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Office & mixed-use development
New office building on the Warsaw map
POLAND Portico Project Management has developed a small office building in Warsaw’s Wola district, Portico Office Building.
Office & mixed-use development
First tenants in The Tides
POLAND The Tides building, which is currently being developed on ul. Wioślarska in Warsaw’s Powiśle district, has signed its first three tenants.
Technology
Starwood gears up for Apple Watch era
WORLD Starwood has developed a smartwatch app for users of Apple Watch that is set to allow its users to unlock the hotel room door from the Apple Watch device, with no room key required.
Investment & finance
Wrocław’s West House 1B changes hands
POLAND The West House 1B office building, which was developed by the Archicom group within the West Forum Business Centre complex in Wrocław, has changed its owner. The property was purchased by GNT Ventures Wrocław, a part of the Irish capital group GNT which owns such assets as the Madison shopping centre in Gdańsk and the BPH Office Park complex in Gdańsk.
Investment & finance
Warsaw city hall sells more plots to Ceraco
POLAND Warsaw city hall has decided to bypass tender procedure and sell to Ceraco the perpetual usufruct of the plots the development company needed for the construction of an office building located in the city centre. The developer will acquire two small parcels with a combined area of 84 sqm located near ul. Waryńskiego and ul. Polna for PLN 84,000.
Investment & finance
Auchan Polska given green light to sell Reals to Schiever
POLAND Auchan Polska has obtained the approval of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection to sell off eight Real hypermarkets to the French company Anciens Etablissmements Georges Schiever et Fils, which is the dominant entity in the Schiever group.
Immofinanz fires back at unsatisfactory CA Immo bid
EUROPE Immofinanz has made a voluntary partial public offer on the purchase of an up to 29 pct stake in CA Immo. The move comes just a few days after CA Immo and O1 jointly offered to acquire 13.5 pct of the total Immofinanz issued shares for EUR 2.80 per share in a voluntary tender offer, at least EUR 1.20 below Immofinanz’s expectations.
Investment & finance
African investor buys Opole mall, plans extension
POLAND/ MAURITIUS Gontar, a subsidiary of the Rockcastle Global Real Estate company which operates in South Africa and Mauritius, has concluded an agreement on the purchase of the Coucal-owned Solaris Centre shopping mall in Opole. The total purchase price for the transaction reached EUR 52 mln at an initial yield of 7.7 pct.
Investment & finance
PKP wins financing for Gliwice station
POLAND PKP has signed an app. PLN 81.5 mln contract with the Centre for EU Transport Projects on supplementary financing for the modernization of a railway station in Gliwice.
Construction
Second stage of Gdańsk’s Alchemia topped off
POLAND The second stage of the mixed-use Alchemia complex in Gdańsk has been topped off.
Green projects
Eco-friendly Alpha Park underway
POLAND Red Real Estate Development group is experimenting with green solutions in the Alpha Park residential estate, which it currently being developed in Warsaw’s Ursus district.
Green projects
Kraków's Galeria Bronowice BREEAM-certified
POLAND Galeria Bronowice in Kraków has received BREEAM certificate with ‘Good’ rating. BREEAM assessors highly appreciated the application of modern ventilation systems in the building, which have been equipped with detectors of carbon dioxide and other harmful substances as well as sensors which monitor the influx of fresh air and CO2 emission.
Green projects
Riviera becomes even greener
POLAND Riviera shopping centre in Gdynia has been granted BREEAM In-Use certificate with ‘Excellent’ rating in the asset and building management categories, scoring 73 pct and 79 pct respectively. It is the second green award for the property. In the past, the mall obtained BREEAM certificate with ‘Very Good’ rating.
Office & mixed-use development
Regus conquers K1
POLAND Serviced office operator Regus has leased over 900 sqm of space in the K1 office building in Kraków. Colliers International represented the tenant in this transaction.
Office & mixed-use development
Echo gets financing for Wrocław offices
POLAND Echo Investment has signed a EUR 48 mln loan agreement with BNP Paribas Bank Polska.
Architecture and urban planning
Grupa 5 Architekci to refurbish Kazimierz townhouse
POLAND Grupa 5 Architekci is to redevelop the historic Apteka Lichtsona house, which is located on the ul. Nadwiślańska corner of the market square and in Kazimierz Dolny.
Hotels
Jagusia spa clinic renovated
POLAND Renovation work on the hotel section of the Jagusia spa clinic in Kudowa-Zdrój has now been completed.
Construction
Unibep wins another Warsaw contract
POLAND Dom Development has chosen Unibep to be the general contractor for an estate in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Office & mixed-use development
Immobel and Multibud conquer Granary Island
POLAND A consortium of Immobel and Multibud has been selected by the local city council as the private investor and partner for the development of the northern cape of Granary Island [Wyspa Spichrzów] in Gdańsk.
Warehouse & industrial
More for JAS-FBG in Pruszków
POLAND JAS-FBG, a Polish company active in the logistics sector, has leased an additional 2,600 sqm in Segro Logistics Park Warsaw in Pruszków. Until now the company has been occupying over 10,000 sqm of warehouse and office space within the complex.
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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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
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
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
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
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
