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Eurobuild Awards
Eurobuild Awards 2016: the public vote
At the Eurobuild Awards Gala 2016, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Centre Warsaw on December 6th, those present chose the winners in the three categories of the public vote: the Real Estate Personality of the Year, the Outstanding Non-Business Achievement of the Year and the Office Tenant of the Year.
E-commerce
DSV takes Super-Pharm online
POLAND The Super-Pharm drugstore chain has commissioned DSV Solutions to operate and revamp its online shopping channel.
Eurobuild Awards
The jury has chosen the winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2016
POLAND For the seventh time a jury comprising almost 160 real estate professionals has chosen the companies and buildings that have had the greatest effect on the Polish real estate market in 2016. On December 6th, over 800 people gathered for the gala ceremony held in the DoubleTree by Hilton Warsaw.
Hotels
Ibis to land in Lublin
POLAND Orbis has concluded a franchise agreement concerning an Ibis Budget hotel in Lublin.
Office & mixed-use development
MakoLab seals Ogrodowa Office lease
POLAND Tech and marketing company MakoLab has finalised its lease for space in the Ogrodowa Office building in Łódź.
Eurobuild Awards
Eurobuild Awards 2016: over PLN 40,000 raised for sick children
The guests of the Eurobuild Awards gala, encouraged by Szymon Majewski representing the Iskierka foundation, willingly donated to the charity for sick children and a total of over PLN 40,000 was raised.
Construction
Maya buzzes into Poland
The cornerstone for the first theme park in Poland is to be laid on December 8th in the village of Kownaty in Lubuskie province, 40 km from Frankfurt an der Oder on the German border. We spoke to Daniel Heinst, the CEO of Holiday Park Kownaty Poland, and Bruno Lambrecht, the general manager of CFE Polska, about the nuts and bolts of the project
Warehouse & industrial
P3 extends Błonie
POLAND P3 has begun construction work on an 80,000 sqm expansion of its Błonie Park. On completion the park is to offer 275,000 sqm.
BIK launches onto WSE
POLAND The shares of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych debuted on the main market of Warsaw Stock Exchange on November 31st.
Residential
Belleville popular with clients
POLAND Belleville, the second project of Bouygues Immobilier in Wrocław has found buyers for 60 pct of the apartments.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Katowicka changes second floor
POLAND Meyer Bergman, the owner of the Galeria Katowicka mall, and its manager Apsys Polska, have decided to renovate the second floor of the three-year-old centre.
Technology
Fibaro and Skanska together
POLAND The Jaśminowy Mokotów estate in Warsaw developed by Skanska Residential Development Poland will be fitted with the Fibaro intelligent home welcome package.
Investment & finance
Many more projects in Katowice Special Economic Zone
POLAND Permits have been issued for seven new investment projects with a value in excess of PLN 320 mln involving the creation of 235 new jobs, to be set up in the Katowice Special Economic Zone.
Danes open centre in Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC Transport and logistics company DSV has opened a logistics centre with an area of 23,000 sqm close to Vaclav Havel airport in Prague.
Retail & leisure
Scandinavians entrants onto Polish furniture market
POLAND Isku, one of Scandinavia’s largest furniture manufacturers, which was founded in 1928, has opened its first showroom in the Prosta Tower office building in Warsaw with a lease of 240 sqm.
Investment & finance
AFI to sell its Bucharest offices
ROMANIA AFI Europe affiliate Africa Israel Investments has signed a letter of intent to sell the five office buildings constructed next to the AFI Palace Cotroceni mall in Bucharest.
Warehouse & industrial
GLS leases 11,000 sqm in Pardubice
CZECH REPUBLIC Global Logistics Solutions, the logistics provider and subsidiary of Foxconn CZ, has leased a new 11,000 sqm hall in Logistika Park Pardubice in Černá za Bory.
Growthpoint takes EUR 186.4 mln stake in Globalworth
ROMANIA Growthpoint Properties, a REIT listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is to pay EUR 186.4 mln for an initial 26.9 pct stake in Globalworth Real Estate Investment, which is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Retail & leisure
Immofinanz announces three Stop Shop locations in Serbia
SERBIA Immofinanz is to set up Stop Shop retail parks in Požarevac, Lazarevac and Vršac with a combined leasable area of 23,800 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Nordic Light open
HUNGARY Nordic Light, a 26,000 sqm LEED ‘Gold’ certified office building developed by Skanska in Budapest, has officially opened.
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Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Poland underestimates Building site crime
According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figur ...
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Construction industry waiting to boom
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
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Silesia City Center has been awarded a BREEAM In-Use rating of Excellent. The centre uses a modern building management system, allowing utility usage ...
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
Segro continues to certify
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
This sporting real estate life
On Friday, May 29th, the biggest sports day in the real estate calendar took place: the annual Eurobuild CEE Golf, Tennis and Running Tournaments orga ...
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Happy Easter!
Events
Investment given the green light
The Polish real estate market has one of the strongest investment stories in Europe, but it needs to communicate it to global capital better. This was ...
SIMA grows internationally
Geopolitics meets capital and energy
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Strabag has been awarded a EUR 255 mln contract from PKP PLK (the Polish State Railways) to upgrade a 31 km section of railway between Maksymilianowo ...
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Aviation to drive real estate investment
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Climate change impacts location
Climate and environmental pressures are intensifying across EMEA and are becoming harder for real estate leaders to ignore. New research from Collier ...
Pepco to sell Dealz
Hillwood granted EUR 160 mln in financing
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
Panorama Park II completed
Construction of Panorama Park II mixed-use centre has been completed in Kościelna Wieś near Kalisz.
iO Partners takes on Twin City Tower
Brochocki to commercialise City Gate
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
60 apartments from Agrobex
Agrobex, as the general contractor, is constructing 60 apartments under the Social Housing Initiative in Dobrzelów, in the Łódź region. The investor i ...
Ageing population drives senior living investment
Work begins on Fountain Alley Residence
Retail & leisure
Mr. DIY opens in Eden
Eden Retail Park in Zgorzelec continues to strengthen its retail offering with the opening of a new MR.DIY store. The new store, occupying 874 sqm, wi ...
Castorama Design Studio opens in Wołomin
New faces in Turawa Park
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Harden completes Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II
Harden Construction has completed the third building of the Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II manufacturing and warehouse complex. The latest stage of the ...
