News
Changes in KSSE management board
POLAND A general meeting of the shareholders of the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSSE) has taken the decision to enlarge the company’s board.
Residential
3,000 apartments from Robyg in Bemowo
POLAND The Robyg group has concluded the final contract for the purchase of a 3.5 ha plot in Warsaw’s Bemowo district for the development of app. 3,000 apartments in its Young City estate project.
Office & mixed-use development
500+ increases demand for offices
POLAND The Poznań Benefits Centre [Poznańskie Centrum Świadczeń] has become the latest tenant of Centrum Biurowe Podwale in Poznań.
IMS in more European Orsay outlets
EUROPE The Orsay group has chosen IMS as the supplier of the audiomarketing service in the outlets of the chain across eleven European countries.
Retail & leisure
Vivo! adds to the entertainment
POLAND A Helios cinema is to start its first screenings of films in the Vivo! shopping centre in Stalowa Wola In the summer of 2017.
Retail & leisure
Fitness in Galeria Libero
POLAND A Fabryka Formy fitness club is to be opened in Galeria Libero, which Echo Investment is planning to develop in Katowice.
Architecture and urban planning
Chopin in the freezer
POLAND Ghelamco has obtained a permit for the construction of the 160m Chopin Tower building, neighbouring the developer’s Warsaw Spire building, but it is not planning to launch the project for the moment.
Hotels
Last hurdle overcome for record acquisition
WORLD The shareholders of Marriott and Starwood have consented to the merger of the two hotel groups in a vote. The transaction, which is currently evaluated at over USD 13 bln, will result in the creation of the largest hotel portfolio in the world.
Office & mixed-use development
GTC takes control over City Gate, renews large deal
ROMANIA GTC has bought out a minority stake in its flagship City Gate office project in Bucharest. The development company has also signed a five-year 13,000 sqm lease renewal for office space in the complex.
No new shopping centres in Moscow
RUSSIA For the first time since 2007, no new shopping centers were completed in Moscow in the first quarter of the year, according to JLL.
Hotels
Ritz-Carlton makes a splash in Central Europe
HUNGARY Luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton has opened its first Hungarian and Central European hotel in a historic Budapest building owned by the UAE-based Al Habtoor Group.
Chinese car interiors go Bohemian
CZECH REPUBLIC Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) is to open a new manufacturing plant in Planá nad Lužnicí in southern Bohemia.
Technology
Ikea invests in VR solution
WORLD As virtual reality becomes more significant and available for customers, Ikea is launching a pilot virtual reality app, the Ikea VR Experience, that helps to re-create a kitchen shopping and refurbishing experience. It is the first time that the Swedish furniture retailer, which has previously experimented with an augmented reality app, among others, introduces a VR solution to its customers.
ETC becomes Galeria Zaspa after revamp
POLAND Capital Park and Akron Group have completed the modernisation of ETC, one of the oldest shopping centres in Gdańsk.
Etalon enjoys best quarter ever
RUSSIA Residential developer Etalon Group has recorded a 156 pct y-o-y increase in the number of new contracts for the first quarter of 2016.
30 apartments on ul. Krypska
POLAND SP Invest is starting another project near the Wiatraczna roundabout in Warsaw’s Praga Południe district.
Retail & leisure
Zielony Kamyk to arise in Gdańsk
POLAND Korporacja Budowlana Doraco has been chosen as the general contractor to build the Zielony Kamyk shopping centre in Gdańsk by Probier, the investor behind the project.
Retail & leisure
Karuzela spins out new centres
POLAND Two Karuzela centres are to be developed, in Kołobrzeg and Zielona Góra.
Investment & finance
Peakside to invest more than EUR 100 mln
CEE REGION Peakside Capital has acquired additional capital of over EUR 100 mln for opportunistic real estate investment in Central and Eastern Europe, which is to be invested by the end of 2016.
Murapol aiming to break more sales records
POLAND Murapol is planning to develop 17,700 apartments and service outlets over the next three years, according to its 2015 report.
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
Platinum for Q22
The Q22 office building in Warsaw's Śródmieście district has been awarded WiredScore and SmartScore certification with a rating of Platinum.
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
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
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 latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out - and it was worth waiting for because it's full of personality, quite literally! And The feature article is ...
The October issue is now out!
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Events
Oskar Zięta sculpture to be auctioned at Eurobuild Gala
The Eurobuild Awards 2025 Gala is fast approaching. As every year, we are holding a charity auction to raise funds for the Iskierka Foundation. This t ...
The Accessibility Forum is just around the corner
Last day to register
Exclusive
More than machines
Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern war ...
The voice of the younger generation
EGLS enters the scene
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last yea ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Strabag to help build Fehmarn tunnel
Strabag has been appointed by DB InfraGO AG to construct several sections of the Fehmarn Sound Crossing, connecting the island of Fehmarn with the Ger ...
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
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
Busy end of year predicts Knight Frank
The Polish commercial real estate market continues to strengthen its position in the region, maintaining stable investor activity and high transaction ...
Invesco swoops down in Katowice
Investment poised to boom
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
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
In just five years, BNM has built one of the strongest landlord representation teams on the Polish office market. Today, the company is already workin ...
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Office & mixed-use development
Sanofi moves to Equilibrium 2
Pharmaceuticals producer Sanofi Romania is to relocate its head office to Equilibrium 2, a building developed by Skanska in Bucharest. The tenant is t ...
Police HQ in Lipowy Park
Reception of CityZen remodelled
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
Mortgage demand rises
The third quarter of 2025 will see a significant revival in demand in the housing market, fueled by improving economic conditions and rising consumer ...
AFI starts work on Home V Korytech
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Retail & leisure
Ground floor sale in central Warsaw
A retail ground floor of around 2,400 sqm at ul. Stawki 2A in Warsaw, has changed hands. The asset was purchased by Polish investors with Avison Young ...
London leads for high street retail
Brick and Mortar returns
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
Foundation stone laid for transformer factory
Panattoni BTS has officially launched construction work on a factory in Łódź for ZREW Transformatory, part of the R&S Group. The project is being buil ...
