News
Working from home less popular
GREAT BRITAIN The latest report by BCO and Savills shows that working in an office environment is becoming increasingly popular.
Positive developments on Bulgarian investment market: report
BULGARIA This year’s total transactions volume should surpass the 2015 level.
Włodarzewska outsources Sobienie sales
POLAND The Włodarzewska development company has started cooperation with Flathunters.
Construction
Robyg to build more units
POLAND Robyg has acquired the permit for the construction of the 17th stage of the Lawendowe Wzgórza estate.
Kyiv hotel occupancy increases
UKRAINE Kyiv hotel occupancy increased to 37 pct in the first half of the year, according to JLL. This signifies a growth of 5.3 percentage points compared to the same period in 2015.
200 rooms in Żelazna
POLAND Reformer Development is planning the construction of a hotel at ul. Żelazna 54 in the centre of Warsaw. The hotel will have four stars.
Retail & leisure
Stop Shop Pułtusk gets fuller
POLAND Stop Shop Pułtusk has signed a lease concerning two largest areas in the centre.
Transcom finds office in Białystok
POLAND Transcom, a supplier of customer service outsourcing, has chosen the Świętojańska Office Building for its new service centre in Białystok. The company has leased an area of 930 sqm on the third floor of the office building. JLL represented Transcom in the process of searching the new area and negotiating contract conditions.
Awbud to build new warehouse
POLAND Awbud is to build a warehouse for Konsorcjum Stali (Steel Consortium) in Zawiercie.
Hotels
Dekpol goes to the beach
POLAND Dekpol, which offers general contractor services, has signed a contract with Arkony Sopot concerning the construction of an apartment and hotel project in Sopot. The contract includes the redevelopment and extension of a pre-war La Playa Palace villa as well as the construction of the La Playa Apartments boarding house, the development of the area and the construction of the road and pavement layout. The project is located between ul. Wosia Budzysza and ul. Powstańców Warszawy, in the direct vicinity of Park Północny and the beach.
Speculation is blooming
POLAND The Poznań region is one of the most dynamically developing warehouse locations in Poland, reports Axi Immo. The supply of modern warehouse space in the region exceeded 1.5 mln sqm at the end of June this year.
Residential
Hanner expands its hunting park
LITHUANIA Hanner is to finish work on the third stage of the Žvėryno Namai project in Q3 this year.
Retail & leisure
Fashion House Bucharest secures new tenants
ROMANIA Five new brands have joined the list of tenants of the first outlet center in Romania.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz buys 26 pct stake in CA Immo
EUROPE Immofinanz has completed the purchase of 25,690,163 bearer shares, representing 26 pct stake in CA Immobilien Anlagen from Terim Limited (Cyprus) and four registered shares of CA Immo from O1 Group Limited (Cyprus). The closing took place today, on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016.
Retail & leisure
Polomarket to replace Marcpol in Galeria Mrówka
POLAND Polomarket is to be the new grocery operator in Galeria Mrówka in Ciechanów, replacing Marcpol.
Lokum Deweloper allocates C-series bonds
POLAND Lokum Deweloper has carried out a private issue of three-year C-series bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 40 mln.
Interior design
Stixx (unofficially) opens
POLAND A Stixx Bar & Grill restaurant complex is now operating in a 1950s warehouse formerly owned by Wojskowe Zakłady Graficzne Bellona (the Military Printing Works) on the pl. Europejski plaza that forms part of the Warsaw Spire complex.
Retail & leisure
H&M in Askana for 9th anniversary
POLAND H&M is the largest new tenant of Galeria Askana in Gorzów. A two-storey outlet of the brand of more than 1,600 sqm will be opened in the next few months. In addition, the Helios cinema in the mall has extended its lease for another ten years and will undergo extensive renovation work over the next few weeks.
Hanner buys historic Bucharest building
ROMANIA Lithuanian developer Hanner has purchased a developed plot in the capital of Romania.
Kraków putting other office markets in the shade
POLAND With the lowest vacancy (6 pct), largest volume (832,900 sqm), strongest leasing activity in H1 (110,000 sqm) and the strongest new supply (66,500 sqm), Kraków presents itself as the most robust regional office market (major cities excluding Warsaw) – according to data published by Polish Office Research Forum (PORF).
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
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with ...
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Homepark goes Excellent
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
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
The October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm construction
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has started work on Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western R ...
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
Now's the time to buy
The investment market in Poland for Q1-Q3 2025 reflects stable market conditions, with year-to-date volume aligning closely with the Q1-Q3 of 2024. By ...
Onde enters Romania
Croatia growing fast
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
AI park to be built in Heilbronn
Strabag subsidiary Züblin, in partnership with ROM Technik is to construct the first phase of the IPAI Campus in Heilbronn. The IPAI Campus is to be a ...
Fortress comes to Metropolitan
Lufthansa comes to Wrocław
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
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Consumer spending accelerates GDP growth
The economies of Central and Eastern European continue to grow, outpacing many Western European peers despite external trade uncertainties and recent ...
Osada to open in Łask
The shopping centre lives on
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
Panattoni builds for Media Expert
Panattoni has begun construction of a new distribution centre in Łódź for Media Expert. Media Expert is Poland’s largest retailer of consumer electron ...
