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Investment & finance
Penta secures land for more Warsaw offices
POLAND Central European investment group Penta Investments has purchased a plot from Zakłady Graficzne ‘Dom Słowa Polskiego’, which is in liquidation, at the junction of ul. Pańska and ul. Miedziana in Warsaw.
AFI Properties sees slight income increase
EUROPE AFI Properties, the parent company of AFI Europe, has generated EUR 61 mln of operating income in the first nine months of the year, which represented a 2.3 pct y-o-y growth.
Investment & finance
Xcity invites investors to join EUR 630 mln of projects
POLAND Polish State Railways’ (PKP) subsidiary Xcity Investment has investors to participate in 15 new projects worth an estimated EUR 630 mln.
Investment & finance
Central European investment doubles
CEE REGION Investment activity in the core Central European markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania accelerated significantly in the third quarter, with over EUR 1.8 bln invested, compared to EUR 889 mln in the previous quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Orion sets up new fund
LITHUANIA Orion Asset Management of Vilnius is establishing its fourth real estate fund.
Investment & finance
Vantage receives loan for Warsaw resi project
POLAND A subsidiary of Vantage Development has been granted an over PLN 84 mln PKO BP loan for the construction of a residential estate in Warsaw’s Służewiec Przemysłowy district.
Investment & finance
A place in Hel generating interest
POLAND The Regional Division of the Military Property Agency in Gdynia positively settled two October tender procedures concerning the sale of a property in Hel at the total price of nearly PLN 11 mln.
Financing for Sandomierz shopping centre secured
POLAND Upper Finance Consulting has acquired financing for Antczak Developer concerning the construction of Galeria Królewska in Sandomierz.
Investment & finance
Invesco sells Warsaw office building
POLAND Invesco Real Estate has sold the Raiffeisen Business Center office building at ul. Piekna 20 in Warsaw to Griffin Real Estate.
CBRE invests in retail insight
UNITED STATES CBRE Group has acquired Forum Analytics, a US provider of modeling and mapping solutions that help retailers in planning location strategies.
Investment & finance
GTC buys Budapest office project
HUNGARY Warsaw-listed developer GTC has acquired the 31,500 sqm Duna Tower office building in Budapest.
Investment & finance
Ronan Martin on Carrefour’s nine months
POLAND “In the first three quarters of 2015, Carrefour has consistently implemented its goals in Poland in each of its formats,” claims Ronan Martin, the vice-president of the board at Carrefour Polska responsible for expansion and shopping centres.
Investment & finance
Warimpex sells two Yekaterinburg hotels
RUSSIA Vienna-based real estate investment and development company Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs has sold its 60 pct stake in two hotels at Koltsovo International Airport in Yekaterinburg to a private investor.
Investment & finance
Marriott takes over Starwood hotels for USD 12.2 bln
WORLD Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement. The acquisition will create the world’s largest hotel conglomerate.
Investment & finance
Živnobanka sold to Chinese for EUR 27 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Property Group has finalised the sale of the historic former Živnobanka building in Prague to CEFC China Energy Company Limited.
Investment & finance
PLN 114 mln loan for Bulwar Staromiejski
POLAND I2 Development has obtained a loan of PLN 114 mln for the financing of its flagship project – Bulwar Staromiejski in Wrocław.
E-commerce investor disposes of 6,700 ha in Poland
EUROPE Stockholm-based investment group Kinnevik has sold its Polish agricultural business Rolnyvik, which takes up 6,700 ha of land, to an unnamed Polish agricultural company for app. EUR 43 mln.
Investment & finance
Czech fund buys Olbrachtova 9
CZECH REPUBLIC The Olbrachtova 9 office building (also known as Raiffeisen Centrum) in Prague 4 has been sold district to a local property fund represented by Mint Investments.
Investment & finance
City Point changes hands
CZECH REPUBLIC Triuva Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft, formerly IVG Institutional Funds, has completed the sale of City Point – an 8,000 sqm class ‘A’ office building in Pankrác (Prague 4) to a large European institution.
Aareal Bank raises its full year forecast
EUROPE Aareal Bank Group has raised the forecast of its results for 2015, which give a projected consolidated operating profit of between EUR 450 mln and EUR 460 mln instead of EUR 400 mln to EUR 430 mln as previously predicted.
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
Santander loans EUR 10 mln to Panattoni
Panattoni has secured a loan of EUR 10 mln from Santander Bank Polska for the construction of the second stage of City Logistics Warsaw Airport IV.
Strong start to 2025
European RE investment rebounds
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
Supernova expansion for Eleport
Shopping centre operator Supernova Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Estonian electric vehicle charging station provider Eleport, wh ...
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
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
Third centre for MSK Pharma
After developing MSK Bensheim I and MSK Bensheim II, Panattoni has been commissioned to build a third centre for pharmaceutical company MSK Pharma Gro ...
