News
Retail & leisure
ETC Swarzędz upgrade begins
POLAND A joint venture set up by Capital Park (the investor) and Akron Group (the property owner) have started the refurbishment and ugrade of the oldest shopping centre in Wielkopolska region – ETC Swarzędz.
Hotels
Record occupancy in Russian hotels
RUSSIA The market-wide weighted average occupancy in Russian hotels in H1 reached a five-year record – 68 pct, exceeding the last year’s number by 4.6 pp, according to JLL.
Investment & finance
Echo sets sights on Jo’burg and Lux listing
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP), which is jointly owned by Echo Investment and South Africa’s Redefine Properties, is aiming to list on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in August 2016 followed by a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in September 2016.
Office & mixed-use development
Fifth B4B building full, with sixth about to open
POLAND Building ‘E’, the fifth building of the Bonarka for Business (B4B) office complex in Kraków’s Podgorze district, has reached 100 pct with the signing of two new tenants.
New development plan for Klaipėda in 2018
LITHUANIA A new comprehensive spatial development plan for Klaipėda is to be prepared for an area of 9.8 ha of the city.
Interior design
Designer lighting that can be controlled too
EUROPE Trilux Polska is launching its latest product, Lunexo Led – the winner of the Design+ award at the Light+Building 2016 trade fair.
Forced S6 buy-out by GDDKiA
POLAND Over the next few weeks the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is to purchase properties needed for the construction of the S6 expressway.
iQor grows in Bydgoszcz
POLAND iQor, one of the largest service companies in Europe, is to enlarge its Bydgoszcz branch. The company, which is involved in the guarantee and post-guarantee repairs of electronic equipment, will extend the branch by 14,000 sqm.
Murapol increases sales
POLAND In H1 this year Murapol signed off on 1,294 contracts for the sales of apartments –20 pct more than in H1 2015 (1,081).
Retail & leisure
CityFit in Katowice
POLAND CityFit has opened its first gym in Katowice. The club is located at ul. Rynek 12 in the Zenit department store, where it occupies 1,900 sqm.
Hotels
PGU renovating, buying and selling hotels
POLAND Polska Grupa Uzdrowisk is completing a facility in Połczyn-Zdrój, while planning future openings and renovations to expand its base of health resort facilities.
CEE investment volume set to top EUR 10 bln – JLL
CEE REGION/POLAND According to JLL, the volume of real estate investment transactions concluded across Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) in H1 2016 amounted to app. EUR 5.1 bln, with Poland accounting for EUR 2.07 bln of the total, followed by the Czech Republic (EUR 950 mln), Hungary (EUR 910 mln), Romania (EUR 340 mln) and Slovakia (EUR 310 mln). The remaining SEE markets registered EUR 540 mln in finalised deals.
Retail & leisure
Final Gigasport store sold
CZECH REPUBLIC Čestlické trhy has purchased the last remaining building from the portfolio of the Gigasport chain in the Czech Republic.
Office & mixed-use development
Impaq leases in Wołoska 24
POLAND Impaq, a consulting and IT services provider for finance and telecom companies, has leased around 1,160 sqm in the Wołoska 24 office building in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Ricoh stays in Ochota
POLAND Digital office device producer Ricoh has renewed its 2,800 sqm lease in the Business Garden office park on ul. Żwirki i Wigury in Warsaw’s Ochota district.
Office & mixed-use development
Mistral retains Mellon
POLAND Mellon, a specialist technological solutions and outsourcing services provider, has renewed its 660 sqm lease in the Mistral building, part of the VIG Business Park in Warsaw’s Włochy district.
Sofia retail shows stability
BULGARIA In the first half of the year, modern shopping centres in Sofia enjoyed stable development, with absorption levels of almost 15,000 sqm of leasable space, compared to 16,370 sqm in the second half of 2015, according to Colliers International.
Polnord stable and satisfied
POLAND In the first half of the year Polnord sold 536 apartments compared to 523 in H1 last year.
Steve Madden opens in two malls
POLAND Two stores of American fashion brand Steve Madden are to open by the end of 2016 in Warsaw shopping centres
Retail & leisure
Martes Sport chooses Quick Park Olkusz
POLAND A 532 sqm Martes Sport store is to open in Quick Park in Olkusz.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we s ...
Not just for the rich
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
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
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is onl ...
Self service in Opole
Mercure comes to Transylvania
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has awarded a tender for track layout changes in the Retkinia area of Łódź to Multiconsult Polska, who bid PLN ...
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
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
AFI buys out Echo's share of Office House
AFI and Echo Investment, the developers of the Towarowa22 project, have signed a deal under which AFI becomes the sole owner of the Office House offic ...
Dom Dochodowy sold
BNP Paribas lends Panattoni EUR 20.2 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
Astellas comes to the Bridge
Astellas Pharma Global Capability Centre has joined the tenants of The Bridge in Warsaw. The international pharmaceutical company will occupy two floo ...
Rockwool grows bigger in Nowy Rynek
More drugs in Aeropark
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Agora Mall Arad (formerly Galleria Arad) officially reopened on August 28th following an extensive refurbishment and repositioning.
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki
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
Siemens Energy comes to Mülheim
CTP has signed a lease agreement with Siemens Energy Global for the development of 20,000 sqm in CTPark Mülheim in North Rhine-Westphalia.
