News
7R Logistic obtains funds from bonds
POLAND Upper Finance has raised PLN 5 mln through the issue of three-year bearer bonds for a company from the 7R Logistic capital group. This is the third issue from which 7R Logistic has acquired funds. The money will make it possible to expand the Kraków-Kokotów logistics park that was launched in December 2015.
More cigarettes from Augustów
POLAND A cigarette factory in Augustów is set to become one of the largest manufacturing plants of British American Tobacco (BAT) in the world. The BAT factory is to be extended because some of its production is being moved from Germany to Poland (following the closure of its plant in Bayreuth). The extended factory in Augustów will offer more than 200 extra jobs.
Polnord gaining millions thanks to bonds
POLAND Polnord has issued unsecured O-series bonds as part of a private issue. They are worth PLN 20 mln and were all taken up by two financial institutions.
Warehouse & industrial
Auto Partner takes extra 19,000 sqm from MLP
POLAND Auto Partner, an importer and distributor of car components, is to extend the warehouse and office area the company occupies in two warehouse parks, MLP Bieruń and MLP Pruszków II, by nearly 19,000 sqm.
Residential
Launch of Mennica Residence
POLAND Mennica Polska (the Polish Mint) has officially launched the construction of the first stage of the Mennica Residence – a residential project in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Marvipol sets up land bank in the capital city
POLAND Marvipol, a WSE-listed residential developer, concluded a preliminary contract with Veolia Energia Warszawa concerning the purchase of a property on ul. Lizbońska in Warsaw’s Saska Kępa district and has also acquired a plot on ul. Topiel in Powiśle.
Dom Development acquires plots worth PLN 133.5 mln from Qualia
POLAND Dom Development has purchased 100 pct of the shares in Fort Mokotów Inwestycje from Qualia Development for PLN 133.5 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
BIK to start third stage of Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne
POLAND Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK) has obtained a building permit for the third stage of Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne in Sosnowiec.
Lokum makes a purchase in Kraków
POLAND Lokum Deweloper of Wrocław has purchased a 3.9 ha plot on ul. Walerego Sławka in Kraków for PLN 40 mln. Lokum is planning to build a superior standard multifamily estate.
Orbis happy with results
EUROPE In H1 2016 Orbis had a double-digit growth of its Rev PAR index (10.2 pct) compared to H1 2015 thanks to higher operational indexes across Eastern Europe (an increase of the occupancy rate by 1.9 percentage points and the average price per room by 6.9 pct), reports the hotel operator.
Green projects
Rondo 1 with green credentials
POLAND Rondo 1 office building in central Warsaw has received LEED Platinum certification.
Retail & leisure
Veneda to be redeveloped
POLAND Echo Investment has started the design work for the redevelopment of Galeria Veneda in Łomża.
Vacancies in Warsaw to stay at 15-16 pct
POLAND The vacancy ratio on the Warsaw office market is to stay at 15-16 pct during the second half of the year, according to the latest Marketview report by CBRE. The agency expects that the market will grow in total by 454,500 sqm in 30 new buildings by the end of the year.
Office & mixed-use development
Green2Day taking shape
POLAND Skanska Property Poland is already building the ground floor of its latest office project in Wrocław.
Hong Kong airlines turn to Kraków
POLAND Cathay Pacific, the flag carrier of Hong Kong, has leased 1,500 sqm in the Aleja Pokoju 5 office building in Kraków’s CBD. The tenant will open the fourth hub of its Global Contact Centre network in the new premises.
C.H. Robinson takes up residence in Panattoni Park Bydgoszcz
POLAND C.H. Robinson is to move its operations to a logistics park in Bydgoszcz, which has been delivered by Panattoni Europe, and it will lease an area of 4,360 sqm.
Residential
Sawa provides for the elderly
POLAND Sawa Apartments is entering the market of high-end medical and wellness centres for clients who are 55 years of age or older. Its first project will be carried out in Zegrze Północne (Serock administrative district, Legionowo county) on Lake Zegrzyńskie, while the second project will be a luxury medical centre in Warsaw.
Most vacancies in centre of Warsaw
POLAND According to Knight Frank, nearly 40 pct of Warsaw vacancies are in office buildings located in a central location. This is the effect of an oversupply provided by developers in the city centre, the Żoliborz district and along Al. Jerozolimskie.
Komfort in Nowy Świat
POLAND Komfort, a chain of shops offering flooring materials, has opened its latest outlet in the Nowy Świat shopping centre at ul. Krakowska 20 in Rzeszów.
Office & mixed-use development
C200 attracts medical labs
POLAND Diagnostic laboratory services firm Synevo Central Lab has leased over 500 sqm of space in C200 Office in Gdańsk.
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
Platinum for Q22
The Q22 office building in Warsaw's Śródmieście district has been awarded WiredScore and SmartScore certification with a rating of Platinum.
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
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 latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out - and it was worth waiting for because it's full of personality, quite literally! And The feature article is ...
The October issue is now out!
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Events
The Accessibility Forum is just around the corner
On November 17–18, Poznań will, for the third time, bring together experts, decision-makers, designers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of public a ...
Last day to register
PBSA enters the mainstream
Exclusive
More than machines
Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern war ...
The voice of the younger generation
EGLS enters the scene
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last yea ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
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
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
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
Invesco swoops down in Katowice
Invesco Real Estate has purchased a 52,000 sqm logistics centre from LemonTree in Mysłowice near Katowice. The centre is fully leased for 15 years to ...
Investment poised to boom
Fortress acquires Wrocław centre
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
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
In just five years, BNM has built one of the strongest landlord representation teams on the Polish office market. Today, the company is already workin ...
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Office & mixed-use development
Sanofi moves to Equilibrium 2
Pharmaceuticals producer Sanofi Romania is to relocate its head office to Equilibrium 2, a building developed by Skanska in Bucharest. The tenant is t ...
Police HQ in Lipowy Park
Reception of CityZen remodelled
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
AFI starts work on Home V Korytech
AFI Czech Republic has begun work on its AFI Home V Korytech project in the Strašnice district of Prague. The PRS development will comprise 519 apartm ...
Student Depot extended in Poznań
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
Retail & leisure
Scallier to commercialise Świętochłowice retail park
Scallier has signed a contract to commercialise a retail park to be built at the junction of ul. Śląska and ul. Księdza Ludwika Tunkla in Świętochłowi ...
Rock Park Tarnobrzeg to open December 15th
Westfield Černý Most now new and improved
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
Auchan comes to Wilcza Góra
Auchan has officially opened one of the most high-tech fulfilment centres in Poland in Wilcza Góra . The 18,000 sqm build-to-suit building was develop ...
