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CTP grows Slovak presence
SLOVAKIA CTP has purchased DNV Logistics Park, a 87,000 sqm warehouse and industrial property in the Bratislava area, from three co-owners: Aviva Investors, J&T Real Estate and SachsenFonds Asset Management.
Investment & finance
Strabag to make profit in Romania
ROMANIA Strabag has taken over the Bucharest-based development team of Raiffeisen to start operations on the Romanian market.
Investment & finance
Inditex expands, revamps store portfolio
WORLD In the first half of its 2015 financial year, the multi-format Spanish fashion retailer Inditex has opened 94 new stores across 35 markets, increasing the total store count to 6,777 locations in 88 countries.
Bumpy Immofinanz-CA Immo relationship continues
EUROPE Vienna-based developer Immofinanz aims to sell its 1 mln sqm logistics portfolio to a sole buyer. The company also does not rule out merging with its Austrian competitor and minority shareholder CA Immo, Immofinanz’s CEO, Oliver Schumy, said in an interview given to the Austrian daily Wirtschaftsblatt.
Investment & finance
CBRE GI buys another chunk of Warsaw logistics project
POLAND CBRE Global Investors has acquired the second stage of the Ideal Idea Logistics Park in Warsaw from an investment fund managed by BPH Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych.
PNK sells warehouse parks
RUSSIA Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Abu Dhabi government-owned Mubadala fund are in talks with the Russian developer PNK as they aim to purchase the PNK-Chekhov 3 and PNK-Severnoye Sheremetyevo logistic parks near Moscow, according to the Russian daily Kommersant.
Investment & finance
UBM becomes Poleczki Business Park’s sole owner
POLAND Austrian real estate investor CA Immo has sold its 50 pct share in the Poleczki Business Park office complex, which is currently being developed at the junction of ul. Poleczki and ul. Hołubcowa near the Okęcie Airport in Warsaw, to UBM, the owner of the remaining stake in the property.
Investment & finance
New projects by the Palace of Culture to finally start?
POLAND Warsaw’s City Hall and the Polish State Railways (PKP) are set to sign an agreement on the use of plots located in the very city centre of Warsaw soon.
Investment & finance
BaltCap buys BPT
EUROPE A private equity fund owned by BaltCap, an investment fund from the Baltics region, has acquired BPT Real Estate, a regional commercial property manager.
PKP sees successful H1
POLAND The construction of new projects, plans for new ones, the modernization of existing stations, a record property sales and proposals for cost-cutting and improving the company’s reputation – all these activities dominated the Polish State Railways development operations in 2015.
Investment & finance
Porr now has two faces
POLAND Bilfinger Infrastructure, which was taken over by Porr, has become the second Polish company of Porr. And it has ambitious development plans as the two companies will not merge.
Investment & finance
B&B Wrocław Centrum refinanced
POLAND B&B Hotel Polska and MLeasing have entered into a sale-and-leaseback agreement on the B&B Wrocław Centrum hotel.
Investment & finance
PHN restructuring bears fruits
POLAND In H1 2015 Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has seen its profit increasing to PLN 29.2 mln, while the company’s revenues decreased.
Investment & finance
Multi-channel IKEA on the green
WORLD In the 2015 financial year IKEA Group’s total sales reached EUR 31.9 bln, an 11.2 pct y-o-y boost, exclusive of a foreign exchange impact.
European investment volumes to hit EUR 230 bln
EUROPE In H1 2015 European real estate transaction volumes have reached EUR 104.9 bln, a 29 y-o-y increase, according to Knight Frank.
Investment & finance
CA Immo disposes of massive H&M logistics centre
EUROPE Vienna-based developer CA Immo has sold the 114,500 sqm key regional H&M distribution hub in Hamburg to funds controlled and managed by ADF Asset Management for over EUR 100 mln.
Investment & finance
Segro extends Czech portfolio
CZECH REPUBLIC Segro has completed the EUR 8.4 mln acquisition of a 11,800 sqm warehousing property from Damco Czech Republic, which is a part of the Maersk Group.
Good year for Goodman
CEE REGION As of the end of the 2015 fiscal year, Goodman’s CEE assets under management have reached 833,000 sqm, up 68 pct on the previous year.
Tender for Bemowo site at Military University of Technology
POLAND The Military University of Technology (WAT) has invited tenders for the sale of a 5.3 ha site in Warsaw’s Bemowo district.
GTC to raise PLN 0.5 bln from the market
CEE REGION Warsaw-listed developer GTC plans on issuing over 108 mln Series K shares potenitally worth app. PLN 590 mln in total. The company’s prospectus has been already approved by the Securities Commission and publicized.
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
Central Point sold
Greenberg Traurig advised Lewandpol Property on the acquisition of Central Point, a landmark office building in Warsaw's central business district, fr ...
Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
Land shortage changing market
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
More tenants join Plaza Rzeszów
A number of new leases have been signed for space in Plaza Rzeszów. Additionally, existing tenants have renewed their leases, relocated stores and exp ...
Big Piła begins to fill
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
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
Rohlig Suus grows in Poznań
Rohlig SUUS Logistics has expanded its operational space in Poznań by 14,000 sqm. Currently, the operator manages nearly 55,000 sqm of modern warehous ...
