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Hotels
Four-star hotel better than a five-star site
ESTONIA Online travel portal Trip Advisor has published the list of the world’s best hotels based on their user reviews. The Best Hotels of 2016 - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards ranking was also compiled for Estonia, where 10 best TripAdvisor hotels were revealed.
EIB to remain active CEE lender
CEE REGION In 2015 the European Investment Bank (EIB) has backed Polish investment projects with a total of EUR 5.54 bln, including the road, transport and city infrastructure projects. This year the EIB will aim to focus on increasing the pace of modernisation of Polish cities, promoting major investments in the energy sector and supporting SMEs and midcaps.
Investment & finance
Penta increases stake in EM&F
POLAND Slovakian companies Penta Investments and Krockella Limited have purchased entities that together hold 37.2 pct of the shares in the Empik Media & Fashion (EM&F) group and had belonged to subsidiaries of Eastbridge.
Hotels
Dekpol builds Hotel Almond
POLAND Dekpol is close to finishing the construction of the Almond hotel on ul. Toruńska in Gdańsk.
Krosno extends investment zone
POLAND Krosno town council extended the Krosno-Airport investment zone to nearly 50 ha, 41.6-ha of which is part of the Special Economic Zone in Krosno.
Office & mixed-use development
Nobilis reaches the top
POLAND Echo Investment’s Nobilis Business House office project in Wrocław has now been topped off.
Hotels
Hotel Royal to open in June
POLAND A new four-star hotel including a conference section and a spa is being developed in Białystok.
Infrastructure
Strabag on the A1
POLAND The Katowice branch of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has awarded a contract to Strabag Infrastruktura Południe and Strabag for the construction of a 16.7 km section of the A1 motorway between the Zawodzie interchange (excluding the interchange) and the Woźniki interchange (including the interchange).
Construction
Szucha Premium Office topped off
POLAND The first stage of the construction of the Szucha Premium Office project at ul. Szucha 19 in central Warsaw has now finished with the topping off of the building.
Bukowina among the top 50 skiing resorts in the world
POLAND According to user ratings on the Trivago portal, Bukowina Tatrzańska in Poland is among the top fifty skiing resorts in the world in terms of the quality of the hotel base.
Retail & leisure
Fitness Academy to open in Legnica
POLAND Galeria Piastów, a Rank Progress retail project in Legnica, has signed a new tenant.
Office & mixed-use development
Le Palais retains Ipopema
POLAND The 5,500 sqm gla Le Palais office building on ul. Próżna in Warsaw will continue to house the Ipopema head office.
Construction
Opacka Park to be launched soon
POLAND The construction of the Opacka Park office complex on al. Grunwaldzka in Gdańsk is to start this spring.
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx to open in Manufaktura
POLAND Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx is to open a new store in the building whch formerly housed a weaving mill and now is part of the Manufaktura retail complex in Łódź.
Retail & leisure
PH Zakopianka signs Komfort
POLAND In March the Komfort retail chain is to open a new 1,500 sqm store in the Zakopianka retail park in Kraków.
New AXA European fund kicks off
EUROPE AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has launched its new pan-European open-ended real estate fund, AXA Core Europe, for which it have initially raised over EUR 500 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Proximo attracts two tenants
POLAND Two new companies have leased office space in the Proximo building which is currently being developed by Hines in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Technology
Philips and Xiaomi lamp a sight for sore eyes
WORLD Royal Philips together with Chinese internet-driven smartphone company Xiaomi, has launched the Philips EyeCare connected desk lamp.
Green projects
A panel with the best lambda
WORLD Paroc Panel System has launched its latest innovation in sustainable development – the energy efficient Paroc AST L panel.
Hotels
Bulgari planning to open Russian hotel
RUSSIA Italian company Bulgari together with Marriott, which is the manager of Bulgari’s network of five-star hotels, are looking for a partner to open a hotel in Russia, according to rbc.ru.
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
Swarzewo station reopens
Polish State Railways (PKP) has renovated the Swarzewo railway station in Pomerania in an investment of PLN 5.88 mln gross.
CPK awards car park contract
Bridge over the river Narew
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 ...
Port7 sold to AFI
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
Xoog chooses Ambassador
Licensed electricity supplier, XOOG Operator is moving into the Warsaw's Ambassador Office Building in Warsaw, owned by the Hines Poland Sustainable I ...
Maersk moves into Office House
Rohlig stays in Bolero Office Point 1
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
Three buildings completed in Poznań
The Agrobex Group has completed the construction of 130 municipal apartments in Poznań for the municipal housing association ZKZL.
Quorum Tower rises
Resi4Rent adds 63 apartments to Wrocław
Retail & leisure
Retail park supply matches mall supply from 2008
The last five years have seen unprecedented change in Poland's retail real estate sector, particularly in retail parks and convenience centres, states ...
Arcade Bee enters Hala Koszyki
Worldbox comes to M1 Czeladź
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
Big bang at end of the year
Savills predicts the warehouse and industrial market in Poland to be heading for a strong end to the year, backed by a stable economy and the growing ...
