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Residential
Pikaliiva construction underway
ESTONIA Merko Ehitus Eesti, part of the Merko Ehitus group, has started the construction of the Pikaliiva residential development in Tallinn’s Haabersti district.
Flexible Flex
POLAND Technological parts producer Flex has prolonged and expanded its lease of warehouse and office space in Logicor Łódź II. The space it occupies in the park has increased from 31,000 sqm to 38,000 sqm. The tenant was advised by Axi Immo for this transaction.
Architecture and urban planning
Photo competition and a trip to Chicago
POLAND The ‘Warsaw and its Legacy’ photographic competition has been launched by Golub GetHouse and Mennica Polska – the investors behind the Mennica Legacy Tower office project now under development at the corner of ul. Prosta and ul. Żelazna in central Warsaw. ‘Eurobuild CEE’ and NaszeMiasto.pl are the media partners of the competition.
PDS in Budapest
HUNGARY Cushman & Wakefield expanded its Project and Development Services (PDS) team, to include a new Design and Build platform.
Hotels
Felipe Gedeón, Selina: We are searching for properties in several markets
POLAND Eurobuild CEE talked to Selina's Felipe Gedeón, new markets lead for Europe, about the strategy of the hospitality chain entering the Polish market. Selina, a chain that combines the style of boutique hotels with features characteristic of the social life of hostels, is to be launched in Poland and Hungary.
Office & mixed-use development
Złote Tarasy offices in demand
POLAND In the first half of 2018, tenants signed lease contracts for a total of app. 8,000 sqm in the Lumen and Skylight office buildings, which form part of the Złote Tarasy multi-functional complex in centre Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
From Warsaw to Kraków
POLAND Cresa, the tenant-only real estate consultancy, has opened an office in Kraków.
Retail & leisure
Cities below 100,000 on the retail radar
POLAND More than 180,000 sqm of retail space was added to the market in H1 2018 and another 330,000 sqm is expected to be completed by the year-end, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s MarketBeat report on the Polish retail market. The numbers represent an increase of over 25 pct y-on-y, bringing Poland’s total retail stock to more than 14.8 mln sqm. The new supply will be concentrated in cities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, accounting for 40 pct of this year’s openings.
Retail & leisure
Novel look for Terranova
POLAND For its 30th anniversary, Italian fashion brand Terranova has unveiled its new look, with the first Polish store with the new layout to open in the Libero shopping centre in Katowice.
Warehouse & industrial
Logistics yields falls for the first time
EUROPE The overall European logistics yield dropped 14 bps to 5.95 pct in Q2 2018, the first time it has fallen below 6 pct since Cushman & Wakefield began tracking the three main property sectors in 1992, according to the firm’s ‘DNA of Real Estate’ report.
Office & mixed-use development
Echo begins latest Browary building
POLAND Echo Investment has started the construction of Villa Offices, the second office building in its Browary Warszawskie development in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Balmain now sole owner of BSC group
CEE REGION Balmain Asset Management has purchased minority stakes in BSC Real Estate Advisors and BSC Property Management to become the sole owner of both companies.
Office & mixed-use development
2,000 leased in Malta Office Park
POLAND EPP has secured two new lease contracts for almost 2,000 sqm of office space in Malta Office Park in the central-east part of Poznań.
Warehouse & industrial
Warehousing taking off in the east
POLAND In the first half of the year, 2.02 mln sqm of modern warehouse space was leased, of which 65 pct were new lease agreements and expansions, according to the latest Polish warehousing market report by Axi Immo.
Retail & leisure
Maxximum Stok
POLAND Clothing chain TK Maxx has prolonged its lease of 2,445 sqm in the Sarni Stok shopping centre in Bielsko-Biała.
Investment & finance
How to prepare for the minimum tax
POLAND The minimum tax is now calculated based on the initial value of a property minus PLN 10 mln for each building. The law that is to come into force is to change how this is calculated. PLN 10 mln is to be subtracted from a company's income. How to prepare for the law amendment says Justyna Bauta-Szostak, a tax adviser and partner at MDDP.
Hotels
Hotel and cinema in one
POLAND Capital Park Group has opened a hotel at ul. Lektykarska 4 in Gdańsk’s Old Town.
RD Bud working on two Castoramas
POLAND RD Bud has been chosen as the general contractor of the Castorama DIY store in Elbląg. The company is also refurbishing a store of thechain in Nowy Targ.
Architecture and urban planning
Zielone Tarasy instead of Galeria Wilanów
POLAND Globe Trade Centre (GTC) has amended the concept of the shopping centre that it is planning to develop in Warsaw's Wilanów district. The developer has begun the redesign of a new project under the working name Zielone Tarasy Wilanów.
Retail & leisure
Enel-Med enters Homepark
POLAND An Enel-Med medical clinic is to open in Homepark Targówek in Warsaw at the beginning of 2019. The lease agreement for 1,000 sqm has been signed for a period of twelve years.
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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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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 Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
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
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
Manta d.o.o., owner of the City Center One East and City Center One West shopping centres in Zagreb, has signed a loan agreement worth EUR 126 mln wit ...
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
Poland’s investment market rebounds
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
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy has leased serviced space at DL Space Atrium, part of DL Invest Group’s mixed-use complex at 138 Korfantego Avenue in Kato ...
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
Torus launches sales at 143-unit Mozaika project in Gdańsk
Grupa Torus has launched apartment sales at its Mozaika development on Droszyńskiego Street, between Gdańsk’s Oliwa and Przymorze Małe districts. The ...
Skanska launches second phase of Habitat residential project in Prague
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
Retail & leisure
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski is expanding its retail offer. On 5th November, ShockPrice opened its first off-price store in the Łódź region at t ...
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Logicor starts construction of sixth warehouse at Mysłowice park
Logicor has started construction of a sixth building at its logistics park in Mysłowice, southern Poland. The new 21,860 sqm facility will bring the c ...
