Residential
POLAND Oscar Kazanelson, the chairman of the supervisory board of Robyg, has revealed that the board has decided to start the process for finding a strategic investor for the company. According to Robyg’s financial report for Q1 2015, the developer is aiming at selling 2,200 apartments this year.
RUSSIA Moscow shopping centres completed in the last two years seem to have received the heaviest blow from the Russian economic crisis. According to the latest research by JLL, the vacancy rate in malls completed in 2013/2014 has reached 13 pct.
Investment & finance
POLAND The European Property Investors Special Opportunities 3 LP (EPISO 3) fund, advised by Tristan Capital Partners, in a joint venture with Avestus Real Estate Avestus, has acquired the Enterprise Park office building in Kraków.
Construction
WORLD US space agency NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute are holding a USD 2.25 mln competition for architectural and construction engineers to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to Mars.
Retail & leisure
POLAND Poland’s largest Apple premium retailer Sad has leased 908 sqm of office space in the Plac Unii mixed-use complex in Warsaw.
WORLD Asset management company AXA Investment Managers has launched the AXA WF Global Flexible Property fund that aims to mimic the liability side of a real estate company's balance sheet and enable fund managers to seek a return profile similar to that of a direct real estate investment.
POLAND A two-storey C&A store with an area of app. 1,700 sqm was opened in Galeria Bronowice in Kraków on May 14th.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Foksal City in Warsaw, which is owned by the PHN Group, is now fully leased after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) leased the more than 3,000 sqm office building, taking effect from September.
Technology
WORLD Marriott guests will be able to instantly connect with any of the hotel chain’s 500 properties worldwide anytime via live chat on their mobile devices and ask anything they want before, during and after their stays.
Construction
POLAND Centrum Kreatywności Targowa, which is under construction in Warsaw’s Praga Północ district, has now been topped off.
Warehouse & industrial
POLAND Warehouse developer MLP Group generated consolidated revenue of PLN 28.1 mln in Q1 2015, representing a 16.4 pct increase on the same period of the previous year.
POLAND Bielsko-Biała based developer Murapol has finalised a preliminary purchase agreement for a plot on al. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego and ul. Sobolowa in Łódź.
POLAND Over the next two years (2015/2016), 60 new shopping centres with 900,000 sqm of space in total are to be delivered to the Polish market according to DTZ.
Interior design
POLAND/WORLD The Twist table designed by Daniele Merini and featuring a Hybrid Collection pattern designed by a Polish designer Mac Stopa for Casala, won the Interior Design Best of Year Honoree Award 2014 in New York in the ‘Furniture: Residential/Coffee and Cocktail Tables’ category.
Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Eiffage Polska Budownictwo has been awarded a contract by Dom Development to construct Studio Mokotów along ul. Garażowa in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Investment & finance
CEE REGION In the first quarter 2015, GTC’s net profit increased to EUR 8 mln, from a net loss of EUR 2 mln registered in Q1 2014, as the company disposed of three Polish and Romanian assets.
Human resources
POLAND The eleventh Ekiden marathon relay race organised by the Maraton Warszawski foundation has taken place in Warsaw’s Szczęśliwicki Park. Attended by a total of 770 teams, including real estate and construction sector representatives, the relay was designed for groups of six participants.
Warehouse & industrial
CZECH REPUBLIC Wheels Logistics has leased almost 8,800 sqm of new warehouse and office space at the P3 Plzeň.
Interior design
POLAND CBRE Global Investors, which manages the Złote Tarasy shopping centre in Warsaw, has started the renovation of lavatories within the property.
POLAND In Q1 2015, the LPP fashion retail group has seen its total sales increasing by 6 pct y-o-y, to PLN 1 bln. At the same time LPP generated a PLN 23.7-mln operational profit, a significant drop from PLN 48.4 mln last year, while the group’s revenues from comparable stores fell by 0.7 pct, excluding changes in local currency rates.
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
Strabag Romania has been selected by the developer and investor PPF Real Estate as the general contractor for the construction of its new office prope ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 ...
Warsaw's Studio B building has been awarded SmartScore and WiredScore certificates. Skanska has thus become the first company in Poland to receive the ...
The Eurobuild Awards Gala, the premier event for the region’s real estate market, is to take place this year on November 26th at the DoubleTree by Hil ...
Here it is at last! The latest issue of Eurobuild is out fresh from the printers, and in it, as always, there's plenty of market news, expert opinions ...
Today, we bring you another brief recording from Expo Real 2024. Tune to listen to our experts' opinions. and immerse yourself in the event's atmosphe ...
The 13th JLL Real Estate Beach Volleyball Charity Tournament, which took place earlier this month, has raised over PLN 800,000 to build the third Rona ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025. 17 more hotels are to open by the end o ...
Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the superv ...
Ghelamco has renewed its partnership with Polish railway operator PKP SA and its real estate division Xcity Investment related to the redevelopment of ...
Viterra has moved into its new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime, part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk. The Design Anatomy studio is ...
Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs has sold its last remaining project in Russia, the Airportcity St. Petersburg, and is therefore no longer active in ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
A pharmaceutical company has leased 6,000 sqm in the GTC-owned Sterlinga Business Center office building in Łódź. This is the largest office deal in Ł ...
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
The Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, designed by the WXCA studio, was one of seven winners of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2024, awarded by ...
Archicom is planning a new housing estate in Warsaw. The developer wants to implement its latest project, designed by the WWAA studio, at the intersec ...
The results of the CBRE European Retail Occupier Survey 2024 suggest the retail sector and regional economy overall approach the end of a challenging ...
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 ...
Panattoni is constructing a fully robotic BTS distribution centre for Auchan Polska. The centre in Wilcza Góra near Warsaw is to service the customer ...
