News
Kuwaiti soil in Warsaw’s Wilanów district
POLAND The Embassy of the State of Kuwait has leased 1,700 sqm in an old building at ul. Biedronki 6 in Warsaw's Wilanów district.
ASB opens its fifth office
POLAND Financial consultancy ASB has opened an office in Rynek Staromiejski 36/38 in Toruń’s Old Town Square.
Office & mixed-use development
Visma to move to Business garden
LATVIA Vastint, has leased out 1,500 sqm in Business Garden Rīga to Nordic IT firm Visma.
Office & mixed-use development
Spaces in card factory
POLAND IWG has leased nearly 2,600 sqm in the Fabryka Kart building on ul. Cieszyńska in Kraków for its Spaces flexible workspace brand.
Investment & finance
Strong results for Zalando
EUROPE In Q1 this year Zalando Saw its customer base grow by 3.7 mln (15.2 pct) y-o-y to 28.3 mln across 17 European countries.
Office & mixed-use development
CBRE GI buys Praga Studios
CZECH REPUBLIC CBRE Global Investors, on behalf of one of its global separate account clients, has exchanged contracts to acquire Praga Studios, a high-quality grade A office building in Prague for EUR 55 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Work starts on A2 Warsaw Warehouse Park
POLAND Construction work has begun on the A2 Warsaw Warehouse Park, which Panattoni Europe is developing near the town of Grodzisk 500m from the town’s junction with the A2 motorway.
Interior design
Industrial inspiration in Wola
POLAND Decoroom has designed an apartment in the Dzielna 64 residential estate (a project by Ochnik Development) in Warsaw’s Wola district. The apartment has been fitted out and decorated in a way that combines elements of classic and loft style.
Dekpol sells less but earns more
POLAND Dekpol has announced that the company sold 227 units in H1 (down from 319 a year earlier) taking into account reservation, development and preliminary contracts.
Italinox comes to Czeladź
POLAND Italinox-Polska, a distributor of stainless steel products, has leased almost 3,500 sqm of warehouse space in MLP Logistic Park Czeladź.
Retail & leisure
Tesco to shrink
POLAND Tesco has announced it will re-focus its business in Poland on its best performing smaller store formats and sell eight of its largest hypermarkets.
Investment & finance
Reino given three months
POLAND Reino Capital, RF CorVal International Holdings and Roberts Constructions have been granted a three-month exclusivity period to negotiate the purchase of a real estate holding company with assets estimated at PLN 1.3 bln.
Residential
Profbud to develop Yugo residential estate
POLAND Warsaw-based developer Profbud is to develop the Yugo residential estate on ul. Jugosłowiańska in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Intermarché and Bricomarché see turnovers rise
POLAND The Mousquetaires Group ended the first six months of 2019 with a turnover of over PLN 3.72 bln up by 5 pct y-o-y.
Office & mixed-use development
Kraków post office sold to Zeitgeist
POLAND Zeitgeist Asset Management has bought a 19th century building on ul. Wielopole 2 in Kraków, which is partly occupied by the city’s main post office. The property together with a partialy developed plot on ul. Cystersów was sold to Zeitgeist by Orange.
Record H1 for warehouse deliveries
POLAND Almost 1.1 mln sqm of modern warehouse and industrial space was completed in the first half of 2019, which is the highest volume of new supply on record for the first six months of a year, according to Savills’ “Market in Minutes – Warehouse market in Poland" report.
Investment & finance
EU approves Oaktree takeover
WORLD The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of a 62 pct majority stake in Oaktree Capital Group by Brookfield Asset Management.
Investment & finance
LaSalle buys Panattoni Park
POLAND LaSalle Investment Management has bought the Panattoni Park Warsaw West VI logistics complex in Grodzisk Mazowiecki for its Encore+ fund.
Office & mixed-use development
Hub signs up Atradius
POLAND Insurance company Atradius has leased around 1,500 sqm of office space in The Warsaw Hub complex, which is being developed by Ghelamco Poland in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Hotels
Mercure to open in Fabryczna City
POLAND Orbis has announced that it will open a 200-room Mercure hotel in the Fabryczna City mixed-use complex, which is currently being built in Kraków, and has signed a long-term franchise agreement with the project’s developer Inter-Bud.
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 ...
