News
Office & mixed-use development
C&W to move to Quadrio
CZECH REPUBLIC The Quadrio building in central Prague is to become the new Czech headquarters for Cushman & Wakefield, following its merger with DTZ last year.
Office & mixed-use development
Polish FA stays on ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej
POLAND The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has decided to extend its tenancy in the Bitwy Warszawskiej Business Centre building in Warsaw.
Technology
Post looking for innovators
POLAND Poczta Polska, the Polish Post Office, is seeking business partners for jointly carrying out innovative projects, including parcel, courier and logistics services as well as online order services.
Retail & leisure
More Lidl stores to be built
LITHUANIA Mitnija is currently building stores in Vilnius and Kaunas to be added to Lidl's network.
Residential
Wikana sells Misjonarska 12 and announces more projects
POLAND Wikana is to develop the Misjonarska 12 residential project in Lublin's Old Town and has also announced plans to start more projects and purchase land.
Residential
Matexi sees sales to grow to 400 apartments per year
POLAND 2015 turned out to be a record year in the history of Matexi’s operations in Poland. The developer sold 296 apartments and handed over to buyers 262 new apartments.
FBSerwis to maintain Lesko roads and bridges
POLAND The Rzeszów branch of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has signed a four-year contract with FBSerwis worth more than PLN 6.1 mln gross.
Investment & finance
Smyk changes hands
EUROPE Private equity group Bridgepoint has purchased Polish children's goods retailer Smyk group, from EM&F for PLN 1.06 bln (EUR 247 mln).
Retail & leisure
RTV Euro AGD signs GTC contracts
POLAND Consumer electronics chain RTV Euro AGD has leased space in GTC’s two shopping centres in Warsaw. The retailer will occupy 1,200 sqm in Galeria Północna and 1,300 sqm in Galeria Wilanów.
LSR records 36 pct drop in sales
RUSSIA In 2015, the sales of residential developer LSR Group slumped by 36 pct to RUB 54.9 bln (EUR app. 638 mln) compared to its 2014 result.
Record breaking retail investment in 2015 - JLL
POLAND In 2015, the Polish retail market grew by a total of 651,400 sqm in terms of retail space, including shopping centres (502,000 sqm), outlet centres (21,300 sqm), retail parks (30,800 sqm) and stand-alone warehouses (97,300 sqm) – according to the latest report from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
New tower on Warsaw's skyline
POLAND Karimpol plans on developing a 195m office building at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Property and Facility Management
JLL to manage Immofinanz's Warsaw portfolio
POLAND JLL has taken over the management of five Warsaw office buildings owned by Immofinanz.
Infrastructure
Two Russian stadiums BREEAM certified
RUSSIA Two football stadiums, which are to be built for the FIFA World Cup 2018, have obtained BREEAM Interim certification at the design stage.
Investment & finance
Investment in Poland reaches EUR 4 bln
POLAND In 2015 the volume of investment transactions in Poland exceeded EUR 4 bln, the second highest result after the 2008 figure, according to real estate consultancy Savills.
Retail & leisure
Newcomers to Zakopianka mall
POLAND Two new tenants have signed leases for space in the Zakopianka retail park in Kraków.
Etalon suffers 12 pct drop in sales
RUSSIA Residential developer Etalon Group has recorded a 12 pct fall in sales to app. RUB 35 bln or app. EUR 400 mln, according the company's unaudited full-year operating results for 2015.
Green projects
Gold for UTC Aerospace Systems
POLAND The Engineering Research and Development Centre of UTC Aerospace Systems in Wrocław has obtained a LEED certificate at the 'Gold' level.
Victoria Dom ambitious over sales
POLAND Warsaw-based residential developer Victoria Dom secured contracts for a total of 493 apartments and houses last year - almost twice as many as in the previous year, when it sold 253 units.
Office & mixed-use development
New HQ for Pomerania Development Agency
POLAND The Pomerania Development Agency has moved its headquarters to the Olivia Six office building, which forms part of the Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk.
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
LightOn with Outstanding design
LightOn – the latest office project being developed by CPI Property Group at ul. Prosta 69 in central Warsaw – has been awarded BREEAM design stage ce ...
Gold for Polona 68
Six buildings certified
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
Human resources
Five new board members at JLL
Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Arkady Wrocławskie sold
Develia has signed a sales agreement with Vastint Poland for the Arkady Wrocławskie mixed-use building for EUR 42.967 mln.
Stena buys two High5ive buildings
Sale and leaseback for Cavatina Hall
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
Equilibrium 2 awarded WiredScore Platinum certification
Skanska’s Equilibrium 2 building in Bucharest has been awarded the highest-level WiredScore certification for an operational building.
PZU stays in Konstruktorska
Office sizes growing
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Noli Studios is to open its latest project in the Tricity in July. The Czerwone Koszary barracks has been transformed into a PRS project with hotel se ...
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Retail & leisure
M Park opens in Ropczyce
M Core subsidiary LCP Poland has officially opened M Park Ropczyce 35 km from Rzeszów.
Sixteen brands enter the market
Karuzela to grow
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
Work begins on Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree
LemonTree has launched Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree, its second project in Szczecin. The centre will provide 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office ...
