News
Investment & finance
POLAND Pbb loans EUR 120 mln to EQT in Poland
Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 120 mln refinancing loan to EQT Exeter for its Polish logistics portfolio.
Investment & finance
CEE REGION CEE investment up 33 pct in H2 – C&W
In H1 2022, the total CEE commercial real estate investment volume reached EUR 5.5 bln – an increase of 32.8 pct y-o-y, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Warehouse & industrial
ROMANIA DPD continues growth in VGP Arad
French courier firm DPD has leased 3,500 sqm of warehouse space in VGP Park Arad in Transylvania.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Cinno fills BIK Wroclaw II
Cinno Poland has leased 5,260 sqm in BIK Wroclaw II – the last of the remaining space in the park, which is now close to completion.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Panattoni almost triples hygiene plant
Panattoni has completed the 43,000 sqm expansion of a plant in the Łódź region for a European hygiene products manufacturer, bringing the total area up to 70,000 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Euro-net takes in more in The Park
Euro-net, the owner of the RTV Euro AGD electronic goods store network, is to move its headquarters into ninth building of The Park Warsaw in mid-2023, occupying 80 pct of its total area.
Investment & finance
POLAND Macquarie AM acquires 7R complex and loan
Macquarie Asset Management has acquired 7R City Flex Warsaw Airport I for around EUR 29 mln. The warehousing and logistics complex includes three buildings comprising 15,900 sqm and is fully leased.
Eurobuild Awards
Poland Shh, the jury is in session!
On August 1st this year, the nominations for the Eurobuild Awards 2022 were announced. Due to the recent pandemic, this year’s competition recognises achievements over a longer period than the usual twelve months. This time, companies, projects and individuals are to be judged for their achievements over the last 20 months.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND P3 buys fourth plot in southern Poland
Prague-based P3 Logistic Parks has purchased a plot of more than 22 ha in Dębieńsko in Silesia, about 35 km southwest of Katowice, for the development of almost 110,000 sqm of warehousing.
Investment & finance
POLAND REICO buys battery plant in Gniezno
REICO ČS Long Lease, managed by Czech real estate investment group REICO IS ČS, has acquired the APS consumer battery manufacturing centre in Gniezno in a sale-leaseback deal for app. CZK 511 mln (PLN 97.4 mln or EUR 20.4 mln).
Property and Facility Management
POLAND Savills to manage Widok Towers
Savills has been appointed as property manager for Widok Towers in Warsaw city centre.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Ingram Micro expands at MLP Pruszków II
IT equipment distributor Ingram Micro has leased another 1,620 sqm at MLP Pruszków II. Following the scheduled handover of the space in March next year, the company will occupy a total of almost 5,100 sqm in the logistics park.
Green projects
HUNGARY Bee happy at VGP Park Győr
A bee farm has been created on the 2 ha grounds of VGP Park Győr, while bird feeders are also soon to be added to the warehousing park.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Wratslavia to undergo eco-makeover
Futureal Investment Partners has announced that it is to start renovation work on the Wratislavia Tower office building in Wrocław, which it recently acquired. The aim of the project is to obtain a BREEAM In-Use ‘Excellent’ certificate for the building.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Markat moves into Panattoni Kraków III
Wood-based boards and materials distributor Markat Plus has leased more than 7,300 sqm of warehouse and office space at Panattoni Park Kraków III.
Warehouse & industrial
ROMANIA SLS Cargo tops 30k in P3 Bucharest A1
SLS Cargo has added another 11,412 sqm to its lease in P3 Bucharest A1, bring the total area it occupies in the warehousing park up to more than 30,000 sqm.
Material partner
Poland New ESG Report – Atrium
Atrium European Real Estate has published its 6th ESG report summarising the company's achievements in 2021. The report details the key initiatives involved in the implementation of the its ESG strategy. The company has set new and even more ambitious medium-term targets for 2030, which include a 40 pct reduction in the carbon footprint of its shopping centres by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. By 2050, Atrium wants to have become a carbon-neutral organisation.
Eurobuild Awards
Poland The awards nominations are in the can!
The nomination process for Eurobuild Awards 2022 has now been completed! Almost 250 individuals, companies and projects have been nominated in 25 categories, while around 200 names experts and market players have been passed to sit on the jury. In both cases, we have the best of the best!
Investment & finance
CENTRAL EUROPE S Immo recommends CPI takeover
The management and supervisory boards of Austrian real estate developer S Immo have officially recommended to the company’s shareholders that they accept the takeover offer of Prague-based CPI Property Group.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Kris-Tech expands into Panattoni Bydgoszcz IV
Local logistics provider Kris-Tech has leased 2,765 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni Park Bydgoszcz IV.
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
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
The B10 office building in Wrocław, owned by Vastint Poland, has been certified with a WiredScore Platinum rating. The certification is an assessment ...
Moderna Office goes Platinum
GTC teams up with Paul
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Programme. This means that more than half of the land required for the CPK Airp ...
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Grand station in little Brzeziny
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
Bank Millenium finances solar farms
Pad Res, a Polish developer and investor in renewable energy, has secured a PLN 107.1 mln loan from Bank Millennium. The funds will be used for the op ...
GCP granted EUR 322 mln loan
Panattoni buys former paint factory
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
Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao
Atlas Estates is pleased to announce the successful securing of a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA, one of Poland’s leading financial inst ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Katowice to exchange mine for Technology hub
The Shaft Katowice – Silesian Hub for Advanced Future Technologies complex is to be built on the site of the Wieczorek coal mine in Katowice. Strabag ...
Office market in Warsaw remains stable
Shiji stays on in Silesia Business Park
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
PBSA market set to grow rapidly
Over the next two years, the number of beds in private student residence halls will increase by 70 pct, according to the latest analysis by Knight Fra ...
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Retail & leisure
Romania attractive to foreign retailers
Romania’s retail market continues to attract a growing number of international brands, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real est ...
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
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
City Park expands to 45,000 sqm
Construction work has begun on a new 10,000 sqm building in City Park Warsaw, which will comprise SBUs with office and warehousing space. Upon complet ...
