News
UOKiK scrutinises Real and Auchan deal
POLAND The European Commission has handed over the responsibility for approving the takeover of Real by Auchan to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Poland leads in investment
CEE REGION Investment activity in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania increased significantly in Q4 2012 to EUR1,826 mln, almost matching 2007 levels, and ahead of the EUR 536 mln invested in Q3 2012, according to figures from Cushman and Wakefield.
Best European property returns in Poland
WORLD Globally, total returns on property shares and other assets came to 29.8 pct in local currencies and 26.6 pct when measured in euros, according to figures from the Global Property Research In Europe the same figure came to 29.5 pct measured in euros.
ECM assets sold
CZECH REPUBLIC ECM has sold its shares in Epoque-Lancaster and Epoque Hotel, two SPV companies that were established to develop skyscrapers in Pankrác plateau. Raiffeisenbank, which was financing the project, has been repaid.
Astrium hotel to open by year end
RUSSIA A five-star luxury hotel is to open in Shelkovo near Moscow at the end of 2013. The Astrium is owned by Shelkowskij Holding, while Vienna International Hotelmanagement is to manage the facility.
Parking systems in Gemini Parks
POLAND Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała and Gemini Park Tarnów – two shopping centres owned by Gemini Holdings, have installed electronic parking systems.
CH Rywal to be extended by 12,000 sqm
POLAND BPF Inwestor, which has announced the construction of two shopping centres in Cieszyn and Kwidzyń, is also to extend its mall in Biała Podlaska – Centrum Handlowe Rywal.
Plac Unii to be opened in autumn 2013
POLAND The Plac Unii office and retail project in Warsaw, which is being developed by Liebrecht & Wood and BBI Development, has been topped out.
New tenants for Wilanów Office Park
POLAND Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Young & Rubicam have both signed leases with Polnord for office space in Wilanów Office Park.
GTC fills University Business Park
POLAND Globe Trade Centre has leased 3,200 sq m of office space in the University Business Park in Łódź.
Colliers to manage two Warsaw properties
POLAND Colliers International has been appointed property manager of the Warsaw Financial Centre (WFC) in the centre of Warsaw as well as of Platinium Business Park complex in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Nike to open in Factory Warsaw Annopol
POLAND Nike is to open a 770 sqm shoe store in Factory Warsaw Annopol in Warsaw’s Białołęka district.
Mall project and supermarket go under the hammer in forced sale
On January 10th liquidators RVA Insolvency Specialists is to auction off a shopping centre that is under construction as well as a supermarket. Both properties are in Focşani and owned by bankrupt investor Omnium Invest.
Shopping centre and hotel under construction in Minsk
BELARUS Galleria Concept has begun construction work on a shopping centre in Minsk in an investment of USD 120 mln.
Real estate agents punished by UOKiK
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has fined the Metrohouse & Partnerzy and Bracia Strzelczyk real estate agencies a combined total of nearly PLN 90,000.
Redan pays off its debts
POLAND In accordance with the debt restructuring agreement agreed with its creditors, Redan has issued 57,422 three-month D-series bonds with a value of just over PLN 5.74 mln to bondholders in exchange for their A-series bonds worth over PLN 5.5 mln.
Outer space contract for Skanska
POLAND The Institute of Aviation has commissioned Skanska to construct the Centre of Innovative Aviation and Outer Space Technologies (Centrum Innowacyjnych Technologii Lotniczych i Kosmicznych) in a contract worth PLN 35 mln net.
PBF Inwestor wants more
POLAND Biuro Prawno-Finansowe Inwestor, the owner of four shopping centres (Galeria Kociewska in Tczew, Galeria Kamienna in Starachowice, Centrum Handlowe Rywal in Biała Podlaska and Centrum Handlowe in Skarżysko Kamienna), is planning to build two more shopping centres.
Euromark faces liquidation
POLAND A court of Warsaw has granted the petition of Bank Millennium for the bankruptcy and liquidation of Euromark Polska and has appointed administrators.
S19 to be finished by Eurovia Polska
POLAND Eurovia Polska is to complete a 4.4 km section of the Rzeszów ring road, which forms part of the S19 expressway from Rzeszów West to Śliwcza.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Operational data centre capacity across EMEA exceeded 12.1 GW in the first half of 2026, with a further 18.3 GW under construction or in the planning ...
Power, Power, Power
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
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
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Two retail parks forming part of the Nowe Bielawy complex in Toruń have once again achieved an Excellent rating under the BREEAM International In-Use ...
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
A green office is more than a certificate
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
I hereby declare that the statements made by Mr Kazimierz Krupa, former Editor-in-Chief of Eurobuild monthly magazine, published on social media and s ...
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Panattoni Gala & Party 2026 took place on 22 October 2026 at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw.
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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
Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste
Together with Erste Group and two other Austrian financial institutions, Warimpex has completed the refinancing of four Polish office properties with ...
CA Immo exits Czech market with sale of Riverside Karlín office campus
Hillwood secures EUR 20.35 mln loan for Grodzisk Mazowiecki project
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
Warsaw office demand rises
Warsaw’s office market recorded stronger demand amid limited new supply in the first nine months of 2026. Nearly 592,000 sqm of office space was lease ...
Warsaw office availability declines
Hologate leases 3,200 sqm at Munich’s Kistlerhof
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
Trust Investment to make its Warsaw debut in Rembertów
Trust Investment is set to enter the Warsaw residential market with its first project to be situated in Rembertów amid surrounding woodland. The devel ...
Česká spořitelna to mobilise CZK 11 bln for senior care infrastructure
Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków
Retail & leisure
OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space
OTO Park Lubin opened on 22 October 2026. The new retail park, located at 3A/3B Jana Pawła II Street, offers more than 14,000 sqm of gross leasable ar ...
Europa Centralna to open new section in December
Zajawka family entertainment centre to open at OTO Park Siemianowice Śląskie
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
Okam extends Loconi Intermodal lease at former FSO site in Warsaw
OKAM has extended its lease agreement with Loconi Intermodal, which has operated a container terminal at the former FSO car factory site at 88 Jagiell ...
