Investment & finance
RSSMurapol on ul. Wiatraczna
POLAND Murapol has signed a conditional purchase agreement concerning the perpetual usufruct of a plot with an area of app. 0.47-ha located on ul. Wiatraczna in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Unibail and Westfield to tie the knot
WORLD Unibail Rodamco is to buy Australian shopping centre operator Westfield for USD 24.7 bln.
Marvipol on Spichrzów Island
POLAND Marvipol purchased another plot in Gdańsk, this time it is on the Spichrzów Island. The company wants to launch the construction of the project in 2018. The purchase of the plot in the centre of Gdańsk is Marvipol’s second project in TriCity.
Sfinks Polska in Piwiarnie Warki
POLAND Sfinks Polska, which manages the Sphinx, Chłopskie Jadło, Wook and Fabryka Pizzy restaurants, has acquired a chain of Piwiarnia Warki pubs. Thanks to the acquisition Sfinks has increased the number of units it manages from 107 to 175.
Industry still optimistic
POLAND From October 12th until November 22nd we surveyed our readers and the participants of the 23rd Annual Property Market Convention in Poland.
Investment & finance
BZ WBK loan for Korona Office Complex
POLAND GTC has obtained a EUR 46.5 mln loan from BZ WBK for the Korona Office Complex in Kraków’s Bronowice district.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz runs from Russia
RUSSIA Immofinanz has concluded the sale of its retail portfolio Moscow to the Russian Fort Group and has now completed its exit from the Russian market.
Investment & finance
E.Leclerc to take over Alma
POLAND Immomok is to buy Alma Market, the owner of the bankrupt Alma delicatessen chain for PLN 94 mln.
Open Finance becomes franchise
POLAND The Open Finance group is to open new offices for its Home Broker real estate agency, its Open Finance financing, and its Open Brokers insurance businesses through franchising with the first franchised branches to open in January 2019.
Investment & finance
Nuts and bolts of EUR 1 bln deal
POLAND Chariot Top Group (Chariot) is buying a retail portfolio from Ares, AXA and Apollo Rida for app. EUR 1 bln. Some of these properties will then be transferred to EPP for EUR 692 mln.
Praktiker becomes British
ROMANIA UK based Kingfisher has completed its acquiisition of the Praktiker DIY chain claims law firm PeliFilip, which advised on the deal.
Chinese investment floods in to Poland
POLAND The Polish Investment & Trade Agency [PAIH] has announced that it has handled more investment from China than from Germany, which was the previous largest source of foreign investment.
AFI makes USD 135 mln sale
RUSSIA AFI Development has signed a RUB 7.9 bln (USD 135 mln) sales contract for two buildings within the Aquamarine III Business Centre in Moscow’s Zamoskvorechye district.
Investment & finance
Goldman Sachs to make EUR 244 mln Robyg purchase
POLAND Goldman Sachs is to buy all the shares of residential developer Robyg through a public tender on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Białystok sells land
POLAND The city of Białystok has put up for sale 23 ha of land near Białystok-Krywlany airport.
Investment & finance
UOKiK wary of Mila takeover
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has decided to conduct a market survey before granting its approval of the PLN 350 mln takeover of Mila by Eurocash.
Vantage buys in Wrocław
POLAND Vantage Development has signed a preliminary contract to purchase of a plot in Wrocław.
Investment & finance
Orbis sells to Starwood
HUNGARY Orbis Hotel Group has sold the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge to a subsidiary of Starwood Capital Group for EUR 75 mln.
Vainodes I changes hands
LATVIA Northern Horizon Capital has signed an agreement to acquire the Vainodes 1 office building in Riga for its Baltic Horizon Fund.
Investment & finance
Hollybrook sells up in southern Poland
POLAND UK developer Hollybrook has sold three plots totalling 3.3 ha in Katowice and Cieszyn for app. PLN 17 mln.
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
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
Investment on the return
A clear recovery can be seen in the investment market, according to the latest research by Savills. The transaction volume in Europe increased by 11 p ...
real estate investment booms
Strong Romanian volumes in H1
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
First new tenant for V Office building
The refurbishment of the V Tower office building in Warsaw is nearing completion with the first tenant to move into the building in the autumn. The St ...
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
Landlord’s market begins for Warsaw offices
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Scallier has obtained the exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction ...
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
Redkom to open Białystok retail park
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
7R Park Gdańsk IV extended
Work has been completed on the second stage of 7R Park Gdańsk IV in Barniewice, in the Tricity area. Dekpol Budownictwo was the general contractor.
