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W. P. Carey acquires Służewiec building
POLAND CPA:17 – Global, a non-traded REIT managed by W. P. Carey, has acquired the app. 22,600 sqm new headquarters of Polkomtel’s Plus mobile network in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells Slovakia building to Erste fund
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has sold the Forum Business Center I building (‘Forum BC I’) in Bratislava. The office development at the junction of Bajkalská and Prievozská streets - the headquarters of Slovak Telekom since 2013 – has been purchased by ČS Nemovitostní Fond for EUR 46.2 mln.
Investment & finance
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.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Franck Delage of S&P is the keynote speaker at Eurobuild Annual Conference!
The keynote speaker at Eurobuild’s 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference will be one of Europe’s foremost real estate and capital marke ...
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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 Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
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
GTC Sells Francuska Office Complex in Katowice
GTC has completed the sale of the Francuska Office Centre in Katowice to BPS Leasing S.A., which acquired the property on behalf of Grupa Opal through ...
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
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
PIB Group consolidates Warsaw offices in WTT
International insurance brokerage group PIB Group has leased 1,300 sqm of office space at Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT), owned by Globalworth. The new head ...
Towarowa22 to Revitalise Historic Warsaw Pavilion
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
Agrobex completes second stage of Nove Garby
Agrobex Deweloper has secured an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Nove Garby residential development in Garby, near Poznań. The completed ...
Re.Start Petynka now half sold
Matexi Completes Final Stage of Sady Żoliborz
Retail & leisure
Retail parks drive Poland’s retail market growth
Poland’s retail property market continues to see strong development activity. In Q3 2026, 128,000 sqm of new retail space was delivered, up 36.2 pct y ...
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Autoklass leases 3,000 sqm at MLP Bucharest West
Romanian automotive dealer Autoklass has become the latest tenant at MLP Bucharest West, leasing 3,000 sqm of space, including 2,700 sqm of warehouse ...
