News
Green projects
Nobilis gets BREEAM Interim Excellent
POLAND Nobilis Business House, the office building which is currently being developed by Echo Investment in Wrocław, has obtained BREEAM Interim Excellent certificate.
MBWS disposes of Kraków distillery
POLAND The Paris-listed liquor maker and distributor Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (formerly Belvédère), which produces such spirits as Sobieski and Krupnik, has sold its Polmos manufacturing site in Kraków.
Office & mixed-use development
CH2M takes up 13000 sqm in Kraków
POLAND US-based engineering and environmental consulting company has leased the entire 13,400 sqm office building which is currently being developed by the Polish company 3One in Kraków.
Office & mixed-use development
Ferro Stroy opens Pallau RB
RUSSIA Ferro Story development company has officially opened its Pallau RB office complex located at the junction of the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) and the Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway.
Human resources
Benoît de Ruffray named new chief of Eiffage
WORLD Eiffage Group’s supervisory board has decided to consolidate the company's general director and CEO positions. The newly created post will be held by Benoît de Ruffray.
Retail & leisure
LPP to launch Tallinder in Russia
RUSSIA In 2016, Polish fashion retailer LPP is to launch its new Tallinder fashion brand onto the Russian market, according to Russian daily Izvestia.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells Slovakia building to Erste fund
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has sold the Forum Business Center I building (‘Forum BC I’) in Bratislava. The office development at the junction of Bajkalská and Prievozská streets - the headquarters of Slovak Telekom since 2013 – has been purchased by ČS Nemovitostní Fond for EUR 46.2 mln.
Technology
Customers ready for ‘sensing bricks’
WORLD As much as 55 pct of smartphone users believe that within only the next five years, their own homes will have embedded sensors that look for construction errors, mold buildup, water leaks and electricity issues, according to a recent survey by Ericsson.
Office & mixed-use development
Dominikański signs 1,700 sqm new leases
POLAND Skanska Property Poland has signed two new lease agreements with BrightOne and Work Service for office space in its Dominikański office complex in Wrocław.
Investment & finance
Skanska to erect mixed-use complex in Poznań
POLAND Skanska and PKS Poznań have signed a PLN 63.5 mln preliminary agreement on the purchase of the former bus station located at the junction of ul. Matyi and ul. Wierzbięcice in central Poznań.
Retail & leisure
LPP leases 3,000 sqm in Rivera
RUSSIA Polish retailer LPP is planning to open five stores in the Rivera shopping centre (formerly known as River Mall), which is being developed by Praktika Development in Moscow’s Danilovsky district.
Forum Lviv welcomes new tenants
UKRAINE Two Ukrainian retailers, Sokrat and Goldi Lyonokombinat, have leased space in the Forum Lviv shopping centre.
Twenty new retail projects in 2016
POLAND Sixteen new shopping centres and four redevelopment projects are to be completed in the next twelve months, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Office & mixed-use development
Fritz and IdeaLab come to Plac Unii
POLAND Fritz Finance Group and investment fund IdeaLab Venture have recently moved into the Plac Unii mixed-use complex in Warsaw.
Ibis Styles opens in Klaipėda
LITHUANIA The Ibis Styles Klaipėda Aurora hotel has been opened on the Curonian Spit in Klaipėda.
Human resources
Austrian developer appoints new CEO
EUROPE Bruno Ettenauer, the CEO of CA Immo, is stepping down nearly three years prematurely. He will be replaced by Frank Nickel, the CEO of Cushman & Wakefield Germany.
Pepco expands Rawa warehouse
POLAND Prologis is to extend Pepco’s warehouse in Rawa Mazowiecka from its current 20,000 sqm to 50,0000 sqm.
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.
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
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
Echo Investment has finalised the EUR 103 mln sale of the Libero Katowice shopping centre in Katowice to Estonian real estate investor Summus Capital. ...
LCP buys park in Strzyżów
BPI takes on Moniuszki 1A
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
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Investment in the office market is accelerating with EUR 474 mln in deals signed over Q3, according to the latest figures from Cushman & Wakefield. Th ...
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
Supply gap grows larger
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
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
RGL, the developer behind the Smart Park brand, has started work on another centre. Its latest retail park will be in Wrocław on ul. Kamiennogórska in ...
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
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
Jet teams up with Panattoni in Rzeszów
Jet Industrial Lease, a real estate fund owned by the Czech investment firm Jet Investment, has begun construction on a modern industrial complex in R ...
