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Hotels
Romania Mercure comes to Transylvania
The Mercure Hotels & Resorts chain has opened its first hotel in Transylvania. The Mercure Alba Iulia has 118 rooms as well as modular meeting spaces.
Retail & leisure
Poland Small towns lead retail expansion
Small towns in Poland have seen the majority of the new retail space come to the market. According to data from CBRE 599,500 sqm is currently under construction with small towns accounting for more than half of the space.
Retail & leisure
EMEA region Luxury in decline
Luxury and midmarket retailers across EMEA are recalibrating strategies in response to a cooling post-pandemic retail environment, according to Colliers’ latest “EMEA Retail - Retailer performance & response to changing market conditions”. The report highlights a marked slowdown in luxury revenue growth, persistent consumer caution, and operational shifts triggered by evolving trade dynamics and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Office & mixed-use development
Czech Republic Prague office prices differentiated by location
While rents for premium offices in the city centre can reach EUR 30 or more per square meter per month, rents on the outskirts of the city remain well below EUR 15. The office real estate market in Prague thus continues to show a trend of differentiation based on location and building quality, with proximity to the metro remaining a key factor influencing both prices and demand, according to Colliers in its latest report.
Hotels
Poland Redefining luxury
The value of the hotel and spa services market in Poland increased by 16.7 pct year-on-year in 2024, reaching PLN 7.8 bln. According to KPMG, this trend is consistent with the broader, global recovery of the tourism sector.
Retail & leisure
Romania Global Vision does retail in Oradea
Global Vision has announced its first retail project. Oradea Retail Plaza is to be built on a 2.6 ha plot in Oradea.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retail market picks up steam
The retail sector in Poland is showing solid growth, according to the latest 'Review: Retail Market in Poland' report published by BNP Paribas RE. More than 94,000 sqm of modern retail space was added to the market over the second quarter of 2025 with over 60 pct delivered in the form of retail parks. The strongest rebound in retail park development activity is being seen in smaller cities, where relatively low market saturation levels continue to support the expansion of this retail format.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Egelhof starts production in Radom
The Egelhof Group is to open its first factory in Poland. The modern 14,000 sqm plant is to be built in the B1 Park in Radom, with production to start in Q4 2025.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland NRF Thermal Engineering comes to Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II
A 39,000 sqm industrial hall is being built in Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II, and the first tenant to sign a lease for space in the building is NRF Thermal Engineering Poland.
Investment & finance
Poland Pbb lends EUR 40 mln to to Resolution Capital Management
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has granted an investment loan facility of EUR 40 mln to an office fund to finance the acquisition of two neighbouring office buildings in Warsaw. The financing is also to be used to modernise the buildings and improve their ESG standards.
Investment & finance
Poland Stable investment over H1
The total investment volume in commercial real estate reached EUR 1.7 bln in the first six months of 2025, write BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report entitled 'Review: Investment Market in Poland, Q2 2025'. The report notes the rise of domestic capital to be of particular significance.
Warehouse & industrial
Germany New partners embark on two joint projects
Rheinische Grundbesitz and Harden Industriebau have formed a strategic partnership to develop two projects in North Rhine-Westphalia. The partners will jointly develop Europe's first professional snooker arena in Oberhausen and a modern business park on the site of a former Zoo Zajac pet store in Duisburg-Neumühl.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Vacancies squeezed by supply across the regions
High demand is reducing the available space in regional office markets, says CBRE. A growing divide is now visible between prime properties and the rest, reflected in both vacancies and rents.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Work begins on Hillwood S8 Warsaw South
Work has begun on the Hillwood S8 Warsaw South logistics park in Żabia Wola. The complex will comprise 58,000 sqm gla.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Cargo-Partner expands in Pruszków
Logistics services provider Cargo-Partner has extended its lease at MLP Pruszków II and increased the size of its area to 14,400 sqm.
Investment & finance
CEE region CEE growing vigorously
The CEE-6 (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary) maintains its leading position in economic growth in Europe, with all countries seeing an increase in commercial real estate investment, according to the latest figures from Colliers.
Investment & finance
Germany Quest and Indigo acquire Hamburg office building
Quest Investment Partners and Indigo Invest Holding have acquired an office building at Admiralitätsstraße 67 in Hamburg as part of a joint venture. The partners plan to totally renovate the building.
Investment & finance
Poland Financing granted to StudentSpace
Private student housing platform StudentSpace has secured PLN 177.8 million in financing from Bank Pekao. The funds will be used to develop three centres in Kraków, with one at al. 29 Listopada, while the other two are on ul. Wita Stwosza.
Investment & finance
Germany CA Immo sells Berlin logistics property
CA Immo has completed the sale of a logistics property at Buckower Chaussee 43-58 in Berlin's Marienfelde district. The property comprises a site of around 53,000 sqm with an existing warehouse complex totalling around 12,000 sqm gla.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Katowice swaps mine for technology hub
The Shaft Katowice – Silesian Hub for Advanced Future Technologies complex is to be built on the site of the Wieczorek coal mine in Katowice. Strabag has signed a PLN 577.2 mln contract with Katowickie Inwestycje to construct the first stage, with the work scheduled for completion within 32 months.
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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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Two retail parks forming part of the Nowe Bielawy complex in Toruń have once again achieved an Excellent rating under the BREEAM International In-Use ...
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
A green office is more than a certificate
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
I hereby declare that the statements made by Mr Kazimierz Krupa, former Editor-in-Chief of Eurobuild monthly magazine, published on social media and s ...
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Panattoni Gala & Party 2026 took place on 22 October 2026 at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw.
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Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
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 Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
DL Invest Group secures up to EUR 54 mln from BNP Paribas for logistics development
DL Invest Group has secured up to EUR 54 mln in financing from BNP Paribas to fund the construction of new logistics facilities. The loan, secured aga ...
Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste
CA Immo exits Czech market with sale of Riverside Karlín office campus
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
Flexible office occupancy hits record 85 pct
Global flexible office occupancy has reached a record 85 pct, while 76 pct of operators plan to expand over the next 12 months. According to the Workt ...
SK hynix leases 2,800 sqm in Olivia Centre in Gdańsk
Warsaw office demand rises
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Develia completes 83-unit development in Wrocław
Develia has completed Traugutta Vita, a residential and office development in Wrocław’s Przedmieście Oławskie district. The four-storey building compr ...
Murapol launches 191-apartment project in Katowice
Archicom gets green light for Warsaw residential project
Retail & leisure
LUCA opens second location at Wars Sawa Junior
LUCA has opened its second outlet at the Wars Sawa Junior complex in Warsaw. The new 149 sqm unit is located in the SAWA section, expanding the comple ...
IKEA and CentrumRowerowe.pl to open stores in Galeria Echo
OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
Logicor completes warehouse redevelopment in Piaseczno
Logicor has completed the redevelopment of its 48,000 sqm B3 warehouse at Logicor Piaseczno, near Warsaw, converting the building into flexible wareho ...
