News
Retail & leisure
Supermarket to become retail park
POLAND The Saller group has started construction work on a retail centre on ul. Wieniawskiego in Wałbrzych, which is being created through the redevelopment of a former E.Leclerc supermarket.
Murapol closer to acquiring Awbud
POLAND the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the purchase by Abadon Real Estate of all the shares of Petrofox, the company that holds a majority stake in Awbud.
Investment & finance
MBank finances Lublin project
POLAND MBank Hipoteczny has granted a PLN 11.3 mln loan for the next stage of the Sky House estate, which Wikana is building near ul. Jana Pawła II in Lublin.
Construction
Care home nears completion
POLAND Construction work on Pałac dla Seniora is nearing completion in Sulejówek.
Investment & finance
Bulgaria takes on MAS
BULGARIA A joint venture majority owned by MAS Real Estate with Prime Kapital has acquired two shopping centres in Burgas and Stara Zagora for EUR 62 mln from Globe Trade Centre and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Hotels
Accor in Sarajevo
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Swissôtel, which is part of the AccorHotels group, has entered into a franchise agreement with Al Shiddi International from Riyadh to develop a 218-room urban resort in Sarajevo with the opening scheduled for early 2018.
Gethouse to house students in factory
POLAND Golub Gethouse has completed the purchase of the former Telpod electronics factory building for Golub GetHouse Property Fund II FIZ on ul. Romanowicza in Kraków. The building is to be converted into university accommodation.
Changing face of retail innovation
EUROPE Technological innovation, increasing competition from e-commerce and ever more demanding customers are forcing shopping centres to make changes in order to not only meet customer expectations, but also to stand out from the competition. A shopping centre’s success is now dependent upon an ever increasing number of factors and this creates challenges for both planned and existing centres, claim CBRE in the ‘Shopping Centre 4.0: Innovations in Shopping Centres’ report.
Investment & finance
Kokotów to be extended with bond financing
POLAND A 7R Logistic subsidiary has raised PLN 12 mln through a bond issue, with the money being earmarked to extend the Kraków-Kokotów logistics park.
Murapol Architects Drive on ul. Klasztorna
POLAND Murapol has purchased a 1.24 ha plot for PLN 6.4 mln on ul. Klasztorna in Wrocław where it is to build an estate of three five-storey buildings with 280 apartments and a combined useable area of 11,300 sqm.
Retail & leisure
Fun and games in Wroclavia
POLAND A Fikołki play centre is to be opened in the Wroclavia shopping centre, which is being developed in the centre of Wrocław by Unibail-Rodamco.
Archicom shares profits
POLAND The Archicom group of Wrocław has registered record sales for 2016 and is to pay a larger dividend to its shareholders than in the previous year. Additionally, the company is also preparing to launch an office project.
Retail & leisure
Tychy mall to be extended
POLAND The land on which the City Point shopping centre stands has been re-zoned allowing for the extension and modernisation of the mall.
More food in TriCity
POLAND OT Port Gdynia, which is owned by OT Logistics, has opened a warehouse for agricultural cargo next to Gdynia harbour.
Office & mixed-use development
Walter Herz in Prosta
POLAND Real estate consultancy Walter Herz has moved to the Prosta Tower office building.
Retail & leisure
KiK opened in Świętokrzyskie
POLAND KiK has opened a new outlet in Kielce in the Pasaż Świętokrzyski shopping centre at ul. Massalskiego 3.
Residential
Premium construction begins in Wrocław
POLAND Dom Development has begun construction work on stages four and five of the Premium estate in Warsaw’s Bemowo district. In the fourth stage, a nine-storey building is to be built with 248 apartments as well as 231 underground parking spaces.
Office & mixed-use development
Capgemini signs big Wrocław lease
POLAND French multinational IT consulting corporation Capgemini has leased more than 13,000 sqm in Wrocław’s Business Garden, developed by Vastint Poland.
Office & mixed-use development
Buma makes another DOT
POLAND Buma has started the construction work on another office building in the DOT Office complex on ul. Czerwone Maki/Podole in Kraków.
DTZ Echinox becomes Cushman & Wakefield Echinox
ROMANIA Cushman & Wakefield has signed an exclusive arrangement with DTZ Echinox for the latter to be its affiliate in Romania. The formal affiliate appointment follows the 2015 global merger of Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ. DTZ Echinox had been DTZ’s partner in the country since 2002.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
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
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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 hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
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
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
Quantum acquires Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd
Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd has been sold to Hamburg-based project developer and investment manager Quantum for an undisclosed price. The busines ...
More Polish investment in Poland
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
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
BlmA stays on in Potsdam
The Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA) has extended its lease for 8,000 sqm of office space at Behlertstrasse 3A in Potsdam with Sonar Real Estate. ...
Skyliner II shooting up
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
Refield is to develop another retail centre in the Podkarpackie region. Pasaż Łańcucki will comprise over 11,000 sqm of gla, and the anchor tenant wil ...
Four retail parks set to grow
Agora Mall Arad reopens
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
