German supermarket chain Kaufland recently announced that it soon plans to auction off a number of plots around Poland. We spoke to Radim Pařík, the vice-president of the board of directors of Kaufland Polska Markety, about why the company is taking this step – and, as he explains, any short term profit is the last thing on their minds.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Internet loan company Wonga has leased 1,000 sqm in building ‘D’ of the Harmony Office Center in Warsaw.
Hotels
POLAND Christie & Co is preparing a feasibility study for hotel properties to be built as part of Konkret Group’s Warszawa Modlin Smart City project.
POLAND In Q1 2016, Gemini Holding started the construction of Gemini Park Tychy, launched six new brands and extended eight contracts with tenants of Gemini Park Tarnów and Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała, and it also obtained a building permit for the construction of a new project – Eko Park.
POLAND New features have been added to the online shop of the children’s goods store Smyk.
Residential
POLAND Vantage Development has begun the construction of two five-storey residential buildings in Nowe Żerniki in Wrocław.
Infrastructure
POLAND Skanska has been awarded a PLN 65.8 mln gross contract for the development of Warsaw’s west Vistula embankment (stage 1 – section 1.2).
POLAND Lokum Deweloper group plans to build a residential estate of a higher standard, on a 1.25 ha plot on ul. Poniatowskiego, ul. Bolesława Prusa and ul. Jedności Narodowej in Wroclaw’s old town.
Residential
CZECH REPUBLIC Buildings ‘C’ and ‘D’ of the Nové Chabry residential project in Prague’s Dolní Chabry district have received occupancy approval.
Retail & leisure
LATVIA Galleria Riga has signed a major agreement with Hennes & Mauritz Group for the opening of the first COS store in the Baltics as well as a major new H&M store.
UKRAINE In Q1 the occupancy on Kyiv hotel market rose to 34 pct, from 30 pct in the same period a year ago, and 26 pct in 2014, according to JLL.
CZECH REPUBLIC Companies from the IT sector and business service centres were the most active tenants on the Prague office market last year, according to JLL. They were responsible for 31 pct of net take-up, that is 84,000 sqm of the leased space.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Fractal Group and the APA Markowski architectural studio have prepared the concept for a warehouse park in Grzędy near Tarczyn.
RUSSIA Only three quality warehouses with a total of 92,000 sqm were completed in Q1 Moscow region, according to JLL. The figure is four times lower then over the same period last year.
Velis IT Systems and the Cracow Special Economic Zone invite you to the "Technical maintenance and safety improvement in productional and logistical facilities" conference, which is held on Tuesday 10th of May at the Malopolska Information Technology Park in Cracow.
Human resources
POLAND Gheorghe Marian Cristescu, formerly the director of the Best Western chain responsible for Poland and the Baltic States, has become the new president of the board of Chopin Airport Development.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND A contract with Mycs has completed the leasing process for the North-West Logistic Park in Szczecin.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Meyer Bergman plans to develop the Grand Central office building in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
POLAND A Carrefour supermarket is to be the grocery operator in the Wroclavia shopping centre, which is being developed by Unibail-Rodamco in Wrocław.
Retail & leisure
POLAND The Elite Gym exclusive fitness club is to be opened in the ArtN project in Warsaw, which is being developed by Capital Park.
Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory ...
According to the report released by research firm Spectis, “Modular construction market in Poland 2024-2029”, top 100 manufacturers of prefabricated b ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 ...
Kreo, Ghelamco's Kraków office project, has achieved BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level. The building also has a WELL and Green Building St ...
Eurobuild Awards 2023 is behind us, but if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the special "Eurobuild" supplement prepared for the Gala evening, you ...
The next edition of our monthly magazine is now available both in paper and digital versions! Traditionally, the new issue was first sent to our confe ...
Welcome to Eurobuild FM! We invited an excellent expert to the today's episode – distinguished structural engineer Tristram Carfrae, deputy chair of w ...
We regret to inform you that Piotr Kroenke, long-time general director of GTC and co-creator of many of the company's successes, has passed away.
This latest episode of 'Eye to Eye' is hot out of the podcast oven and ready to listen to! Eurobuild’s guest today is Paweł Sapek, the head of Prologi ...
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 ...
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 ...
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Novum Hospitality announced a long-term agreement that will double IHG’s presence in Germany to more than 200 hotels in almos ...
Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held th ...
The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport. The programme will include ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
Redkom has announced that it has finalised the sale of a retail park under construction in Bielsko-Biała to Newgate Investment. The 17,000 sqm retail ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the constr ...
Slovakian developer JTRE is launching its first project in Germany. The Nordhafen Living & Office multifunctional project will be built in the Europac ...
EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's em ...
Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec su ...
According to the Berlin 2024 Residential Market Report by real estate financier Berlin Hyp and real estate service provider CBRE, purchase prices have ...
Wood & Company is planning the final third tranche of its acquisition of a stake in the Aupark shopping centre in Bratislava. The facility is currentl ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
CTP has signed a lease agreement with the logistics service provider for an additional 2,000 sqm, thus the company will occupy a total of 13,000 sqm a ...
