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Jurek changes hands
POLAND The Kraków Regional Division of the Military Property Agency has sold at auction two plots in Zakopane on which the Jurek boarding house stands.
Investment & finance
PKP sells Bródno plot
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) has signed a notarial deed for the sale of an 11 ha property on ul. Kiejstuta in Warsaw, with the property to change hands for PLN 40 mln as a result of the transaction.
Investment & finance
Rank Progress refinances Brama Pomorza
POLAND Rank Progress has obtained a loan for the refinancing of the Brama Pomorza shopping centre in Chojnice from BPH bank.
Investment & finance
Yandex to buy 53,500 sqm in Krasnaya Roza
RUSSIA Russian search engine company Yandex is planning to buy out the 53,500 sqm of space that it is currently leasing out in the Krasnaya Roza office complex in Moscow, according to anonymous market sources quoted by the Russian daily Vedomosti.
Investment & finance
CBRE GI buys Sfera
POLAND CBRE Global Investors has completed the acquisition of the Galeria Sfera shopping centre in Bielsko-Biała from Bielsko Business Center 3.
Investment & finance
EC says yes to Westin purchase
POLAND The European Commission has decided to allow the acquisition of the Warsaw Westin hotel by Griffin, Skanska and Starwood, believing that it would not have a negatively impact in terms of competition.
Investment & finance
Rockcastle finalises Karolinka and Pogoria acquisition
POLAND Rockcastle Global Real Estate has completed the acquisition of two shopping centres in Silesia from BlackRock’s Real Estate division for EUR 220.8 mln.
CTP takes over 160,000 sqm portfolio
SLOVAKIA Warehouse developer and investor CTP has finalized the purchase of an app. 160,000 sqm commercial real estate portfolio spread across three Slovak cities.
Large Wilanów plot changes hands
POLAND A parcel of almost 17 ha on ul. Przyczółkowa in Warsaw’s Wilanów district, the planned site of a large estate, now has a new owner.
Bilfinger buys Czech consultancy
CZECH REPUBLIC The GVA Worldwide network has expanded its presence in the CEE region by entering into a cooperation agreement with Czech real estate consulting firm Prochazka & Partners.
CBRE: retail investment up 45 pct
EUROPE In Q3 2015 retail investment activity in Europe has reached near record levels with EUR 17 bln transacted, a 45 pct y-o-y increase, says CBRE.
Investment & finance
TriGranit sale to TPG finally goes through
CEE REGION TPG Real Estate has finalised its acquisition of Hungarian developer and investor TriGranit.
Investment & finance
European office take-up swells by 11 pct
EUROPE Over the first three quarters of the year total European office take-up in increased by 11 pct y-o-y, as a number of local markets, including Berlin, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw, saw strong leasing volumes, says Knight Frank in its latest report.
Warimpex suffers EUR 31.6 mln loss
EUROPE Difficulties involved in operating on the current Russia market are continuing to drag down Warimpex’s results.
Investment & finance
Meyer Bergman buys all of Galeria Katowicka
POLAND A fund advised by property investment manager Meyer Bergman has bought out the remaining stake of the Galeria Katowicka shopping centre in Katowice from Neinver and Poland’s state railway company PKP to become the mall’s sole owner.
Investment & finance
Segro signs Prague extension and starts spec project
CZECH REPUBLIC Kuehne + Nagel Group has prolonged its 16,500 sqm lease for another five years in Segro Logistics Park Prague.
Orbis buys two Budapest hotels
HUNGARY Orbis, together with its Hungarian company Accor-Pannonia Hotels, has signed a conditional purchase agreement for two hotels in Budapest: the 139-room ibis Budapest Heroes Square and the 227-room Mercure Budapest City Center.
Brand new INVL Baltic
LITHUANIA INVL Baltic Real Estate has been taken over by its subsidiary Invaldos Nekilnojamojo Turto Fondas.
M7 expands CEE reach
CEE REGION European real estate investor and asset manager M7 Real Estate has opened a new office in Prague. The UK-based company, which has been operating in the CEE region through the Warsaw office so far, now plans on launching branches in Budapest and Bucharest.
Investment & finance
Riga Mall half sold
RUSSIA Former vice president of Lukoil Ralif Safin has sold its 51-pct stake in the Riga Mall project which is currently being developed on the Novorizhskoye highway (Новорижское шоссе) app. 5 km away from Moscow ring road (MKAD).
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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 hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
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
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
CPK has already acquired over 2,000 ha under the Voluntary Acquisition Programme. This means that more than half of the land required for the CPK Airp ...
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
Grand station in little Brzeziny
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
Conseq and Accolade purchase 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I
Conseq and Accolade have purchased the 7R BTS Bielsko-Biała West I warehouse building with an area of 20,000 sqm in Międzyrzecz, near Bielsko-Biała.
Santander loans EUR 10 mln to Panattoni
Strong start to 2025
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
Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao
Atlas Estates has been granted a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA. The loan will primarily be used for the refinancing of the Hilton Warsa ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Bucharest office market down 31 pct on H1 2024
Crosspoint Real Estate, the international associate of Savills in Romania, brokered office lease transactions totalling over 6,000 sqm in the first ha ...
Construction of U•Center 3 begins
First new tenant for V Office building
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Romania now attractive to foreign retailers
Romania’s retail market continues to attract a growing number of international brands, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real est ...
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
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
Monosol starts production in Poland
MonoSol has opened a new manufacturing plant in Zimna Wódka in the Ujazd economic zone in Silesia. The company specialises in the production of water- ...
