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Technology
Carrefour trials smartwatch shopping lists
FRANCE Supermarket chain Carrefour is testing its mobile app's new functionality which will allow customers to effortlessly transfer their shopping lists and loyalty cards from smartphone to smartwatch and shop in-store only with the wearable device.
Investment & finance
PKP plans to invest PLN 350 mln in stations
POLAND In 2014 the Polish State Railways (PKP) made PLN 363 mln on the sale of real estate (PLN 203 mln in 2013). PKP also carried out 21 station projects in an investment of PLN 220 mln. It also sold properties on ul. Targowa in Siedlce (PLN 28.7 mln), ul. Toruńska in Gdańsk (PLN 26.2 mln), ul. Głowackiego in Sochaczew (PLN 12.1 mln), ul. Bokserska in Warsaw (PLN 6.7 mln) and a leisure centre in Jachranka for PLN 13.8 mln, among others.
Retail & leisure
Two new brands to open in Serenada
POLAND Vistula and Wólczanka are to open stores (a combined area of 180 sqm) in the Serenada shopping centre in Kraków. Mayland Real Estate, the developer of the mall, has revealed that it is now 60 pct leased.
Warbud choses Qumak as subcontractor for MPTI
POLAND Qumak has won a contract with Warbud, the general contractor of Małopolski Park Technologii Informatycznych in Kraków, to install the electrical installations and advanced building automation for the project.
Construction
Mostostal Warszawa wins Polish Air Navigation Services Agency contract
POLAND Mostostal Warszawa is to build a four-storey teaching and administration building for the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Mazovia BREEAM certified
POLAND Płock’s Galeria Mazovia has been awarded the BREEAM green construction certificate with Very Good rating.
One mln sqm of new speculative space oversupplies Moscow I&L market
RUSSIA Around 71 pct, that is 1.1 mln sqm out of 1.6 mln sqm of industrial and logistics space completed on the Moscow warehouse market in 2014, was developed speculatively, according to CBRE.
Retail & leisure
Amazon to buy massive retail property portfolio?
UNITED STATES US online merchant Amazon is reportedly negotiating the terms of the purchase of some of over 4,000 retail locations owned by the bankrupt US electronics retailer RadioShack in order to transform the stores into its own showrooms and pick-up and drop-off points, according to Bloomberg.
Ringo Starr sells mansion to Vítek
CZECH REPUBLIC/UK Radovan Vítek, the owner of CPI Property Group, has bought the Jacobean mansion in Surrey of Ringo Starr for an estimated price of around GBP 13–16 mln, according to ‘Forbes’.
Construction
New Wrocław office building underway
POLAND Warsaw-based general contractor Warbud has started the preparation work on Wrocław 101, the six-storey 5,900 sqm office building that is being developed at ul. Piłsudskiego 101 in Wrocław.
Aedes launches development business
POLAND Kraków-based construction company Aedes has established a new company, AE Development, whose initial capital was provided by Aedes and amounts to PLN 100,000.
Sandomierz to have new mall
POLAND Kalisz-based developer and general contractor FB Antczak has signed a contract on the construction of a new shopping centre in Sandomierz. The project’s investor is Wodrol.
Construction
Unibep to construct Czernieckiego estate
POLAND Unibep has signed a contract to construct the second stage of a residential complex on ul. Czarnieckiego in Poznań for its subsidiary, Unidevelopment, for PLN 28.1 mln net.
Office & mixed-use development
HP stays in UBC II
POLAND Hewlett-Packard has extended its lease in University Business Center II building on ul. Szturmowa street in Warsaw.
Green projects
BREEAMs for Domaniewska Office Park
POLAND Two buildings owned by Deka Immobilien in Warsaw have been granted BREEAM-in-Use certificates. Dom Alfa and Dom Beta, which are managed by Knight Frank, have both been awarded ‘Very Good’ ratings for asset and ‘Excellent’ ratings for building management.
Brochocki busy in Wrocław and Poznań
POLAND In the last few months of 2014, the Wrocław branch of real estate brokers Kancelaria Brochocki (Brochocki i Biegański Nieruchomości) participated in the sale of a 5,500 sqm building at ul. Walońska 3-5 in the city as well as 950 sqm of offices in a building on ul. Wagonowa. The buyer of the latter was Best Coffee Systems (the exclusive distributor of the Franke espresso machines in Poland).
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni launches latest Łódź project
POLAND Mirbud is to construct a warehouse for Panattoni to form part of Panattoni Park Business Center Łódź II.
Hotels
Three-star Petropol joins Best Western chain
POLAND The Petropol hotel in Płock, which has recently undergone major renovations, will now operate under the Best Western brand.
Media Expert in Millenium Hall
POLAND A Media Expert store is to be opened on Thursday in the Millenium Hall shopping centre in Rzeszów.
Residential
Wawel Service selling more each year
POLAND Wawel Service sold 255 apartments in Kraków and Warsaw in 2014 (in developer agreements signed, excluding reservations).
Conferences
Schedule 2025
9. The 9th Suits on Bikes Ride
The 21st CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference
Data Center – Real Estate, Technology, Investments
31st Polish Commercial Real Estate Market Conference
The 15th Central & Eastern Europe EurobuildCEE Awards 2025
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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
Moderna Office goes Platinum
Moderna's Warsaw office in the Warsaw Unit office building has been awarded WELL v2 certification with the highest possible rating of Platinum.
GTC teams up with Paul
Well comes to Panattoni
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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 hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
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
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Programme. This means that more than half of the land required for the CPK Airp ...
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Grand station in little Brzeziny
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
Panattoni buys former paint factory
Panattoni has acquired the former Alfred Clouth Lackfabrik paint factory in Offenbach am Main. A logistics park with flexible space suitable for light ...
Mitiska REIM acquires OC Cassovia
EUR 110 mln for Heimstaden
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
Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao
Atlas Estates has been granted a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA. The loan will primarily be used for the refinancing of the Hilton Warsa ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Bucharest office market down 31 pct on H1 2024
Crosspoint Real Estate, the international associate of Savills in Romania, brokered office lease transactions totalling over 6,000 sqm in the first ha ...
Construction of U•Center 3 begins
First new tenant for V Office building
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
PBSA market set to grow rapidly
Over the next two years, the number of beds in private student residence halls will increase by 70 pct, according to the latest analysis by Knight Fra ...
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Retail & leisure
Romania now attractive to foreign retailers
Romania’s retail market continues to attract a growing number of international brands, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real est ...
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
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
Largest Warsaw lease of 2025
An undisclosed food processing company has leased 10,000 sqm of warehouse space in City Point Targówek. This is the largest lease in Warsaw so far in ...
