Investment & finance
RSSInvestors optimistic about the future
EUROPE Only 7 pct of the surveyed real estate professionals expect their profits to decrease in 2016, according to the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Europe 2016” report by PwC and Urban Land Institute.
Global real estate investment likely to increase
WORLD Over a half (52 pct) of the 600 investors surveyed by Colliers International is planning to increase real estate fund allocations in 2016, while only 11 pct of the respondents to decrease their investment, according to the “Global Investor Outlook” report.
Veranda gets EUR 25 mln financing
ROMANIA Veranda shopping centre, situated in Bucharest’s Obor area, has secured a EUR 25.5 mln development loan from Raiffeisen Bank and Raiffeisen Bank International.
Centerscape buys four Polish assets
POLAND Centerscape Group has acquired four small retail properties in Chorzów, Prudnik, Rawa Mazowiecka and Trzcianka.
PKP earns over PLN 200 mln selling real estate
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) has announced that in 2015 the company carried out 22 projects.
Griffin raises funds for new acquisitions
POLAND The Griffin Real Estate Group is aiming to raise PLN 300 mln from a bond issue programme and is planning more acquisitions. Griffin Real Estate is the company issuing the bond.
CEE investment volumes hit EUR 7.37 bln
CEE REGION According to Cushman & Wakefield, investment activity in the major CEE markets, namely in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, has increased to EUR 3.16 bln in Q4 2015, surpassing the pre-crisis 2006 levels.
Colliers acquires property management specialist
EUROPE/ NETHERLANDS Colliers International has acquired the Netherlands-based property and asset management company WPM Groep.
Military hotel group privatisation halted
POLAND The Polish state treasury has suspended the privatisation process of Grupa Hoteli WAM – a hotel network owned by the AMW (Military Property Agency).
Consolidation time for property firms
WORLD CBRE is currently conducting negotiations over the acquisition of a Billfinger Real Estate-owned advisory GVA, while it might also want to take over some other Bilfinger real estate units, informs PropertyWeek.com.
Investment & finance
South Africans buy two malls for EUR 200 mln
SERBIA/MONTENEGRO South African shopping centre REIT Hyprop Investments has acquired a 60 pct stake in Serbian mall Delta City Belgrade purchased from Delta Real Estate Group (Delta), and Montenegrin mall, Delta City Podgorica, purchased from Hemslade Trading Limited Cyprus (Hemslade) and Delta. Homestead Group Holdings Limited, a company associated with Louis Norval, a non-executive director of Hyprop, has acquired the remaining 40 pct of both shopping centres.
Skanska maintains momentum in CEE
CEE REGION Skanska completed the sale of eleven office buildings in three CEE countries in 2015, achieving a total transaction volume of almost EUR 500 mln for the year.
Polish real estate set for another good year
POLAND An increasing number of investors entering Poland, almost 1 mln sqm of office space planned for delivery, and a rising supply of hotel facilities – are just some these are among the predictions made by Colliers International for Polish the real estate market in 2016, in its latest Market Insights report.
Half of Erbud’s profits could be paid in dividends
POLAND After its application has been assessed by the supervisory board, the management board of Erbud will recommend a dividend ranging from 30 to 50 pct of the net financial result generated in the previous financial year at a company general meeting.
Investment & finance
Atrium sells ten Czech retail centres
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has completed the sale of a portfolio of ten retail assets in the Czech Republic to a private client account managed by Palmer Capital for EUR 102.6 mln.
Investment & finance
E.Leclerc buys Aviator mall
POLAND Pergranso, a subsidiary of the SOFILEC group (the owner of the E.Leclerc grocery chain), has acquired the Galeria Aviator shopping centre project which is currently being developed in Mielec.
Investment & finance
Kotva sold for EUR 80 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC The Kotva department store on Naměstí Republiky in central Prague has been bought by Pražská Správa Nemovitostí, a company owned by property magnate Václav Skala – according to E15.
