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Investment & finance

Griffin targets the student housing market

schedule 01 March 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Griffin Real Estate aims to grow its presence on the Polish private student housing market. In the next three years the company plans to develop a portfolio of 7,000-8,000 dorm rooms.

Lokum Deweloper enters Kraków

schedule 01 March 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Wrocław-based residential developer Lokum Deweloper has acquired a 3 ha plot near ul. Kobierzyńska in Kraków.

Green projects

Shopping centre turned office building now green-certified

schedule 01 March 2016
Eurobuild CEE

ROMANIA The 14,500 sqm gla Moldova Center, the office building developed by Gheorghe Iaciu in Iași, has obtained BREEAM certificate with ‘Very Good’ rating for new constructions and major refurbishments.

Architecture and urban planning

Św. Barbary tenement to be restored to former glory

schedule 01 March 2016
Anna Pakulniewicz

POLAND Warsaw Attics is to renovate a tenement building purchased from the Polish Post [Poczta Polska] in Warsaw city centre and restore it to its pre-war appearance.

Construction

YIT Kausta to invest EUR 40 mln in projects

schedule 01 March 2016
Anna Pakulniewicz

LITHUANIA This year developer YIT Kausta is planning to invest over EUR 40 mln in commercial and residential projects, mostly located in Vilnius and Kaunas.

Skanska to build Mokotów estate

schedule 01 March 2016
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Skanska Residential Development Poland has purchased land for a residential project in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.

Office & mixed-use development

Tryton ready for tenants

schedule 29 February 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Echo Investment has obtained an occupancy permit for its Tryton Business House office building in the centre of Gdańsk.

Retail & leisure

Warsaw retail grows but still lacks density - JLL

schedule 29 February 2016
Nathan North
deputy editor

POLAND The Warsaw retail market grew by 65,000 sqm in 2015, according to the latest report from JLL.

Office & mixed-use development

Facebook opens new Warsaw office

schedule 29 February 2016
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND The famous US-based social network Facebook has leased an entire floor in the Rondo 1 office tower in Warsaw.

Hotels

Top 10 Latvia’s hotels named

schedule 29 February 2016
Anna Pakulniewicz

LATVIA 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 Latvia, where 10 best TripAdvisor hotels were revealed.

Investment & finance

Amazon warehouses change hands

schedule 29 February 2016
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND A 119,000 sqm Amazon Wrocław warehouse, developed by Panattoni Europe, has been sold off, while another Amazon Polish fulfilment centre is to be sold soon.

Eurobuild CEE

B&B Hotels to be sold

schedule 29 February 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

EUROPE The European Commission has approved the acquisition of French budget hotel chain B&B Hotels by French company PAI Partners.

52 brands entered Russia last year

schedule 29 February 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

RUSSIA Despite the negative economic conditions, 52 new international brands entered the Russian market in 2015, according to the ‘How active is the Russian Retail Market?’ report by CBRE.

Retail & leisure

Allee nearly 100-pct leased

schedule 29 February 2016
Eurobuild CEE

HUNGARY Last year the number of visitors to the Allee shopping centre in Budapest has exceeded 17.5 mln. At the same time the mall’s commercialization rate reached almost 100 pct.

CBRE fund raises USD 840 mln

schedule 29 February 2016
Eurobuild CEE

EUROPE CBRE Global Investment Partners (GIP) has raised a total of USD 840 mln of equity from six investors at the final close of its European value-add fund.

Retail & leisure

Mothercare shuts down Polish stores

schedule 29 February 2016
Eurobuild CEE

POLAND All the Polish locations of the British children goods retailer Mothercare are to be closed down soon.

Retail & leisure

Green Caffe Nero to open in Astoria

schedule 29 February 2016
Eurobuild CEE

POLAND Coffee shop chain Green Caffe Nero has leased over 220 sqm of space in the Astoria Premium Offices building which is currently being developed by Strabag Real Estate in central Warsaw.

Retail & leisure

New brands flock to Prague

schedule 29 February 2016
Anna Pakulniewicz

CZECH REPUBLIC Last year was notable for the number of new brands appearing in Prague, both on its high streets and in shopping centres – and this trend is to continue this year, according to a report just published by JLL.

Office & mixed-use development

Lawyers take whole storey of Moniuszki 1A

schedule 29 February 2016
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND The Path Augustyniak, Hatylak i Wspólnicy law firm together with Awans Corporate Services have decided to lease the whole story in the office building Moniuszki 1A in central Warsaw.

Retail & leisure

Sports Direct leases space in Galeria Metropolia

schedule 26 February 2016
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

POLAND Sportswear and sports equipment retailer Sports Direct has leased 1,660 sqm of space in the Galeria Metropolia shopping centre which is currently being developed in Gdańsk’s Wrzeszcz district.

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