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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.
Retail & leisure
Pizza from Vapiano in Sukcesja
POLAND The fourth Vapiano restaurant in Poland and the first outside Warsaw is to be opened in the Sukcesja shopping and entertainment centre in Łódź. It will occupy 953 sqm.
Construction
Apollo-Rida secures building permit for Tychy project
POLAND Apollo-Rida has finalised the building permit for the extension of the Skałka shopping centre in Tychy.
Tenth Adventure Sports to open in Royal Wilanów
POLAND Adventure Sports – a chain of shops offering a range of sports equipment – has signed a 230 sqm lease in the Royal Wilanów mixed-use development in Warsaw’s Wilanów district. This is to be the tenth location of the chain and one of its flagship stores in the country.
Immofinanz spins off logistics business
EUROPE Immofinanz has decided to sell its 1 mln sqm gla European logistics portfolio and put more focus on its other business lines, retail and office, in Poland, Austria and Germany instead.
Retail & leisure
41 new tenants in Zielone Arkady
POLAND The Zielone Arkady shopping centre, which is being developed by ECE Projektmanagement in Bydgoszcz, has 41 new tenants, who have leased a combined area of 6,500 sqm.
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Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Register now for bieg na szczyt
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
MIPIM finalists announced
Merry Christmas to one and all
Exclusive
Hungary exit - the right decision
Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell- ...
BIM now mainstream
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
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
Mercure opens in Bucharest
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
Budimex builds more roads
AI fundamental to future water management
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
Investment rebounds across CEE
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marked a decisive turning point in 2025, moving from hesitation to execution as investment volumes surged to EUR 11.6 ...
Warsaw now third best European investment destination
2025 a time of structural change
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
Kraków the most important regional office market
At the end of 2025, the stock of modern office space in Kraków came to 1.84 mln sqm, according to data from Savills.
Supply gap dominates market
Running out of space
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
Student Depot breaks ground in Gdańsk
Kajima Properties Europe has broken ground on a 517-bed Student Depot residence in Gdańsk. This will be the second Student Depot PBSA centre in the ci ...
House prices still rising
Two projects in Grodzisk announced
Retail & leisure
Another store for dm
The dm drugstore chain has opened a new store in the Avenida Poznań shopping centre, on ul. Stanisława Matyi. This is the 75th dm location in Poland, ...
Lidl comes to Bohema
A bigger, better Pogoria
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
First building of CTPark Warsaw Janki ready
CTP has completed the first stage of the CTPark Warsaw Janki industrial and logistics park in Puchały, near Warsaw. The completed building offers over ...
