News
Warehouse & industrial
Schnug Polska moves into MLP Pruszków II
POLAND Logistics company Schnug Polska has signed a lease of nearly1,500 sqm of warehousing space including 100 sqm of office space at MLP Pruszków II owned by MLP Group.
Fifth Avenue still world's most expensive high street
WORLD New York’s Upper 5th Avenue remains the world’s most expensive high street, just ahead of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay.
Solid outlook for retailers
POLAND In 2016 Poland’s total retail floor space was set to increase to 11.26 mln sqm. According to the ‘Poland Retail Market View Q4 2016’ report by CBRE, 17 new projects and 12 extensions, were to deliver around 390,000 sqm to the market, of which more than 280,000 sqm was scheduled for completion in the last quarter of 2016.
Office & mixed-use development
ZF TRW sets up in Łódź
POLAND Automotive supplier ZF TRW has leased almost 2,400 sqm of office space in Symetris Business Park in Łódź, which was developed by Echo Investment.
Txm lists on stock exchange
POLAND On December 29th, discount clothing store chain Txm issued PLN 20 mln worth of shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange representing 8.8 pct of the voting rights in the company and 12 pct of the increased capital stock of the firm.
Investment & finance
Murapol strengthens position in Toruń and Katowice
POLAND Murapol Group has completed the purchase of land in Toruń on ul. Strobanda and has acquired a plot in Katowice on ul. Bytkowska.
Getin finances Soho Verbel project
POLAND Soho Verbel, the developer of the Soho Factory residential project in Warsaw’s Praga Południe district, has been granted an investment loan from Getin Noble Bank worth PLN 22.7 mln.
Construction
Totalbud deals with a cosy Witosa Point
POLAND Totalbud has been appointed as the general contractor of the six-storey Witosa Point office building on ul. Idzikowskiego and ul. Sobieskiego in Warsaw.
Technopolis Ülemiste granted EUR 11 mln loan
ESTONIA Technopolis Ülemiste has been granted an EUR 11 mln loan by Swedbank to finance the construction of a 13-storey office building in the Ülemiste City business district in Tallinn.
JLL to manage Swan
ROMANIA JLL has been appointed as the property and asset manager of the Swan Office & Technology Park in Bucharest.
Hillwood started near Wrocław
POLAND Rex-Bud has been appointed as the general contractor of a warehouse building in Bielany Wrocławskie and started the construction work.
Investment & finance
North-West Logistic Park finally changes hands
POLAND American investor Exeter Property Group has finalised the purchase of the North-West Logistic Park in Szczecin.
Technology
Schüco offers SimplySmart door
EUROPE The Schüco ADS SimplySmart door is designed for smart buildings where security and heating efficiency are a priority.
Residential
Scandinavian style living in Całowanie
POLAND A private investor has begun construction work on 139 all-year holiday homes in the village of Całowanie (located 35 km from Warsaw).
CBRE to manage M7’s Hungarian portfolio
HUNGARY M7 Real Estate, a company that has recently entered the Hungarian market with the acquisition of two retail centres and an industrial hall, has selected CBRE to manage and lease its new portfolio.
P3 sale completed
EUROPE The EUR 2.4 bln acquisition of warehouse developer P3 by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge has been completed after the granting of official approval by EU regulators. The deal represents one of the largest European real estate transactions of 2016.
Investment & finance
Echo sells Cracovia to Ministry of Culture
POLAND The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has bought the former Cracovia hotel building in Kraków from Echo Investment for PLN 29 mln plus VAT. The new owner plans to use the property as the location for The National Museum’s gallery of design and architecture.
IP2Entertainment plays with Mattel
WORLD Entertainment and media company IP2Entertainment has signed a partnership with Mattel to set up Mattel Play Big! global experiential centres with brands that include Barbie, Hot Wheels and Mega Bloks.
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage Arcona portfolio
POLAND Arcona Capital Real Estate Poland has appointed Savills’ property and asset management team to manage a portfolio of eleven retail properties located in ten cities across Poland.
First Ikea Pick-up Point in Poland
POLAND The first Ikea Pick-up Point in Poland has been opened in the Turawa Park shopping centre in Opole. Local residents can now order their furniture online or by phone and pick up their orders from the shopping centre.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Demand for computing power is rising rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services. This is accelerating growth in Europe’s data centr ...
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
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
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
Wrocław Fashion Outlet has reduced energy usage by 14 pct since 2022, while continuing to develop ESG initiatives focused on energy efficiency, the ci ...
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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 October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
DL Invest Group secures EUR 95 mln from UniCredit
DL Invest Group has signed a revolving credit agreement of up to EUR 95m with UniCredit. The facility was provided directly to the group’s operating c ...
Warsaw office property sold to owner-occupier
CA Immo sells IntercityHotel
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
Defence24 leases 1,150 sqm at Warsaw Corporate Center
Media and research group Defence24 has signed a long-term lease for 1,150 sqm of office space at Warsaw Corporate Center (WCC) on ul. Emilii Plater in ...
CBRE appointed to lease AFI V
Unibep moves into DL Tower
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
AKIPIA joins Roma Tower as investor; construction contract signed
Czech investment group AKIPIA has joined the Roma Tower project in Warsaw, while the investors have signed a construction agreement with the general c ...
Empira buys Berlin estate
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
BIG Bolesławiec fully leased ahead of opening
BIG Poland has secured all 14 tenants for its new BIG Bolesławiec retail park, which will offer around 18,000 sqm of GLA. The project is scheduled to ...
Aleja Bielany now 98 pct leased
Pocco Italia to open restaurant in DL Shopping Siemianowice Śląskie
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
P3 Logistic Parks starts construction of first building at P3 Gliwice
P3 Logistic Parks has started construction of the first warehouse building at P3 Gliwice in Upper Silesia. The speculative development will provide al ...
