Investment & finance
The City of Prague has purchased the historic building at Václavské náměstí 42 for more than CZK 3.3 bln (EUR 131 mln). Prague intends to move several hundred of its officials from various locations into the office building. The seller was Komerční banka.
Warehouse & industrial
P3 has announced the acquisition of a fully occupied logistics real estate portfolio, covering 269,000 sqm, from VIB Vermögen. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Retail & leisure
Romanians spent EUR 36 bln in large retail chains, an amount 11 pct higher compared with 2022, out of which the FMCG spending accounted for EUR 22.5 bln (more than 60 pct share), according to the Romania Retail Snapshot 2024 performed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, based on the financial results of 116 companies from 12 different retail segments.
Investment & finance
Two more retail parks, Pasaż Kępiński and Pasaż Grodziski, have passed into the hands of investment fund Falcon Investment Management. Earlier, the fund acquired Pasaż Golubsko-Dobrzyński in 2022. The total value of the transaction amounts to more than PLN 150 mln.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has reached another milestone in the development of Wrocław South Logistics Hub. As a result of a new contract, one of its current tenants is to increase the size of its leased space by an additional 125,000 sqm.
Warehouse & industrial
Verne will use 28,500 sqm at VGP Park Zagreb to manufacture its urban autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous taxis produced here are expected to hit the streets of Zagreb in 2026.
Eurobuild FM
Welcome to the really hot episode of Eurobuild FM! Our editorial team visited the construction site of The Form, a unique office building, which is being built in the area of Rondo Daszyńskiego. Listen to the podcast straight from the construction site!
Residential
A new player, roomies platform, has announced its entry into the private student housing market in Poland. The new investor aims to build a portfolio of more than 2,000 units over the next five years.
Retail & leisure
Romanians spent EUR 63 mln in cinemas last year, an amount 25 pct higher compared with 2022, as ticket prices also recorded a 8.2 pct y-o-y increase, according to the data offered by the Romanian Film Center and analyzed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Investment & finance
SCPI Transitions Europe managed by Arkéa Real Estate Investment Management has acquired Lastadia Office, a fully let office building located on an island by the western bank of the Oder River in Szczecin. The vendor was Greenstone Asset Management.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland remains the largest industrial and logistics market in the entire CEE-13, with modern stock amounting to more than 30 mln sqm, accounting for app. 45 pct of the region’s total - reveals Colliers recently published 'ExCEEding Borders: Navigating the Industrial Landscape and Workforce in CEE-13' report.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has completed the construction of a new production and warehouse facility for Air Spiralo in Szamotuły, near Poznań. The 9,200 sqm investment will enhance the company's production and logistics capabilities.
Retail & leisure
CBRE Romania has announced its exclusive involvement in the leasing strategy of H Știrbei Palace, a historical monument located in the heart of Bucharest. After the completion of the renovation works, Știrbei Palace aims to become a landmark shopping gallery for luxury brands in South-Eastern Europe.
Retail & leisure
Mitiska REIM has announced the opening of a new retail park in Jastrzębie Zdrój, a city of 90,000 inhabitants in southern Poland. Developed in partnership with Karuzela Holding and owned in joint-venture with the FRI 2 fund, this latest opening is the third retail park development opened in Poland by Mitiska REIM and Karuzela Holding in the past nine months.
Eurobuild FM
In the latest episode of Eurobuild FM, we talk about the specifics of the Kraków housing market with Jarosław Szanajca and Marcin Rams, the respective CEOs of Dom Development and Dom Development Kraków.
Property and Facility Management
Karimpol Polska is expanding its cooperation with CBRE. Starting in June 2024, the consultancy will be acting as the exclusive letting agent of Skyliner II office project.
Hotels
Hotel Opatija, Curio Collection by Hilton celebrates its opening. The 54-room facility debuts as the first in Croatia and the brand’s 40th trading country.
Investment & finance
Panattoni has been granted EUR 16.5 mln in financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego for the development of its Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska IV project. Construction work was launched in March on 34,000 sqm of warehousing space.
Warehouse & industrial
Segro has leased 1,060 sqm in Segro Park Berlin Airport to Lyko Services. The Swedish cosmetics and online retailer intends to use the space for an initial period of 10 years.
Warehouse & industrial
The prospects for logistics and supply chain in Poland are improving. The sector's optimism index for 2024 stands at 52.2, the highest level in five years, according to the Confidence Index 2024 report by CBRE and P3.
The Urban Land Institute Poland has published the ‘New Urban Poland’. Using 14 projects from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Wrocław, the pu ...
According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figur ...
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 ...
City Point Okęcie Logistics Park, a joint venture between Partners Group and Peakside Capital Advisors, has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification ...
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 ...
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
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ULI Poland is to hold the 'Matrix of Real Estate' conference from April 15th -16th at the Norblin Factory in Warsaw to discuss the impact of geopoliti ...
With the opening of Data4’s second data centre in Jawczyce just outside Warsaw, we took the opportunity to catch up with Olivier Micheli, the presiden ...
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 ...
Kempinski Hotels has acquired the Augustine Hotel in Prague. This is the first acquisition for the hospitality group in over 50 years, since it bought ...
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has selected the general contract engineer for the new national airport as part of the Port Polska programme. The ...
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 ...
Central and Eastern Europe entered 2026 with continued investor engagement, demonstrating resilience even as headline investment volumes moderated, wi ...
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
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The total office stock in Bratislava comes to 1.75 mln sqm. Of this, 22 pct comprises A+ standard offices, 38 pct A standard, and the remaining 40 pct ...
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 ...
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Capital Park Group is preparing to start construction work in Szczecin. Rezydencja Aleja Fontann, a late 19th-century townhouse, is to be renovated wi ...
The commercialisation of the BIG Konstantynów centre, developed by Acteeum Group and BIG Poland, is drawing to a close. One of the latest tenants to b ...
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Röhlig Suus Logistics is opening a new logistics centre in Szczecin, combining warehousing facilities with a cross-dock terminal. The operator is to c ...