News
Tikkurila different in the East
UKRAINE/BELARUS Finnish paints and coatings producer Tikkurila has decided to change its business model in the Ukrainian and Belarusian markets.
Retail & leisure
Time for foreign expansion for LPP
WORLD In 2015, the number of stores operated by the LPP clothing group increased by 111 to 1,627, while its retail area expanded by 121,000 sqm to 844,000 sqm, i.e. by 17 pct.
Bigger Kraków Special Economic Zone
POLAND The area of the Kraków Special Economic Zone has been enlarged by 159 ha. Now the zone has a total area of 866.8 ha.
Warehouse & industrial
Waimea to build warehouse in Szczecin harbour
POLAND Waimea Holding has signed a contract with the Management of Szczecin and Świnoujście Harbours for the lease and construction of a logistics centre in the harbour in Szczecin.
Crisis ahead for hyper- and supermarkets?
EUROPE The crisis facing the hyper and supermarket model, the growth in popularity of discount chains and the growing share of online sales – these are the challenges that the retail industry will have to face according to the ’How Brands Can Prepare for European Retailing’s Tectonic Shifts’ report prepared by consulting company Bain & Company.
Retail & leisure
Inbap chooses contractor for Lubań project
POLAND Mirbud has been selected to be the general contractor of a retail and service building including a bus station in Lubań.
Office & mixed-use development
Skanska plans integrated skyscraper in Wola
POLAND Skanska Property Poland is planning to build an office complex in the ‘Serek Wolski’ area in Warsaw’s Wola district. This will include a 130m skyscraper.
Residential
Sun & Snow starts work on Szklarska Poręba apartments
POLAND Szklarska Perła, an estate consisting of three buildings, is being developed on ul. Armii Czerwonej in Szklarska Poręba.
Retail & leisure
Burger King speeds up growth
POLAND Burger King, which now has 57 restaurants in Poland, is to extend its chain with another eleven own outlets and two franchise restaurants.
Carrefour embraces modernity
POLAND Carrefour Polska has modernised eight of its Carrefour Market stores. The remodelled supermarkets are located in Nowy Sącz, Rawa Mazowiecka, Sandomierz, Siedlce, Skierniewice, Świdnik, Wrocław and Żyrardów.
Warehouse & industrial
TBX Logistics chooses offices in warehouse and office park
POLAND TBX Logistics has leased an office area of 680 sqm in the Diamond Business Park Ursus office and warehouse park on Warsaw’s western outskirts.
Warehouse & industrial
Skanska bottles it for Żywiec Zdrój
POLAND Skanska has constructed a new bottling plant in the Katowice Special Economic Zone for Żywiec Zdrój.
Kaufland to sell plots to development partners
POLAND In May, German supermarket chain Kaufland intends to auction a number of plots close to existing Kaufland stores.
Prima Park opens in Olsztynek
POLAND The opening of Prima Park in Olsztynek took place on April 29th. The retail park has an area of 2,300 sqm.
Gramercy secures EUR 125 mln for portfolio deal
EUROPE Berlin Hyp has provided a EUR 125 mln loan to Gramercy Property Europe for the acquisition of a 280,000 sqm mixed commercial portfolio in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
Kaufland looking for partners for the long term
German supermarket chain Kaufland recently announced that it soon plans to auction off a number of plots around Poland. We spoke to Radim Pařík, the vice-president of the board of directors of Kaufland Polska Markety, about why the company is taking this step – and, as he explains, any short term profit is the last thing on their minds.
Office & mixed-use development
Third office for Wonga.pl
POLAND Internet loan company Wonga has leased 1,000 sqm in building ‘D’ of the Harmony Office Center in Warsaw.
Hotels
Christie & Co for Konkret Group
POLAND Christie & Co is preparing a feasibility study for hotel properties to be built as part of Konkret Group’s Warszawa Modlin Smart City project.
Gemini not resting on its laurels
POLAND In Q1 2016, Gemini Holding started the construction of Gemini Park Tychy, launched six new brands and extended eight contracts with tenants of Gemini Park Tarnów and Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała, and it also obtained a building permit for the construction of a new project – Eko Park.
New version of Smyk.com
POLAND New features have been added to the online shop of the children’s goods store Smyk.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we s ...
Not just for the rich
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
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
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is onl ...
Self service in Opole
Mercure comes to Transylvania
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has awarded a tender for track layout changes in the Retkinia area of Łódź to Multiconsult Polska, who bid PLN ...
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Scallier sells project to Centerscape
Poznań-based Scallier has sold a commercial property in Nowa Wieś near Pruszków within the Warsaw urban area to Centerscape.
AFI buys out Echo's share of Office House
Dom Dochodowy sold
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
Offices Are Making a Comeback
Demand for office space in Poland is on the rise, particularly in regional cities. The trend of downsizing office footprints is reversing, as companie ...
Astellas comes to the Bridge
Rockwool grows bigger in Nowy Rynek
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Agora Mall Arad (formerly Galleria Arad) officially reopened on August 28th following an extensive refurbishment and repositioning.
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
VGP builds in Bucharest
VGP has begun construction on the first building of VGP Park Bucharest 2. The project will comprise over 114,000 sqm.
