
Green Development launches Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa
Green House Development is launching pre-sales of suites at Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa, the third development under the Wave brand on the Polish coast, ...
Mercure opens in Oradea
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
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
New railway station planned for Łapy
Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construc ...
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
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
Henley sells Poznań shopping centre Galeria Pestka
Henley has completed the sale of Galeria Pestka, a 41,658 sqm shopping centre in Poznań, Poland, to OPAL CENTRES, part of DromeStar Group. During Henl ...
Retail takes a third of Q2 investment
Lett takes Gdańsk PRS portfolio to 646 units
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
Hyundai Motor Poland expands in Wołoska 24
Hyundai Motor Poland has renewed its lease at Wołoska 24 in Warsaw and expanded its office space by around 30 pct. The company will now occupy nearly ...
Wrocław office market sees weaker tenant activity in H1 2026
Drutex to invest PLN 30 mln in headquarters expansion
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
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Construction has begun on a new emergency care unit at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, officially launched by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and ...
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Porr focusing on healthcare
Residential
Warsaw developers increase supply as sales stall
Warsaw developers significantly increased the number of new apartments for sale in the second quarter of 2026, but sales fell. They brought 4,753 home ...
Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy
SGI completes penultimate stage of Łopuszańska 47
Retail & leisure
Luxury Brands Take a Closer Look at Warsaw
Global luxury brands are expanding more cautiously, choosing markets and locations more carefully rather than rapidly adding stores, according to Coll ...
Primark opens first store in northern Poland
Peek & Cloppenburg to open 3,600 sqm store in Rivus
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
two leases in Logicor Łódź III
Logicor Łódź III is now fully leased after Transfer Multisort Elektronik (TME) and an aluminium processing company have both signed new agreements.
