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Carrefour to maintain development pace in 2016
POLAND In 2016 Carrefour Polska is planning to earmark app. PLN 260 mln for projects in Poland, similar to last year’s amount, i.e. PLN 267 mln.
Investment offensive from Vastint
POLAND Vastint Poland has purchased land for a number of large commercial and residential projects in Warsaw, Gdańsk and Poznań.
Record breaking resi-developers
POLAND In Q1 2016 Robyg signed sales contracts for 727 apartments, Vantage Development sold 250 apartments, Dom Development found buyers for 615 apartments, Polnord sold 276 apartments and Archicom sold 215 apartments. For each of these companies this was the best first quarter on record.
Investment & finance
Colliers launches workplace solutions unit
POLAND Colliers International will now also advise on the development of workplace strategies. The company has just established a new department, Workplace Innovation.
HB Reavis profit up 175 pct
EUROPE In its last financial year Bratislava-based developer HB Reavis Group has posted a 175 pct y-o-y increase in consolidated net profit, to EUR 245 mln.
Austrians get together and pull out of Russia
EUROPE Immofinanz has entered into an agreement to take over another Austrian property company. It has acquired 25,690,167 ordinary shares, around 26 pct of the share capital and voting rights in CA Immobilien Anlagen Aktiengesellschaft from O1 Group Limited and Terim Limited.
CCC to pay PLN 100 mln more
POLAND Footwear chain CCC will have to pay over PLN 100 mln more for the purchase a stake in online footwear retailer eobuwie.pl because the EBITDA of Eobuwie exceeded PLN 15 mln in 2015 – the agreed threshold above which the additional fee was to be charged.
Investment & finance
Union Investment buys Ferio Konin
POLAND Union Investment has acquired the Ferio Konin shopping centre in Konin from Rockspring Property Investment Managers for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys Forum Ústi nad Labem for EUR 82.6 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC South African property investor New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has bought the Forum Ústi nad Labem shopping centre in an EUR 82.6 mln transaction.
Etalon enjoys best quarter ever
RUSSIA Residential developer Etalon Group has recorded a 156 pct y-o-y increase in the number of new contracts for the first quarter of 2016.
Investment & finance
Peakside to invest more than EUR 100 mln
CEE REGION Peakside Capital has acquired additional capital of over EUR 100 mln for opportunistic real estate investment in Central and Eastern Europe, which is to be invested by the end of 2016.
Investment & finance
EC consents to Smyk acquisition
EUROPE Bridgepoint has been given permission by the European Commission to take over the Smyk group.
Investment & finance
Echo portfolio finds another SA co-investor
SOUTH AFRICA Johannesburg-listed property fund Pivotal is to acquire an app. 6 pct stake in the Echo Prime Properties portfolio from Redefine for EUR 30 mln.
Investment & finance
Three Almas sold to TFI Skarbiec
POLAND Alma Market has sold three retail properties from its Olive portfolio to Skarbiec TFI for app. PLN 27 mln.
New dates for BIK public offer
POLAND Subscriptions for a tranche of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych shares earmarked for individual investors are to be made from April 14th to April 19th.
Investment & finance
Prime to change hands for app. EUR 90 mln
POLAND Golub GetHouse has agreed to sell the Prime Corporate Center office tower in Warsaw to Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate.
Russian investment to reach USD 4 bln
RUSSIA The real estate investment volume in Russia could approach USD 4 bln this year - a 74 pct rise on the 2015 figure, according to JLL.
Orco quits Croatian market
CROATIA Orco Property Group has disposed of its 15.77 pct stake in the Croatian hotel and hospitality company Suncani Hvar.
Investment & finance
Galeria Corso in new hands
POLAND First Property Group and a group of investors have purchased Galeria Corso in Świnoujście.
Warsaw to sell historic tenement
POLAND An auction of a more than one hundred-year-old tenement building at al. Solidarności 145 in Warsaw’s Wola district is to take place at the end of May.
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
Pasaż Łańcucki to open in 2027
Refield is to develop another retail centre in the Podkarpackie region. Pasaż Łańcucki will comprise over 11,000 sqm of gla, and the anchor tenant wil ...
Four retail parks set to grow
Agora Mall Arad reopens
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
