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Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Andersen leases 1,600 sqm in Warsaw Unit
Warsaw-based software development company Andersen has leased almost 1,600 sqm of office space for five years in the Warsaw Unit building developed by Ghelamco.
Office & mixed-use development
Hungary Liberty at last!
The use permit has been obtained for the office area in the south wing of the Liberty complex, which is being developed by Wing in Budapest. Work is also now underway on the north wing with 20,000 sqm of office space, which is expected to come into use in H1 2024.
Events
Poland Registration begins!
Registration for the 13th Eurobuild Awards has now started. All companies operating in the real estate sector are invited to send in their nominations, with there being 20 categories to choose from.
Investment & finance
Poland Echo and Archicom officially together
The shareholders of Polish developers Echo Investment and Archicom have given their approval for the consolidation of the residential businesses of both companies. The market value of the transaction came to almost PLN 830 mln.
Investment & finance
CEE-6 Potential medium-term pain
Investment volumes for Q2 and H1 2023 across CEE were some of the lowest levels on record. Bulgaria was the only market in CEE-6 to record a year-on-year increase of the investment volumes, reveals Colliers in its latest “H1 2023 Investment Scene” report.
Green projects
POLAND Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Pad Res, a joint venture between Griffin Capital Partners and Kajima Europe, is to build two photovoltaic farms in Pomerania with a total capacity of 117 megawatts.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Axxiome moves to Centrum Południe
Axxiome, an IT solutions specialist for the financial services sector, is to move its Polish head office in August to the Centrum Południe office complex, which is being developed by Skanska in Wrocław.
Eurobuild FM
Poland Kazimierz Kirejczyk on the Polish PRS market
Welcome to Eurobuild FM – the hottest podcast around! Kazimierz Kirejczyk, the senior housing strategy advisor at JLL in Warsaw, recalls the beginnings of the Polish PRS market, assesses its current state, and makes his predictions for its future – which could belong to new, large domestic players.
Hotels
Croatia Marriott to open Cres hotel
Marriott International has signed an agreement with Valdarke to open an Autograph Collection resort on the isle of Cres in Croatia. The hotel will be the international brand's first on the island.
Investment & finance
Poland Develia takes over Nexity Poland
Develia has finalised its acquisition of a 100 pct stake in the Polish subsidiaries of French property developer Nexity for EUR 100 mln (app. PLN 443 mln).
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Panattoni grows in Silesia
Panattoni has completed the construction of a production plant for Hager Group. The developer has delivered over 20,000 sqm in an investment of EUR 50 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Czech Republic Record industrial space under construction
More than 286,000 sqm of industrial space was delivered to the Czech market in Q2 2023, bringing the total modern industrial stock across the country up to almost 11.3 mln sqm – according to the Industrial Research Forum’s figures for Q2 2023.
Warehouse & industrial
Hungary Dm chooses HelloParks
Another international company has chosen Futureal Group for its industrial property development. German retail chain drogerie markt (dm) will take over the 18,000 sqm warehouse space in the industrial building in the HelloParks megapark in Páty.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Tenants stay in Diuna
Syrena Real Estate has signed leases for nearly 3,000 sqm of office space in Diuna complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district. Two existing tenants, Business Lease Poland and LeasingTeam Group, have extended their leases for office space, while Daikin has more than doubled its space in the facility.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Multidekor stays at Konotopa
Multidekor has extended its lease agreement for 23,000 sqm of space in the Konotopa Park II logistics centre near Warsaw. Part of the Savills IM portfolio, the centre offers a total of 42,000 sqm of leasable space.
Investment & finance
Poland Warta Tower sold to Cornerstone
Globalworth has sold the Warta Tower office building in central Warsaw to a subsidiary of Polish investment platform Cornerstone Investment Management for more than EUR 63 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
HUNGARY MBH chooses H2Offices
MBH Gondoskodás Health and MBH Gondoskodás Pension Fund have become the latest tenants of the first phase of H2Offices, which is being developed by Skanska in Budapest.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Orbico to settle near Poznań
Logistical company Orbico has chosen Park P3 in Robakowo as the site for its new warehouse. The 10,000 sqm facility is located between route S11 and the A4 motorway.
Investment & finance
Poland EUR 80 mln loan for Panattoni Bytom
Bank Pekao has granted EUR 80 mln in financing for the development of Panattoni Park Bytom – the first park to be built in the Silesian city by the developer.
Investment & finance
Germany EUR 1.1 bln JV for Deka and VGP
VGP and Deka Immobilien has announced the set up of a 50:50 joint venture, which is to acquire over time a defined portfolio of five parks developed by VGP in Germany with 20 semi-industrial and logistics assets.
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 construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
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
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
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
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
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
Planning reform redraws the land market
Poland’s planning reform is changing the way land is valued, according to Walter Herz. Plots covered by a local zoning plan (MPZP), a legally binding ...
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
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
Flint Group extends Łódź 1 lease
Flint Group Packaging Solutions has renewed its lease at the Łódź 1 office building at al. Piłsudskiego 22. The company will remain at its current hea ...
Colliers to lease UREM Poland portfolio
ADC stays on in Francuska
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
Apartments remain a top investment
Poles continue to see apartments as one of the most attractive ways of investing their money, according to Otodom’s ‘Property Market Sentiment Monitor ...
MTX plans Katowice tower
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
Retail & leisure
Retailers rethink the role of technology
Consumers are increasingly tired of technology overload and excessive personalisation, while physical stores can benefit from offering something the d ...
Retail parks become local hubs
M Core acquires Galeria Chełm
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
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
