News
Retail & leisure
Young fashion retailers turn towards men
WORLD Stradivarius, the Inditex-owned young women's fashion retail format, aims to launch a line for men in 2017. The news comes as one of the chain's biggest competitors, New Look, plans on opening its first menswear-only physical stores this year.
Investment & finance
PHN goes it alone with City Tower
POLAND Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) is now to carry out the development of the City Tower office project in central Warsaw on its own, after the company and its partner until now – the Hochtief group – terminated cooperation agreements.
Construction
Final part of Sokratesa topped off
POLAND The II B stage of the Sokratesa Park & Art residential project in Warsaw was topped off on August 6th.
Residential
Ronson returns to form
POLAND In spite of a difficult beginning to 2015, Ronson Europe is expecting a good end to the year. In H1 2014 the company had the revenue of PLN 113 mln and in the current year the revenue decreased to PLN 94.2 mln.
Construction
Better access to Aleja Bielany
POLAND IKEA Centres Poland is to finance the redevelopment of an access road to the Park Handlowy Bielany in Wrocław, which is currently being extended.
Investment & finance
Torus sells Alchemia to REINO and Bluehouse
POLAND Developer Torus has sold the first phase of the Alchemia office project in Gdańsk to a joint-venture between a fund managed by Bluehouse Capital Advisor and investment vehicle REINO Dywidenda Plus. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
Warehouse & industrial
Record demand for Polish warehousing
POLAND The demand for warehouse space in Poland has reaches its highest level since 2008. In the first half of this year app. 1.17 mln sqm was leased – 20 pct more than in H1 2014, according to the latest report by JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
New office supply shrinks by 60 pct
RUSSIA Around 133,000 sqm of high quality office space was delivered to the Russian office market in Q2 2015, according to research by JLL Russia & CIS. In the first half of the year the amount of new office supply was estimated at 224,000 sqm – an almost 60 pct y-o-y reduction.
Warehouse & industrial
140,000 sqm of new warehouses
CZECH REPUBLIC Around 139,800 sqm of new production and warehouse space was delivered to the Czech industrial market during the first half of 2015, according to the Industrial Research Forum.
Warehouse & industrial
Faurecia expands in Gorzów
POLAND Logicor has completed a 12,820 sqm extension to the 17,300 sqm Faurecia warehouse and industrial hall located within the Logicor Gorzów park.
Warehouse & industrial
Slovak industrial market picking up
SLOVAKIA The Slovak industrial and logistics market showed increased activity in Q2 2015, mainly in terms of new leases. The total volume of closed transactions in Q2 2015 reached app. 53,000 sqm. Although the second quarter of last year was more active (by app. 15.5 pct), in comparison to Q1 2015 there has been a 22.5 pct increase in transactional activity.
Residential
Eika works in the Old Town
LITHUANIA Real estate developer Eika has started the renovation and management of a new project in Vilnius.
Green projects
Excellent Gdański Business Center I
POLAND Gdański Business Center I, an office building located in Warsaw’s Muranów district, has been awarded with a BREEAM certificate with the rating of ‘Excellent’.
Office & mixed-use development
UNICEF to open SSC in Budapest
HUNGARY Hungarian government has leased 6,100 sqm of office space in the Central Udvar office complex located on Wesselenyi street in Budapest on behalf of UNICEF, which is set to accommodate its new shared services centre there.
Office & mixed-use development
Flexible tenant for Bredovský Dvůr
CZECH REPUBLIC Flexi Office has leased 1,000 sqm for a new business centre in Bredovský Dvůr in Prague 1, making it the company’s fifth such centre in Prague.
Round Hill to buy RPG Byty
CZECH REPUBLIC London-based asset management firm Round Hill Capital is to enter the Czech market after agreeing to buy a 100 pct holding in RPG Byty, the largest privately owned rental residential real estate company in the Czech Republic, along with its management company, RPG Sluzby.
Investment & finance
JLL strengthens fit-out division
WORLD JLL has acquired the UK-based fit-out company Bluu to expand its design, fit-out and refurbishment business Tétris.
Office & mixed-use development
Audiobooks from Park Rozwoju
POLAND Audiobooks distributor for mobile devices Audioteka has leased an area of 500 sqm in the first building of the Park Rozwoju office complex in Warsaw’s Słuzewiec district.
Residential
Echo in Jeżyce
POLAND Echo Investment has started the construction of the Jackowskiego 47 residential development in Poznań’s Jeżyce district.
BOŚ lends PLN 50 mln to Polnord
POLAND Bank Ochrony Środowiska has granted a three-year operating loan of PLN 50 mln to developer Polnord.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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
Romanian hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
More Polish investment in Poland
In the first half of 2025, commercial real estate investment in Poland reached EUR 1.71 bln, broadly in line with the total for the same period in 202 ...
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Financing for Sosnowiec V
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
Skyliner II shooting up
The construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group, has reached the halfway point. At a height ...
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
