News
Construction
Poczta Polska spruces up its properties
POLAND Poczta Polska (the Polish Post Office) wants to renovate more than 60 old buildings this year and spend around 40 pct of the budget allocation for renovations.
Residential
Three projects by Higasa
POLAND Higasa Properties is opening a retail park in Rawicz north of Wrocław this month and has started construction of a retail park in Dębrzno (northwest of Bydgoszcz), which is being built with funds from private investors through the company’s Higasa Club.
Residential
Minsk has its highest apartments
BELARUS construction work on the highest residential building in Belarus has been completed at the junction of Prospekte Pobeditelei [Проспект Победителей] and Narochanskaya street [улица Нарочанская] with the tower in the Lazurit [Лазурит] complex having reached a height of 138m.
Too Good To Go comes to Warsaw
POLAND Mobile app Too Good To Go has debuted this month (July) in Poland. Using the app, leftover food from cafés hotels and restaurants can be purchased at a discount of up to two thirds of the original price.
Office & mixed-use development
Mazda drives into Marynarska
POLAND Japanese car manufacturer Mazda has opened a professional training centre in Marynarska Point 2 in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
Benson Elliot takes Diamentum
POLAND UK-based private equity real estate fund manager Benson Elliot, has acquired the Diamentum office building in Wrocław from Polish developer Cavatina for nearly EUR 20 mln.
Property and Facility Management
ISOC turns to Savills
POLAND Philippine-based investor ISOC Group has appointed Savills as the property and asset manager for the first phase of the Wrocław Business Garden office complex in Wrocław’s Łódź Fabryczna district.
Retail & leisure
Immofinanz to open 81st Stop Shop
SERBIA Immofinanz is to open Stop Shop in Sremska Mitrovica on August 22nd, which will be the developer’s 81st retail park under this brand in the CEE region and southern Europe.
Retail & leisure
Second stage begins for Babice Nowe
POLAND Gdańsk-based developer RWS Investment Group has started the construction of the second stage of a retail park on ul. Warszawska in Babice Nowe near Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Globalworth completes EUR 113 mln deal
POLAND Globalworth has finalised the acquisition of the Retro Office House in Wrocław and Silesia Star in Katowice for EUR 113.2 mln.
Public buildings
Mirbud to demolish and build Opole sports hall
POLAND Mirbud has been awarded a contract with Opole city council to demolish the ‘Cieplak’ hall to make way for a new sports hall on the site.
Construction
Porr to build ski centre in Jakuszyce
POLAND The Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park has appointed Porr as the lead contractor to construct a cross-country skiing and biathlon centre in Szklarska Poręba-Jakuszyce.
Infrastructure
Warsaw to be rerailed
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) is planning a new cross-city line with new stops and services in Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Segro invests in Wrocław
POLAND Segro has purchased a plot of more than 17 ha in Biskupice Podgórne near Wrocław. Eventually Segro Logistics Park Wrocław will comprise75,000 sqm of modern warehouse and production space.
Airbnb modifies its practices
EUROPE The European Commission has announced that, as a result of negotiations with Airbnb, the platform has improved and fully clarified the accommodation and pricing offered to consumers on its site so that its standards meet EU consumer law.
Investment & finance
EU gives thumbs up to B&B takeover
EUROPE The European Commision has given its consent to Goldman Sachs taking over B&B Hotels. The transaction is reported by western media to come to EUR 1.9 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Nieten to move into MLP Pruszków II
POLAND Customs broker Nieten has leased over 5,000 sqm at the MLP Pruszków II logistics park in Brwinów near Warsaw. The tenant is to move from its 3,000 sqm premises in MLP Pruszków I, to its new centre in November this year.
Events
JLL to hold its tenth charity Volleyball tournament
POLAND A total of 60 teams from the real estate sector will compete in the 10th Charity Real Estate Beach Volleyball Tournament to be held by JLL under the honorary patronage of the Polish Volleyball Federation on August, 1st 2019 on the Vistula beach at Wybrzeże Helskie 1/5 in Warsaw. The tournament is to be followed by the Sports-After-Party at the La Playa Music Bar.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni starts second Lublin park
POLAND Panattoni Europe has started the construction of the first building in the Panattoni Park Lublin II complex in Niemce north of Lublin.
Investment & finance
Financing for the Colosseum
ROMANIA Colosseum Centre in North-West Bucharest has secured a EUR 23 mln loan from Credit Europe Bank to continue the development of the shopping centre that is to extend the current retail park. JLL România represented the centre in the financing negotiations.
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 ...
