Investment & finance
RSSBilfinger buys Czech consultancy
CZECH REPUBLIC The GVA Worldwide network has expanded its presence in the CEE region by entering into a cooperation agreement with Czech real estate consulting firm Prochazka & Partners.
CBRE: retail investment up 45 pct
EUROPE In Q3 2015 retail investment activity in Europe has reached near record levels with EUR 17 bln transacted, a 45 pct y-o-y increase, says CBRE.
Investment & finance
TriGranit sale to TPG finally goes through
CEE REGION TPG Real Estate has finalised its acquisition of Hungarian developer and investor TriGranit.
Investment & finance
European office take-up swells by 11 pct
EUROPE Over the first three quarters of the year total European office take-up in increased by 11 pct y-o-y, as a number of local markets, including Berlin, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw, saw strong leasing volumes, says Knight Frank in its latest report.
Warimpex suffers EUR 31.6 mln loss
EUROPE Difficulties involved in operating on the current Russia market are continuing to drag down Warimpex’s results.
Investment & finance
Meyer Bergman buys all of Galeria Katowicka
POLAND A fund advised by property investment manager Meyer Bergman has bought out the remaining stake of the Galeria Katowicka shopping centre in Katowice from Neinver and Poland’s state railway company PKP to become the mall’s sole owner.
Investment & finance
Segro signs Prague extension and starts spec project
CZECH REPUBLIC Kuehne + Nagel Group has prolonged its 16,500 sqm lease for another five years in Segro Logistics Park Prague.
Orbis buys two Budapest hotels
HUNGARY Orbis, together with its Hungarian company Accor-Pannonia Hotels, has signed a conditional purchase agreement for two hotels in Budapest: the 139-room ibis Budapest Heroes Square and the 227-room Mercure Budapest City Center.
Brand new INVL Baltic
LITHUANIA INVL Baltic Real Estate has been taken over by its subsidiary Invaldos Nekilnojamojo Turto Fondas.
M7 expands CEE reach
CEE REGION European real estate investor and asset manager M7 Real Estate has opened a new office in Prague. The UK-based company, which has been operating in the CEE region through the Warsaw office so far, now plans on launching branches in Budapest and Bucharest.
Investment & finance
Riga Mall half sold
RUSSIA Former vice president of Lukoil Ralif Safin has sold its 51-pct stake in the Riga Mall project which is currently being developed on the Novorizhskoye highway (Новорижское шоссе) app. 5 km away from Moscow ring road (MKAD).
Wrocław retail park changes hands
POLAND The IRUS-owned Futura retail park in Wrocław has been acquired by LaSalle Investment Management on behalf of the Encore+ fund for EUR 27 mln.
Investment & finance
Penta secures land for more Warsaw offices
POLAND Central European investment group Penta Investments has purchased a plot from Zakłady Graficzne ‘Dom Słowa Polskiego’, which is in liquidation, at the junction of ul. Pańska and ul. Miedziana in Warsaw.
AFI Properties sees slight income increase
EUROPE AFI Properties, the parent company of AFI Europe, has generated EUR 61 mln of operating income in the first nine months of the year, which represented a 2.3 pct y-o-y growth.
Investment & finance
Xcity invites investors to join EUR 630 mln of projects
POLAND Polish State Railways’ (PKP) subsidiary Xcity Investment has investors to participate in 15 new projects worth an estimated EUR 630 mln.
Investment & finance
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.
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.