Foreign investment hits historic lows
RUSSIA In 2015 foreign investment in commercial real estate in Russia amounted to USD 540 mln, according to research by Knight Frank.
Slovakian investment reaches EUR 412 mln in 2015 – JLL
SLOVAKIA The total investment volume for Slovakian real estate in 2015 came to app. EUR 412 mln, according to research by JLL.
Investment & finance
IKEA to develop another Russian mall
RUSSIA IKEA Centres Russia has acquired a 40 ha land plot in the Sosnovskiy district located within the Chelyabinsk region where it plans on developing a new Mega-branded shopping centre.
Conferences
Schedule 2026
12th Commercial Real Estate Investment Conference
25th Eurobuild Golf Tournament
2st EurobuildCEE Summer Tennis Tournament
3rd EurobuildCEE Running Tournament
The 22nd CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference
Data Center – Real Estate, Technology, Investments
32nd Polish Commercial Real Estate Market Conference
The 16th Central & Eastern Europe EurobuildCEE Awards 2026
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Architecture and urban planning
Świecie remodelled around castle
The Teutonic Castle in Świecie is undergoing a restoration as part of a broader plan to redevelop the town, providing space for education, culture and ...
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
Designer Outlet Sosnowiec goes green
the Designer Outlet Sosnowiec shopping centre has installed a 50 kWp solar panel installation, with all of the energy to be used by the centre.
Idea Aurora takes BREEAM
Retro Office now accessible
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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
Kazimierz Krupa takes the helm of Eurobuild magazine!
We are pleased to announce that Kazimierz Krupa, an economic journalist and capital market analyst, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Eurobuild CE ...
The March (MIPIM) issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild has hit the shelves!
Events
Greetings from day three of MIPIM!
On a very busy second day of the MIPIM in Cannes, Eurobuild CEE and MDDP held their MIPIM lunch at the La Plage du Festival beach restaurant on the re ...
Let’s meet in Cannes
The night is worth billions
Exclusive
Our plans are ambitious
Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out abou ...
Our plans are ambitious
From Tallinn to Dubrovnik
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
Mercure expands in Romania
Mercure has signed a contract to develop a hotel in Craiova and has also announced it is to open the Mercure Oradea hotel.
Lithuanians construct hotel in Gdańsk
ibis Styles open in Tbilisi
Human resources
Change at the top for ULI Europe
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March ...
ULI announces new chairs
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Infrastructure
Road agreement signed for CPK
The Central Communication Port (CPK) and the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) have signed an agreement regulating the pre ...
One step closer to atomic power
Intercor to build Piaski-Dorohucza
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Brain Park A sold
Echo Investment has sold the Brain Park A office building in Kraków to the SCPI Transitions Europe fund, managed by Arkéa REIM. The building comprises ...
Germany still core
Ireks plans centre near Bucharest
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
Sick moves into Campus
Industrial sensor manufacturer Sick has leased space in the Campus 160 office complex at Al. Jerozolimskie 160 in Warsaw. The company has leased over ...
Chemical company stays on in Mogilska
Alkotás Point under modernisation
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
A new look for central Warsaw
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Oleśnica railway station restored
Warsaw Uni building underway
Residential
PRS gains strength in Kraków
Kraków is strengthening its position as one of the most important residential markets for institutional investors in Poland, according to the report ' ...
Antczak given the go-ahead for Twarda 7
IMV to manage Słowackiego
Retail & leisure
Zdrofit continues to grow
The Zdrofit fitness club chain has opened two new clubs in Warsaw. Benefit Systems currently operates 294 clubs across Poland, with a total of over 42 ...
Cinema City to open in Tarnów retail park
More stores in Środa Wielkopolska
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Strong performance from industrial sector
Strong tenant activity in the fourth quarter and the second-highest annual result in the market’s history confirm that the industrial and logistics se ...
