News
Hotels
More Hilton Garden Inn sites to open in CEE
ROMANIA US-based hotel group Hilton Worldwide has reached a franchise agreement with SC Apex Alliance 1 to open the Hilton Garden Inn Bucharest Old Town hotel in 2017. This will be the first Hilton Garden Inn-branded property in the country.
City Service delisted but listed elsewhere
LITHUANIA/POLAND City Service, a company which manages apartment buildings in several countries across the region, has opted to be delisted from trading on the Nasdaq Vilnius exchange.
Office & mixed-use development
Occupancy permit for Echo project in Kraków
POLAND The first stage of Opolska Business Park, an office complex which is being developed by Echo Investment in the northern part of Kraków, has been granted an occupancy permit.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland the key market for Goodman in CEE
CEE REGION After the first half of its 2016 financial year, Goodman’s portfolio increased to 944,000 sqm of logistics space – an increase of 35 pct on the previous year.
Warehouse & industrial
CTP invests in worker accommodation
CZECH REPUBLIC Warehousing developer CTP has completed the first phase of its new plan aimed at improving on-site services and providing residential facilities for employees working within the company’s biggest parks across the region.
Warehouse & industrial
Lidl leases 30,000 sqm in CTPark Plzeň
CZECH REPUBLIC A 30,000 sqm hall is to be built for Lidl in CTPark Plzeň.
Investment & finance
Yandex buys its Moscow headquarters
RUSSIA Internet search provider Yandex has bought seven out of eleven buildings of the Krasnaya Roza office complex in Moscow from development company Krasnaya Roza 1875 (owned by KR Properties).
Warehouse & industrial
Pasta distributor stays in Żerań
POLAND Greek pasta distributor Atlanta A.M. has prolonged its 2,000 sqm lease in Segro Business Park Warsaw in Żerań.
Green projects
WTT obtains Breeam
POLAND The Warsaw Trade Tower office building has been awaded the Breeam In-Use certificate in the asset performance category at a ‘Very Good’ level (63.1 pct).
Events
Real estate on the way up
POLAND Real estate professionals will be joining in the run-up the stairs during the Towerrunning European Championships 2016.
Chinese investment in Europe on the rise
EUROPE Greater Chinese investment (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) in European commercial real estate reached EUR 8.5 bln in 2015, signifying a 22 pct increase on 2014, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Residential
LSR to build 16,000 apartments in St Petersburg project
RUSSIA Russian developer LSR has started pre-sales in the first building of its Civilisation residential project in St Petersburg’s Nevsky district.
Retail & leisure
Poznań City Center attracts Peek & Cloppenburg
POLAND A 4,500 sqm Peek & Cloppenburg boutique is to open in the Poznań City Center shopping centre in the autumn.
Technology
Mobile tech to end queues at Legia stadium
POLAND Ericsson has introduced a mobile phone meal ordering system to the Legia Warszawa football stadium in Warsaw, which will enable supporters and spectators to order meals including delivery to their seats.
Residential
Atal begins Wielicka Garden in Kraków
POLAND Atal is developing another residential estate in Kraków: Wielicka Garden, which is to be situated at the junction of ul. Wielicka and Al. Jerozolimskie in Podgórze district.
Warehouse & industrial
Poultry plant for Koluszki
POLAND The SuperDrob food processing plant is planning the construction of a factory worth PLN 200 mln in Koluszki.
Investment & finance
MBank finances Warsaw office project
POLAND Okre Development has obtained financing from MBank for the construction of the Grójecka Offices building in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Liberec Plaza sold for EUR 9.5 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Struggling shopping centre developer Plaza Centers has agreed to sell its Liberec Plaza shopping mall in Liberec to an undisclosed buyer for EUR 9.5 mln.
Record breaking year for Czech industrial market
CZECH REPUBLIC At the end of last year, the total modern class ‘A’ industrial stock in the Czech Republic (owned by developers and investors) had reached 5.69 mln sqm, according to JLL and the Industrial Research Forum.
Construction
Otis deploys 500m double-deck elevator
SOUTH KOREA US elevator manufacturer Otis is installing a double-deck elevator that will run 496m in Lotte World Tower, which is currently being developed in Seoul. The lift will reportedly become the world’s longest double-deck elevator.
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
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
A significant stage in the assembly of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station has been completed.
Poland heading for a two-tier market
Poland underestimates Building site crime
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
Poland to be the new data hub
During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak ...
Data centres to transform Polish economy
Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center now Excellent
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Let's play volleyball again
For the 15th time, the real estate industry will unite for a worthy cause and once again in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. Th ...
August 7th – mark the date
Investment given the green light
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
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
Patron and Trei sell six retail parks
Patron Capital, in partnership with Trei Real Estate, has announced the sale of six retail parks in Poland to a joint venture of Generali Investments ...
YIT partners again with One Family Office
Central Point sold to Lewandpol
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
Nasdaq enters Infinity
Newmark Polska acted as broker to Nasdaq – a global technology and market infrastructure company powering capital markets worldwide – in securing a le ...
Foundever expands in Campus 6.3
Hungary's office market returns
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw
StudentSpace, a student housing platform developed by SIGNAL, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction of its second Wars ...
Poland unprepared for ageing population
Quorum Tower reaches final height
Retail & leisure
Looking good and feeling good in Norblin Factory
The Norblin Factory is expanding its offerings for those seeking health, fitness, and beauty services. The latest tenant in the complex is KNOX – Pola ...
Wroclavia becomes Westfield
Enter the Zone
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Holcim builds in Bielawy
Holcim Polska has begun construction of an Aggregate Production Plant in Bielawy, on the premises of a limestone mine owned by the Kujawy Cement Plant ...
