News
Warehouse & industrial
Things are going well – if warehousing is an economic indicator
POLAND According to JLL, new lease contracts for Polish warehousing space amounted to 1.4 mln sqm in 2014. The consultancy only took into account long-term contracts, that is, for more than two years. Last year developers were clearly following their clients and their needs. There were also a number of surprises, which attested to how well the market has been doing.
Dragon Capital delays Kyiv mall project
UKRAINE Ukrainian investor Dragon Capital has revealed plans to build a 50,000 sqm shopping centre in Kyiv’s Podil district.
Hotels pushing up prices in response to rising costs
RUSSIA The majority of branded hotels in Moscow are pushing up their rates in rubles in an effort to soften the impact of Russia’s ailing economy.
Investment & finance
Ares buys two Warsaw office assets
EUROPE An Ares Real Estate Group fund has acquired two Warsaw office properties from IVG Institutional Funds: the app. 8,000 sqm gla three-building Jerozolimskie Business Park complex and the app. 8,000 sqm gla Jerozolimskie Offices building.
Robyg shops in Gdańsk again
POLAND Robyg group has signed a conditional for the purchase of plots with a combined area of app. 1.5 ha in Gdańsk.
Retail & leisure
Fitness in Morena
POLAND The Morena shopping centre in Gdańsk, which is currently undergoing extensive modernisation and recommercialisation, has acquired a new tenant: a Fabryka Formy fitness club is to be opened in the mall.
Construction
Dekada Realty to redevelop two PKP stations
POLAND Dekada Realty is set to develop the areas around the railway stations in Mińsk Mazowiecki and Konin.
Construction
Work starts on Poland’s largest data centre
POLAND Construction work has begun on the Beyond.pl Information Technology Research Centre (Centrum Badań Technologii Informatycznych Beyond.pl) complex in Poznań, which is set to be the largest facility of its kind in Poland. The project’s first stage will exceed an area of 6,300 sqm.
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.
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
Retail park set to open in Trzebiatów
A retail park is to open soon in Trzebiatów (West Pomerania). The centre is to comprise three buildings with a total area of 6,200 sqm and parking f ...
Three Multibox parks under development
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
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
Atrikom Fulfillment comes to Mettmann
Atrikom Fulfillment will occupy a total area of around 5,500 sqm in Garbe's multi-user logistics centre in Mettmann (North Rhine-Westphalia). The comp ...
