News
Goodman boasts 1.5 mln sqm in e-commerce contracts
EUROPE With last year’s signing of a 130,000 sqm development contract for Zalando in Germany, Goodman Group has now secured contracts to develop a total of over 1.5 mln sqm for the e-commerce sector across Europe.
Vastint continues to invest in Bucharest
ROMANIA Vastint has purchased a 48 ha land plot in the northern part of Bucharest.
Kyiv office tenant activity doubles
UKRAINE Office take-up in Kyiv in 2015 amounted to app. 174,000 sqm gla, twice as high as the figure for 2014, according to research by DTZ Ukraine.
Retail & leisure
Polish retailer plans massive Abu Dhabi expansion
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Polish fashion retail group LPP has opened its first Abu Dhabi store. By 2020, the company, which owns such chains as Reserved, House, Cropp, Mohito and Sinsay, aims to launch a network of 70 stores in the emirate.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis to tailor warehouse for Fiege
HUNGARY Prologis has begun the development of an 8,000 sqm BTS facility (DC2) at Prologis Park Hegyeshalom for logistics provider Fiege.
Kyiv office supply hits record low
UKRAINE In 2015, only 40,600 sqm of office space was completed in Kyiv, the lowest result ever, according to JLL. l
Retail & leisure
St Petersburg retail space supply slumps
RUSSIA St Petersburg's new retail space supply has hit a six-year low, according to JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
C&W to move to Quadrio
CZECH REPUBLIC The Quadrio building in central Prague is to become the new Czech headquarters for Cushman & Wakefield, following its merger with DTZ last year.
Office & mixed-use development
Polish FA stays on ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej
POLAND The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has decided to extend its tenancy in the Bitwy Warszawskiej Business Centre building in Warsaw.
Technology
Post looking for innovators
POLAND Poczta Polska, the Polish Post Office, is seeking business partners for jointly carrying out innovative projects, including parcel, courier and logistics services as well as online order services.
Retail & leisure
More Lidl stores to be built
LITHUANIA Mitnija is currently building stores in Vilnius and Kaunas to be added to Lidl's network.
Residential
Wikana sells Misjonarska 12 and announces more projects
POLAND Wikana is to develop the Misjonarska 12 residential project in Lublin's Old Town and has also announced plans to start more projects and purchase land.
Residential
Matexi sees sales to grow to 400 apartments per year
POLAND 2015 turned out to be a record year in the history of Matexi’s operations in Poland. The developer sold 296 apartments and handed over to buyers 262 new apartments.
FBSerwis to maintain Lesko roads and bridges
POLAND The Rzeszów branch of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has signed a four-year contract with FBSerwis worth more than PLN 6.1 mln gross.
Investment & finance
Smyk changes hands
EUROPE Private equity group Bridgepoint has purchased Polish children's goods retailer Smyk group, from EM&F for PLN 1.06 bln (EUR 247 mln).
Retail & leisure
RTV Euro AGD signs GTC contracts
POLAND Consumer electronics chain RTV Euro AGD has leased space in GTC’s two shopping centres in Warsaw. The retailer will occupy 1,200 sqm in Galeria Północna and 1,300 sqm in Galeria Wilanów.
LSR records 36 pct drop in sales
RUSSIA In 2015, the sales of residential developer LSR Group slumped by 36 pct to RUB 54.9 bln (EUR app. 638 mln) compared to its 2014 result.
Record breaking retail investment in 2015 - JLL
POLAND In 2015, the Polish retail market grew by a total of 651,400 sqm in terms of retail space, including shopping centres (502,000 sqm), outlet centres (21,300 sqm), retail parks (30,800 sqm) and stand-alone warehouses (97,300 sqm) – according to the latest report from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
New tower on Warsaw's skyline
POLAND Karimpol plans on developing a 195m office building at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Property and Facility Management
JLL to manage Immofinanz's Warsaw portfolio
POLAND JLL has taken over the management of five Warsaw office buildings owned by Immofinanz.
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
BPI takes on Moniuszka 1A
BPI Real Estate Poland has completed the purchase of the office block at ul. Moniuszka 1a in Warsaw from CPI Property Group. BPI purchased the propert ...
Now's the time to buy
Onde enters Romania
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
Harden completes factory for Rector
Harden Construction has completed the construction of a factory for Rector Polska. The centre in Jaworzyna Śląska, was completed under a design and bu ...
