News
Interior design
MSD goes Massive again
POLAND Massive Design has redesigned the interior of the MSD’s 6,500 sqm office, which takes up six floors in the WTT tower in Warsaw.
Residential
Marvipol launches skyscraper
POLAND Marvipol Development is starting construction work on a 29-storey residential tower of almost 100m at ul. Grzybowska 51 in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Robyg still selling more
POLAND Robyg signed sales contracts for 3,470 apartments net in 2017, up by 17 pct on 2016. In Q4 the group signed contracts on 768 apartments.
Property and Facility Management
Invesco gives more work to Apleona
POLAND Invesco has appointed Apleona GVA as the project manager for its Sheraton Grand Hotel in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Golden Star acquires DOT Office
POLAND Amsterdam-based investment firm Golden Star Estate has acquired the DOT Office complex in Kraków from Grupa Buma for an undisclosed sum.
Office & mixed-use development
Ultimo leases space in Wrocław
POLAND Debt management company Ultimo has leased 5,300 sqm of space in the Green2Day office project in Wrocław’s Śródmieście district. The building will serve as the company’s main office in Poland. The tenant will relocate to the building by the second half of 2018.
Retail & leisure
Iulius to expand Timişoara mall
ROMANIA Iulius has started the construction of 47,000 sqm of retail space in the Openville mixed-use project in Timişoara, which will include more than 100 new stores, themed restaurants and cafés, a cinema and a playground. Some of the current tenants of Iulius Mall Timişoara (71,000 sqm opened in 2005) are also to expand their stores.
Office & mixed-use development
Ground floor of Wrocław 101 fills up
POLAND The 670 sqm ground floor of the Wrocław 101 office building on ul. Piłsudskiego 101 in Wrocław is now fully leased.
Office & mixed-use development
CityFit in Kraków
POLAND CityFit has opened its 14th gym in the Principio office building at ul. Armii Krajowej 25 in Kraków.
Office & mixed-use development
Real estate showroom in The Tides
POLAND Oak Property, which operates under the Wprost Nieruchomości brand, has leased 200 sqm of office space in The Tides building in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Waryński looking for Eqlibrium buyers
POLAND Waryński has put up for sale the Eqlibrium office building located in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Retail & leisure
Fresh faces in Galeria Katowicka
POLAND A new bookshop, a travel agency, a women’s clothing boutique and a grocery chain have altogether leased 450 sqm in Galeria Katowicka.
Warsaw office vacancy still falling
POLAND The office vacancy rate in Warsaw reached 11.7 pct at the end of 2017, down 1.2 pp q-o-q and 2.5 pp y-o-y, according to the latest report by the Polish Office Research Forum (PORF).
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni discovers Białystok
POLAND Panattoni Europe has started the construction of its first logistics park in Białystok in north-eastern Poland. Panattoni Park Białystok will comprise 40,620 sqm in three buildings (3,818 sqm, 22,321 sqm and 14,481 sqm) – 50 pct of which has already been pre-leased.
Infrastructure
Two go through for airport station
LATVIA Two companies are to compete for the opportunity to design Rail Baltica’s Airport Riga railway station.
Warehouse & industrial
MLP takes in MCR
POLAND Cosmetics manufacturer MCR Corporation has leased 2,200 sqm in the MLP Pruszków II logistics park west of Warsaw.
Green projects
Skanska to pioneer solar façades
POLAND Skanska has announced it is launching a programme to create solar façades for its future office projects. The first trials of this technology are to be launched this year in Poland, with the aim of delivering a fully-fledged product by 2021.
Etalon growth in 2017
RUSSIA Etalon Group recorded RUB 50.2 bln (app. EUR 725 mln) and 512,161 sqm of new contract sales in 2017, up 6 pct and 3 pct respectively on the 2016 figures.
Apsys buys CFI
EUROPE Financière Apsys, which specialises in the development, holding and management of retail properties in France and in Poland, has acquired a 89.11 pct stake in Euronext-listed Compagnie Foncière Internationale (CFI) from Yellow Grafton SC.
Warehouse & industrial
CTP in expansive mood
ROMANIA/POLAND This year Czech industrial developer CTP is to complete the construction of several warehouses and start the development of three logistics parks situated in the vicinity of the capital: CTPark Bucharest West, CTPark Bucharest and CTPark Bucharest North (formerly Chitila Logistic Park)
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
Mercure comes to Transylvania
The Mercure Hotels & Resorts chain has opened its first hotel in Transylvania. The Mercure Alba Iulia has 118 rooms as well as modular meeting spaces. ...
Redefining luxury
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
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
Newgate on shopping spree
Newgate Investment has finalised the purchase of the Fabryka Park retail park on ul. Armii Krajowej in Katowice, comprising 8,800 sqm, from TDJ Estate ...
EBRD invests in tech
Pbb lends EUR 40 mln to to Resolution Capital Management
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
Office revival in Bucharest
At the end of the first half of 2025, the number of office workers in Bucharest came to more than 340,000, representing around 30 pct of the city's to ...
Dionisie Lupu sold
Metron goes to school
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
Small towns lead retail expansion
Small towns in Poland have seen the majority of the new retail space come to the market. According to data from CBRE 599,500 sqm is currently under co ...
Luxury in decline
Global Vision does retail in Oradea
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
Logistics comes to Koszalin
An undisclosed logistics company has leased 9,000 sqm in Panattoni Park Koszalin in Western Pomerania.
