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Hotels
Marriott to open in Belarus
BELARUS Minsk Marriott, the first five-star hotel in the country, is now nearing completion.
Investment & finance
Regions outstrip Warsaw office volumes for first time
POLAND The volume of investment transactions on the Polish office market outside Warsaw in 2015 amounted to almost EUR 800 mln – for the first time surpassing the volume registered in the capital city, according to research by JLL.
Technology
Samsung rolls out food-ordering fridge
UNITED STATES In April Samsung will market an Internet-connected fridge that helps with grocery shopping both online and in-store.
Investment & finance
Helaba finances Niam portfolio acquisition
POLAND Helaba has fully underwritten a long-term loan of EUR 104 mln plus a VAT-line of PLN 160 mln to Swedish fund manager Niam for its recent acquisition of a 63,000 sqm office portfolio in Poland.
Hotels
Orbis sells Mrągowo hotel
POLAND Orbis has signed a preliminary sales contract with Deporium Inc to sell its hotel in Mrągowo.
Office & mixed-use development
Promenady Zita adds to its tenant list
POLAND New tenants have been secured for the Promenady Zita building in the Promenady Business Park complex in Wrocław: rail logistics provider Ecco Rail (374 sqm) and two representatives of the IT industry – Ukrainian company Axiom SL (659 sqm) and SAP–SI Consulting, a supplier of system maintenance services (1,200 sqm).
Warehouse & industrial
Scania investing in Lithuania
LITHUANIA Swedish-owned truck manufacturer Scania Lietuva is to open a new showroom and service centre in Šiauliai in Q2 2016.
Office & mixed-use development
WFC retains top floor tenant
POLAND Private equity company Enterprise Investors has renewed its 1,700 sqm lease in the Warsaw Financial Center office building.
Construction
Aura Sky dawns
POLAND The foundation stone has been laid for the 86m high Aura Sky residential building at the junction of ul. Ostrobramska and ul. Rodziewiczówny in Warsaw’s Praga Południe district.
Office & mixed-use development
Verifone takes more in Platinium Business Park
POLAND Verifone European Shared Services has prolonged its lease and extended its area in the Platinium Business Park complex in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
SEE set for record year for investment – JLL
SEE REGION Real estate investment volumes in South-Eastern Europe are expected to reach record highs of EUR 285 mln in 2015, mainly driven by a surge in demand for retail assets by foreign investors, according to JLL.
Vacancy grows in Moscow shopping centres
RUSSIA In 2015, the vacancy rate on the Moscow retail market increased by 2.3 percentage points reaching 8.3 pct, according to JLL.
Retail & leisure
Fort Group looking at 116,000 sqm mall in St Petersburg
RUSSIA Fort Group, owned by Russian businessmen Maxim Levchenko and Boris Paikin, is carrying out due diligence on the Leto shopping centre on Pulkovskoe Shosse in St Petersburg, according to Russian daily 'Kommersant'.
Office & mixed-use development
Q22 signs two more tenants
POLAND The Q22 office tower, which is currently being developed by Echo Investment in Warsaw, has attracted two new tenants: Linklaters and William Demant, according to the latest CBRE report.
Office & mixed-use development
Strongest ever take-up in Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC In Q4 2015, the Prague office market saw the strongest gross take-up in its history, increasing by 78 pct on the previous quarter and totalling 161,800 sqm, according to research by the Prague Research Forum.
Retail & leisure
Rivera obtains occupancy permit
RUSSIA Rivera, the newly completed shopping centre developed by Praktika Development in Moscow’s Danilovsky district, has been granted an occupancy permit.
Residential
Robyg launches latest Wilanów project
POLAND Robyg has launched a new project in Warsaw’s Wilanów district: Apartamenty Villa Nobile.
Retail & leisure
Lords secures new faces for PC Arena
LITHUANIA Lords LB Baltic Fund III has signed three new leases for its PC Arena shopping centre in Klaipėda.
Investment & finance
European Family Centre to open in Sopot
POLAND The city of Sopot has completed a tender for the sale of the 1.12 ha site for the Europejskie Centrum Rodziny [European Family Centre] development.
Residential
Building permit for Neptun II
POLAND Polnord has obtained a building permit for the first stage of the Neptun II estate in Ząbki near Warsaw.
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
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
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
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
On November 19th, 2026, Eurobuild Conferences will welcome investors, developers, financial institutions, corporate executives and real estate profess ...
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
REICO Long Lease has acquired a 62,500 sqm logistics facility in Ujazd, in Poland’s Opole region, from Prologis. The property is fully leased to Schae ...
Poland’s investment market rebounds
DL Invest Group secures up to EUR 54 mln from BNP Paribas for logistics development
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
GEO plans mixed-use development on former railway land
GEO Group, through its subsidiary Ceglana, is preparing a mixed-use development on nearly 20 hectares of former railway land in Poznań. The project wi ...
Regional office demand could reach 700,000 sqm in 2026
Warsaw office demand rises as availability tightens
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
Skanska launches second phase of Habitat residential project in Prague
Skanska Residential has started construction of the second phase of its Habitat residential development in Prague’s Malešice district. The project wil ...
Restored Pafawag boiler house completes Wrocław residential development
PSN launches sales of 32 apartments in Prague’s Nusle district
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
Xtreme Fitness Gyms is expanding its club at Galeria Mosty in Płock by adding a new fitness studio. The expansion will increase the club’s training ca ...
BIG Poland expands to 15 retail parks with Konstantynów opening
PKB Inwest Budowa secures permit for park in Skarżysko-Kamienna
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
DACHSER and GFL lease 9,400 sqm at Jet Industrial Park Gdańsk
Jet Investment has signed two lease agreements at its Jet Industrial Park Gdańsk development, with logistics operators DACHSER and GFL taking a combin ...
