News
Investment & finance
Poland Ghelamco sells Warsaw Hub hotel tower
Ghelamco has finalised the sale a high-rise building forming part of The Warsaw Hub complex, which houses the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Express Inn hotels, to French fund Corum XL for an undisclosed sum.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Garbe goes big in Brandenburg
Garbe Industrial Real Estate has purchased a 420,000-sqm plot of land in the Berlin area. Construction is expected to start in the Q4 2027 once building rights have been obtained and the site has been developed.
Office & mixed-use development
Europe Office occupancy rate steadily rises
Average office occupancy rates across eight major European markets have risen in the last six months from 55 pct to 57 pct, says Savills, however on Tuesdays and Wednesdays the average is 64 pct and 62 pct respectively, closer to the pre-pandemic rate of circa 70 pct.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Panattoni hands over another park
Panattoni has completed the third stage of Panattoni Park Zielona Góra III which is now 80 pct leased. ECE Logistics remains the largest tenant with its largest single-location lease being in the centre.
Investment & finance
Poland Vastint set to buy Arkady Wrocławskie
Develia and Vastint Poland have signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of Arkady Wrocławskie. The net sale price was set at EUR 42.9 mln, or app. PLN 185.6 mln. The transaction is expected to be finalised by the end of August 2025.
Warehouse & industrial
Romania Mediapost Hit Mail takes 19,000 sqm in Bucharest
Mediapost Hit Mail has leased 19,000 sqm of space including warehousing and office area in Chitila Logistics Hub, the industrial park developed by Global Vision and Globalworth in Bucharest. The company will operate logistics and e-commerce services for companies in the retail, FMCG, energy and services sectors.
Eurobuild FM
Poland The special edition – summaries and forecasts (ep. 2)
Welcome to the hottest episode of the special New Year's edition of Eurobuild FM! We are asking the most important players on Europe's investment market to summarise the passing year and to give us their forecasts for 2024. Today, we speak to Piotr Trzciński, head of Poland at Savills Investment Management.
ESG
Czech Republic Interest in sustainability is growing
With the upcoming introduction of mandatory non-financial reporting, which will require companies to report on how they are performing in the areas of environment, employee relations, and ethical working practices, industrial and logistics companies are taking a keener interest in sustainable solutions, shows the research by Colliers.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Lakeside ready for use
Warsaw's Lakeside office building has been granted a use permit. Future tenants of the building, currently 80 pct leased, include companies from the medical, energy and IT sectors.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Epam opens new HQ in Brain Park
Epam Polska has opened a new Kraków office in Brain Park office complex. The company is based in almost 8,500 sqm of office space in two buildings connected by a shared terrace.
Events
Poland Rondo 1 Run Up for the 12th time!
Runner registration has just opened for the next year’s Rondo 1 Run Up. The event will take place on 16 March 2024.
Investment & finance
Poland Murapol makes its WSE debut
Murapol has listed on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange as of today. The debut on the Warsaw trading floor, which took place on Friday, is the culmination of the public offering of its shares, the value of which reached app. PLN 404 mln at the end of trading.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Panattoni grows in Warsaw Spire
Panattoni completed the fit out of its new space in Warsaw Spire and moved into an office with a total area of 4,500 sqm. In the six years since the company moved into the office tower, it has increased the area of its lease by 250 pct.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Skyliner II takes off in spring
Construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw will start in February 2024. The works will last 34 months. Karimpol Polska has again chosen Warbud as the general contractor for the investment.
Eurobuild FM
Poland The special edition – summaries and forecasts (ep. 1)
The special New Year's edition of Eurobuild FM has now been launched! We will be asking the most important players on Europe's investment market to summarise the passing year and to give us their forecasts for 2024. Today, we speak to our first expert – Christopher Mertlitz, the head of European investment at W.P. Carey, who shares his opinions exclusively for Eurobuild's readers.
Property and Facility Management
Poland Savills to look after Lakeside
Savills will become the manager of the Lakeside office building. The complex is currently the largest development being built outside the central part of the capital. Atenor is responsible for its development.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Colliers gets into Form
In Q1 2025, Colliers' team will move into The Form office building being developed by Lincoln Property Company Poland on ul. Miedziana in Warsaw. The firm's new headquarters will occupy more than 2,900 sqm on the top floor of the building.
Eurobuild FM
Poland Giovanna Jagger on the WELL standards
Welcome to Eurobuild FM! We invited an excellent ESG expert to the today's episode – Giovanna Jagger, senior director Global Market Development EMEA | ESG at the IWBI, visited Poland and gave us an exclusive interview.
Office & mixed-use development
Germany Ready for West Yard 29
The municipal assembly in Darmstadt has approved the new zoning plan for the site where Warimpex owns hotel as well as property reserves. That allows the Austrian company to develop office properties with a maximum of 77,500 sqm of space.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Panattoni Park Kraków East IV fully lesaed
Panattoni is expanding its portfolio of locations in the Krakow region. In Niepołomice, the developer has commenced construction of Panattoni Park Kraków East IV, which will be completed in May 2024. Omega Pilzno - a Polish logistics operator - has already leased the entire space.
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
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
Strong Romanian volumes in H1
The total volume invested in income-producing real estate assets in Romania reached around EUR 391 mln in H1 2025, down by 6.5 pct on the same period ...
Santander finances Panattoni Poznań XIV
Adventum acquires four industrial assets
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
First new tenant for V Office building
The refurbishment of the V Tower office building in Warsaw is nearing completion with the first tenant to move into the building in the autumn. The St ...
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
Landlord’s market begins for Warsaw offices
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Scallier has obtained the exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction ...
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
Redkom to open Białystok retail park
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
7R Park Gdańsk IV extended
Work has been completed on the second stage of 7R Park Gdańsk IV in Barniewice, in the Tricity area. Dekpol Budownictwo was the general contractor.
