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Morgan Stanley to buy another giant Moscow mall?
RUSSIA American investment bank Morgan Stanley is negotiating the purchase of the Columbus shopping centre in Moscow, according to Russian daily RBK, which has obtained the information from anonymous sources among real estate agents.
Investment & finance
Robyg goes for more
POLAND Residential developer Grupa Robyg has secured contracts for 1,769 apartments since the beginning of the year, of which a net amount of 638 were signed in Q3.
Inpro improves sales
POLAND In Q3 2015, Inpro Capital Group has signed 168 preliminary net contracts for apartments, a 57 pct y-o-y increase.
Investment & finance
Skanska disposes of four Polish properties
POLAND Skanska has sold four office buildings in Poland to a fund managed by the Swedish fund manager Niam for EUR 160 mln.
Investment & finance
Polish online store to help Kappahl improve sales?
EUROPE In its last financial year Swedish fashion retailer KappAhl has seen a 3.3 pct drop in the total net sales, to SEK 4.58 bln (EUR 492.2 mln). Falls were registered across all the markets the merchant currently operates on, namely in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Poland.
Investment & finance
PKP to develop office building on Jerozolimskie?
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) aims to develop an office and retail building worth EUR 134 mln at Al. Jerozolimskie 140 in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Apartments to be built on ul. Szczęśliwicka
POLAND PKP is set to develop a residential and shopping complex at ul. Szczęśliwicka 62 in Warsaw with the help of its Xcity Investment development company.
Investment & finance
PKP looks for investors
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) is searching for partners for fifteen new projects that the company plans to start developing by 2022.
TPG raises USD 2 bln in new fund
WORLD TPG Real Estate, the real estate arm of the private equity company TPG, has secured over USD 2 bln of equity commitments for the TPG Real Estate Partners II (TREP II) fund.
Citycon Group to issue Eurobonds
EUROPE Citycon Group, the owner, manager and developer of shopping centres in the Nordic and Baltic region, intends to issue app. EUR 300 mln Eurobonds.
Plaza buys out Liberec mall
CZECH REPUBLIC Israeli-financed Plaza Centers has won a tender to buy a EUR 20.4 mln loan for its Liberec Plaza shopping centre.
Investment & finance
Bluehouse disposes of EUR 60 mln assets
CZECH REPUBLIC The newly established real estate fund Nova Real Estate, which is managed by the Czech-registered Redside, has acquired a 62,000 sqm portfolio of three assets from Bluehouse Capital.
New Blackstone fund raises USD 15.8 bln
WORLD Blackstone has closed fundraising for its global Real Estate Partners VIII opportunistic fund at a staggering USD 15.8 bln.
Investment & finance
GTC subscriptions for K-series shares
POLAND Globe Trade Centre (GTC) has revealed that subscriptions have been made out for almost 100 pct of its K-series shares offered in its latest pre-emptive right exercise.
CVC opens Warsaw office
POLAND CVC Capital Partners, the private equity and investment company that owns the majority stake in the beauty and cosmetics retail chain Douglas, is opening an office in Poland.
TXM Textilmarket heads for the trading floor
POLAND TXM, the company that manages the TXM Textilmarket chain of discount clothing shops, has submitted a share prospectus to the Financial Supervision Authority.
Investment & finance
Obi plans Central European expansion
EUROPE German DIY retailer Obi aims to acquire two thirds (68) of the 105 stores run by its struggling Austrian competitor Baumax. The European Commission has just started a probe for the buyout.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis more than doubles profits
EUROPE Slovak-based developer HB Reavis Group has generated a consolidated net profit of EUR 100 mln in H1 2015, a twofold y-o-y increase.
Investment & finance
Goldberg shops in Arka 2
POLAND Companies of the Bergold Group have purchased a property portfolio from real estate fund Arka BZ WBK Fundusz Rynku Nieruchomości 2 FIZ.
Russian investment at its lowest in decade
RUSSIA After three quarters of the year, the investment volume on the Russian real estate market stands at USD 1.72 bln, which is 35 pct below the same period last year and almost 15 pct below the same period in 2009 – the peak of the global financial crisis, according to JLL.
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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 hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
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
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Investment on the return
A clear recovery can be seen in the investment market, according to the latest research by Savills. The transaction volume in Europe increased by 11 p ...
real estate investment booms
Strong Romanian volumes in H1
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
Atlas Estates Secures Major Loan from Bank Pekao SA
Atlas Estates is pleased to announce the successful securing of a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA, one of Poland’s leading financial inst ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
First new tenant for V Office building
The refurbishment of the V Tower office building in Warsaw is nearing completion with the first tenant to move into the building in the autumn. The St ...
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
Landlord’s market begins for Warsaw offices
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Scallier has obtained the exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction ...
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
Redkom to open Białystok retail park
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
7R Park Gdańsk IV extended
Work has been completed on the second stage of 7R Park Gdańsk IV in Barniewice, in the Tricity area. Dekpol Budownictwo was the general contractor.
