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Poland Big shopping for Big
Equilis and Acteeum have sold the Silwana retail park in Gorzów Wielkopolski. The facility was bought and taken over for management by Big Polska. The park was sold for EUR 40 mln, it is one of the highest transactions on the Polish commercial property market this year.
Investment & finance
CEE CEE investment volumes increased, though challenges persist
H1 2024 saw CEE investment volumes increase by circa 29 pct y-o-y. According to preliminary results, this is contrary to European and global results, where activity is still subdued. 2024 volumes could reach up to circa EUR 5.5 bln, around half of the 10-year average, expect experts from Colliers in its latest “H1 2024 Investment Scene” report.
Investment & finance
Poland AFI and Echo take out big loan
A consortium of Santander Bank Polska (credit agent) and Bank Pekao (accounting agent and security agent) granted the investors of the Office House in Warsaw a construction and investment loan of EUR 103.4 mln and a VAT loan of PLN 20 mln.
Investment & finance
Poland Alma bought by Polish investor
The Alma office building, located on ul. Marynarska in Warsaw, has changed hands. The 8,000 sqm building has been sold by the Astrea company. The purchaser is a private Polish investor.
Investment & finance
Poland First CEE mezzanine loan in for Invesco
Europe Fund III SCSp Invesco Real Estate has completed its first mezzanine lending deal in Central Europe on behalf of Invesco Real Estate Europe Fund III – SCSp (Europe III), the third European value-add strategy in succession for the firm.
Investment & finance
Romania EUR 110 mln acquisition for WDP
WDP has acquired a portfolio in Romania comprising properties with a leasable area of app. 136,000 sqm and a large plot for a future development with a total potential of more than 300,000 sqm gla. The value of the transaction comes to app. EUR 110 mln.
Investment & finance
Croatia S Immo says goodbye to Croatia
S Immo has completed the sale of the HOTO Business Tower in Zagreb. The office building is located on the south-western edge of the central business district of the Croatian capital and comprises a total leasable area of around 15,500 sqm.
Investment & finance
Romania Revetas sells Landmark
Revetas Capital announces the disposal of the office park The Landmark in Bucharest to Vectr Holdings, through its subsidiary Vectr Realty. Developed in 2017, the complex offers 23,700 sqm of office space.
Investment & finance
Poland Vis à Vis changes hands
Precordia Capital and Septyma have become holders of 66 pct of shares in the convenience retail park Street Mall Vis à Vis Wilanów. They acquired the shares from Capital Park.
Investment & finance
Poland LifeSpot looks to expand
LifeSpot, owned by funds managed by Ares Management and Griffin Capital Partners, has secured access to further capital from both parties. The investment will be used to support the development of rental housing and expand the platform’s presence within Poland’s private rental sector.
Investment & finance
Poland Xior acquires LivinnX
On behalf of private investors, together with CA Ventures and Golub & Co., Savills has completed the sale of LivinnX, a PBSA building in Kraków. The buyer is Xior.
Investment & finance
Czech Republic Czech crowns from Accolade
Accolade has become the first issuer of green bonds in the Czech currency. Initially, the planned issue of CZK 1.5 billion was sold out within a week, which is why the company decided to double the volume.
Investment & finance
Poland New player on the Warsaw PBSA market
BPI Real Estate Poland, in cooperation with Acteeum Group, has sold a plot of land in Warsaw to Romanian-Belgian developer Speedwell. The transaction inaugurates Speedwell's activities on the Polish real estate market. The company will develop its first private student house in Poland.
Investment & finance
Czech Republic Komerční banka sales iconic Wenceslas Square office building
The City of Prague has purchased the historic building at Václavské náměstí 42 for more than CZK 3.3 bln (EUR 131 mln). Prague intends to move several hundred of its officials from various locations into the office building. The seller was Komerční banka.
Investment & finance
Poland Refield sells a package of retail properties
Two more retail parks, Pasaż Kępiński and Pasaż Grodziski, have passed into the hands of investment fund Falcon Investment Management. Earlier, the fund acquired Pasaż Golubsko-Dobrzyński in 2022. The total value of the transaction amounts to more than PLN 150 mln.
Investment & finance
Poland Lastadia changes hands
SCPI Transitions Europe managed by Arkéa Real Estate Investment Management has acquired Lastadia Office, a fully let office building located on an island by the western bank of the Oder River in Szczecin. The vendor was Greenstone Asset Management.
Investment & finance
Poland BGK is financing in Silesia
Panattoni has been granted EUR 16.5 mln in financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego for the development of its Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska IV project. Construction work was launched in March on 34,000 sqm of warehousing space.
Investment & finance
Poland CTPark Warsaw West will be bigger
CTP has purchased an 85,000 sqm investment plot in the Wiskitki municipality near Warsaw. The purchase of the land will allow the company to expand the CTPark Warsaw West complex by an additional 36,000 sqm.
Investment & finance
Poland Liberty Residence with a new owner
Resi Capital has acquired a plot of land at the junction of Grzybowska and Żelazna Streets in Warsaw. According to the preliminary concept presented, Liberty Residence is to be a high-rise project and will deliver around 500 flats.
Investment & finance
Poland Panattoni has financing for another park
Panattoni has been granted bank financing for Panattoni Park Zgierz. The EUR 23.3 mln loan was issued by PKO Bank Polski.
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
LightOn with Outstanding design
LightOn – the latest office project being developed by CPI Property Group at ul. Prosta 69 in central Warsaw – has been awarded BREEAM design stage ce ...
Gold for Polona 68
Six buildings certified
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
Events
CPK arises
We invite you to join us on June 10th in Łódź at our conference entitled ‘CPK - A new era for Poland and the commercial real estate market’ where we s ...
Back to the Future Conference
Race to the top
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
Five new board members at JLL
Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Sale and leaseback for Cavatina Hall
Cavatina Holding has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with BPS Leasing for over EUR 22 mln for the Cavatina Hall, building A in Bielsko-Biała.
Budapest Marriott sold
City2 sold
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
Equilibrium 2 awarded WiredScore Platinum certification
Skanska’s Equilibrium 2 building in Bucharest has been awarded the highest-level WiredScore certification for an operational building.
PZU stays in Konstruktorska
Office sizes growing
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Noli Studios is to open its latest project in the Tricity in July. The Czerwone Koszary barracks has been transformed into a PRS project with hotel se ...
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Retail & leisure
M Park opens in Ropczyce
M Core subsidiary LCP Poland has officially opened M Park Ropczyce 35 km from Rzeszów.
Sixteen brands enter the market
Karuzela to grow
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
Work begins on Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree
LemonTree has launched Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree, its second project in Szczecin. The centre will provide 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office ...
