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Murapol strengthens position in Toruń and Katowice
POLAND Murapol Group has completed the purchase of land in Toruń on ul. Strobanda and has acquired a plot in Katowice on ul. Bytkowska.
Getin finances Soho Verbel project
POLAND Soho Verbel, the developer of the Soho Factory residential project in Warsaw’s Praga Południe district, has been granted an investment loan from Getin Noble Bank worth PLN 22.7 mln.
Technopolis Ülemiste granted EUR 11 mln loan
ESTONIA Technopolis Ülemiste has been granted an EUR 11 mln loan by Swedbank to finance the construction of a 13-storey office building in the Ülemiste City business district in Tallinn.
Investment & finance
North-West Logistic Park finally changes hands
POLAND American investor Exeter Property Group has finalised the purchase of the North-West Logistic Park in Szczecin.
P3 sale completed
EUROPE The EUR 2.4 bln acquisition of warehouse developer P3 by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge has been completed after the granting of official approval by EU regulators. The deal represents one of the largest European real estate transactions of 2016.
Investment & finance
Echo sells Cracovia to Ministry of Culture
POLAND The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has bought the former Cracovia hotel building in Kraków from Echo Investment for PLN 29 mln plus VAT. The new owner plans to use the property as the location for The National Museum’s gallery of design and architecture.
Investment & finance
Warsaw Westin sold to Qatari group for EUR 56 mln
POLAND Skanska has sold the five-star Westin hotel in central Warsaw to Qatari investor Al Sraiya Holding Group for EUR 56 mln.
Investment & finance
Arcona buys Skwer Handlowy chain
POLAND Real Estate Central Europe Group (RECE) has finalised the sale of eight Skwer Handlowy retail and service facilities with a combined area of more than 16,000 sqm to Dutch investor Arcona Property Fund for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Prosta Tower changes hands
POLAND Marvipol has agreed to sell the Prosta Tower office building in Warsaw to Credit Suisse Asset Management Immobilien Kapitalanlagegesellschaft (CSAM Immobilien KAG) for EUR 26.8 mln net (or PLN 119.26 mln based on that day’s exchange rate).
Funding for Belarus mall
BELARUS/POLAND BGK has granted an export loan of PLN 245 mln (EUR 55 mln) to finance the construction of a shopping centre in Grodno to Trinity Invest.
Atal on Catalyst market
POLAND Atal has issued non-secured series W bonds worth PLN 60 mln. The bonds, which are due to mature on December 14th, 2018, will be floated on Warsaw’s alternative Catalyst market.
Investment & finance
Agora sells Warsaw plot
POLAND Publishing house Agora has signed a preliminary sale agreement for the perpetual usufruct rights of a plot near its Warsaw headquarters.
Investment & finance
EPP buys three
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP) has finalised the purchase of three office buildings in Kraków, Łódź and Gdańsk for EUR 124 mln from Echo Investment.
Investment & finance
Echo seals Towarowa deal
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP) and Echo Investment have concluded the final agreements for the EUR 120 mln joint purchase and construction of a retail/mixed-use project at ul. 22 Towarowa in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Latest loan for Atal
POLAND Atal has obtained the financing for the second stage of the Atal Residence estate in Kraków.
Silesia goes to the Swedes
POLAND Vastint signed a preliminary agreement for the purchase of a 0.9 ha plot on ul. ks. Piotra Skargi in Katowice – the site of the former Silesia hotel, which closed in 2006.
Investment & finance
Suwałki Plaza almost sold
POLAND Plaza Centers has announced the signing of an agreement to sell the Suwałki Plaza shopping centre to an undisclosed investment fund for EUR 42.3 mln, with the sale to be finalised by the end of January 2017.
Investment & finance
Blackstone sells Hilton Prague Old Town
CZECH REPUBLIC Blackstone has sold the five-star Hilton Prague Old Town hotel as well as the adjacent Gestin Centrum mixed use centre with 6,900 sqm gla to Singapore based M&L Hospitality Trust for an undisclosed price.
Investment & finance
“Largest Slovak deal” goes through
SLOVAKIA Slovak investor IAD Investments, acting through its fund Prvýrealitný fond, has bought the Laugaricio shopping centre in Trenčín from Mint Investments.
The Park granted financing
CZECH REPUBLIC Berlin Hyp in a consortium with Erste Group Bank and its Czech subsidiary Česká spořitelna has provided financing for the The Park office campus with the credit facility being made available to a special fund set up by Deka.
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 ...
