News
Investment & finance
EPP to buy four Blackstone malls for EUR 166.6 mln
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP) has announced the signing of a preliminary agreement to acquire four shopping centres across Poland from funds managed by Blackstone.
Hungarian investment doubles
HUNGARY The Hungarian commercial real estate investment market doubled from EUR 745 mln in 2015 to EUR 1.54 in 2016, according to the latest report by CBRE.
Good year for Sochi hotels
RUSSIA In 2016, the Sochi quality hotel market exhibited a substantial improvement in operating performance in the upper and midscale segments, according to JLL, and in both Sochi’s coastal and mountain clusters.
Marriott enters Estonia
ESTONIA The Telegraaf hotel in Tallinn has signed a licensing agreement with the Marriott International hotel chain.
Office & mixed-use development
Co-working boutique in Zebra
POLAND Business Link Nowa Zebra, a co-working ‘boutique’ office concept created by Business Link, has been established on floors eight and nine of the Zebra Tower building at the Jazdy Polskiej roundabout and ul. Mokotowska 1.
More homes from Dekpol
POLAND Last year Dekpol sold a total of 537 apartments – almost 40 pct more than the previous year.
Residential
Shopping spree in Strefa Wilanów
POLAND Just a few months after the sales launch of the first stage of the Strefa Wilanów estate in Warsaw, Yareal is now selling apartments in the second stage of the project.
Retail & leisure
Four LPP brands choose Quick Park Kępno
POLAND Real2B Development, the developer of the Quick Park shopping centre in Kępno, has signed a lease for a combined area of 2,822 sqm with Polish clothing group LPP.
Retail & leisure
Dancing with Magnolias
POLAND A Champion Team dance centre is to open in the Magnolia Park shopping centre in Wrocław.
Komfort keeps on growing
POLAND After the opening of 38 stores in 2016, the Komfort is not planning to slow down and is looking to open 30 stores this year.
Second stage of Forum Wola
POLAND Robyg has launched sales of 141 apartments in the second stage of the Forum Wola estate on ul. Jana Kazimierza in Warsaw.
More rooms for holiday makers in Świnoujście
POLAND Erbud has been appointed as the general contractor of a four-star hotel on ul. Żeromskiego in Świnoujście and is to construct a complex of three buildings with a combined area of 15,100 sqm.
PLGBC sets up green building database
POLAND PLGBC has created the first database of certified buildings in Poland.
Prison to become museum
POLAND M.O.C. Architekci studio of Katowice has won the competition to create an architectural concept for the Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners of Polish People’s Republic in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Polna Corner topped off
POLAND Danish developer Ceraco has topped off the Polna Corner office building which is under construction in Warsaw.
Interior design
Velt looking for designers
POLAND Jeremi Nagrabecki, the designer of the Velt range of glass lamps, is inviting architects, stylists and interior designs to work with him to create new lamp designs.
Property and Facility Management
Savills for Wratislavia PM
POLAND Savills has been appointed by Cinema Tower to manage the 16-storey, mixed-use Wratislavia Tower in central Wrocław.
Vacancy falls in Moscow malls
RUSSIA The vacancy rate in Moscow shopping centres fell from 11.4 pct in Q3 2016 to 10.2 pct in Q4 2016, according to the latest report by CBRE.
Green projects
Excellent Allee
HUNGARY The Allee shopping centre in Budapest has achieved BREEAM certification at the ‘Excellent’ level in the field of asset performance as well as at the ‘Very Good’ level for building management.
Retail & leisure
Lina’s Paris seeks Polish partner
POLAND/CEE REGION Lina’s Paris, a French chain of restaurants and fast food bars, is planning to enter the Polish market and to later expand to other countries in the CEE region, ‘Eurobuild CEE’ has been told by an executive of the company.
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
Six buildings certified
Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio, which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U ...
Colliers qualifies as WELL Survey Provider
Nestlé House is 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
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
Events
CPK arises
We invite you to join us on June 10th in Łódź at our conference entitled ‘CPK - A new era for Poland and the commercial real estate market’ where we s ...
Back to the Future Conference
Race to the top
Exclusive
A more mature student scene
Echo Investment has recently expanded its presence in the student housing sector. We spoke to CEO Nicklas Lindberg about what’s driving this new focus ...
Strategy is key
Cooperation is key – Joanna Kowalewska of Axi Immo
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
A change of guard at Eurobuild
From the beginning of June this year, Anna Korólczyk-Lewandowska takes over the position of Editor in Chief of Eurobuild magazine.
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Savills has new CEO
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 offices
JLL has completed the modernisation of its Warsaw offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The motto behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emp ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Reico goes north
Czech investment fund Reico Long Lease has purchased a distribution centre in Brześć Kujawski in Kuyavia-Pomerania in northern Poland from LPP.
Lighthouse sold
PKO grants Panattoni EUR 24 mln
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
Industrial Bank of Korea opens in Warsaw
The Industrial Bank of Korea is moving into the Warsaw Financial Center and is to occupy a 950 sqm office on the top, 31st floor of the building.
Tenant activity rises
Large lease renewal in B4B
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Heimstaden has begun apartment sales for its Oh!Praga development in Warsaw.
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Living sector on the rise
Retail & leisure
Multikino to open in Avenida
The Multikino cinema chain is to open a new multiplex in Poznań's Galeria Avenida shopping centre. The parties have signed a letter of intent, and the ...
Scallier opens park in Western Pomerania
Scallier opens retail park in Ploiești
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
Intermarché comes to Sosnowiec
The Intermarché chain, part of Les Mousquetaires Group, has opened a new distribution centre in Silesia.
