News
Retail & leisure
Inditex shuts up shop
WORLD Inditex closed 3,785 stores in 39 markets on March 17th. Following official recommendation, all but 11 stores are open in China.
Office & mixed-use development
Katowice office space demand rises above supply
POLAND Over 10,000 sqm of office space was delivered in Katowice over 2019. Gross take-up came to 82,300 sqm, up by 115 pct on 2018
Hotels
One million tourism jobs lost per day
WORLD One million jobs are being lost every day in the travel and tourism sector due to the sweeping effect of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
Unimpressive February for hotels
EUROPE The hotel occupancy in European hotels fell in February by 1.8 pct to 63.6 pct, according to STR. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) decreased by 0.6 pct to EUR 64.68.
Unibail prepares for crisis
EUROPE International shopping centre investor Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has informed that it is reducing its non-staff expenses, deferring non-essential capital expenditure and is to make use of any relevant facilities or arrangements provided by various national authorities to assist companies through the crisis.
GTC sees profits rise
EUROPE GTC has recorded a EUR 73 mln profit before tax.
Investment & finance
PLN 212 bln rescue plan for Poland
POLAND The Polish government has announced an economic stimulus package of PLN 212 bln to assist businesses and their employees during the Covid-19 crisis.
Investment & finance
More profit for MLP
POLAND MLP Group has recorded a net profit of PLN 129.4 mln for 2019, up 40 pct year on year.
Retail & leisure
Apsys reveals which stores to stay open
POLAND Apsys Polska has revealed details of how the shopping centres managed by the company will be able to operate during the emergency restrictions imposed on retail and services die to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Retail & leisure
Media Markt shuts up shop
POLAND Electronic goods supermarket chain Media Markt has closed all its 88 stores in Poland until further notice.
Retail & leisure
LPP on the impact of coronavirus
EUROPE Polish clothing group LPP has issued a statement on the potential impact of the spread of the Covid-19 virus on its operations, financial results and prospects.
Centerscape buys Gocław retail building
POLAND Centerscape has purchased a retail property at the junction of ul. Bora-Komorowskiego and ul. Gen. Fieldorfa in Warsaw’s Gocław district.
Retail & leisure
Agata closes stores
POLAND The Agata furniture supermarket chain closed all its stores on March 14th, when emergency restrictions on retail and services were imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Construction
Nova Stoczniova topped off
POLAND The Nova Stoczniova estate in Wrocław’s Zakrzów district has reached its top construction height.
Retail & leisure
Ikea shuts down brick-and-mortar operations
POLAND All eleven Ikea stores in Poland were closed to customers on March 14th, when emergency restrictions on retail and services were imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Office & mixed-use development
Atenor to replace UBC I
POLAND Atenor subsidiary, Haverhill Investment, has applied for a permit to demolish University Business Center building 1 (UBC I), which is to be replaced by the development of a modern 24,000 sqm office block.
Human resources
Oliver Schumy steps down
EUROPE Oliver Schumy, the CEO of Immofinanz, is stepping down from the management board.
Human resources
Papalekas steps down
POLAND/ROMANIA Ioannis Papalekas, the founder of Globalworth, is stepping down from the board of directors of Globalworth with immediate effect but will remain as CEO.
Warehouse & industrial
7R invests again in Łódź
POLAND 7R has purchase a 20 ha plot on ul. Brzezińska in Łódź for the development of 7R Park Łódź East I.
Warehouse & industrial
Car production halts
EUROPE Volkswagen and Toyota have suspended vehicle production for two weeks.
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
Budimex to complete Bydgoszcz hospital expansion
Budimex will complete the expansion of Dr Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz. The contract is worth nearly PLN 211 mln gross.
Berger Bau to modernise Wrocław police headquarters
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Signum Work Station, an office building on Domaniewska Street in Warsaw, has received the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Buildi ...
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Hotel revenues in Bucharest increased by 5 pct in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, reaching a level 25.2 pct above pre- ...
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
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
Vilea joins Christie’s luxury property network
Vilea Property Boutique has become the exclusive Christie’s International Real Estate partner in Poland. The partnership brings the Polish firm into t ...
PGIM sells data centre development
Mint rezidenční fond buys 306 apartments in Prague
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
Unimot renews lease in DL Jagiellońska 1
Unimot has renewed its lease for around 800 sqm in DL Jagiellońska 1, a building owned by DL Invest Group in Częstochowa.
Diuna now 93 pct leased
French Institute opens Warsaw offices in restored Bellona building
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
OKAM brings SiDLY telecare to PRESTIA senior residences
PRESTIA, a senior living project under development in Łódź, will offer residents SiDLY telecare services. Developer OKAM has partnered with the Polish ...
Dantex plans Nurt residential project in Wilanów
Trust Investment launches sales for final Sky Trust phase
Retail & leisure
M1 Poznań sees over 3,200 sqm of leasing activity
More than 3,200 sqm of space at M1 Poznań has been newly leased or expanded. In recent months, the shopping centre has welcomed 8a.pl and CCC, while N ...
NEPI Rockcastle Sells Ozas for EUR 200 mln
White Star Real Estate expands role at Forum Gliwice
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
Pepco opens 51,000 sqm distribution centre near Gdańsk
Pepco has opened a 51,000 sqm distribution centre in Barniewice, near Gdańsk.
