News
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Poland secures a podium finish
According to Cushman & Wakefield, Poland recorded the second-highest industrial take-up in Europe between January and September 2024. Looking ahead, robust demand, coupled with a decline in speculative construction, is likely to tighten the availability of warehouse space for lease.
Warehouse & industrial
Czech Republic New logistics hub near Prague
7R and EQT Exeter will jointly develop a modern logistics park near Prague. The 56,000 sqm investment will consist of two buildings located along the D8 highway, which serves the Greater Prague area.
Retail & leisure
Poland One in seven square metres of retail space to be built in Poland
According to Trends Radar. Real Estate: From Stabilisation To Optimism, the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield, in 2024, Poland came second in Europe in terms of new retail supply, surpassed only by France.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland MCP moves into Korona Office Complex
The Małopolska Centre of Entrepreneurship will move into the GTC Newton building, which is part of the Korona Office Complex. The institution will occupy an area of over 3,000 sqm.
Retail & leisure
Poland Polish retail market performs well
According to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland, Q3 2024”, predictions of the imminent decline of shopping centres in Poland have proven premature. In Q3 2024, the Polish retail market expanded by another 116,000 sqm.
Hotels
Serbia Luxury stay in Belgrade
The St. Regis Belgrade hotel, the brand's first property in Serbia, has begun operating in Belgrade. It is located in the 42-storey high-rise Belgrade Tower (Kula Beograd), built at the meeting point of the Sava and Danube rivers.
Warehouse & industrial
Czech Republic Renegotiations account for nearly 40 pct of industrial leases
According to Savills' analysis of the industrial real estate market in the Czech Republic, lease renegotiations, or the extension of older lease agreements in existing premises, have become a significant part of the warehouse and manufacturing real estate market.
Investment & finance
Poland A EUR 75 mln loan for Panattoni Park Sulechów III
Panattoni has secured a EUR 75 mln loan from Citibank (London Branch). The funds are intended to finance the Panattoni Park Sulechów III investment.
Infrastructure
Poland Grand station in little Brzeziny
The Warsaw - Łódź stretch will be the first section of the High Speed Railway in Poland. It is on this route that a new station will be built in Brzeziny, a district town hitherto deprived of any access to rail transport.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Lynka is staying with Panattoni
Lynka, a European supplier of branded apparel, has extended its lease of 9,000 sqm of warehouse, manufacturing, office and social space in Panattoni Park Kraków IV.
Investment & finance
Czech Republic PRS fund makes big purchase
Fond Českého Bydlení (the Czech Housing Fund) has successfully completed the acquisition of two apartment buildings located in Beroun and Chomutov. This transaction adds 313 fully rented apartments to the company's portfolio.
EurobuildCEE
Poland Time for change
As the media market in Poland evolves, we also need (and want to!) adapt to these changes and move with the times. Soon, access to our archive will be subject to a small payment.
Hotels
Hungary Puro has financing for an investment in Budapest
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego has granted a loan of up to EUR 40 mln to the Hungarian company from the Puro Group. The financing will be used for the construction of a four-star premium hotel in the centre of Budapest.
Public buildings
Poland 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 faculties of Journalism, Information and Bibliology and Economic Sciences, as well as the Academic Campus Radio. Construction work will begin at the end of November.
Investment & finance
Poland Full occupancy for ELF 2
Savills IM has let the last vacant rental space of the European Logistics Fund 2 (ELF 2) in a logistics property in Konotopa, Poland, on a long-term lease.
Investment & finance
Poland First loan of its kind
Panattoni has been awarded a pioneering green loan from Berlin Hyp worth EUR 74.34 mln. The financing is for a logistics center in Bydgoszcz developed for an e-commerce firm.
Residential
Czech Republic YIT goes to Brno
YIT continues to grow in line with its strategy in the CEE countries. The company is expanding its operations in the Czech Republic and establishes a joint venture with the Czech investor group RSJ Investments.
Investment & finance
Poland Vantage to invest €100m
Vantage Development's Polish subsidiaries have secured a EUR 100 mln loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The TAG Immobilien-owned developer and operator will use the funds raised to expand its PRS investments in Poland.
Hotels
Bulgaria First Bulgarian Mercure opens
Mercure, a brand of the Accor Group, announces the opening of its first hotel in Bulgaria. The new property is located in one of Sofia's most prestigious districts, Manastirski Livadi, with easy access to the National History Museum and Vitosha National Park.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Hillwood fully occupied in Łódź
The two Łódź logistics centres - Hillwood Łódź Chocianowice and Hillwood Łódź Górna - have been fully leased. The latest agreement has been concluded at the second facility, with a client from the electronics industry.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Strabag snaps up Olivia Star
Strabag Group has purchased the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk. This is the largest office building in a regional city with 40,000 sqm gla and the ...
Not only for horses
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Data centres
Data centres spread out across the region
The EMEA data centre market is entering a new phase where power availability, not demand, is defining growth, forcing a structural shift in how and wh ...
Poland to be the new data hub
Data centres to transform Polish economy
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
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
A statement deal – Tomasz Nowakowski of Lewandpol Group
A few weeks ago, Lewandpol Group hit the headlines with its EUR 107 mln acquisition of the 19,300 sqm Central Point office building in Warsaw city cen ...
Bringing people together
Laying the groundwork for success
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
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) has provided EUR 123 mln in investment financing to funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital for ...
Griffin and Primestar join forces
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
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
PKP to modernise two more stations
Polish State Railways (PKP) has announced tenders to prepare designs for the reconstruction of the Lubań Śląski and Kudowa-Zdrój railway stations.
Port of Poland moves closer with location decisions
Budimex builds in Slovakia
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
Poles turning online for mortgages
Poles are taking out mortgages online while the memory of Swiss Franc loans is fading with each generation. This is the result of a new study by Busin ...
Spain now most attractive European economy
Skanska sells Studio A to Stena
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
CA Immo to build from wood
CA Immo has begun leasing the space for its Skygreen at Hallesche Ufer 74–76 in Berlin. A modern, sustainable 18,400 sqm six-storey office building u ...
Offices above the warehouse
Improved Water pressure in City Tower
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
Cavare commercialises Jankego apartments
Cavare is taking on the role of an independent PRS property operator. The company has opened a leasing office in Katowice at ul. Jankego 15, and has b ...
Alides announces project in Żoliborz
Olivia Pulse to start rentals in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Scallier builds in Bolesławiec
Scallier is building a modern retail park on al. Tysiąclecia in Bolesławiec.
M Park opens in Nasielsk
Czech Republic attracts retail brands
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
Unilever expands in Poznań
An automated 36m high-bay warehouse is being built next to the Unilever factory in Poznań.
