News
Bergold turns to Knight Frank
POLAND Bergold Group has appointed Knight Frank as the sole leasing agent for four office properties with a total leasable area of more than 20,000 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Office take-up in Moscow City surges
RUSSIA In the first half of the year office take-up in the Moscow City district reached 207,000 sqm, which was three times higher than the figure for the whole of 2015 (77,000 sqm), according to JLL.
1.5 mln sqm vacant on Moscow warehouse market
RUSSIA The volume of vacant space on the Moscow warehouse market has reached a record 1.5 mln sqm out of a total stock of 12.4 mln sqm, according to JLL. This means that the vacancy rate in existing warehouse premises has increased to 12.5 pct compared to 10.5 pct at the end of 2015.
Home supply close to breaking record
POLAND According to the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) nearly 73,700 apartments and houses were completed in H1 this year.
Residential
Bryksy completes Graffit House
POLAND Kraków-based developer Bryksy has completed the Graffit House residential project on ul. Rogozińskiego in Kraków’s Grzegórzki district.
Residential
Osiedle Tulipanowe in Środa finished this year
POLAND Planetbud Development intends to complete the construction of Osiedle Tulipanowe in Środa Wielkopolska, southeast of Poznań, this year.
Marvipol buys Praga plot
POLAND Marvipol has issued a stock exchange announcement for the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a 0.88 ha plot in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district.
Retail & leisure
Aksonometria debuts in Nowy Świat 2.0
POLAND The Aksonometria furniture store has opened in the Nowy Świat 2.0 office building in Warsaw, developed by Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe Nowy Świat.
Office & mixed-use development
Tenants expand in Ambassador
POLAND Two tenants, Coty Polska and DSV ISS, have expanded their premises in the Ambassador office building in Warsaw’s Mokotów district by additional 700 sqm in total.
Retail & leisure
ETC Swarzędz upgrade begins
POLAND A joint venture set up by Capital Park (the investor) and Akron Group (the property owner) have started the refurbishment and ugrade of the oldest shopping centre in Wielkopolska region – ETC Swarzędz.
Hotels
Record occupancy in Russian hotels
RUSSIA The market-wide weighted average occupancy in Russian hotels in H1 reached a five-year record – 68 pct, exceeding the last year’s number by 4.6 pp, according to JLL.
Investment & finance
Echo sets sights on Jo’burg and Lux listing
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP), which is jointly owned by Echo Investment and South Africa’s Redefine Properties, is aiming to list on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in August 2016 followed by a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in September 2016.
Office & mixed-use development
Fifth B4B building full, with sixth about to open
POLAND Building ‘E’, the fifth building of the Bonarka for Business (B4B) office complex in Kraków’s Podgorze district, has reached 100 pct with the signing of two new tenants.
New development plan for Klaipėda in 2018
LITHUANIA A new comprehensive spatial development plan for Klaipėda is to be prepared for an area of 9.8 ha of the city.
Interior design
Designer lighting that can be controlled too
EUROPE Trilux Polska is launching its latest product, Lunexo Led – the winner of the Design+ award at the Light+Building 2016 trade fair.
Forced S6 buy-out by GDDKiA
POLAND Over the next few weeks the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is to purchase properties needed for the construction of the S6 expressway.
iQor grows in Bydgoszcz
POLAND iQor, one of the largest service companies in Europe, is to enlarge its Bydgoszcz branch. The company, which is involved in the guarantee and post-guarantee repairs of electronic equipment, will extend the branch by 14,000 sqm.
Murapol increases sales
POLAND In H1 this year Murapol signed off on 1,294 contracts for the sales of apartments –20 pct more than in H1 2015 (1,081).
Retail & leisure
CityFit in Katowice
POLAND CityFit has opened its first gym in Katowice. The club is located at ul. Rynek 12 in the Zenit department store, where it occupies 1,900 sqm.
Hotels
PGU renovating, buying and selling hotels
POLAND Polska Grupa Uzdrowisk is completing a facility in Połczyn-Zdrój, while planning future openings and renovations to expand its base of health resort facilities.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Polish cities and investors are preparing for the biggest change in spatial planning in two decades. By mid-2026, all municipalities must adopt genera ...
Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
Construction
Construction industry waiting to boom
According to the report 'Polish Construction Companies 2025' prepared by Deloitte, the construction industry continues to play a major role in Poland’ ...
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
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
Light On takes Platinum
The LightOn office project, under construction on ul. Prosta in Warsaw, has been awarded WiredScore Platinum certification. The building received 98 p ...
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
Prologis contracts Engie Zielona Energia as electricity provider
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Merry Christmas to one and all
May Christmas be a time of peace, reflection, and regeneration after an intense year so full of challenges. May the New Year bring bright prospects, s ...
Jazz for the New Year
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Exclusive
More than just opening doors
In our latest exclusive interview, Eurobuild speaks to Maciej Grabowski, the founder of Blue Bolt, which provides a mobile access platform for buildin ...
More than machines
The voice of the younger generation
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
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
The façade of the Minter townhouse, in the Port Praski development in Warsaw, has been unveiled, restoring its Art Nouveau style.
New look for Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square
Tourism set to boom around the Med
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
Toruń Miasto station restored
The Polish State Railways (PKP) has completed a comprehensive renovation of Toruń Miasto station at a cost of over PLN 25.5 mln gross.
Pleszew station renovated
Baltic Towers sets up in Gdańsk
Interior design
Plan B completes fit out for the Association of Polish Cities
Plan B Group has just completed the fit-out for the new 500 sqm headquarters of the Association of Polish Cities (Związek Miast Polskich) in the Globi ...
Plan B completes Tetos fit-out
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
Investment & finance
Newgate Investment purchases Warsaw retail park
Newgate Investment has purchased a retail park in Warsaw's Wawer district next to a Kaufland hypermarket.
Accolade Industrial Fund granted EUR 300 mln loan
DL Invest acquires Panattoni Park Koluszki
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
Construction at the edge of the world
The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached K ...
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Office & mixed-use development
Alior moves offices in Warsaw and Kraków
Alior Bank has completed the relocation of its offices to new locations in Warsaw and Kraków. The two locations comprise 15,000 sqm and over 1,100 wor ...
Tenants prepared to stay longer
No more office space in AFI Bohema
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
The growing pains of PRS
The Polish institutional rental sector is one of the fastest-growing segments of the housing market, according to the latest report from Savills and C ...
Warsaw's Wola now the most exclusive district
Syrena Invest acquires more land for residential project
Retail & leisure
Gorąco Polecam opens in Lubin
The Gorąco Polecam bakery has opened in a new building with a 160 sqm patio within the BIG Lubin retail park.
Trei opens in Grudziądz
Worldbox enters FunShop Park Vaslui
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to build near Kraków
Panattoni has purchased 9 ha in Zakrzów and is to build Panattoni Park Kraków East VI, which will comprise two buildings. The 11,000 sqm centre will i ...
