News
Investment & finance
Finep sells two buildings in City West to JV partner
CZECH REPUBLIC Finep Hilding has agreed to sell the C1 and C2 office buildings of its City West complex in Prague's Stodůlky district to its partner in the development, Ungelt Group, for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
CPI buys Bondy in Mladá Boleslav
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Property Group has acquired Bondy, the largest shopping centre in the city of Mladá Boleslav in central Bohemia for an undisclosed sum.
Hotels
Hilton goes mid-market, challenges Airbnb
WORLD Hilton Worldwide has introduced a new affordable hotel chain format, Tru by Hilton, aimed at luring more younger travelers to its sites.
Investment & finance
Scandinavians come to Tryton
POLAND Scandinavian IT company Ciklum has leased 1,000 sqm in the the Tryton Business House office building, which is being developed by Echo Investment in Gdańsk.
Investment & finance
CCC posts strong results, buys online store
EUROPE Total monthly revenues of the Polish footwear retail group CCC have increased by 36.7 pct y-o-y, to PLN 173.2 mln, in January 2016.
Retail & leisure
Polish brands break into Slovak market
SLOVAKIA Polish fashion brands Simple and Gino Rossi are to open stores in the Centrál shopping centre in Bratislava.
Immofinanz finalizes sale of logistics portfolio
EUROPE Immofinanz has financed the sale of its EUR 536 mln logistics portfolio to Blackstone.
Office & mixed-use development
Citi comes to Q22
POLAND Citi Handlowy has leased 1,000 sqm of space in the Q22 office project, which is being developed by Echo Investment in Warsaw. In H2 the tenant will move into its new offices located on one of the uppermost floors of the 42-storey building for retail banking operations.
New Moscow office supply halves
RUSSIA App. 700,000 sqm of office space was completed in 2015 on the Moscow market, about two times less than the amount in 2014, according to JLL.
I2 Development breaks record but wants more
POLAND I2 Development, a residential and commercial developer which operates in Wrocław, has registered a 60 pct sales improvement in sales in 2015.
Retail & leisure
CH Bażantowo to get larger
POLAND The Bażantowo shopping centre in Katowice is to be extended.
Retail & leisure
Bydgoszcz outlet centre to get underway in H1
POLAND The design work has started on Metropolitan Outlet Bydgoszcz – the latest project by Carrefour and White Star Real Estate and the first outlet centre in the town.
Morgan Stanley targeting CEE region
WORLD Morgan Stanley is planning to move a large part of its operations from the New York HQ of the company to a number of cheaper locations - and is to focus on Budapest and Bombay, where the American bank already operates service centres, Reuters reports.
More warehouses for Bydgoszcz thanks to S5
POLAND The improvement of Poland's road and railway infrastructure has led developers to build projects in new locations.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Morena getting more sporty
POLAND Three new sports brands have leased space in the Galeria Morena shopping centre, which is currently undergoing extension work in Gdańsk.
Polish office market sees record take-up
POLAND In 2015 Poland's office market with 1.5 mln sqm of leased space recorded the highest tenant activity ever, according to JLL.
Desigual chain grows in Romania
ROMANIA Fashion retailer Desigual is to open its first Romanian location beyond Bucharest.
Office & mixed-use development
More Manpower for Proximo
POLAND HR consulting firm ManpowerGroup has leased more than 1,400 sqm on the 12th floor the Proximo office development, which is currently under construction in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
American Eagle flies away from Poland?
POLAND US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters has closed down Polish locations.
Investment & finance
Annopol Business Park sold
POLAND Hines Poland Sustainable Income Fund (HPSIF) has purchased the Annopol Business Park warehouse and office center in Warsaw from Europejskie Centrum Inwestycyjne (ECI).
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore 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
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we s ...
Not just for the rich
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
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
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is onl ...
Self service in Opole
Mercure comes to Transylvania
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has awarded a tender for track layout changes in the Retkinia area of Łódź to Multiconsult Polska, who bid PLN ...
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
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
BNP Paribas lends Panattoni EUR 20.2 mln
Financing has been secured for the expansion of Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II in Pomerania. BNP Paribas Bank Polska issued the EUR 20.2 mln loan for t ...
Financing for Chmielna 89
Saller takes on Nad Jeziorem
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
Astellas comes to the Bridge
Astellas Pharma Global Capability Centre has joined the tenants of The Bridge in Warsaw. The international pharmaceutical company will occupy two floo ...
Rockwool grows bigger in Nowy Rynek
More drugs in Aeropark
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Agora Mall Arad (formerly Galleria Arad) officially reopened on August 28th following an extensive refurbishment and repositioning.
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki
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
Siemens Energy comes to Mülheim
CTP has signed a lease agreement with Siemens Energy Global for the development of 20,000 sqm in CTPark Mülheim in North Rhine-Westphalia.
