News
Technology
Frappka from Żabka
POLAND Convenience store chain Żabka has launched its Frappka application to support the management of franchisee stores in its chain.
Office & mixed-use development
Work starts on Globalworth Square
ROMANIA Globalworth has started construction work on its Globalworth Square office building projec in the Barbu Văcărescu district in Bucharest, between Globalworth Plaza and Green Court.
Dragon expands warehouse portfolio
UKRAINE Dragon Capital Investments has completed the acquisition of the Arсtiсa warehouse complex in Sofiivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv from state bank Oschadbank.
Green projects
BREEAM Awards for Wronia and Binarium
CEE REGION The Wronia 31 office building in Warsaw and Binarium in Cluj Napoca (Romania) have both been recognised at the BREEAM Awards 2019 in London.
Zalando sees sales increase in 2018
EUROPE Zalando saw revenues grow in Q4 2018 by 24.6pct to EUR 1.7 bln at an adjusted EBIT of EUR 117.8 mln. For the full year 2018,the fashion platform grew revenues by 20pct to EUR 5.4 bln and achieved an adjusted EBIT of EUR 173.4 mln.
Retail & leisure
Palazzo to open after 16 years
BELARUS The largest shopping and entertainment centre in Belarus is set to open this summer.
Retail & leisure
Sorcery and stand-up in Elektrownia
POLAND TV personality Kuba Wojewódzki and restaurateur Józef Krawczyk are to open the Niewinni Czarodzieje 2.0 restaurant in the Elektrownia Powiśle complex in Warsaw – their first venture together.
Office & mixed-use development
Design for latest Towarowa tower unveiled
POLAND Grupa 5 Architekci has revealed its design of the latest office building to be developed near the Daszyńskiego roundabout in Warsaw, on a plot where the Kolmex building currently stands.
Technology
OneMeter to revolutionise electricity consumption
POLAND Polish company OneMeter has invented an electricity meter that transmits data via Bluetooth every 15 minutes, allowing it to be read on a smartphone or uploaded to the cloud.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni gets hydraulical in Stargard
POLAND Panattoni Europe has started the construction of a 13,000 sqm BTS factory for Hydroline, a Finnish manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders. The factory is being built in Stargard, at the High Technologies Industrial Park next to the company’s existing plant.
Kraków and Wrocław dominating the regions
POLAND Kraków and Wrocław account for 201,800 sqm, which is 59 pct of all new office space delivered in 2019 across the eight regional cities covered by the “At a Glance – Regional Office Markets – H2 2018” report drawn up by Paribas Real Estate Poland.
Office & mixed-use development
IIS stays stays in Riverplace
ROMANIA French Market research company Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS), has decided to extend its 6,000 sqm lease agreement for its Romanian headquarters within the Riverplace development in west central Bucharest.
Hotels
A new Tribe found in Australia
WORLD Accor is launching Tribe, its new lifestyle brand for the midscale hotel segment.
Investment & finance
AEW buys in Budapest
HUNGARY AEW has announced the acquisition of two historic, mixed-use properties on Andrássy Avenue in Budapest, on behalf of a German separate account.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis builds in Žiar
Prologis has begun construction of a build-to-suit project for CBA Slovakia on a 6 ha site in Žiar nad Hronom in the Banská Bystrica region of Slovakia.
High occupancy for Immofinanz
EUROPE Immofinanz has reported that its occupancy rate for its office and retail portfolio improved to 95.8 pct at the end of 2018, the highest level ever recorded by the company. The occupancy improved by 1.6 pct y-o-y and 6.2 pct over the past two years.
Office & mixed-use development
Lloyd comes in behind Koszyki
POLAND Real estate advisors and agents Lloyd Group has moved to a new office in a pre-war building behind the Hala Koszyki centre in Warsaw and has taken up around 500 sqm at ul. Koszykowa 61a.
Hotels
Unique Tower to become Royal Tulip residence
POLAND Marvipol Development subsidiary Unique Apartments, has signed a letter of intent with the Louvre Hotels Group (LHG) to lease out apartments in the Unique Tower under development at ul. Grzybowska 51 in Warsaw as a franchise of Royal Tulip Apartments.
Office & mixed-use development
More coworking in Centrum Marszałkowska
POLAND Coworking space operator Regus, which is a brand of IWG has increased the size of its lease in the Centrum Marszałkowska building at the junction of ul. Marszałkowska and ul. Świętokrzyska in Warsaw and will take up an extra 1,800 sqm, which will bring the total size of its offices up to 6,000 sqm.
Green projects
Zero energy hospital (almost)
CZECH REPUBLIC Obermeyer Helika is to design a new hospital building in Pelhřimov in the south of the Czech Republic.
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 ...
