News
Construction
Work advances on Timpuri Noi Square
ROMANIA Vastint has laid the cornerstone for the first stage of its Timpuri Noi Square mixed-use project in Bucharest.
Benteler chooses Panattoni for VW closeness
POLAND Van parts and chassis manufacturer Benteler Automotive has leased app. 6,600 sqm at Panattoni Park Września.
Vacancy falls to pre-crisis low
CZECH REPUBLIC At the end of Q3 2015, the vacancy rate for industrial space in the Czech Republic stood at 5.7 pct, having decreased by 122 bps since Q2 2015 – a record-low since the pre-crisis period, according to data published by the Industrial Research Forum.
Warehouse & industrial
Best ever industrial results – JLL
POLAND Industrial space take-up in Poland has now reached 1.6 mln sqm for the year, according to research by JLL. The share of speculative development under construction has increased while the vacancy rate has dropped.
Technology
ThyssenKrupp uses IoT to preempt elevator breakdowns
WORLD German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has joined forces with Microsoft to develop a predictive elevator maintenance service that calculates the remaining lifetime of key systems and components in real-time to prevent breakdowns.
Hotels
Another Hilton to open in Moscow
RUSSIA Hilton Worldwide is planning to open another Hilton Hotel in Moscow. Hilton Moscow Tverskaya Luxe will be located on Tverskaya Street in the historic building of the former Centralnaya Hotel, which dates back to the nineteenth century.
Retail & leisure
Swedish anchor in Mysłowice
POLAND Swedish clothing brand H&M is to open a store in Quick Park in Mysłowice. The new tenant has leased an area of over 1,700 sqm in the almost completed shopping centre.
Residential
Vantage Development to add to Nowe Żerniki
POLAND Vantage Development is to build an estate as part of the Nowe Żerniki urban planning project in Wrocław.
Hotels
Bristol Rzeszów renovated
POLAND The newly-renovated Bristol Tradition & Luxury hotel has opened at ul. Rynek 20-23 in Rzeszów.
Few intelligent houses in Lithuania
LITHUANIA Residential developers active in Lithuania are mainly focusing on lowering costs and are not interested in the construction of intelligent houses, according to a study by Inreal.
Retail & leisure
H&M expands online presence
WORLD H&M has opened its online store in Russia. The move follows the recent launch of H&M’s online platform in Switzerland.
Office & mixed-use development
Griffin holds onto Microsoft
POLAND The Polish subsidiary of Microsoft is to remain the anchor tenant in the Company House II office building at Al. Jerozolimskie 195A in Warsaw.
Hotels
Seaside spa from Saukupa
LITHUANIA A spa and wellness complex on the Baltic Sea is to be officially opened on November 7th.
Retail & leisure
More Szachownica stores on their way
POLAND The Szachownica clothing chain is to expand its network of stores. Four new outlets of the brand are to be opened before the end of this year.
Investment & finance
Orbis investing and expanding
POLAND Over the next three years the Orbis hotel group is to expand with another 21 hotels operating on the basis of franchise and management agreements as well as three own hotels which are currently under construction. In Q3 of this year the company opened five new facilities, which operate on a franchise basis. These include hotels in Poland, Romania and Lithuania.
Office & mixed-use development
Enel-Med leases space in Crown Square
POLAND Medical centre chain Enel-Med has leased 1,013 sqm of space on the ground floor of the Crown Square office building in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Office & mixed-use development
MOM Park Towers signs 2,000 sqm deals
HUNGARY The owner of the 11,500 sqm MOM Park Towers office complex in Budapest, represented by Cushman and Wakefield, has signed five lease deals for a total of 2,000 sqm of office space.
Human resources
Kappahl hires former H&M executive as new CEO
WORLD Danny Feltmann Espersen has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Swedish fashion retailer Kappahl. He will assume his new position on December 1st, 2015.
Hotels
Radisson Blu Olympiysky Hotel to open in Moscow
RUSSIA Carlson Rezidor has announced plans to open the Radisson Blu Olympiysky Hotel in Moscow.
Strongest H1 since crunch
WORLD Global commercial real estate investment reached USD 407 bln in the first half of the year, the strongest first half since 2007, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE Group.
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
Two transactions by Prime Holdings
Prime Holdings Group has sold its Łódź 1 project in Poland as well as the Science Park office complex in Budapest, Hungary. Together, the two transact ...
Domestic investors now dominate in Romania
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
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.
