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Caerus buys Futurama
CZECH REPUBLIC Caerus Investment Management on behalf of Safichem has acquired the first phase of the Futurama Business Park in Prague 8 from Invesco Real Estate (IRE).
M7 with money in pocket to spend
HUNGARY/CEE REGION M7 CEREF 1 has now completed its final close, reaching its target raise of EUR 60 mln of investor capital and in addition, M7 has agreed a EUR 68.5 mln senior debt facility with Starwood European Real Estate Finance with an initial three year term.
Strong Q1 for Dom Development
POLAND Dom Development sold 806 housing units over Q1 this year, according to its preliminary results.
REINO turns its hand to developing
POLAND REINO Partners is to set up its REINO Deweloperski FIZ closed investment fund, which will invest in office building construction.
Victoria Dom with KNF approval
POLAND The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has approved the prospectus of Victoria Dom for a planned public bond issue on the Catalyst market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In total 500,000 securities with a nominal value of PLN 100 are to be offered by the NWAI brokerage house.
EPP raises EUR 150 mln on JSE
POLAND Echo Polska Properties has raised ZAR 2.2 bln (app. EUR 150 mln) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Etalon sees higher revenue and lower profit
RUSSIA Etalon Group has recorded over RUB 49 bln revenue for 2016 – 16 pct more than in 2015.
EBRD interested in Griffin shares
POLAND Griffin Premium RE has concluded a framework agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the latter to purchase a stake in the company in a public offer that is currently in progress. EBRD can purchase 5 to 10 pct of Griffin Premium RE’s stock for a maximum price of EUR 20 mln.
“Second-best year in history” claims UBM
EUROPE UBM development has announced the results of the second-best year in its history.
Investment & finance
MLP issues bonds and buys land in Germany
POLAND/GERMANY MLP Group is to issue bonds worth up to EUR 50 mln with the proceeds largely earmarked to finance the company’s planned international expansion.
Immofinanz ends seven-year dispute
EUROPE Immofinanz has announced that in principle it has reached the settlement of a dispute resulting from the company’s merger in June 2010 with Immoeast.
Investment & finance
Seventeen parks sold, eight to go
CEE REGION Luxembourg based fund Pradera European Retail Parks SCSp has finalised the acquisition of 17 retail properties in Germany, France and Poland from Ikea as part of a EUR 900 mln deal negotiated in March to acquire 25 retail parks.
EUR 1.19 bln spent in the Baltics
BALTIC STATES Investment volume in commercial real estate reached EUR 1.19 bln in 2016, according to figures from Colliers International.
PKP hand in hand with the Post office
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP), the Polish Post Office and PKP’s developer subsidiary Xcity Investment have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop land owned separately by the state enterprises.
Altus invests in Tower
POLAND Institutional investor Altus Investment Fund has bought a 5.49 pct stake in commercial developer Tower Investments. It is the second investment fund, after Trigon TFI, to invest in Tower Investment shares.
Slow first quarter for Russian investment
RUSSIA In Q1 2017, Russia’s real estate investment volume reached USD 830 mln, down 18 pct y-o-y, according to JLL. However, the agency expects investments to grow in the near future. According to its forecasts for 2017, this figure will reach USD 4.5 bln compared to USD 4.2 bln in 2016.
Investment & finance
Loan for Nowe Tysiąclecie
POLAND J.W. Construction Holding has obtained a loan for the construction of the third stage of an estate in Katowice.
Philips lighting turns a profit
EUROPE Philips Lighting has announced its results for 2016, its first year of operations as a standalone company.
Loan for Marvipol and Panattoni
POLAND PDC Industrial Center 63, a joint venture company of Marvipol and PG Europe has signed a loan agreement with BGŻ BNP Paribas to develop 70,000 sqm logistic and warehouse complex near Grodzisk
Helaba provides financing for CPI CBRE GI deal
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Helaba has granted CPI Property Group a loan of EUR 354m loan for the purchase of three shopping centres and one mixed use building.
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
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Programme. This means that more than half of the land required for the CPK Airp ...
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Grand station in little Brzeziny
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
Conseq and Accolade purchase 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I
Conseq and Accolade have purchased the 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I warehouse building with an area of 20,000 sqm in Międzyrzecz, near Bielsko-Biała.
Santander loans EUR 10 mln to Panattoni
Strong start to 2025
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
Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao
Atlas Estates has been granted a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA. The loan will primarily be used for the refinancing of the Hilton Warsa ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Bucharest office market down 31 pct on H1 2024
Crosspoint Real Estate, the international associate of Savills in Romania, brokered office lease transactions totalling over 6,000 sqm in the first ha ...
Construction of U•Center 3 begins
First new tenant for V Office building
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
Romania now attractive to foreign retailers
Romania’s retail market continues to attract a growing number of international brands, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real est ...
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
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
Monosol starts production in Poland
MonoSol has opened a new manufacturing plant in Zimna Wódka in the Ujazd economic zone in Silesia. The company specialises in the production of water- ...
