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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.
First Knight Frank fund raises more than GBP 300 mln
UNITED KINGDOM Knight Frank Investment Management, the investment management arm of Knight Frank, has successfully completed its first close on a new open-end fund at the level of over GBP 300 mln.
Colliers sees 9 pct revenue increase
WORLD Colliers International Group recorded USD 1.72 bln in revenue in 2015.
Investment & finance
Redside buys prime Prague office portfolio
CZECH REPUBLIC Local investor Redside has successfully completed the acquisition of four office buildings in Prague from a German investment fund.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz braced for EUR 400 mln Russian write-down
RUSSIA At the end of January, Immofinanz commissioned CBRE, its the newly appointed appraiser for its CEE portfolio, to prepare a special appraisal of Immofinanz’s Russian properties.
Investment & finance
Warsaw Corporate Center sold
POLAND Valad Europe has acquired the MEAG-owned Warsaw Corporate Center on behalf of its VCERP fund.
Investment & finance
Land at the top
POLAND At least PLN 2.5 bln was invested in land for development in Poland in 2015, according to research by JLL, and this year the land market is expected to perform as well if not better.
Investment & finance
Stratos Office Center changes hands
POLAND GNT Ventures Warszawa has bought Warsaw's Stratos Office Center building from Kulczyk Silverstein Properties.
Investment to reach EUR 2.8 bln in 2016
RUSSIA Commercial real estate investment volume in Russia is expected to reach app. USD 2.8 bln in 2016, remaining at the same level as last year, according to the latest CBRE report.
Investment & finance
Capital Park teams up with Akron to modernise ETC Swarzędz
POLAND The Capital Park Group and the Akron Group have signed a joint venture agreement for the refurbishment of ETC Swarzędz, the first shopping centre built in Wielkopolska region.
Investment & finance
Financing secured for reconstruction of Prudential
POLAND Alior Bank has provided a loan to finance the reconstruction of the first skyscraper in Warsaw – the former Hotel Warszawa and the pre-war Prudential building.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
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
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
Skanska has agreed to sell the second stage of its H₂Offices complex in Budapest to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented by E ...
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
Hillwood sells four logistics properties for EUR 150 mln
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
The first stage of Nova Wola Park in Nowa Wola near Warsaw has received its occupancy permit. CK Development has started handing over apartments and k ...
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
