News
Investment & finance
Griffin takes over modular hotel company
POLAND Griffin in partnership with PIMCO has acquired a 70 pct stake in Chojnice-based Polcom group, according to Puls Biznesu.
Architecture and urban planning
Hotel and offices at the mill
POLAND Warsaw-based company Starhedge has set up special-purpose vehicle Fabryka Ossera to develop a hotel project in the former Osser factory in Łódź.
Construction
Rising costs threaten end to economic cycle
CEE REGION Office development as a proportion of total stock now stands at 10-21 pct across the six capital cities of the CEE region and has reached 10-28 pct in Poland’s regional cities.
Green projects
Globalworth takes BREEAM for two towers
ROMANIA The Tower 1 and Tower 2 buildings in the Globalworth Campus project in Bucharest have been awarded BREEAM certificates with a rating of ‘Excellent’.
Hotels
A&O Hostels to debut in Poland
POLAND A&O Hostels is to open its first centre in Poland with an opening in Warsaw in the third quarter of 2019.
Investment & finance
Cromwell sells in Moravia
CZECH REPUBLIC Cromwell Property Group has completed the sale of the Pohořelice Industrial Park to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed sum.
Warehouse & industrial
Bigger and better for Biedronka
POLAND Extension and renovation work has been completed on a distribution centre in Kostrzyn for supermarket chain Biedronka.
Technology
Energy-producing bus station in Rzeszów
POLAND An energy self-sufficient bus station has opened in Rzeszów.
Kulczyk pumps funds into Archdesk
POLAND Sebastian Kulczyk, the CEO of Kulczyk Investments and the founder of the InCredibles start-up incubator, together with other investors, has invested in Polish-British start-up Archdesk, which develops cloud-based software for construction and manufacturing companies.
Polish office yields at record low - C&W
POLAND In 2018, the investment volume on the Warsaw office market hit a record high of EUR 1.7 bln across 28 transactions - according to figures from Cushman & Wakefield.
Residential
Housing boom set to end?
POLAND According to the latest Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) data, 111,550 apartments were handed over to their first residents by developers in Poland in 2018.
Office & mixed-use development
Concordia closer and closer
POLAND Concordia – a mixed-use project that combines retail and co-working space – is under construction on Wyspa Słodowa island in Wrocław.
Retail & leisure
Multishop to open in Suwałki
POLAND Construction work on the third Multishop retail park will start in Q1 2019 on ul. Armii Krajowej in Suwałki.
Warehouse & industrial
Waimea starts building at Sczecin airport
POLAND Waimea Holding has been granted the final building permit for its Waimea Cargo Terminal Szczecin Airport project.
Technology
Tylko customises furniture for mobiles
POLAND TDJ Pitango Ventures, a Polish-Israeli venture capital fund, is to invest almost PLN 15 mln in an the Tylko mobile app for designing personalised furniture.
Interior design
Passerinvest takes up more space in Filadelfie
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech developer Passerinvest has enlarged its offices on the 17th floor of the Filadelfie building in the BB Centrum mixed-use complex in Prague.
Architecture exploring its feminine side
ESTONIA The ‘A room of one’s own: Feminist questions about architecture’ exhibition at the Museum of Estonian Architecture in Tallinn is to open on January 26th.
Orange sells off Orange RE
POLAND Orange Polska has sold its property management subsidiary Orange Real Estate to General Property for an undisclosed sum.
Retail & leisure
Makarun opens in Dubai
DUBAI Polish-owned spaghetteria franchise Makarun is opening a bar on Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai.
Investment & finance
Mitiska buys into Karuzela
POLAND Karuzela Holding has sold Mitiska REIM-managed funds FRI1 and FRI2 a 50 pct stake in four shopping centres.
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
Redefining luxury
The value of the hotel and spa services market in Poland increased by 16.7 pct year-on-year in 2024, reaching PLN 7.8 bln. According to KPMG, this tre ...
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
Condo to be built on the Baltic
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
Pbb lends EUR 40 mln to to Resolution Capital Management
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has granted an investment loan facility of EUR 40 mln to an office fund to finance the acquisition of two neighbourin ...
Stable investment over H1
CEE growing vigorously
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
Prague office prices differentiated by location
While rents for premium offices in the city centre can reach EUR 30 or more per square meter per month, rents on the outskirts of the city remain well ...
Vacancies squeezed by supply across the regions
Katowice swaps mine for technology hub
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
Luxury in decline
Luxury and midmarket retailers across EMEA are recalibrating strategies in response to a cooling post-pandemic retail environment, according to Collie ...
Global Vision does retail in Oradea
Retail market picks up steam
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
Egelhof starts production in Radom
The Egelhof Group is to open its first factory in Poland. The modern 14,000 sqm plant is to be built in the B1 Park in Radom, with production to start ...
