News
Investment & finance
30 football pitches for development
POLAND An economic zone with an area equalling 30 football pitches has been opened on ul. Dąbrowa Miejska in Bytom.
Residential
Asbud to build many more flats
POLAND Asbud Group has acquired new plots for its residential projects.
Investment & finance
Pekao provides loan for Warsaw Sheraton acquisition
POLAND Pekao bank has provided the finance for the acquisition of the five-star Sheraton Warsaw hotel. Lawyers from the banking and finance team of the Dentons law office advised the bank for the loan, which was closed on October 28th 2015.
Retail & leisure
Hungary drives Klépierre CEE tenants' sales
EUROPE Paris-listed shopping centre developer and operator, which runs shopping centres in 16 European countries, has seen a 4.6 pct y-o-y increase in retailers’ turnover across its properties after the first three quarters of the year.
Investment & finance
Valad logistics fund to change hands?
CEE REGION The Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF), which is managed by Valad Europe and Aviva Investors, could see a change of ownership.
Residential
Unidevelopment starts Gama apartments
POLAND Unibep is to construct the Gama estate for its development company, Unidevelopment.
Warehouse & industrial
Another Škoda supplier comes to Kvasiny
CZECH REPUBLIC Developer M. Preymesser has built a 12,000 sqm manufacturing plant for automotive parts producer Magna Exterior and Interior in the Solnice-Kvasiny industrial zone in the Hradec Králové region.
Technology
Self-driving robots, cars to deliver online orders soon?
UNITED KINGDOM So you thought drone deliveries will be the biggest retail logistics game changer? Chances are earthbound robots and driverless cars will bring even more disruption to the industry.
18,000 sqm leased in Valischevo
RUSSIA Russian pharmaceutical group Rosta has leased 18,000 sqm of warehouse space in the PNK Valischevo logistics park in the south of Moscow region.
Central European investment doubles
CE REGION Investment activity in the core Central European markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania accelerated significantly in the third quarter, with over EUR 1.8 bln invested, compared to EUR 889 mln in the previous quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
PRCH joins EPF
POLAND The Polish Council of Shopping Centres (Polska Rada Centrów Handlowych – or PRCH) has joined the European Property Federation (EPF).
Technology
Neiman Marcus introduces visual search engine
UNITED STATES Sometimes words are just not enough for online shoppers. The US upmarket department store chain Neiman Marcus has launched Snap. Find. Shop., a new mobile app feature that enables customers to perform the image-based-only search and make an immediate purchase.
Residential
First stage of Living Point Mokotów underway
POLAND Vantage Development is to build 348 apartments in two eight-storey buildings at ul. Konstruktorska 9 in Warsaw.
Booking.com, Expedia, HRS and eTravel turn backs on price parity
POLAND The owners of one of the largest online travel agencies (OTAs) in Poland has decided to end using price parity clauses in their contracts with hotels.
Construction
Nordic Light nears completion
HUNGARY Nordic Light office building, which is currently being developed by Skanska in Budapest, has been topped off.
Retail & leisure
Fourth Quick Park to be built in Olkusz
POLAND Real2B has announced the development of its fourth Quick Park shopping centre – this on national road no. 94 in Olkusz.
Retail & leisure
US fast food chain grows in Bulgaria
BULGARIA US fast food restaurant chain Texas Chicken has opened two new restaurants in Sofia. Another Texas Chicken restaurant is set to open in the city by the end of the year.
Yareal buys plot from Polish Post
POLAND French developer Yareal has bought a plot of over 1.5 ha including some buildings from the Polish Post [Polska Poczta] in Warsaw’s Praga district.
FBSerwis to renovate Wysoki Brzeg roads
POLAND The Katowice branch of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has been awarded a three-year contract to FBSerwis for the maintenance of road engineering structures near Wysoki Brzeg in Silesia.
Donaldson opens Polish plant
POLAND US filtration systems manufacturer Donaldson has launched its new manufacturing plant in Skarbimierz near Brzeg.
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
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
Domestic investors now dominate in Romania
Domestic investors predominate in the commercial real estate market in Romania over the year so far, according to the latest report by Fortim Trusted ...
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
LCP buys park in Strzyżów
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
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
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
Sanmar comes to Łódź
Sanmar has leased nearly 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni's Logistics Łódź VI development.
