News
Immofinanz ends seven-year dispute
EUROPE Immofinanz has announced that in principle it has reached the settlement of a dispute resulting from the company’s merger in June 2010 with Immoeast.
Echo on target to dominate residential market
POLAND Echo investment sold 259 apartments in the first quarter of the 2017 up by 76 pct y-o-y.
Investment & finance
Seventeen parks sold, eight to go
CEE REGION Luxembourg based fund Pradera European Retail Parks SCSp has finalised the acquisition of 17 retail properties in Germany, France and Poland from Ikea as part of a EUR 900 mln deal negotiated in March to acquire 25 retail parks.
Dana gets into gear
HUNGARY Dana has held the ground breaking ceremony for a new gear factory in Győr.
No more warehouses for CA Immo
HUNGARY/CEE REGION CA Immo has sold its 51 pct stake in the Aerozone logistics park in Budapest to the M7 CEREF I fund completing its strategic withdrawal from the logistics sector.
EUR 1.19 bln spent in the Baltics
BALTIC STATES Investment volume in commercial real estate reached EUR 1.19 bln in 2016, according to figures from Colliers International.
PKP hand in hand with the Post office
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP), the Polish Post Office and PKP’s developer subsidiary Xcity Investment have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop land owned separately by the state enterprises.
Pin Park to replace rail carriage factory
POLAND The Pin Park office complex with an area of nearly 52,000 sqm is to be developed at the site of the former Pafawag rail carriage factory in Wrocław.
Huawei and Philips Lighting team up
WORLD Philips Lighting and Huawei Technologies have signed a partnership agreement to ensure the compatibility of the Philips Hue integrated lighting system and Huawei’s OceanConnect platform for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Autodistribution Polska stays in WLC
POLAND Autodistribution Polska has prolonged its lease of over 6,000 sqm of warehouse space in the WLC Bielany Wrocławskie distribution centre owned by the CBRE GI-managed Pan European Core (PEC) fund. Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant during the in negotiations.
Deloitte grows in Rzeszów
POLAND Deloitte’s Shared Service Centre in Rzeszów is to double its number of staff by the end of the year to 400 people. The centre currently takes up two floors of the Skyres Warszawska building.
Perla park to be constructed near Słupsk
POLAND The Perla Logistic Park will be built in Płaszewko near Słupsk next to the future S6 expressway.
Altus invests in Tower
POLAND Institutional investor Altus Investment Fund has bought a 5.49 pct stake in commercial developer Tower Investments. It is the second investment fund, after Trigon TFI, to invest in Tower Investment shares.
Viva Garden reaches fifth stage
POLAND Victoria Dom developer has begun apartment sales for the fifth stage of its Viva Garden project under development in Warsaw’s Białołęka district.
Combohotel in Poznań
POLAND Modernisation work on the Novotel Poznań Centrum hotel at Plac Andersa in Poznań has begun. Two hotels from different segments (economy and mid-range) are to share the same roof.
Slow first quarter for Russian investment
RUSSIA In Q1 2017, Russia’s real estate investment volume reached USD 830 mln, down 18 pct y-o-y, according to JLL. However, the agency expects investments to grow in the near future. According to its forecasts for 2017, this figure will reach USD 4.5 bln compared to USD 4.2 bln in 2016.
Warehouse & industrial
Geis opens warehouse in Ústí nad Labem
CZECH REPUBLIC At the beginning of April, logistics operator Geis Group opened a 5,600 sqm BTS centre in the Řehlovice industrial zone, in the Ústí nad Labem region.
Retail & leisure
Carrefour comes to Olimp
POLAND Carrefour Poland has leased 2,200 sqm of retail space in Galeria Olimp in northern Lublin.
LBP Manufacturing stays in Łódź
POLAND Food and beverage packaging producer LBP Manufacturing has renewed its 5,000 sqm warehouse lease including 600 sqm of office space in Logicor Park Łódź on ul. Manewrowa in Łódź’s Widzew district.
Residential
River breeze starts to blow
LATVIA The River Breeze Residence in Riga’s Klīversala district will be completed by the end of 2017.
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
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with ...
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Homepark goes 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
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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
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
Now's the time to buy
The investment market in Poland for Q1-Q3 2025 reflects stable market conditions, with year-to-date volume aligning closely with the Q1-Q3 of 2024. By ...
Onde enters Romania
Croatia growing fast
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
High demand but low supply
The supply of modern office space in Poland's eight largest regional cities reached 6.73 mln sqm. Although the market is showing signs of stabilisatio ...
Construction underway on AFI Tower
AI park to be built in Heilbronn
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
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
PSN has completed the reconstruction of the Grand Department Store in Pardubice. The historic building has been transformed into a modern, mixed-use r ...
Consumer spending accelerates GDP growth
Osada to open in Łask
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
Industrial market booming
In Q3 2025, industrial construction volume in the Czech Republic reached a two-year high, and demand was significantly stronger than in the previous y ...
