POLAND At the end of September or in early October this year, the Polish State Railways’ (PKP) real estate investment division Xcity Investment is planning to restart the process for choosing investors for development projects in seven locations across the country.
EUROPE Blackstone has held its final close for its fifth European opportunistic real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe V.
CEE REGION The one-year period between Q2 2016 to Q1 2017 set an all time record for CEE real estate investment with a total of EUR 12.2 bln according to CBRE.
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POLAND A Danish company has purchased a 20 ha plot in Nowa Sól, within the area of the Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone, where it is planning to build a factory.
POLAND Echo Investment has announced its Q1 financial results as well as plans for a PLN 300 mln bond issue.
HUNGARY/CZECH REPUBLIC M7 Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of eleven light industrial assets in Hungary and the Czech Republic for its CEREF I fund from a joint venture of Partners Group and Cromwell Property Group.
POLAND Polnord has signed a conditional purchase agreement for the right of perpetual usufruct to two plots in Gdańsk.
CEE REGION Warimpex has finalised the sale of a hotel portfolio consisting of eight hotels in the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania to the Thai investor U City. The company announced the sale in February, when the purchase contract was still pending subject to the fulfilment of the standard closing conditions for such real estate transactions.
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POLAND The Office of Competition of Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the Echo Polska Properties takeover of shopping centres in Kłodzko, Wrocław and Zamość, however it has not consented to the takeover of Galeria Tęcza in Kalisz.
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CZECH REPUBLIC LaSalle Investment Management has acquired the River Garden I (RiGa I) office complex in Prague’s Karlín business district on behalf of its LaVA mandate for app. EUR 57 mln.
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EUROPE Blackstone has sold its European logistics platform Logicor, to China Investment Corporation for EUR12.25 bln.
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POLAND EPP and Echo Investment have finalised the EUR 42 mln purchase from Rosehill Investments of the Galeria Młociny shopping centre, which is under construction in the northern suburbs of Warsaw.
POLAND The Ministry of Finance has unveil a proposal for a bill governing companies that are to be structured as ‘Real Estate Leasing Market Companies’ [SRWN], which are to be the equivalent of a Real Estate Investment Trusts on the Polish market.
CEE REGION NEPI and Rockcastle have announced full details of their merger with the prospectus for the merged company NewCo having already been approved by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
POLAND In the first quarter, the Mirbud group generated revenue similar to Q1 last year and a gross profit from sales of almost PLN 4 mln.
POLAND The division of the Marvipol group into two stock exchange-listed entities is entering its final phase.
POLAND In the first quarter of 2017 the net operating income of Griffin Premium RE was over EUR 5.9 mln, up by 3 pct y-o-y. Nevertheless the company made a net accounting loss of EUR 5.1 mln, which as the company claims was mainly the “result of the strengthening of the Polish złoty against the euro”.
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POLAND Calioppe Investments, owned by Catalyst Capital managed fund CEPF II. has acquired the Galeria Świdnicka mall from Rank Progress in a EUR 26.7 mln transaction that includes EUR 15.2 mln of debt financing.
POLAND Czech property market investment grew in Q1 2017 by EUR 1.57 bln, which was almost double the transaction value compared to the same period last year, according to the ‘Market Overview for the Czech Republic" for Q1 2017’ report by Collierws International.
EUROPE Warimpex has announced that it made a profit in Q1 this year of EUR 4.7 mln, which compares to a loss of EUR 0.5 mln in the preious year.
The Urban Land Institute Poland has published the ‘New Urban Poland’. Using 14 projects from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Wrocław, the pu ...
According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figur ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 ...
City Point Okęcie Logistics Park, a joint venture between Partners Group and Peakside Capital Advisors, has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification ...
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 ...
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
On the occasion of Easter, we extend our warmest wishes to all our Readers for peace, good health, and the joy that comes from spending time with love ...
ULI Poland is to hold the 'Matrix of Real Estate' conference from April 15th -16th at the Norblin Factory in Warsaw to discuss the impact of geopoliti ...
With the opening of Data4’s second data centre in Jawczyce just outside Warsaw, we took the opportunity to catch up with Olivier Micheli, the presiden ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Bucharest’s hotel market recorded the strongest performances in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) inc ...
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has selected the general contract engineer for the new national airport as part of the Port Polska programme. The ...
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Bank Pekao have granted a EUR 160 mln investment loan to refinance Mennica Towers. With the funds, Mennica Polska has now ...
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
SIMA – The Global Hub of Living is the world’s leading investment fair and conference for the residential and living sector, offering a unique and com ...
IAG GBS Poland, the shared services centre of the International Airlines Group, has extended its 2,2000 sqm office lease in the O3 Business Campus com ...
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 ...
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Capital Park Group is preparing to start construction work in Szczecin. Rezydencja Aleja Fontann, a late 19th-century townhouse, is to be renovated wi ...
LCP Poland, part of M Core, has opened the M Park Ozorków retail park with over 5,600 sqm gla and ten retail units.
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Röhlig Suus Logistics is opening a new logistics centre in Szczecin, combining warehousing facilities with a cross-dock terminal. The operator is to c ...