News

Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Berlin Hyp Bank is to provide a EUR 11.4 mln loan to GTC for the refinancing of its previous loan agreement for Corius – the third building of the Aeropark Business Centre office complex in Warsaw’s Włochy district.

Murapol launches PLN 200 mln fund

POLAND A minimum of PLN 400 mln in revenue is expected to be generated over the next five years from residential projects developed on plots purchased by the Murapol HRE FIZAN fund, which has just been launched.

Xplan the moth-er of invention

POLAND Ćma, a 24-hour restaurant and bar run Mateusz Gessler that combines cuisine and art, has opened in Hala Koszyki in Warsaw. Xplan was the general contractor for the fitting out work.

Ghelamco launches Foksal townhouse sales

Property and Facility Management

POLAND Belgian developer Ghelamco has started the apartment sales for its Foksal 13/15 residential project in the centre of Warsaw.

Per ardua ad Astris

POLAND Knight Frank has been chosen to manage of the Astris office building in Kraków, which is to be completed in a few weeks. The investor behind the project is Astris, with Cushman & Wakefield being the leasing agent.

Seven ‘my rooms’ in the city centre

POLAND The ‘My Room by Accorhotels’ concept has been introduced to the Novotel Warszawa Centrum in Warsaw.

Sea Star in Kraków

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND Two showrooms for the Gwiazda Morza (Sea Star) hotel in Władysławowo on Poland’s Baltic coast have been opened in Kraków.

Citibank leases 13,600 sqm in Generation Park

POLAND Citibank Europe PLC (Citi Service Center Poland) has leased 13,600 sqm of office space in the first phase of Generation Park in Warsaw.

A colourful and shiny diamond

CEE Bonami.pl has introduced its Diamond lamp, which features a metal diamond-shaped structure and a porcelain bulb-holder.

Investment & finance

Czech takes lion’s share of Q1 investment

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

CEE REGION Around EUR 2.3 bln was invested in CEE properties in Q1, a 41 pct y-o-y and 45 pct m-o-m increase, according to a report just published by Colliers International and CMS.

Technology

Virtual cleaning becomes reality

POLAND A cleaning system that uses intelligent goggles to tell you where and how to clean has now been launched in Poland.

Retail & leisure

Furniture centre opens in Gdańsk

POLAND The Galeria Wnętrz City Meble furniture market in Gdańsk has opened. It is currently 89 pct leased and advanced negotiations for the remaining vacant space are in progress.

Record month for Atal

POLAND In Q1 2017 Atal sold 676 apartments, a y-o-y growth of 34 pct, while in March it sold 269 apartments – the best monthly result in the company’s history.

Wolne Miasto under the trees

POLAND Eco-Classic has launched sales for the 195 apartments in the fourth stage of the Wolne Miasto estate, which is under construction on ul. Cedrowa in Gdańsk.

EurobuildCEE

Erbud to build Jarosław hospital

POLAND A new hospital is to be built in Jarosław in the Subcarpathian province, in an investment of PLN 17.9 mln net.

Budnex on the Baltic

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND Gorzów-based Budnex is to build another seaside project in Kołobrzeg: Porta Mare Baltica will comprise exclusive apartments 750m from the sea.

BTS office building opens in Katowice

POLAND A six-storey class ‘A’ office building at al. Roździeńskiego 188H in Katowice has been completed by local developer Brema.

The only way is up for Murapol

POLAND The Murapol group secured sales contracts for 814 homes over the first three months of 2017 – up from 701 contracts in the same period of 2016.

Retail & leisure

P.A. Nova opens in Sosnowiec

POLAND On April 6th P.A. Nova opened its ninth retail facility – a retail park in Sosnowiec.

No more home subsidies this year