Investment & finance
RSSPekao finances Q Hotel
POLAND The Q Hotel chain has signed a contract with the Pekao bank for an investment loan, which is to be used by the company for its next project as well as to meet its current debt obligations.
Investment & finance
CPI in the money
CEE REGION Czech real estate investor CPI Property Group has issued EUR 600 mln of seven-year notes on the Irish Stock Exchange.
Vilnius sells online
LITHUANIA The city of Vilnius, being the first local authority in Lithuania to publicly auction its real estate online, sold unused property for EUR 2.5 mln over the first six months of the year.
Investment & finance
CTP buys Chitila
ROMANIA CTP has purchased Chitila Logistic Park for EUR 17.3 mln from UBM Development.
Europa refinanced
SLOVAKIA Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has granted a EUR 22 mln medium-term credit facility to CBRE Property Fund Central and Eastern Europe to refinance the Europa Shopping Center in Banská Bystrica.
Atenor buys in Bucharest
ROMANIA Atenor is to purchase an 11,600 sqm site located in Bucharest and plans to develop a 44,000 sqm office project.
Investment & finance
Globalworth takes over Griffin Premium RE
POLAND Romanian investor Globalworth Asset Managers has signed a conditional investment agreement to buy a majority stake in Griffin Premium RE of between 50.01 pct and 67.9 pct.
Record-breaking orders for Strabag
EUROPE The output volume of Strabag rose up by 10 pct in the first half of 2017. The company has an order pipeline at a record level of EUR 16.5 bln – and it is 7 pct more than in the same period of last year. Strabag has also confirmed its outlook for 2017 – it is aiming for higher output volume, while its EBIT margin has been targeted at over 3 pct.
Investment & finance
Pentagon sold
LITHUANIA Icor has sold the Pentagon office building in Vilnius and the grounds around it to the Finnish company Technopolis for app. EUR 32 mln.
Investment & finance
Savills returns to Hungary
HUNGARY Savills has re-entered the Hungarian market by forming a partnership with property advisor Eston International.
Investment & finance
Pbb refinances Banská Bystrica mall
SLOVAKIA Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 22 mln medium term loan to CBRE Property Fund Central and Eastern Europe (CBRE PFCEE) to refinance the Europa SC mall in Banská Bystrica.
Investment & finance
Unibail-Rodamco to buy into Prague mall
CZECH REPUBLIC Unibail-Rodamco is aiming to acquire a stake in the Metropole Zličín shopping centre in Prague 5.
Investment & finance
Eurocash adds Mila to its basket
POLAND Eurocash has signed a preliminary purchase agreement for a 100 pct stake in Demelius Limited, which owns the more than 180-store Mila supermarket chain.
Investment & finance
J.P. Morgan announces Polish entry
POLAND J.P. Morgan, the bank with the highest market capitalisation in the world, is to open an office in the centre of Warsaw. It will employ 3,000 people over the next few years.
Slower three months for Russian investment
RUSSIA In the first three quarters of the year, Russia’s real estate investment declined by 13 pct compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching USD 2.7 bln, JLL reports.
Investment & finance
Malaysians eye second part of Gdański
POLAND Kwasa Europe is planning to buy two buildings, C and D, of the Gdański Business Center office complex in Warsaw from HB Reavis.
Investment & finance
Warsaw Spire partly sold
POLAND Ghelamco has completed a transaction for the sale of building B of the Warsaw Spire office complex.
Investment & finance
Shock change to Polish REITs
POLAND The Polish equivalent of REITs [SRWNs] will not be introduced right at the beginning of 2018 as planned – and will also not include commercial real estate.
Investment & finance
“Largest CEE logistics asset” sold to Chinese
SLOVAKIA Prologis Park Galanta-Gáň has been sold to state-owned Chinese entity CNIC Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Galeria Słoneczna sold
POLAND Mutual fund ČS nemovitostní fond managed by REICO Českéspořitelny has purchased the Galeria Sloneczna shopping centre in Radom.
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
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
Refield is to develop another retail centre in the Podkarpackie region. Pasaż Łańcucki will comprise over 11,000 sqm of gla, and the anchor tenant wil ...
Four retail parks set to grow
Agora Mall Arad reopens
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
