News
Fitch smiles on Warsaw
POLAND Ratings agency Fitch has given the city of Warsaw an A grade rating for its long term debt including its bonds.
Office & mixed-use development
Three tenants in Moniuszki 1A
POLAND Empik and Collegium Humanum Warsaw Management University, which have each leased 600 sqm on the second and sixth floors, while Thedy & Partners has taken up 400 sqm office on the seventeenth (with the option to expand the leased area).
Moody's optimistic over CEE
CEE REGION The credit ratings of retail landlords in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) should remain stable or improve over the next 12-18 months, according to the latest report be Moody's Investors Service.
Passa targets 100 stores
POLAND Passa group, a Polish based franchise chain with 61 supermarkets, is planning to open around 40 new stores.
TriCity pioneers AI
POLAND Around 11 pct of Polish companies that use artificial intelligence (AI) are from the Tri-City, with Gdańsk ranking as the second city in Poland with the most widespread use of machine learning, claims a report by Digital Poland.
TXM downsizes
POLAND/ROMANIA/SLOVAKIA Discount clothing chain TXM has presented the main points of its restructuring plan.
EurobuildCEE
Raben moves to Panattoni Park Kielce
POLAND Raben Logistics Polska has moved its branch from Starachowice to the Panattoni Park Kielce complex on ul. Malików
Antczak wins Panattoni contract
POLAND Antczak Construction has been appointed by Panattoni to build the second warehouse in Panattoni Park Warszawa Konotopa II just outside Warsaw.
Stokrotka to open in Sukcesja
POLAND Stokrotka is to become the grocert anchor of the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź with a 1,100 sqm store and will take over the space vacated by Piotr I Paweł, which closed due to the chain’s current financial restructuring.
Retail & leisure
Big data enters the world of retail
WORLD “In 2016 around 4 pct of retailers were using artificial intelligence. Now we are seeing that this figure has risen to around 28 pct or over one in four retailers. We think this is because retailers are trying to get better intelligence to get the right tools for the job so that they can empower and enable their own workforce develop their capabilities to better understand what customers want to do right now,” said Mary Wallace from IBM Interactive Experience during the REDI 2019 trade fair held by PRCH from May 27-28th in the Koneser complex in Warsaw.
Residential
Golub Gethouse to rent apartments under Inspirentals
POLAND Golub Gethouse is to set up the Inspirentals platform of rental apartments.
Retail & leisure
Outlet for better emotions
POLAND What are the shopping habits of outlet centre shoppers? Why do they shop there in the first place? What do they tend to buy? The answers to these questions can be found in Neinver’s latest report on this segment, ‘Positive Emotion Centres – the Outlet Market in Poland in the eyes of Consumers’, which has been prepared together with research company IQS.
Office & mixed-use development
Skyliner breaks 50 metre barrier
POLAND The Skyliner office tower, which is being developed by Karimpol Polska at the junction of ul. Towarowa and ul. Prosta in central Warsaw, has now surpassed a height of 50m.
Office & mixed-use development
Continental to grow in Iași
ROMANIA Automotive engineering frim Continental has begun work on the extension of its office building in Iași in an investment of EUR 27 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Rohlig Suus opens in Panattoni Park Wrocław IX
POLAND Rohlig Suus Logistics has officially opened its 15,000 sqm logistics centre at Panattoni Park Wrocław IX with a cross-docking terminal of 61 docks.
Retail & leisure
No slowdown for retail park development
EUROPE European retail park floorspace increased by 2.2 pct over 2018, reaching a total of 50.1 mln sqm according to figures from Cushman & Wakefield’s ‘European Retail Parks: What’s next’ report.
Office & mixed-use development
Kids to come to Business Garden Rīga
LATVIA Vastint Latvia has signed a lease agreement with Patnis un partneri, which is to open a 635 sqm kindergarten in the autumn in Business Garden Rīga at 1 Malduguņu iela.
Hotels
Foreigners spend RON 1.3 bln in Romania
ROMANIA Over Q I 2019, the total number of non-residents in tourist accommodation was 443,700 and their total expenditure came to just under RON 1.3 bln (app. EUR 275 mln), according to the latest statistics from the National Institute of Statistics.
Investment & finance
Baltic Horizon completes Galerija Centrs purchase
LATVIA The Baltic Horizon Fund has purchased the Galerija Centrs shopping centre in Riga from Linstow by acquiring all the shares of of Tampere Invest.
Retail & leisure
Tarnovia to be transformed
POLAND Galeria Tarnovia in Tarnów in Małopolska is undergoing some changes aimed at refreshing its product range across almost 30 pct of the shopping centre’s area. The new strategy has been developed by CREAM, the property manager, and Griffin Property Finance II FIZAN, the owner of the 17,000 sqm shopping centre.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Register now for bieg na szczyt
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
MIPIM finalists announced
Merry Christmas to one and all
Exclusive
Understanding the building
Many commercial buildings today operate using technologies that generate unnecessary costs and increase energy-related risks. Instead of simple, ad-ho ...
Hungary exit - the right decision
BIM now mainstream
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 opens in Bucharest
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
Budimex builds more roads
AI fundamental to future water management
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
Investment rebounds across CEE
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marked a decisive turning point in 2025, moving from hesitation to execution as investment volumes surged to EUR 11.6 ...
Warsaw now third best European investment destination
2025 a time of structural change
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
Tieto moves to studio A
Tieto, a Scandinavian IT services company, will move into the Studio A office building on ul. Prosta in Warsaw.
Low completions, more tenant activity
Schibsted & Vend Polska stay in High5ive
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
Develia teams up with Mosaic to build student hall
Develia, under a joint venture agreement with Mosaic Poland Holding, will build a student residence with over 620 rooms, commercial premises, and supp ...
Student Depot breaks ground in Gdańsk
House prices still rising
Retail & leisure
Another store for dm
The dm drugstore chain has opened a new store in the Avenida Poznań shopping centre, on ul. Stanisława Matyi. This is the 75th dm location in Poland, ...
Lidl comes to Bohema
A bigger, better Pogoria
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Lease renewals now dominate
2025 was a year of recovery for the Polish warehouse market. Total gross leasing activity reached over 6.8 mln sqm, the second-highest ever figure onl ...
