Investment & finance
RSSBilfinger 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).
Wrocław retail park changes hands
POLAND The IRUS-owned Futura retail park in Wrocław has been acquired by LaSalle Investment Management on behalf of the Encore+ fund for EUR 27 mln.
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.
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
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
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 ...
