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Green Court acquisition finalized
ROMANIA Guernsey-registered investment company Globalworth has closed the app. EUR 45 mln acquisition of Skanska’s Green Court Building B in Bucharest.
Investment & finance
GTC takes over Pixel
POLAND GTC has signed a preliminary purchase agreement on the Pixel office building in Poznań.
Investment & finance
More homes for seniors
POLAND Angel Poland Group, the developer of the elderly care home project Angel Care, which is currently being carried out in Wrocław, and the senior care homes operator MD Nursing aim to jointly develop ten new projects of this kind in Poland in the next five years.
Investment & finance
W. P. Carey acquires Służewiec building
POLAND CPA:17 – Global, a non-traded REIT managed by W. P. Carey, has acquired the app. 22,600 sqm new headquarters of Polkomtel’s Plus mobile network in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells Slovakia building to Erste fund
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has sold the Forum Business Center I building (‘Forum BC I’) in Bratislava. The office development at the junction of Bajkalská and Prievozská streets - the headquarters of Slovak Telekom since 2013 – has been purchased by ČS Nemovitostní Fond for EUR 46.2 mln.
Investment & finance
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.
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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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
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
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
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
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
