News
Office & mixed-use development
Tenants expanding in Opera
POLAND Sharow Capital has signed five lease renewals and one new lease in its Opera Office building in Gdańsk.
Early Easter good for hotels
POLAND Europe’s hotel industry reported increases across the three key performance metrics during April 2018, according to data from STR. Occupancy in Europe rose by 1.5 pct to 73.2 pct, with ADR rising by 2.9 pct to EUR 108.03 and RevPAR up by 4.4 pct to EUR 79.13.
Office & mixed-use development
Baltic next to Domus
LITHUANIA Baltic Horizon Fund has completed the acquisition of 0.87 ha next to the Domus Pro complex in Vilnius, which is currently owned by the fund.
Budapest amongst leaders
HUNGARY The CEE hotel market has seem rapid growth over the last three years both in terms of hotel performance and transaction volumes due to the rapid expansion of the tourism industry. Within the region, the Budapest hotel market has seen exceptional growth, with RevPAR growth outpacing other capital cities in the region, according to Colliers International's latest hotel market study.
Office & mixed-use development
Concentrate on Advanced Business
BULGARIA Synnex Corporation subsidiary Concentrix, which is involved in global business services, has leased 11,500 sqm of office space with a 225 sqm terrace and 220 parking spaces in Advance Business Center I in Sofia from GTC Bulgaria. The contract includes the option to expand the lease by 2,900 sqm. Advance Business Center I is currently under construction and is planned to be completed in Q1 2019.
European retail development slows down
EUROPE The rate of shopping centre development in Europe is slowing, with completions down 23 pct year-on-year at 3.8 mln sqm in 2017, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s European Shopping Centres report.
Office & mixed-use development
Arquitectonica to design Liberty Tower
POLAND Golub GetHouse has selected New York based studio American Arquitectonica as the designer of the Liberty Tower skyscraper to be built in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Hotels
The Clark opens in Budapest
HUNGARY Hotel Clark has been built in the centre of Budapest by Market Építő on a plot that had been vacant for seventy years. The design is by Australian architect Anthony Gall.
Residential
Nexity starts building Life Town
POLAND Nexity is starting apartment sales in the second stage of the LifeTown project in Warsaw.
Architecture and urban planning
Oława river banks to be rebuilt
POLAND Plans for the revitalisation Oława embankment in Wrocław have been presented by Wrocławska Rewitalizacja.
LPP expands
POLAND Polish fashion retailer LPP will increase its sales area in Poland, but company intends to close smaller and less profitable stores.
Office & mixed-use development
Stone laid under Imagine
POLAND Avestus Real Estate has laid the foundation stone for its Imagine project in Łódź.
Retail & leisure
Media Markt takes over Saturn
POLAND Household electronics retailer Saturn will change its colours and become part of the Media Markt chain. MediaMarktSaturn Polska, which owns both brands, decided to integrate its sales channels under one brand.
Office & mixed-use development
Bull comes to Sky Tower
POLAND Mobile game developer T-Bull studio has leased an office in the Sky Tower in Wrocław.
Warehouse & industrial
Industrial hall to be built by fruit preserve producer
POLAND Rolnicza Spółdzielnia Produkcyjna Dąbrówka, a regional producer and distributor of vegetable and fruit preserves, has commissioned the construction of 5,000 sqm of production and warehousing space next to the S11 expressway near Poznań.
Residential
Symbioza arises in Kraków
POLAND Apartment sales in the Osiedle Symbioza project in Kraków’s Czyżyny district have started with the launch of construction on the first of four buildings at ul. Sołtysowska S37a.
Office & mixed-use development
Cedet complete, skyscraper to follow
POLAND Immobel Poland has completed the revitalization and extension of the Cedet mixed-use at ul. Krucza 50 in Warsaw and the company has also laid the foundation stone for the Central Point skyscraper.
Office & mixed-use development
BGŻ BNP Paribas stays in Avatar
POLAND BGŻ BNP Paribas bank has renewed its lease for 8,500 sqm of office space in the Avatar building owned by Azora Europa in Kraków.
Events
Cycling for cancer
POLAND Office workers from the Ambassador and Nestle House buildings, two Warsaw office buildings managed by Hines Polska, took part in the fourth annual BikeDay campaign organised by Bike2Box.
Technology
The phone is the key
POLAND Homeit, which is a Portuguese IT system created to meet the needs of the short-term rental market, is coming to Poland.
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
CEE growing vigorously
The CEE-6 (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary) maintains its leading position in economic growth in Europe, with all ...
Quest and Indigo acquire Hamburg office building
Financing granted to StudentSpace
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 swaps 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 ...
