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Retail & leisure
Forever 21 commissions C&W for Polish expansion
POLAND Cushman & Wakefield is to provide market advisory services and search for new stores locations for American fashion chain Forever 21 in Poland.
2,200 hotel rooms to open in Moscow
RUSSIA About 2,200 branded rooms are to be delivered this year to the Moscow market, compared to only 757 branded rooms completed last year, according to JLL.
Polish real estate set for another good year
POLAND An increasing number of investors entering Poland, almost 1 mln sqm of office space planned for delivery, and a rising supply of hotel facilities – are just some these are among the predictions made by Colliers International for Polish the real estate market in 2016, in its latest Market Insights report.
Retail & leisure
Skyline to unveil Ornament in Kyiv
UKRAINE Kyiv-based company Skyline Development is about to complete the construction of the Ornament shopping centre in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district.
Architecture and urban planning
New face for Baltic resort
LITHUANIA A technical and architectural plan has been drawn up to improve the centre of Nida, one of the districts of Neringa on the Curonian Spit, involving the creation of a central square for the town.
Retail & leisure
Telepizza looking for new possibilities
POLAND In 2016 Telepizza is planning to open new branches in a number of shopping centres, train stations and airports.
Infrastructure
Budimex and Strabag take on S17
POLAND The General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has signed contracts with Budimex and Strabag for the design and construction of the S17 expressway near Garwolin.
Architecture and urban planning
European Geological Education Centre among the best in the world
WORLD The European Geological Education Centre, designed by the WXCA architectural studio, has been chosen as the best public utility facility in the world at the International Property Awards. However, it lost out to the Qatar Rail underground project in Doha in the global classification of the competition.
Retail & leisure
Sharman Church expands into street retail
CEE REGION Sharman Church Chartered Surveyors has opened a new department that will focus on high street retail and ground floor office units.
Hotels
Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel for Moscow
RUSSIA A 220-room Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel & Spa is to be opened in northwest Moscow in 2019, according to Russian daily Vedomosti.
Retail & leisure
Furniture on Nowy Świat
POLAND Asymetria has become the latest tenant of the retail and service area in the Nowy Świat 2.0 office building in Warsaw.
Half of Erbud’s profits could be paid in dividends
POLAND After its application has been assessed by the supervisory board, the management board of Erbud will recommend a dividend ranging from 30 to 50 pct of the net financial result generated in the previous financial year at a company general meeting.
Construction
Warbud to renovate Vilnius embassy
LITHUANIA Warbud has been chosen to modernise the palace of the Pac family – the future Polish Embassy – in Vilnius.
Investment & finance
Atrium sells ten Czech retail centres
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has completed the sale of a portfolio of ten retail assets in the Czech Republic to a private client account managed by Palmer Capital for EUR 102.6 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni attracts two to Szczecin
POLAND Panattoni Europe has leased out 11,600 sqm of space to two new tenants in Panattoni Park Szczecin.
Office & mixed-use development
Marked increase in regional tenant activity
POLAND Annual take-up on the Polish office market increased by 40 pct y-o-y across the country compared to 2014, according to the latest ‘Property Times Office Poland’ report by Cushman & Wakefield.
More guests come to Russian hotels
RUSSIA In 2015, the average hotel occupancy in Moscow grew by 2.7 percentage points y-o-y, reaching 67.5 pct, while in St Petersburg it grew by an impressive 7.3 percentage points, reaching a solid 64.3 pct for the year, according to JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
HB Reavis signs 2,000 sqm new leases
POLAND HB Reavis has signed four new leases for office and retail space in two Warsaw projects.
Polish ministries bash new retail tax
POLAND Seven Polish ministries have submitted their reviews of the new retail tax law proposed by the Ministry of Finance. They criticise the scope of the new legal regulations and the way the new levy is to be charged, and worry about the negative impact it could have on Polish businesses and customers.
Investment & finance
E.Leclerc buys Aviator mall
POLAND Pergranso, a subsidiary of the SOFILEC group (the owner of the E.Leclerc grocery chain), has acquired the Galeria Aviator shopping centre project which is currently being developed in Mielec.
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
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with ...
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Homepark goes 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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
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
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
Now's the time to buy
The investment market in Poland for Q1-Q3 2025 reflects stable market conditions, with year-to-date volume aligning closely with the Q1-Q3 of 2024. By ...
Onde enters Romania
Croatia growing fast
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
High demand but low supply
The supply of modern office space in Poland's eight largest regional cities reached 6.73 mln sqm. Although the market is showing signs of stabilisatio ...
Construction underway on AFI Tower
AI park to be built in Heilbronn
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
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
PSN has completed the reconstruction of the Grand Department Store in Pardubice. The historic building has been transformed into a modern, mixed-use r ...
Consumer spending accelerates GDP growth
Osada to open in Łask
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
Industrial market booming
In Q3 2025, industrial construction volume in the Czech Republic reached a two-year high, and demand was significantly stronger than in the previous y ...
