Investment & finance
RSSHungarian central bank with distressed assets manager
HUNGARY Hungary’s central bank (MNB) is setting up an asset management agency, the MARK Group, that will have HUF 300 bln (EUR 980 mln) to buyout toxic commercial property loans from local banks.
Investment & finance
Brazilian banking tycoon buys The Gherkin
UNITED KINGDOM The Gherkin, London’s second-tallest building, has new owner. The 180-meter office tower located at 30 St Mary Axe has been sold to Safra Group, a Brazilian financial holding controlled by Joseph Safra.
Investment & finance
Ronson increases sales in Q3
POLAND In the first three quarters of the year, Polish residential developer Ronson has sold 565 units, a 36 pct y-o-y increase. The company now expects its 2014 sales to exceed the number of 700 apartments, 50 units more than earlier anticipated.
Investment & finance
Atrium buys AFI Palác Pardubice for EUR 83 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has acquired the AFI Palác shopping centre in Pardubice from AFI Europe for EUR 83 mln.
Investment & finance
UGL completes sale of DTZ
WORLD UGL has finalised the sale of its property services business DTZ for AUD 1.215 bln to the TPG and PAG Consortium.
Budimex sees all-round improvement
POLAND In the January–September period, Budimex group’s sales increased by 17.8 pct, while its operating profit grew by 47.2 pct in this period compared to the same period last year. Its operating profit margin amounted to 4.7 pct – up by a quarter.
Griffin negotiates new acquisitions
POLAND Griffin is negotiating the purchase of four new commercial projects in Poland worth EUR 160 mln in total. Two of the projects are located in Warsaw and the other two in the regional markets.
Investment & finance
Bucharest office leasing sees improvement in Q3
ROMANIA According to CBRE, in Q3 2014, the total leasing activity (TLA) in Bucharest reached the level of 70,000 sqm. For the second consecutive quarter, new leases, expansions and pre-leases in the city accounted for more than 80 pct of TLA, the analysts point out.
Investment & finance
Medicover invests more in Wilanów
POLAND The Medicover group is to extend its hospital in Warsaw’s Wilanów district and for this has purchased an area of over 2.5 ha near al. Rzeczypospolitej in the direct vicinity of one of its existing clinics.
Townhouse with Russian Embassy view up for sale
POLAND Warsaw city council has put up for sale the former house and dressings factory of Rudolf Strzelecki at ul. Kujawska 1 in Mokotów district.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys EUR 148 mln Bucharest mall
ROMANIA New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has completed the acquisition of Promenada Mall, a 40,300 sqm Bucharest shopping mall owned by RE Project Development SRL and Manierita Limited, for EUR 148 mln.
Investment & finance
Globalworth gets EUR 30 mln refinancing for Bucharest tower
ROMANIA Guernsey-based real estate investment company Globalworth has received a EUR 30 mln loan for its Bucharest office building, Tower Center International.
Investment & finance
Valad Europe to invest EUR 500 mln in new portfolio
CZECH REPUBLIC/POLAND Valad Europe has teamed up with a new investor to build a EUR 500 mln property portfolio. The company has already made its first purchase in the Czech Republic.
Investment & finance
Nauta seeks for investor, take two
POLAND In November, the Nauta shipyard will complete the first stage of choosing a developer for the Gdynia plot that the company is vacating as it moves to another location.
EBRD backs up Romanian cities
ROMANIA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a EUR 22.6 mln loan and a EUR 900,000 grant-based assistance to the Romanian city of Galați to help modernize its road and public transportat infrastructure.
Debt collector to sell Wilanów plot at auction
POLAND Debt collector is set to auction off a parcel that was earmarked for an over 500-apartment estate in Warsaw’s Wilanów district.
Investment & finance
Matexi sells office and retail properties
POLAND Development company Matexi Polska has singed three sales contracts for its commercial properties situated in Warsaw residential estates.
Investment & finance
'Opportunists' have EUR 1 bln to invest
EUROPE/POLAND The UK opportunistic fund Resolution Property is planning to spend over EUR 1 bln (GBP 800 mln) on new European projects in the next two years. Poland is on its radar, too.
Investment & finance
Skanska sells Prague office building for EUR 20 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Swedish developer Skanska Property has sold its Riverview office building in Prague to a fund managed by the global investment manager, Invesco Real Estate, for EUR 20 mln.
Investment & finance
EUR 190 mln Metropolitan changes hands
POLAND Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) has officially announced that it purchased the Metropolitan office building in Warsaw on behalf of its institutional investors. The transaction was financed by commercial property funds.
Conferences
24th EurobuildCEE Golf Tournament
20th EurobuildCEE Summer Tennis Tournament
2nd EurobuildCEE Running Tournament
CPK – Nowa Era dla Polski i Rynku Nieruchomości Komercyjnych
9. The 9th Suits on Bikes Ride
The 21st CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference
31st Polish Commercial Real Estate Market Conference
The 15th Central & Eastern Europe EurobuildCEE Awards 2025
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Architecture and urban planning
Poznań with a green Aura
In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The f ...
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Alto launches Sky Park arch-comp
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
Six buildings certified
Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio, which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U ...
Colliers qualifies as WELL Survey Provider
Nestlé House is Excellent
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
The latest edition of our magazine reaches readers at a time when there is a palpable sense of uncertainty on the global market. Nevertheless, a stead ...
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
March issue of "Eurobuild" out now!
Events
Back to the Future Conference
The Back to the Future conference, organised by Urban Land Institute Polska, will take place on 9-10 April 2025 at the Norblin Factory Event Hall in W ...
Race to the top
Investors optimistic again
Exclusive
Rebuilding through tech – Mike Stenson of Kingspan
Irish company Kingspan has recently broken ground on a EUR 280 mln business technology campus near Lviv. This was the first major investment announced ...
A sudden slump is not on the cards
Keen students of the Polish scene – Xior Student Housing
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
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
Human resources
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the superv ...
Savills has new CEO
New head of retail at Cushman & Wakefield
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
Interior design
Grainy effect for Viterra
Viterra has moved into its new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime, part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk. The Design Anatomy studio is ...
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Saski Crescent eco-friendly and smart
Investment & finance
IP West sold
CA Immo has completed the sale of the IP West office building in Budapest. CBRE and Cerha Hempel Rechtsanwälte advised on the sale.
Silverton sells twice
CEE Commercial Real Estate Rebound Continues
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
Office demand on the rise
In the first quarter of this year, companies leased a total of 25 pct more office space across Poland’s major office markets compared to the same peri ...
Low CEE office take up
Memos grows
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
All.inn to appear in Gdańsk
Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul. Konarskiego in Gdańsk.
PRS growing rapidly in Poland
Mint lays out its growth plans
Retail & leisure
Bydgoszcz retail park to open 2026
Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz.
Mall Moldova now open
BIG Poland acquires Multishop Suwałki retail park
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Leasing up but developer activity down
In the first quarter, gross take-up for Poland’s industrial market came to 1.1 mln sqm (+16 pct y-o-y), with tenants increasingly opting to renew leas ...
