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Accor takes Chain Bridge option
HUNGARY Accor, the majority shareholder of Orbis (52.7 pct) is buying the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge hotel via a subsidiary.
CEE outperforms rest of Europe
CEE REGION The total commercial real estate investment volume across Central and Eastern Europe grew 11 pct to EUR 11 bln in 2016, bucking the wider trend across Europe, where volumes shrank year-on-year, according to Cushman & Wakefield. In Q4 2016 alone, the total investment across the region reached EUR 4.4 bln, a 27 pct increase on a year ago.
Immofinanz raise EUR 97.4 mln from BUWOG issue
EUROPE Immofinanz has sold app. 4.5 mln of ordinary shares in Austrian residential builder and manager BUWOG.
Investment & finance
CBRE GI granted EUR 108 mln loan
CZECH REPUBLIC CBRE Global Investors has acquired a EUR 108 mln loan from Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank for the acquisition of the Letňany shopping centre in Prague. Letňany,
Investment & finance
EPP to buy four Blackstone malls for EUR 166.6 mln
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP) has announced the signing of a preliminary agreement to acquire four shopping centres across Poland from funds managed by Blackstone.
Hungarian investment doubles
HUNGARY The Hungarian commercial real estate investment market doubled from EUR 745 mln in 2015 to EUR 1.54 in 2016, according to the latest report by CBRE.
BlackRock to set up in Budapest
HUNGARY US fund manager BlackRock is to set up an innovation centre in Budapest.
Record sales for Atal
POLAND Atal has announced that it sold 2,436 apartments in 2016, 44 pct more than the 1,689 apartments sold in the previous year.
Polish Academy of Sciences sells land in Jabłonna
POLAND A 20 ha near the Jabłonna ring road has been put up for sale by the Polish Academy of Sciences. “The academy is not planning to construction any scientific research facilities on the land, so the decision was made to sell,” says Tadeusz Latała, the chancellor of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Investment & finance
BIG takes Belgrade Plaza
SERBIA Plaza Centers has signed a sales agreement for the 32,300 sqm Belgrade Plaza shopping centre to BIG Shopping Centers, having signed a letter of intent in November last year.
Preparing for climate change
POLAND The Ministry of Environment has signed a contract worth PLN 30 mln for plans to be drawn up to prepare Polish towns and cities with populations of over 100,000 people for the challenges posed by climate change.
Investment & finance
Historic bank to undergo Moderna -isation
POLAND Moderna has purchased a historic building, which formerly housed Bank Polski, at the junction of ul. 3 Maja and 10 lutego in Gdynia. Since 1984 the building has been on the list of historic buildings, but it has not been renovated for many years.
Two office blocks for the inland revenue
POLAND The Polish tax office has acquired two office buildings on ul. Erazma Ciołka in Warsaw’s Wola district from Satoria Group.
Sun & Snow to make debut on capital market
POLAND The Sun & Snow group has issued PLN 10 mln worth of series A bonds, which will mature in three years time.
Investment & finance
NY Residence financed by Raiffeisen Polbank
POLAND Terra Casa has signed a loan agreement with Raiffeisen Polbank to finance 70 pct of the investment costs of the NY Residence project in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Five billion over next decade
POLAND Firmus Group has earmarked around PLN 5 bln for projects in Poland over the next 10 to 15 years.
Investment & finance
Raven buys three in Petersburg
RUSSIA Subsidiaries of Raven Russia have agreed to acquire three St Petersburg properties from EPI Russia I Ky, a fund managed by Northern Horizon Capital, for RUB 4.9 bln (app. EUR 77 mln).
Investors interested in PKP plots
POLAND A total of 13 investors have expressed interest in jointly developing two plots in Warsaw with Polish State Railways [PKP] affiliate Xcity Investment.
Investment & finance
Bricostore becomes warehouse
HUNGARY, The former Bricostore DIY-unit in Törökbálint on the outskirts of Budapest has been sold to Hungarian toy company Régió.
Investment & finance
Smíchov Gate snapped up by Redside
CZECH REPUBLIC AEW has sold the Smíchov Gate office building in Anděl-Smíchov (Prague 5) to Czech investor Redside for an undisclosed sum.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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 in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Mercure opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
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
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
In the first quarter of 2026, Polish railways transported almost 790,000 TEUs in intermodal transport. This segment's share of total rail transport re ...
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
PLN 52 bln developed, but supply not keeping up with demand
July saw a shift in the supply-demand ratio across Poland’s seven largest housing markets. The pool of available developer units fell below the 60,000 ...
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
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
New conference centre for Diuna
A new, 460 sqm conference centre has opened in building D of the Diuna office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, which is owned by Syrena Real Es ...
PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower
Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center
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
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Intermarché has returned to the town of Radlin in southern Poland with the opening of a new-format supermarket. The store comprises 1,000 sqm of retai ...
Bricomarché opens two new stores
North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Logistics terminal in Panattoni Kraków East V
Panattoni has completed the development of a dedicated logistics terminal for a leading e-commerce player. The almost 8,000 sqm BTS facility, which is ...
