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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.
Investment & finance
Globalworth buys another Green Court building
ROMANIA Skanska Romania has sold an office building which forms part of the three-building Green Court Bucharest complex to the Guernsey-registered investment company Globalworth for EUR 47 mln.
Investment & finance
Three successful quarters for Ronson
POLAND In the first three quarters of 2015, Ronson Europe sold 658 apartments – 16 pct more than in the same period last year, when 565 apartments found buyers.
Synergy Finance to launch latest fund
LITHUANIA Synergy Finance is to set up another fund to invest in commercial real estate.
Investment & finance
Germans given consent for Stary Browar
POLAND RREEF Investment, which is owned by Deutsche Bank, has been given the go-ahead for the acquisition of the Stary Browar shopping centre in Poznań by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Investment & finance
30 football pitches for development
POLAND An economic zone with an area equalling 30 football pitches has been opened on ul. Dąbrowa Miejska in Bytom.
Investment & finance
Pekao provides loan for Warsaw Sheraton acquisition
POLAND Pekao bank has provided the finance for the acquisition of the five-star Sheraton Warsaw hotel. Lawyers from the banking and finance team of the Dentons law office advised the bank for the loan, which was closed on October 28th 2015.
Investment & finance
Valad logistics fund to change hands?
CEE REGION The Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF), which is managed by Valad Europe and Aviva Investors, could see a change of ownership.
Central European investment doubles
CE 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.
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 ...
