News
Slight improvement in investor sentiment
UKRAINE Commercial real estate investment in Ukraine increased in 2015 to USD 65 mln, from USD 47 mln in 2014, according to DTZ Ukraine.
Investment & finance
Echo still in one piece... for now
POLAND At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Echo Investment, the decision was taken not to move forward with plans to sell the residential operations of the company to a separate Echo subsidiary, thus dividing the company.
Retail & leisure
PRCH writes open letter to finance minister
POLAND The Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) has written an open letter to minister of finance Paweł Szałamacha concerning the planned introduction of the turnover tax for the retail sector.
Retail & leisure
Two new retail projects in the Warsaw area
POLAND The Outlet Atmosfera centre is to be built in Jawczyce west of Warsaw, while Galeria Pod Dębami on ul. Pasłęcka in the capital’s Tarchomin district is to be extended.
Investment & finance
GTC makes EUR 32 mln acquisition
POLAND GTC has finalised the acquisition of the Pixel office building in Poznań from Garvest Real Estate fund for EUR 32.2 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Permit for X
POLAND An occupancy permit has been issued for the X building of the Tensor office complex in Gdynia.
Construction law major barrier for investors
POLAND Defects in the construction law are among the biggest barriers in the way of direct foreign investment in Poland, claims the latest report by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ).
Office & mixed-use development
First tenant in Symetris
POLAND Nordea Operations Centre has leased 3,000 sqm of space in the Symetris Business Park office building which is currently being developed by Echo Investment on al. Piłsudskiego in Łódź.
Residential
Atal focusing on Nowe Żerniki
POLAND Atal is starting the sale of apartments in its Atal Nowe Żerniki project, near ul. Kosmonautów in Wrocław.
Investment & finance
BIK to enter WSE later
POLAND Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK) has decided to postpone its flotation on the Warsaw trading floor due to unfavourable market conditions.
Residential
Olimpia grows with Archicom’s appetite
POLAND The Archicom group has put on sale the 80 apartments in the latest stage of its Olimpia Port project in Wrocław.
Skanska wins PLN 335 mln deal
POLAND Skanska has signed a PLN 335 mln contract with Poland’s General Directorate of Public Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) on the expansion of the No. 8 national road.
Office & mixed-use development
New skyscraper to be added to Warsaw skyline
POLAND Karimpol is to develop an almost 200m skyscraper at the Rondo Daszyński roundabout in Warsaw.
Infrastructure
Kaunas-Suwałki motorway in three years
LITHUANIA The A5 Kaunas–Mariampol–Suwałki motorway, which forms part of the Via Baltica route, is to be opened before the end of 2018.
Retail & leisure
Forever 21 expands southward
CEE REGION US young fashion retailer Forever 21 will open its first Romanian store this year.
Investment & finance
Transneft buys Evolution Tower
RUSSIA Oil giant Transneft has bought the Evolution Tower office building in Moscow City. According to CBRE, which included the transaction in its latest office market report, the deal was closed in December.
Investment & finance
Estonians buy and sell in Lithuania
LITHUANIA Eften Real Estate Fund III has acquired the Saulės Miestas shopping centre in Šiauliai.
Events
Have dinner with a ‘Eurobuild CEE’ journalist and raise money for charity!
POLAND Have you ever fancied dining out with a renowned Polish property writer? You can do it now, and it is all for a good cause!
Architecture and urban planning
Zodiak predicted in two years
POLAND The Zodiak building in Warsaw, where the city's Economic Information Centre is to be located, is to be completed in 2018.
Interior design
The greener, lighter Polish touch
POLAND The LŁ company (Lange Łukaszuk) has launched its range of office and street lamps under the Polish brand Micoled.
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.
