News
Retail & leisure
Warsaw retail grows but still lacks density - JLL
POLAND The Warsaw retail market grew by 65,000 sqm in 2015, according to the latest report from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
Facebook opens new Warsaw office
POLAND The famous US-based social network Facebook has leased an entire floor in the Rondo 1 office tower in Warsaw.
Hotels
Top 10 Latvia’s hotels named
LATVIA Online travel portal Trip Advisor has published the list of the world’s best hotels based on their user reviews. The Best Hotels of 2016 - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards ranking was also compiled for Latvia, where 10 best TripAdvisor hotels were revealed.
Investment & finance
Amazon warehouses change hands
POLAND A 119,000 sqm Amazon Wrocław warehouse, developed by Panattoni Europe, has been sold off, while another Amazon Polish fulfilment centre is to be sold soon.
EurobuildCEE
B&B Hotels to be sold
EUROPE The European Commission has approved the acquisition of French budget hotel chain B&B Hotels by French company PAI Partners.
52 brands entered Russia last year
RUSSIA Despite the negative economic conditions, 52 new international brands entered the Russian market in 2015, according to the ‘How active is the Russian Retail Market?’ report by CBRE.
Retail & leisure
Allee nearly 100-pct leased
HUNGARY Last year the number of visitors to the Allee shopping centre in Budapest has exceeded 17.5 mln. At the same time the mall’s commercialization rate reached almost 100 pct.
CBRE fund raises USD 840 mln
EUROPE CBRE Global Investment Partners (GIP) has raised a total of USD 840 mln of equity from six investors at the final close of its European value-add fund.
Retail & leisure
Mothercare shuts down Polish stores
POLAND All the Polish locations of the British children goods retailer Mothercare are to be closed down soon.
Retail & leisure
Green Caffe Nero to open in Astoria
POLAND Coffee shop chain Green Caffe Nero has leased over 220 sqm of space in the Astoria Premium Offices building which is currently being developed by Strabag Real Estate in central Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
New brands flock to Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC Last year was notable for the number of new brands appearing in Prague, both on its high streets and in shopping centres – and this trend is to continue this year, according to a report just published by JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
Lawyers take whole storey of Moniuszki 1A
POLAND The Path Augustyniak, Hatylak i Wspólnicy law firm together with Awans Corporate Services have decided to lease the whole story in the office building Moniuszki 1A in central Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Sports Direct leases space in Galeria Metropolia
POLAND Sportswear and sports equipment retailer Sports Direct has leased 1,660 sqm of space in the Galeria Metropolia shopping centre which is currently being developed in Gdańsk’s Wrzeszcz district.
Interior design
#Hush and quiet in cubic-shaped furniture
POLAND #Hush from Mikomax Smart Office is a specially designed piece of furniture that can be used to divide up office space in an efficient and easy way without putting up additional walls
Investors optimistic about the future
EUROPE Only 7 pct of the surveyed real estate professionals expect their profits to decrease in 2016, according to the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Europe 2016” report by PwC and Urban Land Institute.
Office & mixed-use development
Atrium 2 signs second tenant
POLAND Fintech company Bravura Solutions signed a 1,200 sqm lease agreement for office space in Warsaw’s Atrium 2 office building.
Architecture and urban planning
Danish studio triumphs in Tallinn
ESTONIA The Enhanced Urban Movement architectural project by Clement Lobbens and Frederique Barchelard from Denmark has won Tallinn Architecture Biennale’s vision competition “Epicentre of Tallinn”.
Office & mixed-use development
State office building taken over
LATVIA Valsts Nekustamie Īpašumi (State Real Estate) has become the sole owner of 100 pct shares in Biroju Centrs Ezerparks, the owner of the same-named office complex.
Construction
Work advances on Skanska Katowice project
POLAND The second building of Silesia Business Park, which is currently being developed by Skanska in Katowice, has officially opened.
EIB and Šiaulių Bankas help update Lithuanian blocks
LITHUANIA Šiaulių Bankas and the European Investment Bank will support the renovation and modernisation of around 350 multi-apartment buildings in Lithuania.
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
Construction industry waiting to boom
According to the report 'Polish Construction Companies 2025' prepared by Deloitte, the construction industry continues to play a major role in Poland’ ...
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
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
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
The second stage of the Budapest ONE office complex has achieved the highest possible BREEAM In-Use rating of Outstanding for its operational performa ...
Prologis contracts Engie Zielona Energia as electricity provider
Warehousing to be transformed by EUDR
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Universal design and accessibility are no longer specialist add-ons. They are becoming central to modern services, and architecture was the conclusion ...
Fly to see FC Barcelona live after the Eurobuild Gala
Oskar Zięta sculpture to be auctioned at Eurobuild Gala
Exclusive
More than machines
Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern war ...
The voice of the younger generation
EGLS enters the scene
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last yea ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
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
Concrete over the S6 expressway
The first expressway with a concrete surface in northern Poland is being built as part of the S6 expressway between Słupsk and Boże Pole. Lafrentz is ...
Swarzewo station reopens
CPK awards car park contract
Interior design
Plan B completes Tetos fit-out
Plan B has just handed over a newly completed 650 sqm office for Tetos in the office building 16 at ul. Pastelowa in Poznań, completing the fit-out in ...
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
Grainy effect for Viterra
Investment & finance
Sperry partners with CREAM for Europe entry
California-based Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates has announced that it is expanding into Europe through entering a partnership with Warsaw-headqua ...
CA Immo sells Berlin court
EUR 100 mln raised by Newport Logistics Fund III
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
Construction at the edge of the world
The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached K ...
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Office & mixed-use development
More space leased in Oxygen Park
ITPunkt has joined the tenants of Warsaw's Oxygen Park office complex, taking up 460 sqm while Paszkiewicz Firma Budowlana, has expanded its area leas ...
Soho by Yareal reaches final stage
Cybernetyki Office Center changes hands
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
Warsaw's Wola now the most exclusive district
The premium housing market in Poland is concentrated primarily in Warsaw, where 19 developments offer apartments priced above PLN 35,000 per sqm, acco ...
Syrena Invest acquires more land for residential project
Three buildings completed in Poznań
Retail & leisure
Another MPark opens
LCP Poland, part of M Core, has opened its 13th retail park this year. The centre, developed in partnership with Green Hills Investment, is located in ...
Action enters Galeria Pónocna
IMAX enters Outlet Park Szczecin
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Garbe signs up Amtoimport Electronic Commerce
Garbe Industrial has leased an existing logistics centre in Nittendorf. Amtoimport Electronic Commerce is to move into the 17,700 sqm building.
