News
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.
Retail & leisure
Owner and manager changes at Galeria Plaza
POLAND Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as the new property manager of Galeria Plaza in Kraków. The company will take over from Peakside Capital, which has purchased the building in December 2015, since when it has been managing it on it own.
Santens comes to South Gate
RUSSIA Pharmaceuticals logistics operator Santens Service has signed a five year lease for 30,000 sqm of class ‘A’ space in the South Gate industrial park in the Moscow region.
Residential
Atal gets Łódź project going
POLAND Atal has started the construction and sale of an estate at ul. Pomorska 168/170 in Łódź.
Office & mixed-use development
Wrocław project fully leased
POLAND Accenture has signed a lease agreement for office space in the West House 1B building in Wrocław, making the 12,000 sqm office property fully occupied.
Residential
Dom Development launches latest Ochota project
POLAND Dom Development is marketing and starting the construction of the third stage of the Pod Różami estate in Warsaw.
Michelin expands in Serbia
SERBIA Tyre manufacturer Tigar Tyres has built a new 22,000 sqm plant in the town of Pirot in Serbia, 300 km south-east of Belgrade.
Investment & finance
EC consents to Smyk acquisition
EUROPE Bridgepoint has been given permission by the European Commission to take over the Smyk group.
Office & mixed-use development
Electrolux HQ and showroom on ul. Karolkowa
POLAND A new tenant has been acquired for the Karolkowa Business Park in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Blue City to make families more welcome
POLAND The Blue City shopping centre in Warsaw is to make providing additional amenities for families and children its priority.
Investment & finance
Echo portfolio finds another SA co-investor
SOUTH AFRICA Johannesburg-listed property fund Pivotal is to acquire an app. 6 pct stake in the Echo Prime Properties portfolio from Redefine for EUR 30 mln.
Technology
Intelligent city lighting
WORLD Philips Lightning has signed a global partner agreement with Vodafone to develop a wireless integrated street lighting project for cities.
Residential
I2 projects to speed up thanks to flotation
POLAND Wrocław-based developer I2 Development intends to raise up to PLN 58 mln from a public share issue.
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
Manufaktura now Outstanding
The Manufaktura complex in Łódź has received a BREEAM In-Use Outstanding rating for both asset Performance (88.9 pct) and management performance (85.3 ...
Ace of Space has no barriers
B10 goes 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
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
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Universal design and accessibility are no longer specialist add-ons. They are becoming central to modern services, and architecture was the conclusion ...
Fly to see FC Barcelona live after the Eurobuild Gala
Oskar Zięta sculpture to be auctioned at Eurobuild Gala
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
Bridge over the river Narew
A 1,200m bridge has been opened in the Podlaskie region, being one of the ten longest bridges in Poland. The bridge forms a key section of the Łomża b ...
Budimex completes work on Warsaw West
Monting Development to modernise ul. Chłodna
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
Hillwood granted PLN 25 mln
Bank Pekao has granted a loan of around EUR 25 mln to finance part of the Hillwood Poznań-Czempiń project – a hall with an area of nearly 54,000 sqm ...
Port 7 sold
VGP and AREIM buy 13 parks
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
Construction at the edge of the world
The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached K ...
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Office & mixed-use development
Maersk moves into Office House
Maersk Global Service Center has opened a new office in the Office House building, in the Towarowa22 complex. The company has taken up over 3,700 sqm ...
Rohlig stays in Bolero Office Point 1
Supply constrained but rents stable
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
Quorum Tower rises
Construction of one of the tallest residential buildings in Wrocław is entering its final phase. Construction work on Quorum Tower, under development ...
Resi4Rent adds 63 apartments to Wrocław
Mortgage demand rises
Retail & leisure
Worldbox comes to M1 Czeladź
The M1 Czeladź shopping centre has expanded its tenant mix with the addition of a Worldbox store. New Yorker and Ochnik will also be moving to larger ...
Construction begins on Oto Park Lublin
Jysk comes to Piła
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
Warehousing still recovering
The industrial real estate market in the Czech Republic continues its recovery. After last year's downturn and a slower start to this year, the sector ...
