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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
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
Poland heading for a two-tier market
The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure ...
Poland underestimates Building site crime
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
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
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 for Prologis
Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd ...
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
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
August 7th – mark the date
Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation ...
Investment given the green light
SIMA grows internationally
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
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
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
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 ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
Apsys is selling a portion of its shares in the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań to Trigea, a Czech investment fund specialising in commercial real ...
Land shortage changing market
SCF enters Romania with purchase of two parks
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
Hungary's office market returns
The outlook for the Budapest office market no longer depends solely on traditional real estate indicators. The direction of the sector's development w ...
The Shire comes to Poznań
Four signings for B4B
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
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
Poland unprepared for ageing population
JLL's latest report, 'TheSenior Housing Market in Poland', reveals a deep supply gap, coupled with a solid demand base. Poland is aging the fastest in ...
Quorum Tower reaches final height
Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
The Karuzela Ełk Retail Park will be expanding its offerings with the addition of a fitness club. On June 16th, Xtreme Fitness Gyms will join the tena ...
Supersam to gain a foodcourt
More stores open in Sosnowiec Plaza
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
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 ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Free space to dry up
According to SQM Advisory experts, the warehouse market will face a sharp decline in available space over the coming quarters. A return in demand coup ...
