Investment & finance
RSSEcho sells bonds
POLAND Echo Investment has placed PLN 125 mln of F-series bonds.
Logicor goes through
EUROPE The sale of Logicor, Blackstone’s warehouse and logistics platform, to China Investment Corporation has received regulatory approval from the European Commission.
Pekao 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.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
At the beginning of this year, Erste Group, which was already very active in the real estate financing market in Poland and the CEE region, acquired a ...
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
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
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Saltic, a Polish hotel developer and operator, has appointed Mirbud to construct its Saltic Zieleniec development in Duszniki-Zdrój with work to begin ...
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
Orlen Group has finalised the purchase of a hybrid renewable energy farm project with a total capacity of 216 MW in Kazimierz Biskupi in Wielkopolska. ...
Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction
Budimex builds over the Ruda
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
Apsys has completed the acquisition of the 3 Stawy shopping centre in Katowice. The 38,600 sqm gla mall was acquired from a fund managed by Union Inve ...
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
Savills takes over Eastdil
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
New conference centre for Diuna
A new, 460 sqm conference centre has opened in building D of the Diuna office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, which is owned by Syrena Real Es ...
PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower
Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Still too few student beds
The number of beds in Poland's purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector grew by 24 pct year on year in the first half of 2026, reaching 17,90 ...
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3
Retail & leisure
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Intermarché has returned to the town of Radlin in southern Poland with the opening of a new-format supermarket. The store comprises 1,000 sqm of retai ...
Bricomarché opens two new stores
North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Over 67k leased at DL Invest Park Bielsko-Biała
In recent months, DL Invest Group has signed lease agreements covering over 67,000 sqm in its DL Invest Park Bielsko-Biała complex. The transactions i ...
