Investment & finance
RSSGetin 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.
Investment & finance
Skanska sells Nordic Light
HUNGARY Skanska has sold the Nordic Light, office complex in Budapest to Erste Alapkezelő.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
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
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
Skanska has agreed to sell the second stage of its H₂Offices complex in Budapest to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented by E ...
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
Hillwood sells four logistics properties for EUR 150 mln
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
The first stage of Nova Wola Park in Nowa Wola near Warsaw has received its occupancy permit. CK Development has started handing over apartments and k ...
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
