News
Construction
Auchan Hetmańska to expand
POLAND The expansion of the Auchan shopping centre in Białystok is about to start. Thanks to the new extension the shopping centre is to gain an extra 5,800 sqm retail area. The general contractor of the project on ul. Hetmańska is Instal Białystok. The opening of the new extension is planned for H1 2017.
Warsaw Concierge teams up with Ovo Wrocław
POLAND The Ovo Wrocław complex has started cooperation with a supplier of concierge services in Poland – the Warsaw Concierge Group.
Infrastructure
A4 is now complete
POLAND The final stretch of the A4 motorway from Rzeszów to Jarosław, which was constructed by a consortium of Budimex and Strabag, is now complete. The official opening of the Rzeszów East – Jarosław section of the A4 motorway took place on July 20th. The A4 motorway is part of the route stretching from Western Europe to Ukraine.
Atrium Poland attracts Media Expert in Bydgoszcz
POLAND Media Expert is to become one of the tenants of Focus Mall Bydgoszcz.
Residential
Dekpol are now in Gdynia
POLAND Dekpol is to carry out a new residential project in TriCity. The Na Fali estate will be built in Gdynia’s Pogórze district, near the Mechelinki and Rewa beaches, right next to the limits of Kosakowo. It is Dekpol’s first development in Gdynia.
Interior design
Saski Point starts afresh
POLAND The modernisation of the reception foyer in the Saski Point building, which is part of CA Immo’s portfolio, has taken two months.
Warehouse & industrial
Online second-hand store in Nupaky
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech internet company HyperMedia has leased 2,550 sqm of warehouse and office space in the Tescoma commercial area in Nupaky by the D1 motorway.
Redundancies in Skanska Construction will not have impact on other companies
POLAND Skanska is planning to make 1,150 people redundant in Poland. Piotr Janiszewski, president of the board at Skanska, assures us that the current situation has no impact on other companies from the group.
Budimex: president sums up
POLAND Budimex group sales in H1 2016 amounted to PLN 2.4 bln and were over PLN 160 mln higher compared to the same period last year. Its net profit increased by 6 pct and totalled PLN 146.5 mln. The construction sector was the driving force of the growth. It increased by 9.4 pct y-o-y.
Construction giants with record revenues, Polish companies out of the race
EUROPE According to a report from Deloitte entitled ‘European Powers of Construction 2015’, the market capitalisation of the fifty largest construction companies in Europe increased by as much as 21 pct and their total sales in 2015 increased by 5 pct y-o-y. These are the best results since 2007.
Extra PLN 20 mln bonds for Polnord
POLAND In accordance with the announcement from two days ago, Polnord has today issued unsecured MB2-series bonds for a total amount of PLN 20 mln.
Retail & leisure
New playground in Auchan Gdańsk
POLAND A Kinderplaneta playground has been opened in the Auchan Gdańsk shopping centre, covering an area of 400 sqm.
Construction
Napollo hits the spot
POLAND The Nowy Punkt 2 estate in Warsaw’s Targówek district is to be built by Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Besta of Rzeszów. Napollo has settled a tender procedure to determine the general contractor for the project. The work is to start this summer and finish in autumn next year.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis stepping up leasing activity in CEE
CEE REGION Prologis leased over 400,000 sqm in the region in the second quarter of 2016, which represented a 7 pct increase over the same period last year.
Bank of Russia vacates up to 100,000 sqm in Moscow
RUSSIA A mass recall of bank licenses by Bank of Russia has led to the closure of 517 bank branches between January 1st 2015 and June 1st 2016.
Immofinanz to leave Russian market
RUSSIA Immofinanz is about to sell its EUR 1.1 bln portfolio of shopping centres in Moscow. “Since the Russian properties have distinct market characteristics and a different risk profile than the remainder of the portfolio, Immofinanz plans either to sell or spin off the Moscow shopping centres,” the company stated in its recent 2015/2016 annual report.
Retail & leisure
GTC trumpets growing Galeria Północna occupancy rate
POLAND The under-construction Galeria Północna shopping centre in Warsaw is already almost 70 pct leased out.
More tourists using Polish hotels
POLAND According to a report prepared by Christie & Co, the number of tourists using hotels in Poland increased by 86 pct from 2006 until 2015.
7R Logistic obtains funds from bonds
POLAND Upper Finance has raised PLN 5 mln through the issue of three-year bearer bonds for a company from the 7R Logistic capital group. This is the third issue from which 7R Logistic has acquired funds. The money will make it possible to expand the Kraków-Kokotów logistics park that was launched in December 2015.
More cigarettes from Augustów
POLAND A cigarette factory in Augustów is set to become one of the largest manufacturing plants of British American Tobacco (BAT) in the world. The BAT factory is to be extended because some of its production is being moved from Germany to Poland (following the closure of its plant in Bayreuth). The extended factory in Augustów will offer more than 200 extra jobs.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
At the beginning of this year, Erste Group, which was already very active in the real estate financing market in Poland and the CEE region, acquired a ...
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
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
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Saltic, a Polish hotel developer and operator, has appointed Mirbud to construct its Saltic Zieleniec development in Duszniki-Zdrój with work to begin ...
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction
Polish State Railways (PKP S.A.) is planning the comprehensive modernization of the railway station in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Following the completion o ...
Budimex builds over the Ruda
Grudziądz railway station under renovation
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
Apsys has completed the acquisition of the 3 Stawy shopping centre in Katowice. The 38,600 sqm gla mall was acquired from a fund managed by Union Inve ...
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
Savills takes over Eastdil
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
PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower
PwC Polska is to be an anchor tenant of AFI Tower, which is under construction in central Warsaw, having leased around 20,000 sqm of office space.
Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center
Savills gets Prime lease contract
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Still too few student beds
The number of beds in Poland's purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector grew by 24 pct year on year in the first half of 2026, reaching 17,90 ...
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3
Retail & leisure
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Intermarché has returned to the town of Radlin in southern Poland with the opening of a new-format supermarket. The store comprises 1,000 sqm of retai ...
Bricomarché opens two new stores
North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
DIrect Auto drives straight in to VGP České Budějovice
Car insurer and advisory Direct Auto has leased 4,200 sqm in building B of VGP Park České Budějovice. With this contract, the warehouse facility is no ...
