News

POLAND The General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has announced a engineering tender for the detailed plan for the construction of a 10 km eastern section of the Warsaw ring road.

Echo stays safe

08 February 2019

Alex Hayes
journalist

POLAND Echo Investment has announced that over the previous year 16 accidents and 13 minor incidents occurred across 30 construction sites resulting in the loss of 226 working days and that it has been awarded ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 standards for workplace safety.

Retail & leisure

Facelift for Gemini

08 February 2019

POLAND The restaurant area in the Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała shopping centre is to be renovated with work to start this year. The design is by Zuo Architecture.

Construction

Permit granted for Serbia's tallest building

Alex Hayes
journalist

SERBIA The Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure has issued a building permit for the construction of the Belgrade Tower, which is part of the "Belgrade on the Water" project.

Many leases signed by CA Immo

Office & mixed-use development

CEE REGION Over the 2018 financial year, CA Immo leased a total of 230,000 sqm of in eight countries, of which 25 pct (app. 57,000 sqm) were preleases for projects under construction.

WeWork triples space in Browary

POLAND WeWork has leased additional space in the Browary Warszawskie office complex in Warsaw’s Wola district under development by Echo Investment.

Łódź hotel market developing rapidly

POLAND A lack of supply in attractive hotels has in recent years attracted many investors to the Łódź hotel market.

Modesta brokers deals worth EUR 180 mln

EUROPE Austrian consultancy Modesta Real Estate brokered transactions worth EUR 180 mln over 2018 across four countries: Austria, Slovakia, Spain and the Czech Republic.

Interior design

Polish pouffes star in Italian film

POLAND/EUROPE Tapa seating was featured as part of the set design in the movie Loro, inspired by the career of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Hotels

A look inside the Crowne

POLAND Developer Ghelamco has published new pictures of the future interior of the Crowne Plaza hotel including the conference centre, the restaurant, the sky bar and a guest room.

Construction

City life goes underground

POLAND An underground street is to be built as part of the Nowe Centrum Łodzi project.

Hotels

Metropolitan opens Harward

POLAND Metropolitan Investment is opening its Gdański Harward student hall near the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Echo steps up a gear

POLAND Echo Investment is planning to start the construction of 100,000 sqm of office space this year in Warsaw, Wrocław, Łódź and Kraków and is already planning the development of a further 150,000 sqm.

UBC 2 takes LEED

Office & mixed-use development

ROMANIA United Business Center 2 in Timișoara has been granted a LEED certificate with a rating of ‘Gold’.

Alchemia final stage topped out

POLAND The Neon office building, which is the fourth and the final stage of the Alchemia office centre in Gdańsk has been topped out.

Events

Cedet In the final four

POLAND The Cedet office building in the centre of Warsaw has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Best Refurbished Building’ award at MIPIM 2019.

Plaza sells up in Brașov

ROMANIA Plaza Centers has announced that it has signed a pre-agreement to sell a plot in Brașov to an undisclosed purchaser for a total of EUR 620,000, representing a slight increase on the property’s book value.

Peakside goes into Slovenian hospitality

SLOVENIA KD Funds and Peakside Capital have acquired Austria Trend Hotel in Slovenia from CA Immo. The transaction represents the fourth real estate acquisition by the KD Adriatic Value Fund in Slovenia.

Construction

Contractor chosen for Warsaw skyscraper

POLAND Immobel has chosen Strabag as the general contractor for its Central Point office project on the corner of ul. Marszałkowska and ul. Świętokrzyska in Warsaw.

Chinese come to Karlín