News
Construction
Work on Mława ‘systemic’ railway station begins
POLAND Construction work has started on a system railway station in Mława. The project’s general contractor, Warmińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane, entered the building site.
Warehouse & industrial
Rhenus takes up more Szczecin warehousing space
POLAND Logistics company Rhenus has enlarged its app. 14,000 sqm Prologis Park Szczecin lease by additional 7,200 sqm of space.
Hotels
Best Western Villa Aqua Hotel relaunched
POLAND After three months of the modernization work on Best Western Villa Aqua Hotel in Sopot, the hotel is now operational. The work involved the refurbishment of the hotel restaurant and rooms as well as altering the conference room.
Office & mixed-use development
Swiss Re leases 14,200 sqm in Twin City
SLOVAKIA The first major tenant has been secured for the Twin City office complex in Bratislava, which is currently being developed by HB Reavis.
Office & mixed-use development
Third Meteor comes into view
CZECH REPUBLIC Phase ‘C’ of the Meteor Centre Office Park in Prague’s Karlín district has been granted an occupancy permit, whcih is due to open in the first quarter.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Neptun filling up
POLAND New tenants have taken up more than 1,200 sqm the Galeria Neptun shopping centre development in Starogard Gdański.
Retail & leisure
Tesco closes down more CEE stores
CEE REGION British grocer Tesco is shutting down six Polish stores located in Bydgoszcz, Kudowa-Zdrój, Legionowo, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Gniew and Nowe as the troubled retailer continues to cut costs in Europe.
Good year for hotel investors in Europe
EUROPE In 2014, hotel investment volumes across Europe and the Middle East have increased 30 pct compared to 2013, CBRE reports.
Investment & finance
Trinfico completes Airportcity purchase
RUSSIA A subsidiary of the Trinfico Investment Group-managed private Russian pension fund Blagosostoyanie has completed the EUR 70 mln acquisition of two buildings located within the Airportcity business centre in St Petersburg.
Office & mixed-use development
BPO tenants drive office demand on local markets
POLAND In 2014, international business services centers leased 268,000 sqm of space on the major Polish markets outside Warsaw, which accounted for more than 60 pct of total demand for office space on the biggest regional markets in the country, says JLL.
Hotels
New hotels in Mercure portfolio
POLAND By the end of H1 2015, two TriCity hotels will join the Mercure group.
Warehouse & industrial
Dedra to stay in Pruszków logistics park
POLAND Machine tool manufacturer Dedra Exim has renewed its app. 10,000 sqm lease agreement in the MLP Pruszków I logistic park near Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Costa Coffee diversifies and expands locations
POLAND British coffee shop operator Costa Coffee is set to open three new Polish locations in February.
Residential
Competition authorities give green light to Ursus project
POLAND Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the foundation of a company that will develop a post-industrial area in Warsaw’s Ursus district.
Residential
White Stone develops in Warsaw’s Wilanów
POLAND Zora Wilanów residential building is currently being developed at the junction of ul. Józefa Teodorowicza and ul. Herbu Szreniawa in Warsaw’s Wilanów district by White Stone Development. The construction work on the project designed by Biuro KAPS Architekci is planned to be completed at the end of 2016.
Green projects
Budapest office project now BREEAM-certified
HUNGARY Union Investment Real Estate-owned and AIG/Lincoln-managed Krisztina Palace office building in Budapest has been awarded BREEAM In-Use certification with ’Very Good’ rating in the asset and building management categories.
New retail park to open in Kamienna Góra
POLAND Gliwice-based developer P.A. Nova has received a PLN 37.5 mln financing for a retail park which is being developed on the post-industrial area of Kamienna Góra.
Construction
Jelenia Góra mall topped off
POLAND “We have just reached another milestone in the Nowy Rynek project. The building is in its lockup stage,” Zygmunt Chyla, the president of the board at TK Development in Poland, said about the topping off ceremony which took place at the construction site where Jelenia Góra’s Nowy Rynek shopping mall is currently being developed.
Warsaw Chopin Airport gets PLN 600 mln
POLAND Bank Pekao and Przedsiębiorstwo Porty Lotnicze (PPL) have signed a contract on the financing of the extension of the Warsaw Chopin Airport. The planned work will be financed with the support of a PLN 600 mln bond issue, with the final redemption date set for 2022, arranged by the Bank.
Office & mixed-use development
25,500 sqm complex to open in Odessa
UKRAINE Ukrainian investment and construction company Kadorr Group is planning to open a 25,500 sqm mixed-use project in the historical part of Odessa.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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
Romanian hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Quantum acquires Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd
Panattoni City Dock Mannheim Süd has been sold to Hamburg-based project developer and investment manager Quantum for an undisclosed price. The busines ...
More Polish investment in Poland
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
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
BlmA stays on in Potsdam
The Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA) has extended its lease for 8,000 sqm of office space at Behlertstrasse 3A in Potsdam with Sonar Real Estate. ...
Skyliner II shooting up
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
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
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 faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
Refield is to develop another retail centre in the Podkarpackie region. Pasaż Łańcucki will comprise over 11,000 sqm of gla, and the anchor tenant wil ...
Four retail parks set to grow
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
