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Skanska to erect mixed-use complex in Poznań
POLAND Skanska and PKS Poznań have signed a PLN 63.5 mln preliminary agreement on the purchase of the former bus station located at the junction of ul. Matyi and ul. Wierzbięcice in central Poznań.
Asian investment into European hotels up 400 pct
EUROPE A total of EUR 1.6 bln of Asian capital has powered the European hotel sector this year as a result of the increased liquidity and a low cost of capital, informs CBRE.
Archicom improves sales
POLAND This year until the end of November, Archicom group sold 571 apartments (presales contracts) compared to 479 apartments over the same period in 2014.
Robyg buys another Gdańsk plot
POLAND A subsidiary of Robyg has purchased another plot in Gdańsk. This time the company has bought 1.8 ha in Wrzeszcz district for PLN 22.5 mln.
Rank Progress sells Mielec plot to Leroy Merlin
POLAND Retail developer Rank Progress has sold an almost 3 ha parcel adjacent to the Aviator shopping centre, which is under construction in Mielec.
BIK’s IPO prospectus approved
POLAND Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority has approved the IPO prospectus of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK). Its planned public offer will involve the issue of shares as well as the sale of some shares by the company’s current shareholders.
Gramercy buys two EUR 45 mln Polish assets
EUROPE US-based Gramercy Property Europe investment fund has acquired two Polish logistics facilities with 99,360 sqm of space in total. Located in Stryków and Piaseczno, the assets were acquired in a EUR 45.1 mln sale and lease back transaction with Raben Group.
Investment & finance
Accor takes over 155 luxury hotels
WORLD AccorHotels is set to buy 155 high-end hotels and resorts operated by the Canada-based Gulf-financed FRHI Holdings for app. USD 2.9 bln. The portfolio, which is comprised of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands, includes such landmark sites as The Savoy in London, The Plaza Hotel in New York and Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel. It also embraces six CEE properties.
Investment offensive from Whirlpool
POLAND Whirlpool is planning to invest EU 235 mln (almost PLN 1 bln) in Poland over 2016 and 2017.
Investment & finance
Record loan for Echo Investment
POLAND Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with a bank consortium consisting of BZ WBK and Erste Group Bank for a EUR 342 mln loan and an additional PLN 15 mln for two retail projects: Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław and Galaxy in Szczecin.
Investment & finance
Obi adds 70 locations to store portfolio
EUROPE The European Commission has agreed for the German home improvement retailer Obi to take over 68 of the 105 stores run by its struggling Austrian competitor Baumax in Central Europe.
Investment & finance
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.
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 ...
