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Office & mixed-use development

Nowy Świat 2.0 now finished off

schedule 11 December 2015
Eurobuild CEE

POLAND The Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe Nowy Świat company has officially completed the work on the Nowy Świat 2.0. office building in central Warsaw.

Office & mixed-use development

Kraków brewery to house Uber hub

schedule 11 December 2015
Agata Kłapeć

POLAND US-based app-based ride-sharing platform Uber will open its international customer support centre, called Centre of Excellence, in Kraków in January 2016.

Warehouse & industrial

Prologis signs 137,000 sqm agreement with DHL

schedule 11 December 2015
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

CZECH REPUBLIC DHL has renewed its 106,000 sqm lease and further expanded it by another 31,000 sqm in Prologis Park Prague-Jirny.

Investment & finance

Accor takes over 155 luxury hotels

schedule 10 December 2015
Agata Kłapeć

WORLD AccorHotels is set to buy 155 high-end hotels and resorts operated by the Canada-based Gulf-financed FRHI Holdings for app. USD 2.9 bln. The portfolio, which is comprised of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands, includes such landmark sites as The Savoy in London, The Plaza Hotel in New York and Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel. It also embraces six CEE properties.

Warehouse & industrial

Gourmets move to Ożarów

schedule 09 December 2015
Nathan North
deputy editor

POLAND Panattoni Europe has completed the construction of a logistics centre for Transgourmet, the owner of the Selgros Cash&Carry chain, among others.

Architecture and urban planning

Saudi garden unveiled

schedule 09 December 2015
Anna Pakulniewicz

POLAND Construction work on the premises around the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Warsaw has now finished.

Retail & leisure

‘Light loft’ concept for Reserved

schedule 09 December 2015
Aneta Cichla

POLAND The LPP group’s Reserved clothing brand has enlarged and refurbished its boutique in the Gemini Park shopping centre in Tarnów.

Warehouse & industrial

Pruszków perfect for Italian delicacies

schedule 09 December 2015
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND North Coast, a distributor of mainly Italian grocery products, has prolonged its lease in MLP Pruszków I.

Interior design

Work out while you work

schedule 09 December 2015
Anna Pakulniewicz

EUROPE The Wilkhahn Stand-up is an office furniture product designed to support the movement and well-being of the spine while working.

Investment offensive from Whirlpool

schedule 09 December 2015
Eurobuild CEE

POLAND Whirlpool is planning to invest EU 235 mln (almost PLN 1 bln) in Poland over 2016 and 2017.

Hotels

Hilton announces details of second Łódź hotel

schedule 08 December 2015
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with VHM Hotel Management to open the group’s second hotel in Łódź

Public buildings

Skra returned to the city

schedule 08 December 2015
Anna Pakulniewicz

POLAND The Supreme Court has dismissed cassation appeals for the plot under and around the Skra stadium in Warsaw.

Office & mixed-use development

MegaGrinn to open in Kursk

schedule 08 December 2015
Rafał Ostrowski
journalist

RUSSIA Kursk-based developer Grinn Corporation is planning to open its MegaGrinn mixed-use project in Kursk in 2016.

Retail & leisure

Papa John’s considers entering CEE

schedule 08 December 2015
Eurobuild CEE

EUROPE US-based pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s is looking for potential franchisees in Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Belgium, as it is currently expanding to France, where it plans to launch app. 40 restaurants soon, the company informed.

Investment & finance

Record loan for Echo Investment

schedule 08 December 2015
Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with a bank consortium consisting of BZ WBK and Erste Group Bank for a EUR 342 mln loan and an additional PLN 15 mln for two retail projects: Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław and Galaxy in Szczecin.

Investment & finance

Obi adds 70 locations to store portfolio

schedule 08 December 2015

EUROPE The European Commission has agreed for the German home improvement retailer Obi to take over 68 of the 105 stores run by its struggling Austrian competitor Baumax in Central Europe.

Retail & leisure

Liwa shopping centre opens for customers

schedule 07 December 2015
Aneta Cichla

POLAND Investment fund Inbap has opened the Liwa shopping centre in Kwidzyń.

Hotels

Four-star Dana operates in Szczecin

schedule 07 December 2015
Aneta Cichla

POLAND J.W. Construction has finished the construction of the four-star Dana hotel in Szczecin.

Retail & leisure

Budecon completes Zgoda retail park

schedule 07 December 2015

POLAND The Zgoda retail park in Świętochłowice was opened on November 29th.

Investment & finance

Jurek changes hands

schedule 07 December 2015
Tomasz Szpyt-Grzegórski

POLAND The Kraków Regional Division of the Military Property Agency has sold at auction two plots in Zakopane on which the Jurek boarding house stands.

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