Office & mixed-use development
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.
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.
POLAND According to the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) nearly 73,700 apartments and houses were completed in H1 this year.
Residential
POLAND Kraków-based developer Bryksy has completed the Graffit House residential project on ul. Rogozińskiego in Kraków’s Grzegórzki district.
Residential
POLAND Planetbud Development intends to complete the construction of Osiedle Tulipanowe in Środa Wielkopolska, southeast of Poznań, this year.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
EUROPE Trilux Polska is launching its latest product, Lunexo Led – the winner of the Design+ award at the Light+Building 2016 trade fair.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
CEE REGION/POLAND According to JLL, the volume of real estate investment transactions concluded across Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) in H1 2016 amounted to app. EUR 5.1 bln, with Poland accounting for EUR 2.07 bln of the total, followed by the Czech Republic (EUR 950 mln), Hungary (EUR 910 mln), Romania (EUR 340 mln) and Slovakia (EUR 310 mln). The remaining SEE markets registered EUR 540 mln in finalised deals.
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 ...
The Retro Office House office building in Wrocław, owned by Globalworth, has received a Building Without Barriers certificate from the Integracja Foun ...
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 ...
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
The latest issue of Eurobuild CEE magazine is now out, in print, web and flipbook versions! And it contains the usual mix of hot news, analysis, trend ...
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out abou ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March ...
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
Orion Capital Managers has acquired a 32,600 sqm uncompleted mixed-use development in Mannheim.
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Resi Capital, Cavatina Holding, Cavare, and Cavatina Real Estate Services have leased 840 sqm on the top floor of the V Tower building in Warsaw. The ...
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
A modern residential and commercial building will be built at ul. Twarda 7 in Warsaw. The Antczak Group has been granted a building permit for the pro ...
On February 26th, TK Maxx will officially open its first store in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
CTP has completed the first building in the CTPark Warsaw Emilianów complex, delivering approximately 54,000 sqm to the market. The company is prepari ...