Investment & finance
RSSCEE still booming
CEE REGION Real estate investment into the Central & Eastern European region rose 17 pct y-o-y in the first half of 2017 to EUR5.4 bln, according to data from Colliers International.
Sonae Sierra sees 9 pct growth in H1 2017
EUROPE Sonae Sierra recorded a net profit of EUR 64.2 mln in the first half of 2017, up 9 pct on the EUR 59.0 mln recorded in the same period last year.
Investment & finance
Proximo 1 sold for over EUR 116 mln
POLAND Hines has sold the Proximo I office building from the portfolio of the Hines Russia & Poland Fund to ČS nemovitostní fond (CSNF), a fund managed by REICO, for EUR 116.6 mln.
Investment & finance
Arcona buys Szczecin office
POLAND The Arcona Property Fund has finalised the purchase of Centrum Biurowe Maris from Bywater Properties for EUR 8.9 mln.
Murapol buys Katowice plot
POLAND Murapol has finalised the purchase of an investment plot with an area of 0.9 ha on ul. Nasypowa in Katowice for PLN 5 mln net.
Lublin looking for investors
POLAND The city of Lublin is looking for investors to develop two big plots in the city, and is planning the development of hotels retail and office space. One of the plots is in the district of Podzamcze, while the other is near the PKP railway station.
Good six months for Budimex
POLAND The Budimex Group has announced its H1 results. The parent company’s net profit came to PLN 194.6 mln in H1, compared to PLN 146 last year.
Eften enters Lithuania
LITHUANIA Eften Real Estate Fund II AS acquired a complex of almost 30,000 sqm gla comprising two class A buildings with warehouse and office premises, in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone from Genesta Nordic Baltic Real Estate Fund I.
Investment & finance
EUR 133 mln financing Deal for Business Park Sofia
BULGARIA OTP Bank, its Bulgarian subsidiary DSK Bank and Postbank have granted a EUR 133 mln senior financing package to Business Park Sofia with Pricing set at 2.65 pct, plus the three-month Euribor, and a stated maturity of 2027.
Investment & finance
City Zen and Kalvin Square sold
HUNGARY Europa Capital has concluded the sale of the Kalvin Portfolio, Budapest. The Kalvin Portfolio comprises two city centre office buildings in Budapest with a total floor area of 26,000 sqm.
Asbud plans two 30-storey towers
POLAND Asbud Group has acquired land for the development of two residential towers at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw.
Mas ups the ante
CEE REGION Mas Real Estate Investment has announced that it is to increase its capital commitment to its joint venture with Prime Kapital from EUR 200 mln to EUR 350 mln of preference share capital.
Cobblers come to Knjaževac
SERBIA Italian shoe maker Progetti has bought a greenfield investment site in Knjaževac, representing the first new industrial development in the area for 30 years.
Investment & finance
Kingfisher gobbles up Praktiker
ROMANIA British DIY retailer Kingisher, which owns the Brico Dépôt chain, is to buy its rival Praktiker in Romania for an undisclosed sum.
Factory to be sold for PLN 16 mln
POLAND Projprzem of Bydgoszcz has signed a preliminary contract with to sell its factory in Sępólno Krajeńskie to Eggersmann Polska for EUR 3.75 mln.
Most investment in retail
POLAND The volume of real estate transactions in Poland in H1 2017 was in excess of EUR 1.5 bln, representing a slight y-o-y rise. Acquisitions comprised as much as 59 pct of all the transactions.
Warsaw to spend PLN 100 mln on sport
POLAND The city of Warsaw has announced a tender for the modernisation of the Szczęśliwice sports centre, which includes a resurfacing of the 8,500 sqm dry ski slope and a refurbishment of the ski lifts.
Murapol takes stake in Football club
POLAND Murapol is to take a majority stake in RTS Widzew Association, the owner of the Widzew Łódź football team.
Piraeus lends for homes of impact
ROMANIA Impact Developer & Contractor has been granted a loan of RON 32.7 mln (app. EUR 7.1 mln) by Piraeus Bank Romania.
Leszno land sold
POLAND Plaza Centers has announced the final sale agreement for the disposal of a 1.8 ha plot in Leszno for EUR 810,000.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced
Warsaw has announced an architectural and urban planning competition for a development concept for 100 ul. Sobieskiego. The competition results will b ...
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
Poznań with a green Aura
Construction
Construction industry waiting to boom
According to the report 'Polish Construction Companies 2025' prepared by Deloitte, the construction industry continues to play a major role in Poland’ ...
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
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
Light On takes Platinum
The LightOn office project, under construction on ul. Prosta in Warsaw, has been awarded WiredScore Platinum certification. The building received 98 p ...
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
Prologis contracts Engie Zielona Energia as electricity provider
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Jazz for the New Year
We are delighted to announce that we are the media patron of The Jazz Stars New Year’s Concert, an exceptional event bringing together outstanding int ...
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Fly to see FC Barcelona live after the Eurobuild Gala
Exclusive
More than machines
Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern war ...
The voice of the younger generation
EGLS enters the scene
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last yea ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Concrete over the S6 expressway
The first expressway with a concrete surface in northern Poland is being built as part of the S6 expressway between Słupsk and Boże Pole. Lafrentz is ...
Swarzewo station reopens
CPK awards car park contract
Interior design
Plan B completes Tetos fit-out
Plan B has just handed over a newly completed 650 sqm office for Tetos in the office building 16 at ul. Pastelowa in Poznań, completing the fit-out in ...
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
Grainy effect for Viterra
Investment & finance
EMEA investment on a rising trend
European commercial real estate markets are entering 2026 with momentum building across offices, industrial assets, and specialist sectors, according ...
Sperry partners with CREAM for Europe entry
Cybernetyki Office Center changes hands
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
Construction at the edge of the world
The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached K ...
BNM Landlord Representation – the numbers tell the story
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
Office & mixed-use development
More space leased in Oxygen Park
ITPunkt has joined the tenants of Warsaw's Oxygen Park office complex, taking up 460 sqm while Paszkiewicz Firma Budowlana, has expanded its area leas ...
Soho by Yareal reaches final stage
KZA stays on in Equal Business Park
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
Warsaw's Wola now the most exclusive district
The premium housing market in Poland is concentrated primarily in Warsaw, where 19 developments offer apartments priced above PLN 35,000 per sqm, acco ...
Syrena Invest acquires more land for residential project
Three buildings completed in Poznań
Retail & leisure
BIG Konstantynów 80 pct commercialised
A number of tenants have been announced for the BIG Konstantynów regional retail complex being developed by Acteeum Group and BIG Poland in the Łódź m ...
Newgate teams up with Genesis Property
Another MPark opens
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Garbe signs up Amtoimport Electronic Commerce
Garbe Industrial has leased an existing logistics centre in Nittendorf. Amtoimport Electronic Commerce is to move into the 17,700 sqm building.
