News
AFI Properties suffers 17 pct profit drop
EUROPE AFI Properties, the Israeli parent company of AFI Europe, has registered an almost 17 pct drop in profit, from EUR 60 mln last year to EUR 50 mln in 2015, according to the company’s latest yearly financial report.
Rezidor enters economy segment
EUROPE The Rezidor Hotel Group has acquired a 49 pct stake in the Prizeotel hotel chain for EUR 14.7 mln and has secured further rights, including for the acquisition of the remaining 51 pct four years from now.
Investment & finance
Inditex trims down new space in prime locations
WORLD Fashion retail group Inditex expects to open 400 to 460 stores gross this financial year, as it continues to expand both its store and online portfolio.
Office & mixed-use development
BCB Business Park tenant takes more
POLAND Deltamarin, a Finnish company which designs ships, has renewed and enlarged its lease agreement in the BCB Business Park office complex in Gdańsk.
Residential
Apartments at ul. Grzybowska 85
POLAND Asbud is to start the construction of a three-building residential project at Grzybowska 85 in Warsaw.
Panattoni establishes new venture
POLAND PG Europe, a part of the Panattoni capital group, is joining forces with CSJV CP Logistics Europe, which belongs to the US public retirement fund California State Teachers' Retirement System.
Technology
Venezia starts same-day deliveries
POLAND Multichannel footwear retailer Venezia is introducing the same-day delivery service for its online clients.
Warehouse & industrial
Ideal Idea Park IV signs first tenant
POLAND Promed, a distributor of medical equipment, has become the first tenant of the Ideal Idea IV warehouse park in Warsaw.
Komfort in Europa Centralna
POLAND An app. 700 sqm Komfort store has opened in the Europa Centralna shopping centre in Gliwice.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Jurowiecka to be managed by Savills
POLAND Savills has become the property manager of Galeria Jurowiecka in Białystok.
Office & mixed-use development
US retail giant relocates to Gdańsk's Olivia Six
POLAND US multichannel office supplies retailer Staples has taken up app. 1,800 sqm of office space in the Olivia Six building, a part of the Olivia Business Centre complex in Gdańsk, as it expands operations in Poland.
Office & mixed-use development
Engineers move into Equator II
POLAND Schuessler-Plan Inżynierzy engineering company has moved into the Equator II office building in Warsaw which belongs to Karimpol. The new tenant will take 500 sqm of space in the property.
Investment & finance
Amrest to open 140 restaurants, pursue M&A opportunities
POLAND Warsaw-listed restaurant operator Amrest aims to significantly strengthen its position on the CEE markets it operates on, as it posts a 13.1 pct increase in revenues, to PLN 3.33 bln (EUR 798 mln), in FY 2015.
Peakside looking to reach bigger peaks
CEE REGION Peakside Capital, through its Central and Eastern European team, completed over EUR 550 mln in transactions in 2015, to add to its substantial asset and debt management activities.
Less built, less sold
LITHUANIA The entire real estate market was less active in Lithuania last year, according to the latest research by Inreal Group, Šiaulių Bankas and Cobalt.
Construction
Poznań’s Maraton topped off
POLAND Today a topping out ceremony took place for the Maraton office building which is currently being developed by Skanska Property Poland on ul. Królowej Jadwigi in Poznań.
Retail & leisure
Two Stop.Shops full before opening
POLAND Immofinanz, the owner and developer of the Stop.Shop retail park network, has secured new leases for two parks that are under construction in Szczytno and Świnoujście.
Interior design
ARS-designed lounge for Galeria Mokotów
POLAND A business lounge area has been created in the food court of the Galeria Mokotów shopping centre in Warsaw, designed for hard-pressed and busy customers of the mall.
Retail & leisure
Tallinder chain taking shape
POLAND The expansion of new Polish brand Talliner, which is owned by LPP, has been gaining momentum.
MLP reports vacancy of just 2.6 pct
POLAND The vacancy rate across the warehousing portfolio owned by MLP group amounted to 2.6 pct at the end of last year.
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 ...
