News
Office & mixed-use development
New Format for Gdańsk
POLAND Construction work on a new office building is starting on ul. Droszyńskiego in Gdańsk. The Format building will have five above-ground floors and more than 15,700 sqm of leasable space. The completion of the construction work has been scheduled for Q2 2021.
Residential
Roark Studio wins Sopot project
POLAND NDI Development has chosen the Sopot-based Roark Studio to design a residential building on ul. Jagiellońska in Gdańsk.
Apartment Plus adds more in Wrocław
POLAND PFR Nieruchomości, the company that runs the governmental Mieszkanie Plus [Apartment Plus] scheme to provide homes for young families, has bought a 12.33 ha plot of land on ul. Odolanowska in Wrocław’s Zakrzów district from Polski Holding Nieruchomości. More than 1,000 apartments are to be built on the site under the scheme.
Construction
Uznam tunnel moves closer
POLAND A ZRID permit for the construction of a road tunnel to connect both sides of Świnoujście by linking the Polish mainland to the Uznam [Usedom] island is to be issued this year. This document should allow the work to begin in Q4 of this year.
Retail consumption grows across the EU
EUROPE Retail turnover is to increase by 2 pct in nominal terms in the 27 countries of the European Union this year, forecasts GFK. The largest increases are forecast in Romania and Lithuania.
Property and Facility Management
Colliers takes on The Office
POLAND Colliers International Romania has been appointed property manager for The Office in Cluj-Napoca, owned by DIY-store chain Dedeman.
Investment & finance
MBank loans EUR 21 mln for Galeria Chełm
POLAND Acteeum and Equilis have signed a EUR 21 mln credit agreement with mBank to finance the development of the Galeria Chełm shopping centre project.
Primark comes to Młociny
POLAND Primark has signed a lease to open a store in the Galeria Młociny mall, in Warsaw, which is jointly owned by EPP (with a 70 pct stake) and Echo Investment.
Weekday to debut in Kazimierz
POLAND Clothing store Weekday is to open its first Polish store in November in the Galeria Kazimierz mall in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Metro opposes Czech-Slovak takeover bid
EUROPE German retail giant Metro AG has made the recommendation to its shareholders that they turn down a EUR 5.8 bln takeover bid by Czech-Slovak investor EP Global Commerce, insisting that the offer significantly undervalues the group.
Office & mixed-use development
AIG and White Star start Mokotów project
POLAND AIG and White Star Real Estate have started construction work on the X20 office building on ul. Czerniakowska in Warsaw’s Mokotów district, for which the two companies have been awarded a EUR 61 mln bank loan.
London Partners buys Bucharest land
ROMANIA London Partners has bought a 2.87 ha plot in Bucharest’s Expozitiei area for EUR 15 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Accolade to invest EUR 38 mln
POLAND Accolade is planning to build another three buildings in its industrial park in Szczecin.
Architecture and urban planning
Polish finalists at World Architecture Festival
WORLD The World Architecture Festival (WAF), one of the most important architectural events globally, is to take place this year on December 4th–6th in Amsterdam – and this time a number of Polish projects have been shortlisted for awards.
Property and Facility Management
Colliers to manage Moje Miejsce
POLAND Echo Investment has appointed Colliers International as the manager of the first office building in the Moje Miejsce mixed-use project in Warsaw’s Dolny Mokotów district.
Retail & leisure
PLN 40 mln subsidy for Masurian water-world
POLAND The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development [PARP] has announced that it has awarded a subsidy to two projects as part of the fourth ‘Product Chain Creation By Small and Medium Enterprises’ [Tworzenie Produktów Sieciowych Przez MŚP] competition for the Operational Programme Eastern Poland 2014–2020. One of the two winners is a real estate project: Wodny Świat, which is to be built in Giżycko and Gajewo.
Over 5 mln sqm in eight largest regional markets
POLAND At the end of H1 2019, the total modern office stock in the eight major regional markets (Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin and Szczecin) came to 5,302,900 sqm according to the latest figures from the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni builds for Amazon
POLAND Panattoni Europe has completed the Amazon logistics centre in Okmiany near Bolesławiec in Lower Silesia.
Investment & finance
Gazit launches bid for all of Atrium
CEE REGION Israeli investor Gazit Globe has agreed to buy the 39.9 pct stake it does not already own in CEE shopping centre owner and operator Atrium European Real Estate at a price of EUR 3.75 per share – which for the 150 mln shares amounts to a gross consideration of EUR 565 mln.
Abris buys Global Technical Group
ROMANIA Fund manager Abris Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Global Technical Group (GTS), a developer of IT system for property management.
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 ...
