Investment & finance
RSSYareal buys plot from Polish Post
POLAND French developer Yareal has bought a plot of over 1.5 ha including some buildings from the Polish Post [Polska Poczta] in Warsaw’s Praga district.
Investment & finance
Griffin and Starwood set to join Skanska as Westin owners
POLAND Griffin and Starwood could be forming a joint venture with Skanska (the present owner), to take over the Westin hotel in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
J&T “acquires part of Klingerka”
SLOVAKIA J&T Real Estate has bought part of the Klingerka project in Bratislava from Koruna Reality, according to Reality.Trend.sk.
Investment & finance
GLL “buys Floreasca Park”
ROMANIA The acquisition by German investment fund GLL Real Estate Partners of the Floreasca Park office building from Portland Trust, in a transaction of worth almost EUR 100 mln, has been approved by the Romanian competition authorities, according to Profit.ro.
Investment & finance
Orbis investing and expanding
POLAND Over the next three years the Orbis hotel group is to expand with another 21 hotels operating on the basis of franchise and management agreements as well as three own hotels which are currently under construction. In Q3 of this year the company opened five new facilities, which operate on a franchise basis. These include hotels in Poland, Romania and Lithuania.
Strongest H1 since crunch
WORLD Global commercial real estate investment reached USD 407 bln in the first half of the year, the strongest first half since 2007, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE Group.
Investment & finance
Hotel Moskva sold
RUSSIA Russian multimillionaire Suleyman Kerimov has sold The Four Seasons Hotel near Red Square in Moscow to two businessmen, Yuri and Alexey Khotyn, according to Russian daily RBK.
Investment & finance
Skanska sells Corso Court to Invesco
CZECH REPUBLIC Swedish developer Skanska has sold its 17,200 sqm gla Corso Court building in Prague to the investment fund manager Invesco Real Estate for EUR 55 mln.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz sells EUR 536 mln warehouse portfolio to Blackstone
EUROPE Immofinanz has signed a contract to sell its entire logistics portfolio to Blackstone.
Orion sets up new fund
LITHUANIA Orion Asset Management of Vilnius is establishing its fourth real estate fund.
Investment & finance
Victoria sold off
ROMANIA Private equity real estate investment company Bluehouse has sold the 8,300 gla sqm Victoria office building in Bucharest to GLL Real Estate Partners, a German-based asset management firm for about EUR 27 mln.
Colliers sees another strong quarter
WORLD In the third quarter of 2015 Colliers International Group recorded a 13 pct y-o-y increase in revenues, to over USD 420 mln.
Fosun enters Russian market
RUSSIA Chinese investment conglomerate Fosun has set up the Fosun Eurasia Capital company, which will be its new financial arm in Russia and neighbouring countries.
Investment & finance
Zabrze shopping centre changes hands
POLAND Rockcastle-owned Bergamot has purchased the Platan shopping centre in Zabrze from IVG Institutional Funds for EUR 51.84 mln, which represents an initial yield of 6.9 pct.
Investment & finance
PHN sells two buildings
POLAND Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has signed preliminary agreements on the sale of two buildings in Warsaw’s Saska Kępa area.
Investment & finance
Erbud signs Echo deal
POLAND Erbud will build the first stage of the Dom Pod Wilgą residential estate in Kraków.
Vantage gets 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
SPX Flow shifts production to Poland
EUROPE US-based manufacturer of engineered flow components, process equipment and turn-key systems SPX Flow is set to open an app. 27,800 sqm production facility in Poland’s Bydgoszcz in 2016.
Investment & finance
Vatican approves Warsaw tower
POLAND Archdiocese of Warsaw and the St Barbara parish in central Warsaw have been given permission to take part in a development SPV. As part of the venture, a 170m office skyscraper is planned to be built at the heart of the city centre.
Prague's Harfa refinanced
CZECH REPUBLIC C&R Developments has signed a five-year EUR 96 mln loan agreement with two banks: Česká spořitelna and Komerční banka to refinance its Harfa mixed-use project in Prague.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
Skanska has agreed to sell the second stage of its H₂Offices complex in Budapest to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented by E ...
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
Hillwood sells four logistics properties for EUR 150 mln
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
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
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
The first stage of Nova Wola Park in Nowa Wola near Warsaw has received its occupancy permit. CK Development has started handing over apartments and k ...
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
