News
JLL: Poland sees best ever take-up volumes
POLAND In 2015 the total volume of office lease agreements reached 1.3 mln sqm, which was the best ever result registered on Poland's property market, according to a preliminary full-year report by JLL.
Technology
Philips and Cisco enable Internet of Lighting solutions
WORLD Philips and Cisco have signed a global strategic partnership on the development of Internet-connected office lighting systems.
Technology
Artificial intelligence to help increase sales
WORLD US outdoor apparel retailer The North Face has used IBM Watson, the AI question answering computing system, to offer a new dialog-based online shopping tool that allows customers to find and buy the most suitable items for their activities and lifestyles.
Asian investment into European hotels up 400 pct
EUROPE A total of EUR 1.6 bln of Asian capital has powered the European hotel sector this year as a result of the increased liquidity and a low cost of capital, informs CBRE.
Office & mixed-use development
PIU takes floor in Spektrum Tower
POLAND The Polish Insurance Association (PIU) has leased the entire 20th floor of the Spektrum Tower office building in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Moscow Fashion House signs new deals
RUSSIA Three new retailers have recently opened stores in Fashion House Outlet Centre Moscow and two others have signed leases.
Archicom improves sales
POLAND This year until the end of November, Archicom group sold 571 apartments (presales contracts) compared to 479 apartments over the same period in 2014.
Robyg buys another Gdańsk plot
POLAND A subsidiary of Robyg has purchased another plot in Gdańsk. This time the company has bought 1.8 ha in Wrzeszcz district for PLN 22.5 mln.
Construction
Foundation stone laid for Galeria Grodova
POLAND The foundation stone has been laid at the construction site of Galeria Grodova in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Rank Progress sells Mielec plot to Leroy Merlin
POLAND Retail developer Rank Progress has sold an almost 3 ha parcel adjacent to the Aviator shopping centre, which is under construction in Mielec.
Office & mixed-use development
Inoffice expands Lumen lease
POLAND Serviced office space operator Inoffice Group has leased app. 1,300 sqm of additional office space in the Lumen building in central Warsaw, where it was occupying 1,400 sqm of space.
Warehouse & industrial
Goodman expands Gdańsk warehouse park
POLAND Goodman Group has completed two buildings totalling 38,700 sqm in the Pomeranian Logistics Centre located near the Gdańsk Deepwater Container Terminal.
Office & mixed-use development
ADVA takes up 4,000 sqm in Tensor Y
POLAND International telecommunication device manufacturer ADVA Optical Networking has leased 4,000 sqm of office space in the Tensor Y building in Gdynia.
Retail & leisure
IKEA poised for future growth?
WORLD The world's largest furniture retailer, IKEA, posts a double-digit growth as it keeps developing three vital elements of its strategy: traditional store portfolio, its groundbreaking small store concept and digital presence.
BIK’s IPO prospectus approved
POLAND Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority has approved the IPO prospectus of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK). Its planned public offer will involve the issue of shares as well as the sale of some shares by the company’s current shareholders.
Gramercy buys two EUR 45 mln Polish assets
EUROPE US-based Gramercy Property Europe investment fund has acquired two Polish logistics facilities with 99,360 sqm of space in total. Located in Stryków and Piaseczno, the assets were acquired in a EUR 45.1 mln sale and lease back transaction with Raben Group.
Office & mixed-use development
Unit4 in Globis Wrocław
POLAND IT solutions provider Unit4 Polska has leased 6,600 sqm of office space in the Globis Wrocław building.
Human resources
Ben Bannatyne appointed president of Prologis Europe
EUROPE Ben Bannatyne, the managing director of Prologis in Central and Eastern Europe, has been appointed president of Prologis Europe.
Green projects
Digital both green and platinum
SLOVAKIA Digital Park I, an office project developed in Bratislava by Penta Investments, has achieved LEED ‘Platinum’ status, the highest possible certification level, for the operations and maintenance of an existing building.
Retail & leisure
New faces in Arena retail park in Gliwice
POLAND Textilmarket and Matras are the latest new brands to appear in the Arena retail park in Gliwice, while two current tenants of the facility – Douglas and 5 a’Sec – have prolonged their leases.
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
Six buildings certified
Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio, which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U ...
Colliers qualifies as WELL Survey Provider
Nestlé House is Excellent
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
CPK arises
We invite you to join us on June 10th in Łódź at our conference entitled ‘CPK - A new era for Poland and the commercial real estate market’ where we s ...
Back to the Future Conference
Race to the top
Exclusive
A more mature student scene
Echo Investment has recently expanded its presence in the student housing sector. We spoke to CEO Nicklas Lindberg about what’s driving this new focus ...
Strategy is key
Cooperation is key – Joanna Kowalewska of Axi Immo
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
A change of guard at Eurobuild
From the beginning of June this year, Anna Korólczyk-Lewandowska takes over the position of Editor in Chief of Eurobuild magazine.
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Savills has new CEO
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 offices
JLL has completed the modernisation of its Warsaw offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The motto behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emp ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Nrep acquires co-living centre in Gdańsk
Scandinavian investor Nrep has purchased its third co-living centre in Gdańsk. Noli Gdańsk Old Town on ul. Łąkowa 59, was developed by Moderna Holding ...
Peakside and Octane purchase two logistics parks
Lighthouse sold
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
VeloBank comes to Sagittarius
VeloBank has decided to lease nearly 2,800 sqm of office space in the Sagittarius Business House complex in the centre of Wrocław.
IKEA to set up showroom office in .KTW
The Bridge now open
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
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Heimstaden has begun apartment sales for its Oh!Praga development in Warsaw.
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Living sector on the rise
Retail & leisure
Multikino to open in Avenida
The Multikino cinema chain is to open a new multiplex in Poznań's Galeria Avenida shopping centre. The parties have signed a letter of intent, and the ...
Scallier opens park in Western Pomerania
Scallier opens retail park in Ploiești
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
P3 builds in Sládkovičovo
P3 Logistic Parks has announced the construction of a modern logistics and industrial park in Sládkovičovo. The new development will comprise over 200 ...
