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Skanska to erect mixed-use complex in Poznań
POLAND Skanska and PKS Poznań have signed a PLN 63.5 mln preliminary agreement on the purchase of the former bus station located at the junction of ul. Matyi and ul. Wierzbięcice in central Poznań.
Asian investment into European hotels up 400 pct
EUROPE A total of EUR 1.6 bln of Asian capital has powered the European hotel sector this year as a result of the increased liquidity and a low cost of capital, informs CBRE.
Archicom improves sales
POLAND This year until the end of November, Archicom group sold 571 apartments (presales contracts) compared to 479 apartments over the same period in 2014.
Robyg buys another Gdańsk plot
POLAND A subsidiary of Robyg has purchased another plot in Gdańsk. This time the company has bought 1.8 ha in Wrzeszcz district for PLN 22.5 mln.
Rank Progress sells Mielec plot to Leroy Merlin
POLAND Retail developer Rank Progress has sold an almost 3 ha parcel adjacent to the Aviator shopping centre, which is under construction in Mielec.
BIK’s IPO prospectus approved
POLAND Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority has approved the IPO prospectus of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK). Its planned public offer will involve the issue of shares as well as the sale of some shares by the company’s current shareholders.
Gramercy buys two EUR 45 mln Polish assets
EUROPE US-based Gramercy Property Europe investment fund has acquired two Polish logistics facilities with 99,360 sqm of space in total. Located in Stryków and Piaseczno, the assets were acquired in a EUR 45.1 mln sale and lease back transaction with Raben Group.
Investment & finance
Accor takes over 155 luxury hotels
WORLD AccorHotels is set to buy 155 high-end hotels and resorts operated by the Canada-based Gulf-financed FRHI Holdings for app. USD 2.9 bln. The portfolio, which is comprised of the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands, includes such landmark sites as The Savoy in London, The Plaza Hotel in New York and Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel. It also embraces six CEE properties.
Investment offensive from Whirlpool
POLAND Whirlpool is planning to invest EU 235 mln (almost PLN 1 bln) in Poland over 2016 and 2017.
Investment & finance
Record loan for Echo Investment
POLAND Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with a bank consortium consisting of BZ WBK and Erste Group Bank for a EUR 342 mln loan and an additional PLN 15 mln for two retail projects: Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław and Galaxy in Szczecin.
Investment & finance
Obi adds 70 locations to store portfolio
EUROPE The European Commission has agreed for the German home improvement retailer Obi to take over 68 of the 105 stores run by its struggling Austrian competitor Baumax in Central Europe.
Investment & finance
Jurek changes hands
POLAND The Kraków Regional Division of the Military Property Agency has sold at auction two plots in Zakopane on which the Jurek boarding house stands.
Investment & finance
PKP sells Bródno plot
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) has signed a notarial deed for the sale of an 11 ha property on ul. Kiejstuta in Warsaw, with the property to change hands for PLN 40 mln as a result of the transaction.
Investment & finance
Rank Progress refinances Brama Pomorza
POLAND Rank Progress has obtained a loan for the refinancing of the Brama Pomorza shopping centre in Chojnice from BPH bank.
Investment & finance
Yandex to buy 53,500 sqm in Krasnaya Roza
RUSSIA Russian search engine company Yandex is planning to buy out the 53,500 sqm of space that it is currently leasing out in the Krasnaya Roza office complex in Moscow, according to anonymous market sources quoted by the Russian daily Vedomosti.
Investment & finance
CBRE GI buys Sfera
POLAND CBRE Global Investors has completed the acquisition of the Galeria Sfera shopping centre in Bielsko-Biała from Bielsko Business Center 3.
Investment & finance
EC says yes to Westin purchase
POLAND The European Commission has decided to allow the acquisition of the Warsaw Westin hotel by Griffin, Skanska and Starwood, believing that it would not have a negatively impact in terms of competition.
Investment & finance
Rockcastle finalises Karolinka and Pogoria acquisition
POLAND Rockcastle Global Real Estate has completed the acquisition of two shopping centres in Silesia from BlackRock’s Real Estate division for EUR 220.8 mln.
CTP takes over 160,000 sqm portfolio
SLOVAKIA Warehouse developer and investor CTP has finalized the purchase of an app. 160,000 sqm commercial real estate portfolio spread across three Slovak cities.
Large Wilanów plot changes hands
POLAND A parcel of almost 17 ha on ul. Przyczółkowa in Warsaw’s Wilanów district, the planned site of a large estate, now has a new owner.
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
Poland heading for a two-tier market
The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure ...
Poland underestimates Building site crime
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
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
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 for Prologis
Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd ...
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
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
August 7th – mark the date
Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation ...
Investment given the green light
SIMA grows internationally
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
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
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
Apsys is selling a portion of its shares in the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań to Trigea, a Czech investment fund specialising in commercial real ...
Land shortage changing market
SCF enters Romania with purchase of two parks
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
Hungary's office market returns
The outlook for the Budapest office market no longer depends solely on traditional real estate indicators. The direction of the sector's development w ...
The Shire comes to Poznań
Four signings for B4B
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
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
Poland unprepared for ageing population
JLL's latest report, 'TheSenior Housing Market in Poland', reveals a deep supply gap, coupled with a solid demand base. Poland is aging the fastest in ...
Quorum Tower reaches final height
Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
The Karuzela Ełk Retail Park will be expanding its offerings with the addition of a fitness club. On June 16th, Xtreme Fitness Gyms will join the tena ...
Supersam to gain a foodcourt
More stores open in Sosnowiec Plaza
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
CTP inaugurates CTP Park Warsaw Nowy Konik
Today, CTP has officially opened CTP Park Warsaw Nowy Konik. The park currently comprises two buildings of around 9,000 sqm and 27,000 sqm.
