EUROPE Despite economic and political uncertainty investor activity on the European real estate market in 2017 is expected to grow by 6 pct, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield’s European Capital Markets team. It is likely to be driven by the weakening of bond prices and investors interest in safe but growth-orientated opportunities.
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the acquisition of Eko Holding by Eurocash on the condition of the sale of three Eko Holding stores: two in Podkarpackie Province (Gniewczyna Łańcucka and Zarzecze) and one in Opolskie Province (Chróścice). e
POLAND Orbis has disposed of two hotels in Częstochowa but both will continue to operate under their current brands.
POLAND Robyg has purchased a 4.6 ha property in Gdańsk’s Sródmieście district for EUR 10 mln.
POLAND Echo Investment is paying out dividends of PLN 400 mln to its shareholders, with the first tranche representing the second such payment made in 2016 after paying dividends worth PLN 2.175 bln earlier that year.
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POLAND Rank Progress has signed a preliminary contract to sell the Świdnica shopping centre for PLN 26.7 mln to Calioppe Investments.
POLAND On December 29th, discount clothing store chain Txm issued PLN 20 mln worth of shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange representing 8.8 pct of the voting rights in the company and 12 pct of the increased capital stock of the firm.
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POLAND Murapol Group has completed the purchase of land in Toruń on ul. Strobanda and has acquired a plot in Katowice on ul. Bytkowska.
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.
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.
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POLAND American investor Exeter Property Group has finalised the purchase of the North-West Logistic Park in Szczecin.
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.
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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.
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POLAND Skanska has sold the five-star Westin hotel in central Warsaw to Qatari investor Al Sraiya Holding Group for EUR 56 mln.
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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.
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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).
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.
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.
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POLAND Publishing house Agora has signed a preliminary sale agreement for the perpetual usufruct rights of a plot near its Warsaw headquarters.
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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.
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.
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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 ...