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Accor attains its goals
THE WORLD AccorHotels group has finalised the acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts and three brands of luxury hotels owned by the company, Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel, in a transaction Eurobuild has previously published information on, in December 2015.
CBRE enjoys 34 pct revenue boost
WORLD CBRE Group recorded a 34 pct revenue increase (35 pct in local currency) to USD 3.2 bln in Q2 2016.
Losses for Immofinanz
CE REGION Immofinanz recorded net loss of EUR 390.4 mln for the 2015/16 financial year (2014/15: a loss of EUR 376.6 mln).
Investment & finance
Baltic Horizon adds Riga offices to portfolio
LATVIA Baltic Horizon has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Upmala Biroji office building from Bauplan Nord in Riga.
EU loan of EUR 59 mln for Zielona Góra
POLAND The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending PLN 250 mln (app. EUR 59 mln) to finance municipal infrastructure projects in Zielona Góra in western Poland.
Investment & finance
Valad swoops for Wiśniowy Business Park
POLAND Valad Europe in partnership with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has acquired the Wiśniowy Business Park (buildings ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’) in Warsaw for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Deutsche Hypo finances PCC purchase
POLAND Deutsche Hypothekenbank as the sole lender is providing a loan for the purchase of the Prime Corporate Center office building in Warsaw.
Tower Investments lists and plans ahead
POLAND Tower Investments has listed on Warsaw’s NewConnect stock exchange and is now planning new projects.
Marvipol buys Praga plot
POLAND Marvipol has issued a stock exchange announcement for the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a 0.88 ha plot in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district.
Investment & finance
Echo sets sights on Jo’burg and Lux listing
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP), which is jointly owned by Echo Investment and South Africa’s Redefine Properties, is aiming to list on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in August 2016 followed by a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in September 2016.
CEE investment volume set to top EUR 10 bln – JLL
CEE REGION/POLAND According to JLL, the volume of real estate investment transactions concluded across Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) in H1 2016 amounted to app. EUR 5.1 bln, with Poland accounting for EUR 2.07 bln of the total, followed by the Czech Republic (EUR 950 mln), Hungary (EUR 910 mln), Romania (EUR 340 mln) and Slovakia (EUR 310 mln). The remaining SEE markets registered EUR 540 mln in finalised deals.
Unibep issues bonds for development
POLAND Unibep has issued D-series bonds with a total value of PLN 30 mln.
Investment & finance
Record loan for Eurovea
SLOVAKIA Tatra Banka has granted a EUR 250 mln syndicated loan to refinance the Eurovea multifunctional complex in Bratislava – the largest real estate loan in the history of the Slovakian market.
Lokum Deweloper issues C-series bonds
POLAND Lokum Deweloper has carried out a private issue of three-year C-series bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 40 mln.
Investment & finance
German fund buys Kraków offices
POLAND Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) has acquired the Aleja Pokoju 5 office building in Kraków’s CBD from Polish developer Grupa Buma.
Investment & finance
Foreign investor buys Polish rental apartments
POLAND Open-ended public real estate fund Bouwfonds European Residential Fund (BERF) has acquired the Apartamenty Perca rental apartments project at ul. Pereca 5 in Warsaw’s Wola district from Matexi Poland for app. PLN 100 mln (EUR 23 mln).
Buyer for Panattoni Park Warsaw
POLAND Marvipol has reported that it managed to find a buyer for the Panattoni Park Warsaw warehouse and logistics park in Jawczyce, which was built in cooperation with Panattoni.
Investment & finance
GTC refinances Budapest projects
HUNGARY GTC has been granted loans by OTP Bank Nyrt to refinance its the Duna Tower and CenterPoint projects in Budapest.
Investment & finance
Rockcastle enters Czech market
CZECH REPUBLIC Rockcastle, a South African retail investor registered in Mauritius, has entered the Czech property market with the acquisition of Forum Liberec in North Bohemia.
Investment & finance
Great H1 for CEE investment
CEE REGION Central and Eastern European countries, excluding Russia, saw a 59 pct increase in investment for the first half of the year compared to same period in 2015, according to CBRE.
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 ...
