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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.
Investment & finance
Germans given consent for Stary Browar
POLAND RREEF Investment, which is owned by Deutsche Bank, has been given the go-ahead for the acquisition of the Stary Browar shopping centre in Poznań by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Investment & finance
30 football pitches for development
POLAND An economic zone with an area equalling 30 football pitches has been opened on ul. Dąbrowa Miejska in Bytom.
Investment & finance
Pekao provides loan for Warsaw Sheraton acquisition
POLAND Pekao bank has provided the finance for the acquisition of the five-star Sheraton Warsaw hotel. Lawyers from the banking and finance team of the Dentons law office advised the bank for the loan, which was closed on October 28th 2015.
Investment & finance
Valad logistics fund to change hands?
CEE REGION The Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF), which is managed by Valad Europe and Aviva Investors, could see a change of ownership.
Central European investment doubles
CE 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.
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
Big Piła begins to fill
More tenants have signed up for the BIG Piła shopping centre, which is currently being jointly developed by Acteeum Group and BIG Poland, with the ope ...
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
Supersam to gain a foodcourt
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
Logfret signs up with Segro
International logistics operator Logfret has signed a lease for nearly 4,900 sqm in Segro Logistics Park Warsaw, Nadarzyn. The transaction was brokere ...
