News
Smart Home market picking up tempo
POLAND The value of the global smart home industry has been growing steadily with the value of the current market now estimated at over USD 16 bln. However, according to internet portal Statista, by 2021 the market will have increased nearly fivefold.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis buys two buildings close to Budapest
HUNGARY Prologis European Properties Fund II (PEPFII) has acquired the M0 Central Business Park from IDI Gazeley.
Russian investment forecast to grow to USD 4.5 bln this year
RUSSIA Commercial real estate investment volume is expected to grow to USD 4.5 bln this year, according to JLL.
Green projects
Saski awarded BREEAM-In-Use
POLAND CA Immo has obtained a BREEAM In-Use certificate for its Saski Point office with a “Very Good” rating in the Building Management and Asset Performance categories.
Office & mixed-use development
Servier in White Gardens
RUSSIA French pharmaceutical company Servier has leased 6,600 sqm for its Moscow head office and training centre in the White Gardens Office Centre.
C&W: Investment expected to grow by 6 pct
EUROPE Despite economic and political uncertainty investor activity on the European real estate market in 2017 is expected to grow by 6 pct, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield’s European Capital Markets team. It is likely to be driven by the weakening of bond prices and investors interest in safe but growth-orientated opportunities.
Office & mixed-use development
HB Reavis sells two buildings in Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC Slovakian real estate developer HB Reavis has sold two office buildings River Garden II and III in Prague’s Karlin district for EUR 84 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
HB Reavis starts construction of flagship project
POLAND Slovakian developer HB Reavis has announced that the 140,000 sqm complex that will include the European Union’s tallest skyscraper with 53 storeys is to be called Varso.
Official approval for Eko Holding takeover
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the acquisition of Eko Holding by Eurocash on the condition of the sale of three Eko Holding stores: two in Podkarpackie Province (Gniewczyna Łańcucka and Zarzecze) and one in Opolskie Province (Chróścice). e
Small project in Wrocław
POLAND Archicom is planning to construct a residential project in Wrocław.
Tacit launches hotel
POLAND Plac Katedralny JS, a subsidiary of Tacit Development, has appointed Strabag as the general contractor to build a hotel on Katedralny Square in Wrocław.
Retail & leisure
Shopping centre in Góraszka in two years’ time
POLAND Auchan is to open the Kolorowe Życie shopping centre in Góraszka near Warsaw around the end of 2018.
Residential
Building permit for Yacht Park
POLAND Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has obtained a final building permit for its Yacht Park residential complex in Gdynia.
Orbis sells two hotels
POLAND Orbis has disposed of two hotels in Częstochowa but both will continue to operate under their current brands.
Retail & leisure
Changes coming to Factory Outlet Wrocław
POLAND Via Outlets has completed the purchase of Factory Outlet Wrocław and has announced changes to the centre. Via Outlets is to introduce a greater number of premium brands and is to improve the customer facilities and service.
Warehouse & industrial
CTP to build warehouse for UK online store
CZECH REPUBLIC UK-based online sport store Pro Direct Sport is to open a distribution centre in CTPark Teplice.
Residential
Mostostal has Vena
POLAND Mostostal Warszawa has signed another contract to construct a residential estate on ul. Pory in Warsaw for PLN 36.7 mln.
More Robyg by the sea
POLAND Robyg has purchased a 4.6 ha property in Gdańsk’s Sródmieście district for EUR 10 mln.
Residential
Gwiazda for the demanding
POLAND Gwiazda Morza has begun sales of thirteen residential apartments in Władysławowo on the Baltic.
Office & mixed-use development
I2 sells two office buildings
POLAND I2 Development has announced the sale of the Nowy Alexanderhaus and Twelve office buildings in Wrocław for a total of PLN 40 mln net in two separate transactions.
Categories
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
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
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
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
Romanian developer Nusco has signed a EUR 21.4 mln financing agreement with Exim Banca Românească.
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
Poland attracts EUR 3.06 bln in commercial real estate investment in H1
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
Port Polska to reshape Łódź
Port Polska and the expansion of high-speed rail could reshape Łódź’s office market over the longer term, bringing the city closer to Warsaw economica ...
Takeda moves Warsaw office to Studio A
The Shire extends lease at Korona in Kraków
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
RealCo has sold all 133 apartments at its Apartamenty przy Parku Szczytnickim project in Wrocław. The apartments are spread across 10 buildings. The d ...
Apartment sales launched for Sosnowa Vita
Matexi sells 75 pct of Sady Żoliborz apartments
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki 90 pct commercialised
Refield is developing Pasaż Łańcucki, an 11,200 sqm retail park in Łańcut, southeastern Poland. The project is being developed on a 3.5 ha site locate ...
Medicine Opens Expanded Store in Galeria Pomorska
CeX opens store in Wola Park
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Jiffy stays on in Gliwice
Segro has extended its lease with Jiffy Packaging at Segro Logistics Park Gliwice. Under the agreement, Segro will modernise the 21,600 sqm production ...
