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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

Martes Sport chooses Quick Park Olkusz

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POLAND A 532 sqm Martes Sport store is to open in Quick Park in Olkusz.

Robyg pushes forward

POLAND In H1 2016 the Robyg group signed net sales contracts 1,375 apartments (including withdrawals). This is a 21.6 pct growth compared to the same period of 2015.

Polish resorts tempt with attractive prices

POLAND Croatia is the most popular destination among Poles travelling independently and using the Trivago online search engine for bookings.

CCC enters Metropolitan

POLAND Footwear retailer CCC has leased 1,400 sqm of offices in the Metropolitan office building in Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Somfy plans bigger distribution centre

Anna Pakulniewicz

POLAND French producer of intelligent home and building systems Somfy has doubled the sales of key products compared to the same period the previous year. Due to its growth, the company is planning to extend its distribution centre Poland and build a new head office in Warsaw, employing more staff.

Unibep issues bonds for development

POLAND Unibep has issued D-series bonds with a total value of PLN 30 mln.

Investment & finance

Record loan for Eurovea

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

SLOVAKIA Tatra Banka has granted a EUR 250 mln syndicated loan to refinance the Eurovea multifunctional complex in Bratislava – the largest real estate loan in the history of the Slovakian market.

Tchibo stays in Riverside Park

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

POLAND Tchibo Warsaw, the Polish branch of the German coffee shop chain, has renewed its lease of more than 1,850 sqm in Riverside Park in Warsaw’s Powiśle district.

Boston Scientific training centre in Q22

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

POLAND American medical equipment producer Boston Scientific Corporation is to open a 2,000 sqm training centre in the Q22 building in central Warsaw.

Residential

Three new blocks for Eko-Park

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Three small residential blocks under the name of Finale Apartments are now being developed in the Eko-Park estate in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.

Socomec Polska chooses Poleczki

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POLAND Socomec Polska has leased app. 400 sqm in the Poleczki Business Park complex in Warsaw's Ursynów district.

Retail park to open in Radzyń next quarter

Anna Pakulniewicz

POLAND Adept Investment has chosen the general contractor for a retail park development in Radzyń Podlaski and has started the construction of the project.

First mega bio deli from Organic Farma Zdrowia

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Organic Farma Zdrowia is to occupy 838 sqm in the Quick Park centre in Konstancin-Jeziorna on Warsaw's southern outskirts, which is being developed by Real2B Development.

Lokum Deweloper issues C-series bonds

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POLAND Lokum Deweloper has carried out a private issue of three-year C-series bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 40 mln.

Warehouse & industrial

Panattoni to build 34,000 sqm factory for IFA

POLAND Panattoni Europe has started the development of a 34,000 sqm build-to-own factory for German vehicle components manufacturer IFA Rotorion in the Katowice Special Economic Zone.

Office take-up grows in Moscow

RUSSIA In H1 the take-up volume on Moscow office market increased by 69 pct y-o-y and amounted to 557,100 sqm, according to CBRE.

50,000 sqm mall opens in Veliky Novgorod

RUSSIA Russian developer Nordciti has opened the Marmelad shopping centre in Veliky Novgorod, a city of 200,000 inhabitants.

Investment & finance

German fund buys Kraków offices