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New foreign investor could buy Eurocentrum
POLAND Four buildings in the Eurocentrum office complex in Warsaw are to be sold next year and the Royal Wilanów office building is to be sold by 2018, according to the developer of the projects, Capital Park.
Orbis sells Warsaw plot
POLAND Orbis has signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of land at ul. Łopuszańska 47 in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Eastern Europe and Asia boost Auchan sales
WORLD In H1 2015, Groupe Auchan has seen a 3.4 pct y-o-y increase in consolidated revenue, to EUR 26.9 bln, mostly driven by the Eastern European and Asian sales.
Yields and investment flat as Ukrainian uncertainty continues
UKRAINE In the first half of 2015, total secondary investment volume on the Ukrainian property market amounted to only around USD 40 mln, according to a report by DTZ.
Investment & finance
CPI to sell Živnobanka building to Chinese giant
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Property Group has entered into a preliminary agreement to sell to CEFC China Energy Company Limited the historic former Živnobanka (Živnostenská bank) building in Prague.
Investment & finance
Eurocentrum up for sale
POLAND Capital Park has decided to sell the Eurocentrum Office Complex in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Krokus to change hands
POLAND The Krokus shopping centre in Kraków could be about to be sold, according to information obtained by ‘Eurobuild CEE’.
Rockcastle gets USD 90 mln for Polish malls
WORLD Mauritius-registered Rockcastle has raised app. USD 90 mln through the issue of new ordinary shares in a one-day accelerated bookbuild aimed at financing acquisitions, including the recent Polish retail transactions.
Investment & finance
Intersport happy with H1
POLAND The Intersport Polska chain of sports goods stores had a successful H1 2015.
Erbud doubles profit
POLAND In the first half of the year the Erbud group enjoyed a 96 pct growth in profit, up to PLN 16.3 mln, compared to the same period last year. In H1 its sales revenue increased from PLN 709.1 mln to PLN 839.1 mln and its EBIT margin from 2.34 pct to 3.06 pct.
Investment & finance
Warimpex: No spec projects in Russia, but purchases elsewhere
RUSSIA/POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Warimpex is willing to buy projects in Poland and the Czech Republic. It is not pulling out of Russia, but is not going to build speculative projects.
Investment & finance
C&W and DTZ merger completed
WORLD The merger between Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ was successfully completed on September 1st, Cushman & Wakefield has announced.
Łódź SEZ to become 33.6 ha bigger
POLAND A plot at ul. Pryncypalna 94 in Łódź is to be added to the Łódź Special Economic Zone (ŁSSE).
USD 350 mln mall sold
RUSSIA Russian multimillionaire Suleyman Kerimov has sold the Modnyi Sezon (Модный сезон) shopping centre on Okhotnyy Ryad, in central Moscow, the Russian edition of 'Forbes' has revealed.
Investment & finance
Savills IM takes over SEB Asset Management
WORLD Savills Investment Management has today completed the acquisition of SEB Asset Management AG.
Investment & finance
LCP buys nine retail facilities
POLAND LCP Properties has finalised the purchase of nine properties from Investpol 700 – Market-Detal, the owner of the Mila chain of supermarkets.
Investment & finance
EUR 27 mln loan for Twin City A
SLOVAKIA Slovenská sporiteľňa bank is to provide a EUR 27 mln loan to HB Reavis for the construction of the first building of its Twin City office development in Bratislava.
New European office vehicle launched
WORLD US financial services provider TIAA-CREF and two Swedish National Pension funds, AP1 and AP2, are jointly setting up a new pan-European office investment platform, Cityhold Office Partnership.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys Bucharest mall
ROMANIA South Africa-based developer NEPI has acquired a 44,730 sqm Bucharest shopping centre, Auchan Titan, from the Aberdeen Asset Management-owned investment fund DEGI for EUR 86 mln.
Investment & finance
EIB to to lend Balkans even more
SEE REGION European Investment Bank (EIB) intensifies its activity in the Western Balkans.
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 ...
