News
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.
Infrastructure
Two Russian stadiums BREEAM certified
RUSSIA Two football stadiums, which are to be built for the FIFA World Cup 2018, have obtained BREEAM Interim certification at the design stage.
Investment & finance
Investment in Poland reaches EUR 4 bln
POLAND In 2015 the volume of investment transactions in Poland exceeded EUR 4 bln, the second highest result after the 2008 figure, according to real estate consultancy Savills.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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
Register now for bieg na szczyt
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
MIPIM finalists announced
Merry Christmas to one and all
Exclusive
Hungary exit - the right decision
Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell- ...
BIM now mainstream
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
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
Mercure opens in Bucharest
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
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
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
Budimex builds more roads
AI fundamental to future water management
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
2025 a time of structural change
Although the volume of investment transactions in 2025 reached around EUR 4.5 bln, a 13 pct decrease compared to the previous year, the past 12 months ...
Taifun to become university building
Alior to sell office property
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
Running out of space
At the end of Q4 2025, the total stock of modern office space in Poland's eight main regional markets reached 6.72 mln sqm, according to the latest da ...
high demand across the regions
Wrocław sees record year
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
House prices still rising
By the end of 2025, many residential projects launched in Warsaw in response to increased demand two years ago had been completed. This has contribute ...
Two projects in Grodzisk announced
Roma given the go-ahead
Retail & leisure
A bigger, better Pogoria
The second expansion of the Pogoria Shopping Centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza has been completed.
Another retail park from PKB Inwest Budowa
iLunch comes to Poland
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
Makita doubles area in MLP Pruszków II
Power tool producer Makita has expanded its leased space at the MLP Pruszków II complex to around 18,000 sqm, nearly doubling its previously occupied ...
