News
Warehouse & industrial
More batteries amid controversy
HUNGARY Samsung SDI has completed the buildings of the second stage of its lithium ion battery plant in Göd in an investment of EUR 1.2 bln.
Etalon increases sales
RUSSIA Residential developer Etalon signed 9,109 sales contracts in the first nine months of the year, up 13 pct on the same period in 2018.
Etalon starts sales for Chernigovskaya
RUSSIA Etalon Group has launched apartment sales for its project on Chernigovskaya street in St Petersburg’s Moskovskiy district.
Investment & finance
Asian investment grows in CEE
CEE REGION Asian investors have invested EUR 7.7 bln in Central and Eastern Europe since 2013, according to the “Thriving Metropolitan Cities” CEE investment report prepared jointly by Skanska, Colliers International and Dentons. This compares to an investment volume of EUR 8.6 bln from Germany.
Colliers brings Basking Automation to Poland
POLAND Colliers International is to analyse occupancy and space usage in real time using a system developed by Basking Automation, a company that took part in the Colliers Proptech Accelerator programme powered by Techstars.
Office vacancy to increase in Bucharest
ROMANIA The vacancy rate on the Bucharest office market could increase up to 13 pct by the end of 2020 from 10 pct at the end of June 2019, according to Colliers International.
Eurobuild Awards
Charitable real estate
POLAND The business world is not only about achieving good profits and starting new projects. The people working in it are also sensitive to the situation of the disadvantaged and those in need. Fortunately, along with their core activities, social responsibility is now increasingly being built into the operational models of many companies, thus enabling them to balance the accumulation of capital with contributing to the social good.
Investment & finance
Hines to buy Wola Center
Hines European Value Fund has signed a preliminary agreement with Develia (formerly known as LC Corp) to acquire the Wola Center office building for EUR 101.9 mln.
What makes a good office
EUROPE/POLAND Polish employees do not differ much from their counterparts in Western Europe but want a say in how their office space is designed claims Savills in its ‘What Workers Want’ report. The consultancy conducted a survey of over 11,000 office workers from eleven European countries, including around 1,000 people from Poland.
Warehouse & industrial
Work to start next year on Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska II
POLAND Panattoni has acquired a 12 ha site on which it is to build Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska II.
Investment & finance
Oxenwood comes to Poland
POLAND Bluehouse Capital and Panattoni Europe have sold a 8,500 sqm logistics centre in Radzymin (30 km from Warsaw’s city centre) to Oxenwood Real Estate.
Warehouse & industrial
Record warehouse take-up across Europe
EUROPE Around 11.9 mln sqm was leased in H1 by warehouse occupiers across Europe, which is a record figure, according to Savills.
Office & mixed-use development
U Centre to arise in Bucharest
ROMANIA Work is underway on the U Centre office building in Bucharest.
Seven stores in Rakovica
SERBIA With the completion of stage three of Capitol Park Rakovica in Belgrade, seven stores will have opened before the end of November.
Hotels
Radisson Blu Kyiv reopens after renovations
UKRAINE Radisson Blu Hotel Kyiv with 254 rooms has been reopened after a complete renovation. The work was completed in partnership with OMO Design.
Gazit Globe refuses to budge
CEE REGION Despite objections from minority shareholders Gazit Globe is refusing to raise its price for the outstanding shares in shopping centre manager Atrium European Real Estate.
Office & mixed-use development
Two deals for Eastnine
LATVIA/LITHUANIA Eastnine AB has signed an agreement to acquire the Valdemara Centrs office centre in central Riga for EUR 25 mln with the transaction to be closed before the end of the year.
Warehouse & industrial
Reslogistic takes up 7,000 sqm near Katowice
POLAND Logistics operator Reslogistic, has leased 7,000 sqm of warehouse space at the Alliance Silesia Logistics Center in Czeladz. The tenant was advised in the negotiations by Axi Immo.
Total office stock across CEE to exceed mln sqm by 2021
CEE REGION Total modern office stock across the CEE in H1 2019 reached 27 mln sqm, according to the ‘ExCEEding Borders’ report by Colliers International.
Retail & leisure
Sekunda signs up Jysk
POLAND Jysk is to open an interior design store in the Sekunda shopping centre, which is to open in H1 2021 in Jędrzejów (between Kielce and Kraków).
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 wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to be the new data hub
During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak ...
Data centres to transform Polish economy
Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
Griffin and Primestar join forces
Warsaw-based private equity investment manager Griffin Capital Partners and Berlin-based hospitality operator Primestar Group have launched Prime Grif ...
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Budimex builds in Slovakia
Budimex has handed over the motorway junction of the D1 and D4 roads in Slovakia, 90 days ahead of the deadline specified by the consgtruction contrac ...
Green light for Port of Poland
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Robyg IPO underway
German real estate group TAG Immobilien has launched the IPO of its Polish subsidiary, Robyg. A total of 25 mln Robyg shares have been placed, each p ...
Welcome loan for Wita
Mood improves over office sector
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
UniCredit in Prime position
A branch of UniCredit bank has opened in the DL Prime complex, which was developed by DL Invest Group on ul. Piwna in Gliwice.
Jetset moves into V Tower
Brenntag in Brama Miasta B
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Neighbourhood becoming more important in home purchases
According to 'The Living 2040' report, today's residents are more aware, pragmatic, and demanding of the place they live.
Warsaw fourth most unaffordable European city
StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
Another Popeyes to open
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 25th, Warsaw's ninth Popeyes restaurant will officially open in the G City Targówek shopping centre.
TEDI reaches 300
More tenants for Soho by Yareal
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Landlords gain the upper hand
Although tenants continue to benefit from relatively favourable terms, the market is slowly turning to the advantage of the landlord, according to Cus ...
