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EM&F sees Q4 sales growth
POLAND In Q4 2012 the net sales revenue of the Empik Media & Fashion group amounted to PLN 1.1 bln – 4 pct higher than the same period in 2011.
Finance for DomExpo Opole
POLAND Kępska, the investor and developer of the DomExpo project in Opole, has been granted financing for the project by Invest Bank.
13 new brands in Plac Unii
POLAND The Plac Unii project in Warsaw has secured 13 new tenants, occupying a combined area of app. 1,000 sqm.
Vegetables from Czerwona Torebka
POLAND Czerwona Torebka is planning to launch the Warzywnik chain of 25 fruit and vegetable shops before the end of this year.
Orbis enjoys modest growth
POLAND The total revenue of Grupa Hotelowa Orbis increased by 3.3 pct y-o-y in 2012, amounting to PLN 691.5 mln.
Agricultural tenant for Diapaszon
RUSSIA Razguliay [Разгуляй], a major Russian agricultural holding, has signed a lease agreement for 4,225 sqm in the Diapazon [Диапазон] business centre in Moscow.
Record stays in Budapest last year
HUNGARY The number of guests and guest nights in Budapest last year increased by 3.6 pct and 4.8 pct respectively, reaching a record high level – according to KSH (the Hungarian Central Statistical Office).
P3 to build Prague D1 warehouse for Yusen
CZECH REPUBLIC PointPark Properties (P3) has started the construction of a 20,000 sqm build-to-suit project for international logistics company Yusen Logistics at PointPark Prague D1.
Anna Bud to build office building Kielce heating company
POLAND Anna Bud of Bilcza has been commissioned by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej of Kielce to construct an office building with a car park on ul. Poleska.
BPF Inwestor plans Bartoszyce mall
POLAND Biuro Prawno-Finansowe Inwestor is to open a shopping centre in Bartoszyce (in the Warmian – Masurian Province).
Fitness in the office
POLAND Two fitness club chains, Fabryka Formy and Calypso Fitness, have set up a new company called the Fitness za Rogiem.
PKP railway stations for sale or renovation
POLAND PKP is considering the sale of 50 railway stations this year, after having sold 58 in 2011.
Successful year for Budimex
POLAND Grupa Budimex has released its results for 2012. Net revenue from sales of products, goods and materials came to nearly PLN 6.08 bln up on 2011 revenues of PLN 5.5 bln in 2011.
Two centres, one date
POLAND Two shopping centres are to open on March 1st. Europa Centralna combines a traditional mall with a retail park.
Two stores in Atrium Biała
POLAND Reserved is to open a 2,300 sqm store in the Atrium Biała shopping centre in Białystok.
Platinium Properties prepares WSE flotation
POLAND Platinium Properties Group has begun the book building process for its flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
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.
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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
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Public-sector construction has become one of the fastest-growing areas of Dekpol Budownictwo’s business. Over the past two years, the company has sign ...
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
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
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
Romania’s commercial real estate investment market recorded EUR 679.9 mln in transactions involving office buildings, retail properties, logistics ass ...
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
DWS to acquire Peakside Capital Advisors
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
Central Poland’s warehouse market grows beyond Łódź
Central Poland has nearly 5.2 mln sqm of warehouse space, with a further 160,000 sqm under construction, according to Newmark Polska. While Łódź remai ...
Knight Frank to lease VINCI Office Center in Kraków
Bucharest office demand picks up as companies rethink their workplace needs
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
Warsaw’s Kamionek district attracts new residential investment
Kamionek, in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district, is transforming from an industrial area into a modern urban neighbourhood. Infrastructure upgrades, cul ...
YIT Czechia to build 73 apartments in Prague’s Kamýk district
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Retail & leisure
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
Aurum Optics has opened its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura shopping and leisure centre in Łódź. The new outlet combines eyewear from leading inte ...
Xtreme Fitness Gyms Opens First Club in the Czech Republic
Bricomarché opens new store in Włoszczowa
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
Zalando rolls out AI-powered returns
Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics have introduced AI-powered robots to process returns at logistics centres in Świebodzin, Poland, and Greven, Germa ...
