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Retail & leisure
CEE: retail parks market still under supply
EUROPE As the Cushman & Wakefield report „European Retail Park 2019” shows, in recent years, European retail parks have experienced a significant transformation with regard to the breadth of tenant mix and quality of design. Retail park development continues to evolve across Europe. In Western Europe, where retail park development has reached maturity, the new schemes have to be innovative and compelling to be successfully developed. Many of the new retail park schemes include leisure and F&B to make them more attractive as retail destinations. In Central and Eastern Europe, the market has relative under supply, providing scope for increased levels of retail park development activity.
Retail & leisure
Russia and Poland: half of openings in Europe
EUROPE Year 2018 saw approximately 2.6 mln sqm of new shopping centre space completed, some 28 pct below the figure achieved in 2017 and bringing the total size of the European shopping centre market to 168 mln sqm, according to the Cushman & Wakefield report "European Shopping Centres Development Story 2019".
Warehouse & industrial
7R again in the centre of Poland
POLAND The developer 7r acquired 7 hectares of land for its’ new project - 7R Park Łódź West.
Agent profession to become a thing of the past?
POLAND Zinn has launched a service called ‘No Commission’ on the Polish market, which – as the creators announce – is to radically change the face of the real estate sector with regard to the sale and rental of residential real estate
Hotels
Ibis like a hostel
ESTONIA Ibis Tallinn Centre hotel, which has been opened in the centre of the Estonian capital, is the first hotel of this brand created in this country according to the new concept. In January 2019, Ibis introduced a new concept of its chain, which is based on social interaction and meeting guest expectations.
Office & mixed-use development
Train to the Hub
POLAND Gatx Rail Poland, a company leasing railcars on the Polish and European markets, will lease almost 1,500 sqm of office space in the tower B of The Warsaw Hub complex.
Architecture and urban planning
Abrahama street for everyone
POLAND The first woonerf in Gdynia has been officially opened on ul. Abrahama. The project was initiated by residents themselves, and the execution of the project was possible due to the number of votes cast in the civil budget (almost 1,500).
Hotels
Branded hotel openings fell down
RUSSIA While the Russian market is cooling down after the FIFA World Cup-2018, hotel brands remain active in the CIS, Georgia and the Baltics. JLL analysed the activity on hotel markets in Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltics in terms of the branded openings in H1 2019 and the operators’ plans for the second half of the year.
Residential
Echo Investment: 290/641
POLAND Echo Investment sold 641 apartments and is halfway to achieving annual apartment sales target.
Warehouse & industrial
More and more of City Logistics Wrocław
POLAND Panattoni Europe has completed phase one of City Logistics Wrocław I, with 36,700 sqm built and fully leased, and as of August works are starting on phase two – to deliver an additional 25,000 sqm.
Investment & finance
ECE's tranfer from closed to open fund
EUROPE Retail real estate specialist ECE Real Estate Partners has set up an open-ended pan-European shopping centre fund.
Events
The golf tournament turns eighteen
POLAND Last Friday, the 18th annual Eurobuild CEE Golf Tournament took place in the beautiful and serene resort of the First Warsaw Golf & Country Club. Nearly 100 smiling but competitive participants appeared on the golf course.
Warehouse & industrial
LPP grows in Pruszcz
POLAND The extension to the LPP distribution centre in Pruszcz Gdański has been topped off and general contractor Dekpol has started the finishing work on the office area.
Events
Segro talks of innovation
POLAND At the 15th CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference organised by Eurobuild CEE Waldemar Witczak, the regional director at Segro for Poland, and Fabien Fridrici, the regional director for France took the opportunity to showcase the company’s projects in France and the UK.
Nexity has no impact
POLAND Nexity Polska has been awarded a Carbon Neutral Company certificate.
Hotels
CPI buys Holiday Inn in Brno
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Property Group has acquired a four-star congress hotel in Brno, its first in the city.
More bypasses and expressways
POLAND The EU has awarded subsidies of almost PLN 1.5 bln to support the construction of almost 100 km of new roads in Poland.
Warehouse & industrial
Accolade announces the continuation of its expansion in Poland
Accolade - an international investor in the commercial real estate market – has announced that Poland will remain one of its most important markets for development in the near future. After three years in Poland, Accolade has nine industrial complexes with an area of 588,000 sqm worth EUR 360 mln. The group is also considering further expansion across Europe.
Office & mixed-use development
Largest lease in Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC Caerus Investment Management as asset and property manager of the Futurama Business Park in Prague 8 has negotiated what they claim to be the largest office leasing transaction of 2019 in the Czech Republic.
Construction
Poland still under construction
Despite the fact that the Polish construction market is expected to grow at a slower pace in the coming years, investment should remain high for most of the regions with the total value of the 960 largest investment projects underway or planned in Poland estimated at PLN 420 bln (EUR 100 bln), according to the findings of the latest report from research company Spectis,
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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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Fresh perspectives for fall!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
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
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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 hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
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
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
More Polish investment in Poland
In the first half of 2025, commercial real estate investment in Poland reached EUR 1.71 bln, broadly in line with the total for the same period in 202 ...
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Financing for Sosnowiec V
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
Skyliner II shooting up
The construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group, has reached the halfway point. At a height ...
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
