News
Retail & leisure
POLAND Poles heading back to malls
July 13–19th was the first week in which the number of visitors to shopping centres on working days did not fall below 80 pct of last year's figures, according to the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH), confirming that Poles are eager to return to traditional retail.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Nightmare scenario avoided for Warsaw offices
The worst-case scenarios from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Warsaw office market have not materialised, according to the H1 data, states a report published by real estate advisory firm Cresa Poland.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Warsaw Hub calling occupants
The Warsaw Hub skyscraper complex has been issued with an occupancy permit. The first tenants will be able to move in in August, when the convenience centre and the link to the metro station will also be opened.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Panattoni to build Radom plant for AZZ
Panattoni is to build a 12,820 sqm hi-tech manufacturing and warehouse complex for welding services provider AZZ Specialty Welding Europe in Radom.
Hotels
POLAND Suntago holiday village opens its doors
The first guests have checked into Suntago Village, a complex of 92 holiday bungalows that forms part of the Park of Poland leisure complex near Mszczonów, about 50 km southwest of Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
POLAND New faces in Galeria Młociny and Galaxy
Three new brands have opened stores in the Galeria Młociny shopping centre in Warsaw’s Bielany district.
Office & mixed-use development
BULGARIA Occupiers set to embrace flex model post-Covid
Bulgarian consultancy MBL together with the Sterling Serviced Offices Group have surveyed 100 office occupiers in Sofia to gauge the impact of Covid-19 on their operations and plans for the future.
Retail & leisure
POLAND Sinsay sashays into Futura Kraków
Fashion retailer Sinsay is to open a store designed according to its latest concept in the Futura retail park in Kraków.
Hotels
HUNGARY Holiday Inn Express to open in Budapest
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a franchised agreement with Dutch company Borealis Hotel Group to open the Holiday Inn Express Budapest City Centre.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Diverse and fully leased at Generation Park Z
IT services provider Diverse CG has leased more than 3,000 sqm of office space in building Z of Generation Park in Warsaw. The company is planning to move into its new offices in Q4 2020. With this latest signing, Generation Park Z is now 100 pct leased.
Warehouse & industrial
HUNGARY Warehousing tops 2.35 mln sqm in Budapest area
In Q2 2020, 64,140 sqm of new space was added to the total modern industrial stock in Budapest and its surrounding area, according to the Budapest Research Forum.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Medezin made up in 7R Park Łódź West I
Medezin, part of the Pelion Group of pharmaceutical companies, has started production on 3,700 sqm of space specially prepared for it in 7R Park Łódź West I.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Monopolis part two on its way
Construction work has begun on the second stage of the Monopolis office and service complex, which is being developed in Łódź by Virako.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Over a million leased by Panattoni in H1
Panattoni signed leases for more than 1.1 mln sqm in H1, more than twice the space leased in the same period of 2019. In Q2 its transaction volume was over 671,500 sqm – 57 pct higher than in the previous three months.
Office & mixed-use development
ROMANIA Continental completes EUR 27 mln Iaşi R&D centre expansion
Automotive parts manufacturer Continental has completed the expansion of its research and development centre in Iaşi.
EurobuildCEE
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Due to the fact we are currently moving our premises, which involves the relocation of our mail server, Eurobuild cannot be contacted via our usual e-mail addresses.
Retail & leisure
ROMANIA Târgu Mureș mall opens after Covid delay
NEPI Rockcastle has finally opened Shopping City Târgu Mureș in Transylvania, its 20th Romania mall.
Construction
EUROPE EU construction up by 21.2 pct in May
EU construction output rebounded in May, up by 21.2 pct on the previous month, following a record fall in April, when output plummeted by 14.9 pct, according to data and analytics specialists GlobalData.
Infrastructure
BULGARIA Strabag wins EUR 202 mln railway job
Austrian construction firm Strabag and local consortium partner GP Group AD has been awarded a EUR 202 mln (BGN 395 mln) contract to modernise a stretch of the Elin Pelin–Kostenets railway line in western Bulgaria. Strabag holds a 51 pct share in the consortium.
Investment & finance
POLAND Polish 2020 investment unlikely to fall by more than a fifth – Savills
Polish commercial property investment activity reached EUR 2.92 bln in H1 2020, up by almost 5 pct on the same period in 2019 – according to Savills.
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
Redefining luxury
The value of the hotel and spa services market in Poland increased by 16.7 pct year-on-year in 2024, reaching PLN 7.8 bln. According to KPMG, this tre ...
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
Condo to be built on the Baltic
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
Pbb lends EUR 40 mln to to Resolution Capital Management
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has granted an investment loan facility of EUR 40 mln to an office fund to finance the acquisition of two neighbourin ...
Stable investment over H1
CEE growing vigorously
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
Prague office prices differentiated by location
While rents for premium offices in the city centre can reach EUR 30 or more per square meter per month, rents on the outskirts of the city remain well ...
Vacancies squeezed by supply across the regions
Katowice swaps mine for technology hub
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
Small towns lead retail expansion
Small towns in Poland have seen the majority of the new retail space come to the market. According to data from CBRE 599,500 sqm is currently under co ...
Luxury in decline
Global Vision does retail in Oradea
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
Egelhof starts production in Radom
The Egelhof Group is to open its first factory in Poland. The modern 14,000 sqm plant is to be built in the B1 Park in Radom, with production to start ...
