News
Technology
Żabka to do away with store staff
POLAND The Żabka store chain has gone into partnership with start-up AiFi.
Office & mixed-use development
Fabryka comes to save Elbląg from brain drain
POLAND A 10,000 sqm office building is to be built on the Wyspa Spichrzów island in Elbląg.
Warehouse & industrial
Dachser grows in Stryków
POLAND Dachser has expanded its handling terminal in Stryków near Łódź where it has set up a new office.
King Cross buys Postępu hotel project
POLAND A King Cross, which recently bought a marina in Sztynort, has now bought a hotel project on ul. Postępu in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Retail & leisure
Multimedia Baltona takes off at Chopin
POLAND Baltona has opened a Baltona DutyFree store at Fryderyk Chopin Airport in Warsaw’s Okęcie district.
Office & mixed-use development
Codic picks up its trowels in Budapest
HUNGARY Belgian-based developer Codic International has started construction work on its Green Court Office development in Budapest’s Váci Corridor business district.
Office & mixed-use development
Unicredit looks at Horizon
HUNGARY Horizon Development has announced that it has been granted a development loan by UniCredit and that it has pre-leased all four office floors (8,500 sqm) to coworking space provider Spaces in its mixed-use Szervita Square development.
Two EU countries dragging their feet over green legislation
CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVENIA The European Commission has decided to refer the Czech Republic and Slovenia to the EU’s Court of Justice for failing to comply with the energy performance of buildings directive.
CCC on two floors in Płock
POLAND A two-storey CCC footwear store is to be added to the tenant mix of Galeria Wisła in Płock.
Pekabex wins Bielsko contract
POLAND Pekabex Bet has won a contract for the construction of a warehouse and office building on ul. Szklana in Bielsko-Biała.
Mirbud goes to university
POLAND Construction firm Mirbud has been awarded a PLN 54.8 mln gross contract for the construction of a sports and entertainment arena in Lublin.
Office & mixed-use development
Verizon opens global support office in Ostrava
CZECH REPUBLIC Verizon Czech, the lcoal subisidary of American multinational telecoms giant Verizon, has leased 2,900 sqm on the sixth floor of the Nová Karolina Park office building in Ostrava.
Office & mixed-use development
O2 re-signs 29,000 sqm lease
CZECH REPUBLIC Telecom services provider Telefónica O2, the main tenant of the Gamma building of the BB Centrum office park in Prague 4, has renewed its lease of 29,000 sqm of office space and more than 500 parking places.
Investment & finance
Savills looks to the future
EUROPE The real estate advisor predicts that prime offices will continue to be the “top pick” for core investors, in particular in Germany, the Southern European cities as well as the Central and Eastern European markets. Value-add investors could focus on transport and storage, mainly in Poland, Czech Republic and Romania, while redevelopments and new developments are the main routes to higher returns, according to the international real estate advisor.
Office & mixed-use development
Warsaw office vacancy hits bottom
POLAND The vacancy rate in Warsaw office market has dropped to 8.7 pct, the market's lowest since 2012 according to figures from JLL. The vacancy rate in the city’s centre now stands at 5.4 pct, which means that the availability of space in existing developments is extremely limited.
Investment & finance
Unibep goes retro
UKRAINE Stolitsa Group subsidiary Martin has been granted a development loan for its Retroville shopping and office centre which is under construction in Kyiv with the developer having previously appointed Polish-based company Unibep in October as the general contractor.
Retail & leisure
Ikea comes to central Moscow
RUSSIA Moscow is to become one of the first capitals to have an Ikea store located close to the city centre.
Office & mixed-use development
4,000 sqm leased in Nowy Targ
POLAND Software developer SpyroSoft has leased 4,000 sqm of space in the Nowy Targ office building, which is currently being constructed by Skanska in Wrocław’s Old Town.
Residential
Smaller appetite for Lokum
POLAND Lokum Deweloper is projecting sales of 800 residential units this year – more than 200 less than in 2018.
Steady sales for Dom Development
POLAND In 2018 Dom Development group signed sales contracts for 3,602 homes, down from3,975 a year earlier (-9 pct y-o-y).
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 ...
