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Budapest sees “the strongest return profile in CEE”
HUNGARY Hungarian CRE investment volume reached EUR 745 million in 2015, a 62 pct increase on 2014, says CBRE in its report.
Investment & finance
Yandex buys its Moscow headquarters
RUSSIA Internet search provider Yandex has bought seven out of eleven buildings of the Krasnaya Roza office complex in Moscow from development company Krasnaya Roza 1875 (owned by KR Properties).
Chinese investment in Europe on the rise
EUROPE Greater Chinese investment (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) in European commercial real estate reached EUR 8.5 bln in 2015, signifying a 22 pct increase on 2014, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
MBank finances Warsaw office project
POLAND Okre Development has obtained financing from MBank for the construction of the Grójecka Offices building in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Liberec Plaza sold for EUR 9.5 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Struggling shopping centre developer Plaza Centers has agreed to sell its Liberec Plaza shopping mall in Liberec to an undisclosed buyer for EUR 9.5 mln.
Millionaires on decline worldwide
WORLD The number of wealthy people, meaning those with USD 30 mln or more in net assets, declined by 3 pct last year. There are now around 187,500 the so-called ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) around the world, down from 193,100 in 2014, according to the latest Knight Frank report.
Budimex wins contracts worth PLN 7.1 bln in 2015
POLAND Dariusz Blocher, the president of the board of construction company Budimex, has stated that 2015 was a very successful year for the company.
Investment & finance
Audėjas Group sells and buy real estate
LITHUANIA Lithuanian upholstery and decorative fabrics producer and furniture retailer Audėjas Group has completed a number of complex inter-related real estate transactions with a total value of more than EUR 11 mln.
Orco sells Marki warehouse property
POLAND Orco Property Group has disposed of an industrial and logistics project in Marki near Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Allianz and VGP form EUR 500 mln JV
CENTRAL EUROPE Munich-based investor Allianz Real Estate and Brussels-based industrial developer VGP have entered into a 50:50 joint venture with an overall transaction value of EUR 500 mln to purchase Central European projects exclusively owned by VGP.
Investment & finance
Redefine buys 75 pct stake in Echo portfolio
WORLD South African real estate investment trust (REIT) Redefine Properties is acquiring a 75 pct stake in Echo Prime Properties, an Echo Investment subsidiary that controls all 18 of Echo Investment's commercial properties estimated at EUR 1.18 bln, for EUR 362 mln.
C&W: investment volumes heading for another record
EUROPE European commercial real estate investment activity is expected to set another historic record this year, according to the latest report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
Griffin targets the student housing market
POLAND Griffin Real Estate aims to grow its presence on the Polish private student housing market. In the next three years the company plans to develop a portfolio of 7,000-8,000 dorm rooms.
Investment & finance
Amazon warehouses change hands
POLAND A 119,000 sqm Amazon Wrocław warehouse, developed by Panattoni Europe, has been sold off, while another Amazon Polish fulfilment centre is to be sold soon.
Investors 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.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Data centres
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
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
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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 opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Ocean Winds has selected Hydrobudowa Gdańsk as the general contractor for adapting part of the port infrastructure in Władysławowo on the Baltic coast ...
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
PLN 52 bln developed, but supply not keeping up with demand
July saw a shift in the supply-demand ratio across Poland’s seven largest housing markets. The pool of available developer units fell below the 60,000 ...
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
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
Warsaw office market picks up in Q2
After a subdued start to the year, Warsaw’s office market gained significant momentum in Q2 2026, with tenant activity in H1 reaching 420,000 sqm, rep ...
VeloBank renews Citi Handlowy lease in Q22
Knight Frank chosen for Loft Park in Kraków
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
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx to debut in Galeria Wiślanka
TK Maxx is to open a 2,200 sqm store in Galeria Wiślanka in Żory, about 30 km southwest of Katowice in Silesia. This will be the British clothing chai ...
Auchan opens in Fuzja
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
MLP enters Hamburg market
MLP Group has acquired a 6.8 ha brownfield site from a private owner in Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg – marking the group’s debut in th ...
