News
Europeans growing richer
EUROPE The average European consumer has a net disposable income of EUR 13,937 per person in 2017, which represents a 1.9 pct rise on last year, according to the ‘Purchasing Power Europe 2017’ study of GfK.
EUR 1 bln pan-European logistics joint venture
EUROPE Palmira Capital Partners and the European Principal Finance III fund managed be Apollo Global Management have established a EUR 1 bln pan-European logistics joint venture.
Domes in Jūrmala
LATVIA Skonto Būve has started working on the construction of the Dzintari Orthodox Church of the Lady of Kazan Icon in Jūrmala.
Investment & finance
Gránit Pólus refinances WestEnd and plans 450,000 sqm project
HUNGARY Gránit Pólus is planning to build a 320,000 – 450,000 mixed-use development on a 9.4 ha plot near the Budapest-Nyugati (Western) railway station and has also announced that it has refinanced the WestEnd City Center complex which was developed two decades ago.
Prague leads the way
CZECH REPUBLIC Prague was Central Eastern Europe’s top performer for office investment in the first nine months of 2017, with a total of EUR 746 million worth of assets transacted over this period, claims Knight Frank.
App for short leases
CZECH REPUBLIC Real estate consultancy 108 Agency has launched a new service that offers unique properties on short-term leases.
The Hillwood of Oz
EUROPE Hillwood, a company associated with American billionaire Ross Perot, is to set up a new logistics fund with Australian-based First State Super.
Retail & leisure
Posnania simply Excellent
POLAND Apsys has acquired a BREEAM International New Construction certificate for its flagship project – the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań – with a rating of ‘Excellent’. Sweco acted as the assessor.
Retail & leisure
McDonald’s enters Libero
POLAND McDonald’s has leased 100 sqm of space in the Libero shopping centre which is being built by Echo Investment in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Galaxy expands
POLAND Around 25,000 people came to the opening of a new section to the Galaxy shopping centre in Szczecin.
Successful bond issue for Takko Fashion
EUROPE Takko Fashion has issued corporate bonds worth EUR 510 mln to refinance to buy back other bonds ahead of their maturity and in doing so it has considerably reduced its financing costs.
Construction
Astronomer towers over Tallinn
ESTONIA Merko Ehitus held the topping out ceremony of Öpiku Maja, the largest office building in Estonia.
Office & mixed-use development
More space for LPP in Gdańsk
POLAND Fashion retail group LPP has signed a lease expansion of 1,700 sqm in the Waterside building on ul. Długie Ogrody in Gdańsk.
Buenos Aires beats Łódź
WORLD Buenos Aires has been chosen to host the Expo 2022 global exhibition.
Residential
More apartments near Arkadia
POLAND Dantex is starting the construction of the fourth stage of the Osiedle przy Arkadii development in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Intel enters UBC 1
ROMANIA Intel has leased 2,400 sqm in the second office building developed by the IULIUS in the UBC 1 building within the Openville project in Timişoara.
Office & mixed-use development
JLL leases Porto A
POLAND JLL has been appointed by the Portuguese company Porto Office as the exclusive agent responsible for leasing space in Porto Office A - the second phase of an office and services project under development in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Toruń Plaza sold
POLAND Plaza Centers has completed the sale of the Toruń Plaza shopping centre in Toruń.
Office & mixed-use development
E-REGI Fund in the Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC LaSalle Investment Management has purchased the Palác Anděl mixed-use building in Prague for its LaSalle E-REGI fund from Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland.
Warehouse & industrial
Accelerate comes to Poland
POLAND South African fund Accelerate has bought five warehouse and logistic properties in Poland from Panattoni Europe in Koluszki, Brześć Kujawski, Września, Międzyrzecz and Polkowice.
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office 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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
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
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
