News
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni completes GE Energy Management factory
POLAND Panattoni Europe has completed the development of a 45,000 sqm factory on a 12ha site in Bielsko-Biała for GE Energy Management.
Warehouse & industrial
Ikea moves into Tulipán Park
HUNGARY Ikea has signed a long term lease contract for a new external pick-up facility in the Logicor-owned Tulipán Park in Biatorbágy near Budapest.
Bilfinger buys Czech consultancy
CZECH REPUBLIC The GVA Worldwide network has expanded its presence in the CEE region by entering into a cooperation agreement with Czech real estate consulting firm Prochazka & Partners.
Hotels
Crowne Plaza boosts Balkan presence
SERBIA InterContinental Hotels Group is set to open a Crowne Plaza hotel in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second largest city.
CBRE: retail investment up 45 pct
EUROPE In Q3 2015 retail investment activity in Europe has reached near record levels with EUR 17 bln transacted, a 45 pct y-o-y increase, says CBRE.
Investment & finance
TriGranit sale to TPG finally goes through
CEE REGION TPG Real Estate has finalised its acquisition of Hungarian developer and investor TriGranit.
Investment & finance
European office take-up swells by 11 pct
EUROPE Over the first three quarters of the year total European office take-up in increased by 11 pct y-o-y, as a number of local markets, including Berlin, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw, saw strong leasing volumes, says Knight Frank in its latest report.
Warimpex suffers EUR 31.6 mln loss
EUROPE Difficulties involved in operating on the current Russia market are continuing to drag down Warimpex’s results.
Investment & finance
Meyer Bergman buys all of Galeria Katowicka
POLAND A fund advised by property investment manager Meyer Bergman has bought out the remaining stake of the Galeria Katowicka shopping centre in Katowice from Neinver and Poland’s state railway company PKP to become the mall’s sole owner.
Investment & finance
Segro signs Prague extension and starts spec project
CZECH REPUBLIC Kuehne + Nagel Group has prolonged its 16,500 sqm lease for another five years in Segro Logistics Park Prague.
Warburg fund acquires Wrocław office building
POLAND Institutional real estate fund Europa Select Immobilien Invest, managed by Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate, has acquired the Dubois 41 office building in Wrocław’s Nadodrze district from French developer Nacarat for app. EUR 21 mln.
Office & mixed-use development
Skanska embraces Generation X
POLAND Skanska Property Poland has launched the construction of its biggest office development in the CEE region: the Generation Park office complex in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Eurobuild Awards
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Industrial take-up in Russia set for record
RUSSIA In 2015, despite the country's current economic difficulties, take-up activity in the industrial and logistics sector is set to exceed its record figure of 2013, when 1.23 mln sqm was leased, according to CBRE.
Orbis buys two Budapest hotels
HUNGARY Orbis, together with its Hungarian company Accor-Pannonia Hotels, has signed a conditional purchase agreement for two hotels in Budapest: the 139-room ibis Budapest Heroes Square and the 227-room Mercure Budapest City Center.
Polish retail investment volumes to break record
POLAND Following the recent EUR 290 mln sale of the Stary Browar shopping centre in Poznań to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, Polish retail investment volumes are likely to set a new record by surpassing the EUR 1.3 bln registered in 2013, says Cushman & Wakefield.
Warimpex completes Zeppelin
RUSSIA ZAO Avielen, a joint venture between Warimpex (a 55-pct stake), CA Immo Group (a 35 pct stake) and UBM (a 10 pct stake), has completed the Zeppelin office tower in St Petersburg.
Boco expands in Pardubice
CZECH REPUBLIC Plastics and rubber manufacturing provider Boco Pardubice has leased 1,500 sqm of production and office space in TechnoPark Pardubice.
Warsaw high street retail uncovered
POLAND Not large chains but small retail tenants (76 pct) tend to dominate Warsaw high streets, says Colliers International in its latest report.
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
Rents rising with limited supply
While demand for high-quality office space remains stable, record-low new construction has led to an unprecedentedly low supply across the CEE region’ ...
Nasdaq enters Infinity
Foundever expands in Campus 6.3
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
Warsaw fourth most unaffordable European city
Warsaw ranks as the fourth least affordable capital for a single person, with essential monthly expenses, including housing, food, transport, personal ...
StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw
Poland unprepared for ageing population
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
Sonko extends its lease
Cereals company Sonko has extended its 22,000 sqm lease in Prologis Park Wrocław. The company has been a tenant in the park since 2007.
