News
C&W: Polish warehouses on the rise in 2016
POLAND In the third quarter of the year a total of app. 552,000 sqm of warehouse space was leased in Poland, which constituted a 24 pct y-o-y increase, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Office & mixed-use development
Cristal Park fills up
POLAND After the extension of a lease of 1,200 sqm by Barentz Poland, Cristal Park in Warsaw is now 100 pct leased.
Unibep to build estate on Warsaw escarpment
POLAND Unibep has been chosen to be the general contractor for an estate under the name of Apartamenty Mokotów nad Skarpą in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Second stage of Tetris nears completion
POLAND Fortress Invest is finishing off the construction work on the second stage of Centrum Biurowe Tetris on ul. Roździeńskiego in Katowice.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni expands to Romania
CEE REGION Warehouse developer Panattoni Europe is entering Romania.
Office & mixed-use development
Nowy Świat 2.0 now finished off
POLAND The Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe Nowy Świat company has officially completed the work on the Nowy Świat 2.0. office building in central Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Kraków brewery to house Uber hub
POLAND US-based app-based ride-sharing platform Uber will open its international customer support centre, called Centre of Excellence, in Kraków in January 2016.
Warehouse & industrial
Prologis signs 137,000 sqm agreement with DHL
CZECH REPUBLIC DHL has renewed its 106,000 sqm lease and further expanded it by another 31,000 sqm in Prologis Park Prague-Jirny.
Investment & finance
Accor takes over 155 luxury hotels
WORLD AccorHotels is set to buy 155 high-end hotels and resorts operated by the Canada-based Gulf-financed FRHI Holdings for app. USD 2.9 bln. The portfolio, which is comprised of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands, includes such landmark sites as The Savoy in London, The Plaza Hotel in New York and Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel. It also embraces six CEE properties.
Warehouse & industrial
Gourmets move to Ożarów
POLAND Panattoni Europe has completed the construction of a logistics centre for Transgourmet, the owner of the Selgros Cash&Carry chain, among others.
Architecture and urban planning
Saudi garden unveiled
POLAND Construction work on the premises around the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Warsaw has now finished.
Retail & leisure
‘Light loft’ concept for Reserved
POLAND The LPP group’s Reserved clothing brand has enlarged and refurbished its boutique in the Gemini Park shopping centre in Tarnów.
Warehouse & industrial
Pruszków perfect for Italian delicacies
POLAND North Coast, a distributor of mainly Italian grocery products, has prolonged its lease in MLP Pruszków I.
Interior design
Work out while you work
EUROPE The Wilkhahn Stand-up is an office furniture product designed to support the movement and well-being of the spine while working.
Investment offensive from Whirlpool
POLAND Whirlpool is planning to invest EU 235 mln (almost PLN 1 bln) in Poland over 2016 and 2017.
Hotels
Hilton announces details of second Łódź hotel
POLAND Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with VHM Hotel Management to open the group’s second hotel in Łódź
Public buildings
Skra returned to the city
POLAND The Supreme Court has dismissed cassation appeals for the plot under and around the Skra stadium in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
MegaGrinn to open in Kursk
RUSSIA Kursk-based developer Grinn Corporation is planning to open its MegaGrinn mixed-use project in Kursk in 2016.
Retail & leisure
Papa John’s considers entering CEE
EUROPE US-based pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s is looking for potential franchisees in Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Belgium, as it is currently expanding to France, where it plans to launch app. 40 restaurants soon, the company informed.
Investment & finance
Record loan for Echo Investment
POLAND Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with a bank consortium consisting of BZ WBK and Erste Group Bank for a EUR 342 mln loan and an additional PLN 15 mln for two retail projects: Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław and Galaxy in Szczecin.
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 ...
