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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.
Investment & finance
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.
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
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.
