News
Bridging the Vistula
POLAND Strabag has completed construction of a section of the S7 expressway in Kraków.
Retail & leisure
Savills to recommercialise Karpacka
POLAND Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK) has appointed Savills to recommercialise the Karpacka retail park on the western bypass of Bielsko-Biała.
Investment & finance
Amazon to open regional centre in Sered
SLOVAKIA Amazon is to open a 60,000 sqm regional centre for returns in Sered in H2 2017 in the 125,000 sqm first stage of the Mountpark Sered logistics centre being developed by Mountpark Logistics EU on a 28,5 ha site.
Eften sells Riga office building
LATVIA Eften’s Kinnisvarafond fund has sold a commercial building at Stabu 10/4 in Riga to Colonna Varahaldus for an undisclosed sum.
Retail & leisure
Delta Planet arises in Banja Luka
BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA Delta Real Estate has started the construction of the Delta Planet shopping centre in Banja Luka.
Retail & leisure
Guess who in Galeria Libero
POLAND American fashion chain Guess will take up 300 sqm of space in the Galeria Libero shopping centre.
Retail & leisure
Falling vacancy on Moscow retail market
POLAND In Q2 2017, the vacancy rate in existing shopping centres in Moscow declined from 7.2 pct to 6.4 pct, according to JLL.
Napollo wants no more CREAM
POLAND Napollo is to take over the management of its own shopping centres from CREAM, including Galeria Renova in Warsaw’s Targówek district, Galeria Grodova in Grodzisk Mazowiecki and the newly-built Galeria Piastowska in Gniezno.
Sales begin again for Cybernetyki 17
POLAND Dom Development has started apartment sales for the second stage of its Osiedle Cybernetyki 17 estate in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
EU says no to retail tax
POLAND The European Commission has ruled that the Polish tax levied on retail sales infringes EU rules on state aid.
Murapol plays with financial instruments
POLAND Murapol has issued 28,169 bonds (series BA) each with a nominal value of PLN 1,000 in a private offer and has announced plans to set up a number of closed investment funds this year.
Refinancing for Royal Wilanów
POLAND Capital park subsidiary Hazel Investments has acquired EUR 62.5 mln in refinancing for the Royal Wilanów office building in Warsaw from BGŻ BNP Paribas and ING Bank Śląski with the loan to be paid back in five years.
Interior design
Volvo showroom redesigned
HUNGARY DVM group has completed the refurbishment of the Váci út car salon for Volvo Auto Hungária.
Hotel construction on the rise
EUROPE According to the May 2017 Pipeline Report published by STR, 167,543 rooms in 1,074 hotel projects are under development in Europe, representing a 15.3 pct increase compared to May 2016.
Russians wooed by US brands
According to IKEA Centres Russia, US brands are currently winning over the Russian market. The most recent deals in the country have seen established stateside brands such as Armani Exchange expand their number of stores into double figures having entered the market only last year. Starbucks is expanding to new regions. Nike has developed a new concept store, and Yum! Brands, the operators of KFC and Pizza Hut have registered a 27 pct y-o-y increase in revenue for Q1 2017.
Office & mixed-use development
Work starts on Equilibrium
ROMANIA Skanska has begun the construction of the first phase of the Equilibrium office project in the BarbuVacarescu- Floreasca region of Bucharest which is to be developed at a cost of EUR 37 mln.
Hotels
Tui opens seventh hotel
CROATIA Tui Group has opened its seventh hotel, Tui Blue Jadran, which is also the oldest hotel on the Croatian Adriatic coast.
Office & mixed-use development
Cromwell renovates Wiśniowy Business Park
POLAND Cromwell Property Group has completed the refurbishment of the common areas in buildings D, E and F of Wiśniowy Business Park office complex at ul. 1. Sierpnia in Warsaw.
JLL expands to Łódź
POLAND International real estate advisory JLL is launching a new office in Łódź. It will be headed by Marta Pyziak, who was prieviously a member of the facility advisor team responsible for managing Dell’s real estate portfolio in Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Baltic states and Ukraine.
Residential
Echo increases apartment sales by 80 pct
POLAND In H1 2017 Echo Investment sold 554 apartments, representing an 80 pct rise y-o-y. In H1 2016, the developer signed 309 sales contracts.
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
Shopper Park Plus to enter Poland
Hungarian retail park operator Shopper Park Plus has officially announced it is to buy eight centres in Poland for around EUR 195 mln.
Two transactions by Prime Holdings
Domestic investors now dominate in Romania
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
Sanmar comes to Łódź
Sanmar has leased nearly 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni's Logistics Łódź VI development.
