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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.
Investment & finance
BH acquires sixth property
ESTONIA Following a capital raising, the Baltic Horizon evergreen fund has purchased the headquarters of Danish security company G4S in Tallinn and now has a portfolio of six buildings in the Baltic capital cities worth over EUR 100 mln.
Inpro sells less but makes more
POLAND TriCity-based developer Inpro Group generated PLN 29.3 mln of consolidated net profit in 2016 (up from PLN 25.8 mln in 2015) and sales revenue of PLN 204.6 mln – 3 pct less than last year, but with a net increase in profitability from 12 pct to 14 pct. Apartments sold by the group brought in app. PLN 178 mln gross. In 2017 the group intends to have 718 new apartments and houses available for purchase.
Murapol closes Poznań purchase
POLAND Murapol Group has finalised the purchase of a 0.77 ha plot on ul. Karpia in Poznań.
Erbud adds to portfolio
POLAND At the end of last year, Erbud Group had a record number of orders on its books, worth more than PLN 2 bln. The group also increased its revenue last year to almost PLN 1.79 mln, which was 4.34 pct higher than 2015. Its operating income (EBIT) rose 12.53 pct to PLN 45.8 mln.
UOKiK mulls its decision over Empik Platon fusion
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has decided to analyse the potential effects of the proposed takeover of Platon by Empik in greater detail.
Atal announces dividend
POLAND Atal has reported good results for the previous year and has recommended paying a dividend to investors.
Investment & finance
CPI Property takes over eleven properties across CEE
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC/HUNGARY/ROMANIA CBRE Global Investors has completed its planned sale of an 11 property portfolio mostly made up of shopping centres located in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Hungary to CPI Property Group for around EUR 650 mln.
Dino’s prospectus approved
POLAND The Polish Financial Supervision Authority has approved the prospectus of grocery chain Dino Polska.
Atrium hit by Russian rent falls
EUROPE Atrium European Real Estate has recorded a net rental income of EUR 188,8 mln for 2016, which compares with EUR 197 mln for 2015. The company saw EUR 5.9 mln less income or a 15 pct fall in Russia.
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
Retail park set to open in Trzebiatów
A retail park is to open soon in Trzebiatów (West Pomerania). The centre is to comprise three buildings with a total area of 6,200 sqm and parking f ...
Three Multibox parks under development
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
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
Atrikom Fulfillment comes to Mettmann
Atrikom Fulfillment will occupy a total area of around 5,500 sqm in Garbe's multi-user logistics centre in Mettmann (North Rhine-Westphalia). The comp ...
