News
Morawiecki to lead Ministry of Finance
POLAND Prime minister Beata Szydło has appointed deputy prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki as the minister of development and finance and he is to head the Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers.
Retail & leisure
JLL to commercialise Fashion House outlets in Russia
POLAND Fashion House Group has appointed JLL as the exclusive consultant for the leasing of all Fashion House Group projects in Russia.
Investment & finance
Futureal Group refinances Corvin Corner
HUNGARY Futureal Group has refinanced its Corvin Corner office building in Budapest by signing a credit agreement with Erste Bank for EUR 10.2 mln.
Investment & finance
Crowdfunding success
POLAND Mzuri CFI 4, which employs crowdfunding to finance real estate purchases, has raised PLN 7 mln from 142 investors within two weeks.
Retail & leisure
City Center Sofia rebranded
BULGARIA City Center Sofia, one of the first modern shopping centres to be built in Bulgaria, has been refurbished and renamed Park Centre.
Hotels
Konior Studio designs Katowice hotel
POLAND A hotel under design by the Konior Studio architectural studio for Hotele Diament will be built at ul. Dworcowa 11 in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Hit to open on October 7th
POLAND The Hit shopping centre in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is to open its doors on October 7th, 2016.
Retail & leisure
Go Sport in Młociny
POLAND French sports store brand Go Sport has signed a lease in the Galeria Młociny shopping centre development and will occupy 1,150 sqm on the ground floor.
Office & mixed-use development
Lawyers in Q22
POLAND Global law firm White & Case has leased 2,500 sqm of office space on the top floors of the Q22 skyscraper, which Echo Investment has recently completed in central Warsaw.
Construction
Alchemia topped off again
POLAND The shell stage of the Argon building in the Alchemia office complex in Gdańsk has been completed one month ahead of schedule with a topping off ceremony.
Residential
Developer buys land for Lokum
POLAND Wrocław-based developer Lokum Deweloper has purchased a 3.8-ha plot on ul. Gazowa and ul. Międzyleska in Wrocław’s Krzyki district, on which 739 apartments are to be constructed.
Retail & leisure
Another Smyk to open in Katowice
POLAND Children’s store Smyk is to open a 1,100 sqm outlet in Echo Investment’s Galeria Libero shopping centre project in Katowice.
Retail & leisure
Retail tax on hold. Will there be a new one?
POLAND The Polish minister of finance, Paweł Szałamacha, has announced at a press conference that the levying of the retail trade tax is to be suspended.
Construction
Yareal launches Nowogrodzka project
POLAND French developer Yareal has started the construction of the Nowogrodzka Square office building between ul. Nowogrodzka and Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw.
Technology
The tallest with the biggest
POLAND Philips Lighting has equipped the tallest office building in Poland – the Warsaw Spire – with a dynamic façade illumination consisting of over 88,000 individually programmed elements.
Investment & finance
Al Habtoor buys in Budapest
HUNGARY UAE based investor Al Habtoor Group has added two office assets to its Budapest portfolio.
Russian investment continues to bounce back
RUSSIA So far this year, USD 3 bln has been invested in the real estate market., representing a 71 pct increase y-o-y, according to data from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
PwC expands
POLAND Global consultancy PwC has extended its lease in the Silesia Business Park on ul. Chorzowska in Katowice by over 2,000 sqm to take up a total of 9,200 sqm and, as a result of the latest transaction, the building is now fully leased.
Retail & leisure
Etele Plaza leasing starts
HUNGARY Developer Futureal Group has started the commercialisation of its Etele Plaza shopping centre project in Budapest.
Investment & finance
City Tower in Prague sold for EUR 182 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC ČS Nemovitostní Fond has bought the tallest building in Prague, City Tower in Pankrác district, from PPF Real Estate Holding for app. CZK 4.4 bln (app. EUR 182 mln).
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Data centres
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Demand for computing power is rising rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services. This is accelerating growth in Europe’s data centr ...
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
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
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
Wrocław Fashion Outlet has reduced energy usage by 14 pct since 2022, while continuing to develop ESG initiatives focused on energy efficiency, the ci ...
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
DL Invest Group secures EUR 95 mln from UniCredit
DL Invest Group has signed a revolving credit agreement of up to EUR 95m with UniCredit. The facility was provided directly to the group’s operating c ...
Warsaw office property sold to owner-occupier
CA Immo sells IntercityHotel
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
Defence24 leases 1,150 sqm at Warsaw Corporate Center
Media and research group Defence24 has signed a long-term lease for 1,150 sqm of office space at Warsaw Corporate Center (WCC) on ul. Emilii Plater in ...
CBRE appointed to lease AFI V
Unibep moves into DL Tower
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
AKIPIA joins Roma Tower as investor; construction contract signed
Czech investment group AKIPIA has joined the Roma Tower project in Warsaw, while the investors have signed a construction agreement with the general c ...
Empira buys Berlin estate
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
BIG Bolesławiec fully leased ahead of opening
BIG Poland has secured all 14 tenants for its new BIG Bolesławiec retail park, which will offer around 18,000 sqm of GLA. The project is scheduled to ...
Aleja Bielany now 98 pct leased
Pocco Italia to open restaurant in DL Shopping Siemianowice Śląskie
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
P3 Logistic Parks starts construction of first building at P3 Gliwice
P3 Logistic Parks has started construction of the first warehouse building at P3 Gliwice in Upper Silesia. The speculative development will provide al ...
