Investment & finance
RSSKrosno extends investment zone
POLAND Krosno town council extended the Krosno-Airport investment zone to nearly 50 ha, 41.6-ha of which is part of the Special Economic Zone in Krosno.
New AXA European fund kicks off
EUROPE AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has launched its new pan-European open-ended real estate fund, AXA Core Europe, for which it have initially raised over EUR 500 mln.
Investment & finance
Budapest sees “the strongest return profile in CEE”
HUNGARY Hungarian CRE investment volume reached EUR 745 million in 2015, a 62 pct increase on 2014, says CBRE in its report.
Investment & finance
Yandex buys its Moscow headquarters
RUSSIA Internet search provider Yandex has bought seven out of eleven buildings of the Krasnaya Roza office complex in Moscow from development company Krasnaya Roza 1875 (owned by KR Properties).
Chinese investment in Europe on the rise
EUROPE Greater Chinese investment (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) in European commercial real estate reached EUR 8.5 bln in 2015, signifying a 22 pct increase on 2014, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
MBank finances Warsaw office project
POLAND Okre Development has obtained financing from MBank for the construction of the Grójecka Offices building in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Liberec Plaza sold for EUR 9.5 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Struggling shopping centre developer Plaza Centers has agreed to sell its Liberec Plaza shopping mall in Liberec to an undisclosed buyer for EUR 9.5 mln.
Millionaires on decline worldwide
WORLD The number of wealthy people, meaning those with USD 30 mln or more in net assets, declined by 3 pct last year. There are now around 187,500 the so-called ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) around the world, down from 193,100 in 2014, according to the latest Knight Frank report.
Budimex wins contracts worth PLN 7.1 bln in 2015
POLAND Dariusz Blocher, the president of the board of construction company Budimex, has stated that 2015 was a very successful year for the company.
Investment & finance
Audėjas Group sells and buy real estate
LITHUANIA Lithuanian upholstery and decorative fabrics producer and furniture retailer Audėjas Group has completed a number of complex inter-related real estate transactions with a total value of more than EUR 11 mln.
Orco sells Marki warehouse property
POLAND Orco Property Group has disposed of an industrial and logistics project in Marki near Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Allianz and VGP form EUR 500 mln JV
CENTRAL EUROPE Munich-based investor Allianz Real Estate and Brussels-based industrial developer VGP have entered into a 50:50 joint venture with an overall transaction value of EUR 500 mln to purchase Central European projects exclusively owned by VGP.
Investment & finance
Redefine buys 75 pct stake in Echo portfolio
WORLD South African real estate investment trust (REIT) Redefine Properties is acquiring a 75 pct stake in Echo Prime Properties, an Echo Investment subsidiary that controls all 18 of Echo Investment's commercial properties estimated at EUR 1.18 bln, for EUR 362 mln.
C&W: investment volumes heading for another record
EUROPE European commercial real estate investment activity is expected to set another historic record this year, according to the latest report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
Griffin targets the student housing market
POLAND Griffin Real Estate aims to grow its presence on the Polish private student housing market. In the next three years the company plans to develop a portfolio of 7,000-8,000 dorm rooms.
Investment & finance
Amazon warehouses change hands
POLAND A 119,000 sqm Amazon Wrocław warehouse, developed by Panattoni Europe, has been sold off, while another Amazon Polish fulfilment centre is to be sold soon.
Investors optimistic about the future
EUROPE Only 7 pct of the surveyed real estate professionals expect their profits to decrease in 2016, according to the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Europe 2016” report by PwC and Urban Land Institute.
Global real estate investment likely to increase
WORLD Over a half (52 pct) of the 600 investors surveyed by Colliers International is planning to increase real estate fund allocations in 2016, while only 11 pct of the respondents to decrease their investment, according to the “Global Investor Outlook” report.
Veranda gets EUR 25 mln financing
ROMANIA Veranda shopping centre, situated in Bucharest’s Obor area, has secured a EUR 25.5 mln development loan from Raiffeisen Bank and Raiffeisen Bank International.
Centerscape buys four Polish assets
POLAND Centerscape Group has acquired four small retail properties in Chorzów, Prudnik, Rawa Mazowiecka and Trzcianka.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Gabriela Cader, architect and ESG specialist at SRDK STUDIO, shared her forecasts for 2026, stating that the introduction of formal requirements is re ...
Light On takes Platinum
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Merry Christmas to one and all
May Christmas be a time of peace, reflection, and regeneration after an intense year so full of challenges. May the New Year bring bright prospects, s ...
Jazz for the New Year
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Exclusive
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
In recent quarters, a cautious attitude among tenants has become increasingly evident in the commercial real estate market. As Marek Ciunowicz, founde ...
More than just opening doors
More than machines
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
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
The Swissôtel chain has announced the opening of its first hotel in the Czech Republic in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně.
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
New look for Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Budimex builds more roads
Budimex has obtained a permit to build the seventh section of the S10 expressway between Piecnik and Wałcz in the Western Pomerania region.
AI fundamental to future water management
Intercom to construct Jasło bypass
Interior design
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
CPI Property Group has completed the modernisation of the lobby of the Eurocentrum-Alfa building, part of Warsaw's Eurocentrum Office Complex on Al. J ...
New look for Otis offices
Plan B completes fit out for the Association of Polish Cities
Investment & finance
EIB supports rollout of EV charging stations
Eleport, an independent EV fast-charging network operating across Central and Eastern Europe, has secured a EUR 35 mln loan from the European Investme ...
Polish capital growing stronger
V Tower refinanced
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
One regional office building delivered in Q4 2025
At the end of Q4 2025, the total modern office space stock in the largest eight regional office markets came to 6,724,300 sqm. The largest of these ma ...
Waterfront fills up
More tenants for Millennium Gardens
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
Agrobex builds in Poznań
Construction work on 50 municipal apartments has begun on ul. Darzyborska in Poznań. The project has been commissioned by ZKZL, and Agrobex Group is t ...
Entering a two-tier market
Student Depot expands in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Record high construction
Around 500,000 sqm of new retail space will be delivered to the Polish market in 2025, with the new supply, largely driven by the development of retai ...
OTO Park Kłodzko now bigger
Smart Play to come to Aleja Bielany
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Vestas comes to CTPark Toruń
Danish wind-turbine manufacturer Vestas Poland is the first tenant to lease space at CTPark Toruń, where it is to open a training centre.
