News
Record-breaking orders for Strabag
EUROPE The output volume of Strabag rose up by 10 pct in the first half of 2017. The company has an order pipeline at a record level of EUR 16.5 bln – and it is 7 pct more than in the same period of last year. Strabag has also confirmed its outlook for 2017 – it is aiming for higher output volume, while its EBIT margin has been targeted at over 3 pct.
Investment & finance
Pentagon sold
LITHUANIA Icor has sold the Pentagon office building in Vilnius and the grounds around it to the Finnish company Technopolis for app. EUR 32 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Bored Panda in an interesting park
LITHUANIA Bored Panda, the viral content creating web magazine, joined the Vilnius Tech Park community.
Residential
EUR 100 mln to improve public space
LITHUANIA Vilnius city council has approved a large-scale ‘Neighbourhood Territories’ revitalisation programme providing funds to 1,288 newly established neighbourhoods to improve their public space.
Office & mixed-use development
Foster designs Budapest tower
HUNGARY Hungarian multinational oil and gas company MOL Group is planning to relocate its corporate headquarters to MOL Campus, an 83,000 sqm complex to be built at the banks of Danube in the southern part of Budapest, close to its current HQ building.
Residential
Vastint down by the riverside
POLAND The foundation stone ceremony has taken place for the Riverview residential development in Gdańsk. Vastint Poland, the developer of the project, expects sale of the apartments to being in mid-2019, when the estate is completed.
Construction
West Station: the last stop
POLAND The handover of the second office building one month ahead of schedule marked the completion of the construction of the West Station scheme next to the Warszawa Zachodnia station.
Property and Facility Management
Savills with GLL portfolio
POLAND GLL Real Estate Partners investment fund has appointed Savills as its exclusive leasing agent for the Warsaw office portfolio.
Hotels
First Staybridge Suites in Poland
POLAND InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a contract that will lead to creation of Staybridge Suites Warsaw Ursynów – the first Staybridge Suites in Poland and the brand’s eighth property in Europe.
Investment & finance
Savills returns to Hungary
HUNGARY Savills has re-entered the Hungarian market by forming a partnership with property advisor Eston International.
Office & mixed-use development
Skyliner on its way – with another set to follow
POLAND The groundbreaking plaque has been laid for the Skyliner office building on the Rondo Daszyńskiego roundabout in central Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Lufthansa and GE fly a billion złoty in
POLAND The foundation stone ceremony has taken place for the Xeos aeroplane engine service and repair centre in Środa Śląska in Lower Silesia, which is being developed in a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and GE Airplane.Investment costs will come to PLN 1 bln.
Office & mixed-use development
Re-Bau onto the Podium
POLAND Re-Bau has been selected as the general contractor for the shell and core of building A of the Podium Park office complex, which is developed by Podium Investment in Kraków.
Residential
227 apartments in Ursus
POLAND Robyg has launched the sales of the 227 apartments in the fourth stage of the Stacja Nowy Ursus estate in Warsaw’s Ursus district.
Office & mixed-use development
LC Corp unveils retro-style project
POLAND LC Corp has launched its Wola Retro office project at the junction of ul. Siedmiogrodzka and ul. Skierniewicak in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Investment & finance
Pbb refinances Banská Bystrica mall
SLOVAKIA Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 22 mln medium term loan to CBRE Property Fund Central and Eastern Europe (CBRE PFCEE) to refinance the Europa SC mall in Banská Bystrica.
Retail & leisure
Work begins on region’s biggest mall
SERBIA The structural work has officially been launched on BW Galerija – which will be the biggest shopping centre in the region. The contract was awarded to Gradina at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Fintech revolution of Revolut in Vilnius
LITHUANIA Fintech company Revolut has hired a local team in Vilnius to expand its presence onto the Baltic market. The company has a target of obtaining 100,000 Lithuanian customers by the end of the year. The Vilnius-based team will also focus on the Latvian and Estonian markets.. The location of the office has yet to be announced.
Three stars on the rise
POLAND As a year-round destination, Poland’s tourism market is not only showing a positive development, but the country is also enjoys growing importance as a MICE destination, according to the ‘Overview of the Hotel Market Poland & Key Cities Overview of the Hotel Market Poland & Key Cities August 2017’ report by Christie & Co.
Retail & leisure
Manhattan improves its mix
POLAND A restaurant under the name of Manhattan and the Sportowe Suple sports supplements shop are the latest tenants of the Manhattan shopping centre in Gdańsk.
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
Six buildings certified
Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio, which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U ...
Colliers qualifies as WELL Survey Provider
Nestlé House is Excellent
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
Events
CPK arises
We invite you to join us on June 10th in Łódź at our conference entitled ‘CPK - A new era for Poland and the commercial real estate market’ where we s ...
Back to the Future Conference
Race to the top
Exclusive
A more mature student scene
Echo Investment has recently expanded its presence in the student housing sector. We spoke to CEO Nicklas Lindberg about what’s driving this new focus ...
Strategy is key
Cooperation is key – Joanna Kowalewska of Axi Immo
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
A change of guard at Eurobuild
From the beginning of June this year, Anna Korólczyk-Lewandowska takes over the position of Editor in Chief of Eurobuild magazine.
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Savills has new CEO
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Nrep acquires Gdańsk co-living centre
Scandinavian investor Nrep has acquired its third co-living centre in Gdańsk: Noli Gdańsk Old Town. The building, at ul. Łąkowa 59, was developed by M ...
Peakside and Octane buy two logistics parks
Lighthouse sold
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
VeloBank looks to Sagittarius
VeloBank has decided to lease almost 2,800 sqm of office space in the Sagittarius Business House complex in the centre of Wrocław.
IKEA to set up showroom office in .KTW
The Bridge opens it gates
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Heimstaden has begun apartment sales for its Oh!Praga development in Warsaw.
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Living sector on the rise
Retail & leisure
Multikino to open in Avenida
The Multikino cinema chain is to open a new multiplex in the Galeria Avenida shopping centre in Poznań'. The parties to the deal have signed a letter ...
Scallier opens park in Western Pomerania
Scallier opens retail park in Ploiești
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
P3 builds in Sládkovičovo
P3 Logistic Parks has announced the construction of a 200,000 sqm gla logistics and industrial park in Sládkovičovo, about 50 km east of Bratislava. T ...
