News
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).
Retail & leisure
Cuisine gets streetwise in Sky Tower
POLAND Sky Kitchen, the new restaurant zone in the Sky Tower building in Wrocław, has now opened
Residential
Bigger Bułgarska 59
POLAND SJM Apartments has started the construction of the second stage of the Bułgarska 59 residential estate in Poznań.
Chamber for e-commerce
POLAND The Polish Chamber of Digital Commerce (e-Izba) has set up the Retailers Group e-Chamber to support companies who operate in e-commerce and omnichannel sales or are planning to start a business in this sector.
Hotels
Tulip opens in Kraków
POLAND Louvre Hotels has opened the first Metropolo by Golden Tulip hotel in Poland – on ul. Orzechowa in Kraków.
Residential
Nowy Horyzont comes into view
POLAND Euro Styl has completed the largest residential project in its history – the development of Nowy Horyzont in Gdańsk, which has taken eleven years.
Interior design
Desk without distractions
POLAND The new CS5040 desk from Nowy Styl Group features a minimalist form free from unnecessary structural elements.
Retail & leisure
Decathlon gets phygital
POLAND A phygital store, which integrates traditional retail formats with digital systems – is what you could call the new Decathlon store in the Vis à Vis retail park in Warsaw’s Wilanów district.
Hotels
Robert De Niro's waiting... to open a hotel
POLAND Luxury hotel brand Nobu is to enter Poland.
Residential
Unidevelopment starts sales for third Ursus estate
POLAND Unidevelopment and CPD have started apartment sales for the Ursa Home estate, which will be their third joint project developed in Ursus in Warsaw and is to be built near the Ursa Smart City and Ursa Park projects that were completed earlier.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Public-sector construction has become one of the fastest-growing areas of Dekpol Budownictwo’s business. Over the past two years, the company has sign ...
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
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
Data centres
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
Poland’s growing data centre market could create a significant new source of waste heat for heating networks. According to analysis by the Polish Data ...
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
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
A green office is more than a certificate
More than 97 pct of newly developed office space in Poland is environmentally certified. Certification has therefore become standard, while the buildi ...
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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 October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
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
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
Romania’s commercial real estate investment market recorded EUR 679.9 mln in transactions involving office buildings, retail properties, logistics ass ...
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
DWS to acquire Peakside Capital Advisors
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
Inwestycje w nieruchomości komercyjne w Rumunii wzrosły o 19 proc.
W ciągu pierwszych dziewięciu miesięcy 2026 roku inwestorzy wydali w Rumunii 679,9 mln EUR na zakup biurowców, obiektów handlowych, magazynów i hoteli ...
Central Poland’s warehouse market grows beyond Łódź
Knight Frank to lease VINCI Office Center in Kraków
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Warsaw’s Kamionek district attracts new residential investment
Kamionek, in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district, is transforming from an industrial area into a modern urban neighbourhood. Infrastructure upgrades, cul ...
YIT Czechia to build 73 apartments in Prague’s Kamýk district
Górskiego rated Very Good
Retail & leisure
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
Aurum Optics has opened its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura shopping and leisure centre in Łódź. The new outlet combines eyewear from leading inte ...
Xtreme Fitness Gyms Opens First Club in the Czech Republic
Bricomarché opens new store in Włoszczowa
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
Zalando rolls out AI-powered returns
Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics have introduced AI-powered robots to process returns at logistics centres in Świebodzin, Poland, and Greven, Germa ...
