News
New development plan for Klaipėda in 2018
LITHUANIA A new comprehensive spatial development plan for Klaipėda is to be prepared for an area of 9.8 ha of the city.
Interior design
Designer lighting that can be controlled too
EUROPE Trilux Polska is launching its latest product, Lunexo Led – the winner of the Design+ award at the Light+Building 2016 trade fair.
Forced S6 buy-out by GDDKiA
POLAND Over the next few weeks the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is to purchase properties needed for the construction of the S6 expressway.
iQor grows in Bydgoszcz
POLAND iQor, one of the largest service companies in Europe, is to enlarge its Bydgoszcz branch. The company, which is involved in the guarantee and post-guarantee repairs of electronic equipment, will extend the branch by 14,000 sqm.
Murapol increases sales
POLAND In H1 this year Murapol signed off on 1,294 contracts for the sales of apartments –20 pct more than in H1 2015 (1,081).
Retail & leisure
CityFit in Katowice
POLAND CityFit has opened its first gym in Katowice. The club is located at ul. Rynek 12 in the Zenit department store, where it occupies 1,900 sqm.
Hotels
PGU renovating, buying and selling hotels
POLAND Polska Grupa Uzdrowisk is completing a facility in Połczyn-Zdrój, while planning future openings and renovations to expand its base of health resort facilities.
CEE investment volume set to top EUR 10 bln – JLL
CEE REGION/POLAND According to JLL, the volume of real estate investment transactions concluded across Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) in H1 2016 amounted to app. EUR 5.1 bln, with Poland accounting for EUR 2.07 bln of the total, followed by the Czech Republic (EUR 950 mln), Hungary (EUR 910 mln), Romania (EUR 340 mln) and Slovakia (EUR 310 mln). The remaining SEE markets registered EUR 540 mln in finalised deals.
Retail & leisure
Final Gigasport store sold
CZECH REPUBLIC Čestlické trhy has purchased the last remaining building from the portfolio of the Gigasport chain in the Czech Republic.
Office & mixed-use development
Impaq leases in Wołoska 24
POLAND Impaq, a consulting and IT services provider for finance and telecom companies, has leased around 1,160 sqm in the Wołoska 24 office building in Warsaw.
Office & mixed-use development
Ricoh stays in Ochota
POLAND Digital office device producer Ricoh has renewed its 2,800 sqm lease in the Business Garden office park on ul. Żwirki i Wigury in Warsaw’s Ochota district.
Office & mixed-use development
Mistral retains Mellon
POLAND Mellon, a specialist technological solutions and outsourcing services provider, has renewed its 660 sqm lease in the Mistral building, part of the VIG Business Park in Warsaw’s Włochy district.
Sofia retail shows stability
BULGARIA In the first half of the year, modern shopping centres in Sofia enjoyed stable development, with absorption levels of almost 15,000 sqm of leasable space, compared to 16,370 sqm in the second half of 2015, according to Colliers International.
Polnord stable and satisfied
POLAND In the first half of the year Polnord sold 536 apartments compared to 523 in H1 last year.
Steve Madden opens in two malls
POLAND Two stores of American fashion brand Steve Madden are to open by the end of 2016 in Warsaw shopping centres
Retail & leisure
Martes Sport chooses Quick Park Olkusz
POLAND A 532 sqm Martes Sport store is to open in Quick Park in Olkusz.
Robyg pushes forward
POLAND In H1 2016 the Robyg group signed net sales contracts 1,375 apartments (including withdrawals). This is a 21.6 pct growth compared to the same period of 2015.
Polish resorts tempt with attractive prices
POLAND Croatia is the most popular destination among Poles travelling independently and using the Trivago online search engine for bookings.
Office & mixed-use development
CCC enters Metropolitan
POLAND Footwear retailer CCC has leased 1,400 sqm of offices in the Metropolitan office building in Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Somfy plans bigger distribution centre
POLAND French producer of intelligent home and building systems Somfy has doubled the sales of key products compared to the same period the previous year. Due to its growth, the company is planning to extend its distribution centre Poland and build a new head office in Warsaw, employing more staff.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Data centres
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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 Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Poland’s investment market rebounds
Poland’s commercial real estate investment market gathered pace in the first nine months of 2026, with transaction volumes reaching EUR 4.7 bln, up 81 ...
DL Invest Group secures up to EUR 54 mln from BNP Paribas for logistics development
Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste
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
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
GEO Group, through its subsidiary Ceglana, is preparing a mixed-use development on nearly 20 hectares of former railway land in Poznań. The project wi ...
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
Warsaw office demand rises as availability tightens
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
The opening of the restored boiler house at the former Pafawag factory marks the completion of the Nowa Kolejowa development in Wrocław. Designed by B ...
PSN launches sales of 32 apartments in Prague’s Nusle district
Rutkowski Group launches sales of 43 apartments in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
Xtreme Fitness Gyms is expanding its club at Galeria Mosty in Płock by adding a new fitness studio. The expansion will increase the club’s training ca ...
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
PKB Inwest Budowa secures permit for park in Skarżysko-Kamienna
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
ID Logistics Polska leases 37,800 sqm in CTPark Iłowa
ID Logistics Polska has leased nearly 37,800 sqm of warehouse and office space in CTPark Iłowa in Poland’s Lubusz Province. The new distribution centr ...
