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Investment & finance
Futureal Group refinances Corvin Corner
HUNGARY Futureal Group has refinanced its Corvin Corner office building in Budapest by signing a credit agreement with Erste Bank for EUR 10.2 mln.
Investment & finance
Crowdfunding success
POLAND Mzuri CFI 4, which employs crowdfunding to finance real estate purchases, has raised PLN 7 mln from 142 investors within two weeks.
Retail & leisure
City Center Sofia rebranded
BULGARIA City Center Sofia, one of the first modern shopping centres to be built in Bulgaria, has been refurbished and renamed Park Centre.
Hotels
Konior Studio designs Katowice hotel
POLAND A hotel under design by the Konior Studio architectural studio for Hotele Diament will be built at ul. Dworcowa 11 in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Hit to open on October 7th
POLAND The Hit shopping centre in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is to open its doors on October 7th, 2016.
Retail & leisure
Go Sport in Młociny
POLAND French sports store brand Go Sport has signed a lease in the Galeria Młociny shopping centre development and will occupy 1,150 sqm on the ground floor.
Office & mixed-use development
Lawyers in Q22
POLAND Global law firm White & Case has leased 2,500 sqm of office space on the top floors of the Q22 skyscraper, which Echo Investment has recently completed in central Warsaw.
Construction
Alchemia topped off again
POLAND The shell stage of the Argon building in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk has been completed one month ahead of schedule with a topping off ceremony.
Residential
Developer buys land for Lokum
POLAND Wrocław-based developer Lokum Deweloper has purchased a 3.8-ha plot on ul. Gazowa and ul. Międzyleska in Wrocław’s Krzyki district, on which 739 apartments are to be constructed.
Retail & leisure
Another Smyk to open in Katowice
POLAND Children’s store Smyk is to open a 1,100 sqm outlet in Echo Investment’s Galeria Libero shopping centre project in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Retail tax on hold. Will there be a new one?
POLAND The Polish minister of finance, Paweł Szałamacha, has announced at a press conference that the levying of the retail trade tax is to be suspended.
Construction
Yareal launches Nowogrodzka project
POLAND French developer Yareal has started the construction of the Nowogrodzka Square office building between ul. Nowogrodzka and Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw.
Technology
The tallest with the biggest
POLAND Philips Lighting has equipped the tallest office building in Poland – the Warsaw Spire – with a dynamic façade illumination consisting of over 88,000 individually programmed elements.
Investment & finance
Al Habtoor buys in Budapest
HUNGARY UAE based investor Al Habtoor Group has added two office assets to its Budapest portfolio.
Russian investment continues to bounce back
RUSSIA So far this year, USD 3 bln has been invested in the real estate market., representing a 71 pct increase y-o-y, according to data from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
PwC expands
POLAND Global consultancy PwC has extended its lease in the Silesia Business Park on ul. Chorzowska in Katowice by over 2,000 sqm to take up a total of 9,200 sqm and, as a result of the latest transaction, the building is now fully leased.
Retail & leisure
Etele Plaza leasing starts
HUNGARY Developer Futureal Group has started the commercialisation of its Etele Plaza shopping centre project in Budapest.
Investment & finance
City Tower in Prague sold for EUR 182 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC ČS Nemovitostní Fond has bought the tallest building in Prague, City Tower in Pankrác district, from PPF Real Estate Holding for app. CZK 4.4 bln (app. EUR 182 mln).
No space left in Budapest
HUNGARY With the lowest vacancy rates (10.3 pct) since the 1990s, headline office rents for grade ‘A’ office space are likely to increase, claim Cushman & Wakefield in the ‘Office Market Overview –Budapest’ report for September 2016.
Retail & leisure
Buyer found for Belgrade Plaza
SERBIA Plaza Centers has signed a non-binding preliminary agreement to sell the Belgrade Plaza shopping centre in Belgrade for app. EUR 50 mln to an undisclosed buyer.
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
Poland heading for a two-tier market
The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure ...
Poland underestimates Building site crime
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
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
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
Outstanding for Prologis
Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd ...
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
August 7th – mark the date
Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation ...
Investment given the green light
SIMA grows internationally
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
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 ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Land shortage changing market
The investment land market in Poland is entering a phase of structural shortage in prime locations. With continued developer demand, this translates i ...
SCF enters Romania with purchase of two parks
Panattoni secures financing for Park Poznań West Gate I
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
The Shire comes to Poznań
The Shire - Beyond Coworking, a nationwide operator of premium serviced offices, has signed a lease for approximately 2,000 sqm for space in the Pozna ...
Four signings for B4B
Skyliner II topped
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw
The Moja Oszmiańska residential project is being jointly developed by Grupo Lar Polska and Hanner in Warsaw's Targówek district. The investors have no ...
Ageing population requires fewer barriers
Villa Zlotno under construction in Łódź
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
The Karuzela Ełk Retail Park will be expanding its offerings with the addition of a fitness club. On June 16th, Xtreme Fitness Gyms will join the tena ...
Supersam to gain a foodcourt
More stores open in Sosnowiec Plaza
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Zátiší barracks becomes CTPark Plzeň Kasárny
CTP has completed the first phase of the transformation of the former Zátiší barracks in Plzeň into a modern mixed-use business park.
