News
Savills IM advises caution
EUROPE/POLAND Savills Investment Management advises investors to concentrate on long term income streams in Europe because the company believes that occupier markets are now significantly weakening. Economic growth is slowing, while a number of geopolitical risks remain unresolved.
Investment & finance
UBM sells hotels in Katowice and Kraków
POLAND Union Investment Institutional Property has signed a forward purchasing agreement for two hotels in Katowice and Kraków, which it will acquire for its open ended real estate fund UII EuropeanM.
Investment & finance
Apollo-Rida to buy Cavatina park
POLAND Apollo-Rida Poland has signed a preliminary purchase agreement for the Equal Business Park in Kraków's Podgórze district. The complex being developed by Cavatina Holding will eventually have four buildings with a total of 60,641 sqm.
Investment & finance
Chinese buy into Amazon
POLAND Global real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate has sold two Amazon distribution centres to Chinese investment company CGL Investment Holdings Corporation.
Hotels
Pool in 19th century vault
POLAND Raffles Europejski hotel in Warsaw has opened a swiming pool in a former safety deposit box vault that dates back to the mid 19th century.
Investment & finance
House prices rise across EU
EUROPE House prices in EU increased by 4.1 pct in the year between Q3 2019 and Q3 2018, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Retail & leisure
Estrada replaced by shopping
POLAND Panova has completed the construction of the Estrada retail park in Zielona Góra.
Residential
BBI exits Szczecin
POLAND BBI Development has ceased further development work on the Małe Błonia residential estate in Szczecin.
Residential
Financing for Archicom's Planty estate
POLAND Archicom Nieruchomości 11 has been awarded two loans by PKO BP for almost PLN 73.3 mln net, including PLN 71.8 mln for financing and refinancing its Planty Racławickie development in Wrocław’s Krzyki district and PLN 1.5 mln for VAT.
Eurobuild FM
Local Heroes sets up shop
POLAND Local Heroes has opened its first fashion store of 81 sqm at ul. Mokotowska 49 in the Mokotowska Square building in Warsaw.
Property and Facility Management
Colliers to find balance in Equilibrium
ROMANIA Skanska has appointed Colliers International as the property manager of its Equilibrium development in Bucharest.
Residential
Atal makes hay while the sun shines
POLAND Atal signed a record number of contracts on 3,196 apartments last year 32 pct up on last year’s figure of 2,420 and almost 15 pct higher than in 2017 (2,787).
Investment & finance
PureGym takes on Fitness World
EUROPE UK Fitness operator PureGym has completed its takeover of Fitness World and is now has the second largest chain of gym clubs in Europe with 1.7 million members and over 500 branches across the UK, Denmark, Switzerland and Poland.
Investment & finance
Polnord moves closer to Cordia
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has received an application from Cordia International for approval to take control of Polnord.
Retail & leisure
Strong results for VRG
POLAND The consolidated sales revenues of VRG came to around PLN 156.3 mln in December around 5.6-pct higher than in December 2018.
Office & mixed-use development
Second Nowy Rynek building completed
POLAND Skanska has been awarded an occupancy permit for the second office building of its Nowy Rynek development in Poznań.
Office & mixed-use development
Offices overlooking departures
POLAND The John Paul II Kraków-Balice Inernational airport has announced a tender for the concept design of a new office building.
Architecture and urban planning
Częstochowa station redesigned
POLAND The competition to find a concept design for the Częstochowa Główna station has been won by a project by Top Projekt Marek Wawrzyniak (Rybnik), NStudio (Paris) and Studio Antonini (Paris).
Retail & leisure
Franke comes to HomePark
POLAND Kitchen equipment retailer Franke has leased 292 sqm in HomePark Janki owned by Pradera European Retail Parks.
Investment & finance
Two buildings acquired for Eften Real Estate Fund III and merger announced
LATVIA/BALTIC STATES Eften Real Estate Fund III has signed conditional purchase agreements to acquire two commercial properties in Latvia. The fund will buy AirBaltic’s headquarters in the grounds of Riga airport, as well as a logistics centre in Ķekava, on the outskirts of city.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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
Mercure Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
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
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
Manta d.o.o., owner of the City Center One East and City Center One West shopping centres in Zagreb, has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 126 mln wit ...
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
Poland’s investment market rebounds
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
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy has leased serviced space at DL Space Atrium, part of DL Invest Group’s mixed-use complex at 138 Korfantego Avenue in Kato ...
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
Torus launches sales at 143-unit Mozaika project in Gdańsk
Grupa Torus has launched apartment sales at its Mozaika development on Droszyńskiego Street, between Gdańsk’s Oliwa and Przymorze Małe districts. The ...
Skanska launches second phase of Habitat residential project in Prague
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
Retail & leisure
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski is expanding its retail offer. On 5th November, ShockPrice opened its first off-price store in the Łódź region at t ...
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Logicor starts construction of sixth warehouse at Mysłowice park
Logicor has started construction of a sixth building at its logistics park in Mysłowice, southern Poland. The new 21,860 sqm facility will bring the c ...
