Investment & finance
POLAND In FY 2015 the Jeronimo Martins-owned Biedronka discount grocer has reported revenues of EUR 9.2 bln, a 9.2 pct increase on 2014.
RUSSIA Residential developer Samolet Development is planning to build the 500,000 sqm MOCity mixed-used complex in the village of Myakinino in Moscow Oblast’s Odintsovsky district, to the west of the city, according to ‘Vedomosti’.
Hotels
ESTONIA Online travel portal Trip Advisor has published the list of the world’s best hotels based on their user reviews. The Best Hotels of 2016 - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards ranking was also compiled for Estonia, where 10 best TripAdvisor hotels were revealed.
CEE REGION In 2015 the European Investment Bank (EIB) has backed Polish investment projects with a total of EUR 5.54 bln, including the road, transport and city infrastructure projects. This year the EIB will aim to focus on increasing the pace of modernisation of Polish cities, promoting major investments in the energy sector and supporting SMEs and midcaps.
Investment & finance
POLAND Slovakian companies Penta Investments and Krockella Limited have purchased entities that together hold 37.2 pct of the shares in the Empik Media & Fashion (EM&F) group and had belonged to subsidiaries of Eastbridge.
Hotels
POLAND Dekpol is close to finishing the construction of the Almond hotel on ul. Toruńska in Gdańsk.
POLAND Krosno town council extended the Krosno-Airport investment zone to nearly 50 ha, 41.6-ha of which is part of the Special Economic Zone in Krosno.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Echo Investment’s Nobilis Business House office project in Wrocław has now been topped off.
Hotels
POLAND A new four-star hotel including a conference section and a spa is being developed in Białystok.
Infrastructure
POLAND The Katowice branch of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has awarded a contract to Strabag Infrastruktura Południe and Strabag for the construction of a 16.7 km section of the A1 motorway between the Zawodzie interchange (excluding the interchange) and the Woźniki interchange (including the interchange).
Construction
POLAND The first stage of the construction of the Szucha Premium Office project at ul. Szucha 19 in central Warsaw has now finished with the topping off of the building.
POLAND According to user ratings on the Trivago portal, Bukowina Tatrzańska in Poland is among the top fifty skiing resorts in the world in terms of the quality of the hotel base.
Retail & leisure
POLAND Galeria Piastów, a Rank Progress retail project in Legnica, has signed a new tenant.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND The 5,500 sqm gla Le Palais office building on ul. Próżna in Warsaw will continue to house the Ipopema head office.
Construction
POLAND The construction of the Opacka Park office complex on al. Grunwaldzka in Gdańsk is to start this spring.
Retail & leisure
POLAND Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx is to open a new store in the building whch formerly housed a weaving mill and now is part of the Manufaktura retail complex in Łódź.
Retail & leisure
POLAND In March the Komfort retail chain is to open a new 1,500 sqm store in the Zakopianka retail park in Kraków.
EUROPE AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has launched its new pan-European open-ended real estate fund, AXA Core Europe, for which it have initially raised over EUR 500 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Two new companies have leased office space in the Proximo building which is currently being developed by Hines in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Technology
WORLD Royal Philips together with Chinese internet-driven smartphone company Xiaomi, has launched the Philips EyeCare connected desk lamp.
Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory ...
In Berlin Hyp’s most recent Trendbarometer, more than 200 real estate professionals expressed their opinions on opportunities and risks in the real e ...
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 ...
We invite you to listen to our still hot Eurobuild FM podcast! Christopher Mertlitz, managing director and the head of European investment at W.P. Car ...
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 ...
Euro Real Estate, a member company of the Wilhelm von Finck Group, acquired the City Tower Vienna from Immofinanz. With a purchase price of more than ...
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 ...
Last week, Nordbygg, Northern Europe’s biggest trade fair for professionals in construction and real estate industry, took place at Stockholmsmässan i ...
The technology company Spyrosoft has extended its lease in the Nowy Targ office building in Wrocław. Employees have at their disposal roughly 2,800 sq ...
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 ...
135 of the 650 residences have already been sold in the pre-sale phase of JTRE’s new Downtown Yards project. The mixed-use neighbourhood in Bratislava ...
The Cepelia pavilion at the junction of Al. Jerozolimskie and ul. Marszałkowska in Warsaw is undergoing renovation. A three-storey Empik store with a ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
Panattoni has delivered new space within Panattoni Park Tricity East III. Alfa Warehouses, a company specialising in warehouse logistics, is commencin ...
