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REAListic prospect of conflict
POLAND Auchan Poland has completed the halfway stage in its rebranding of the network of Real hypermarkets it has recently acquired from Metro. However, the process is not straightforward. It is possible that some stores might even be closed down, say representatives of the French company.
Investment & finance
BGK to rent out Gdańsk flats
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), through BGK Nieruchomości, has purchased its second project for its Apartments for Rent Fund. The building is located on ul. Kilińskiego in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz and constitutes the second stage of the Browar Gdański project, which is being carried out by Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Górski.
Investment & finance
Warimpex has ambitious plans despite losses
CEE REGION Warimpex registered losses of EUR 35.3 mln in 2014. However, the company is planning new projects.
Investment & finance
Qataris and Swiss buy two Warsaw estates
POLAND Aventicum Capital Management – a JV established by the Credit Suisse bank and the Qatar Holding investment fund – has bought two SPV companies involved in building residential estates in Warsaw.
CBRE pleased with Q1 results
WORLD CBRE has recorded USD 2.1 bln in revenue for the first quarter of this year, which signifies a 10 pct increase (15 pct in local currency) from USD 1.9 bln in the corresponding quarter last year.
Investment & finance
Union Investment buys Focus Park
POLAND Union Investment has bought the Focus Park shopping centre in Rybnik from Aviva Investors for an undisclosed sum.
LC Corp extends land bank in Wrocław
POLAND LC Corp has bought a 5,600 sqm land plot between ul. Piłsudskiego, ul. Komandorska and ul. Bogusławskiego in Wrocław from AIB and McCarthy Harte Polska.
Investment & finance
Amstar wants more
POLAND Amstar will search for new investment in CEE.
Investment & finance
Post sells nine properties
LITHUANIA The Lithuanian Post (Lietuvos paštas) has held its second real estate auction.
Blackstone raised the largest real estate fund ever
EUROPE In the first quarter of 2015, Blackstone group raised USD 14.5 bln for its Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII opportunistic fund.
Investment & finance
Hanner has EUR 60 mln to spend
LITHUANIA/ROMANIA Lithuanian developer Hanner plans to invest EUR 60 mln in new developments this year.
Investment & finance
Europa Capital buys three Budapest office assets
HUNGARY Europa Capital has acquired a 30,000 sqm gla office portfolio in central Budapest for its pan-European investment fund, Europa Fund IV, for EUR 30 mln.
Investment & finance
Alfa Bank to sell Aeroplaza
RUSSIA Alfa-Bank, which is acting as the bridge bank of the distressed Baltitskiy Bank (Балтийский Банк), is planning to sell some of the latter’s property.
Investment & finance
CA Immo fails in Immofinanz takeover bid
EUROPE Austrian developer CA Immo together with its Russian partner O1 Group have increased their stake in Immofinanz by 1.6 pp to 6.1 pct.
Russian investment declines but yields rise
RUSSIA In Q1 the investment volume for the Russian market came to USD 520 mln, which represents a 20 pct fall compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report by Colliers International.
Investment & finance
Czech Republic tops Q1 investment volumes
CEE REGION According to JLL’s preliminary estimates, Q1 2015, the total volume of investment transactions finalised on the commercial real estate markets in the CEE region reached EUR 1.44 bln in Q1 2015.
Investment & finance
Investor found for Złote Tarasy office buildings
POLAND A large European investor has been offered an exclusive right to purchase the Skylight and Lumen office buildings which form part of Warsaw's Złote Tarasy retail and office complex.
Investment & finance
Inpro sales remains unchanged
POLAND Inpro capital group has summed up its Q1 2015 sales results. The company signed 98 preliminary contracts net, as compared to 99 preliminary contracts signed in Q1 2014.
JLL: Czech Republic dominates CEE investment market
CEE REGION In Q1 2015, the CEE commercial property investment volumes have reached EUR 1.44 bln in total, says JLL.
Interest continues to grow for industrial plots - CBRE
POLAND The investment land market in Poland is currently stable, but demand for the best locations is continuing to grow – according to the ‘ViewPoint Land Market in Poland 2015’ report just published by CBRE.
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 ...
