Investment & finance
RSSOrco buys more land in Prague and Brno
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group has acquired two development projects, one in Prague and the other Brno.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys Aupark Košice complex for EUR 165 mln
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis Group has announced the sale of its Aupark Košice shopping centre together with the adjacent Aupark Office Tower to South African property investor New Europe Property Investments (NEPI).
GTC continues to grow
CEE REGION In the first nine months of 2014, GTC’s rental and services revenues have reached EUR 82 mln as compared with EUR 83 mln earned last year (EUR 27 mln in Q3 2014 vs EUR 28 mln in Q3 2013), while the company’s margin on rental activities stood at 74 pct (75 pct in Q3 alone).
Investment & finance
Banks to provide PLN 500 mln for Q22
POLAND Kielce-based developer Echo Investment has concluded a EUR 116 mln (PLN 500 mln) agreement with two banks, Bank Zachodni WBK and PKO BP, to finance the construction of the Q22 office building in Warsaw.
TriGranit to return to Romanian development market
ROMANIA CEE development and asset management company TriGranit is eyeing new retail and office development projects in Romania, especially those of app. 40,000 sqm of space, as it would like to resume its development business activity in the country.
Another Łódź office project underway
POLAND Skanska has signed a preliminary purchase agreement for a 6,000 sqm parcel situated on ul. Składowa in Łódź, where the developer is planning to construct an office building.
Investment & finance
Pollena to fly once again
POLAND Okam Capital has purchased the 4.3 ha site of the former Pollena-Uroda factory in Warsaw’s Praga district.
Investment & finance
Skanska sells EUR 66 mln Łódź office complex
POLAND A Griffin Group-managed fund has acquired Skanska’s Green Horizon office complex in Łódź for EUR 66 mln.
Bilfinger sells off its construction division
GERMANY German real estate, engineering and construction expert Bilfinger is selling “a significant portion” of its civil engineering business, the construction division, to the Swiss construction and construction services company Implenia as the German giant aims to focus on servicing industrial facilities.
Investment & finance
Globalworth acquires Unicredit headquarters for EUR 43 mln
ROMANIA Globalworth Real Estate Investments has bought Unicredit Building, a 15,500 sqm gla office building in Bucharest, for app. EUR 43 mln.
Investment & finance
Invesco Real Estate buys Plac Unii for EUR 226 mln
POLAND Liebrecht & Wood Group and BBI Development SA have signed a final agreement on the sale of Plac Unii, a mix-use complex in Warsaw, to the real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate (IRE). The transaction was estimated at EUR 226 mln.
Investment & finance
Skanska sells 40,000 sqm Wrocław office project
POLAND Skanska Property Poland has sold its Dominikański office complex that is currently being developed in Wrocław to the German asset manager Union Investment.
New fund of Lords LB Asset Management
LITHUANIA Lords LB Asset Management has been granted permission by the Bank of Lithuania to form a closed-end real estate investment fund, Lords LB Baltic Fund IV.
Main shareholders consider selling off Ronson stakes
POLAND Global City Holdings and U. Dori Group – the main shareholders of stock-exchange listed Ronson – are considering the sale of their shares in the residential developer.
AEW Europe raises millions for logistics shopping
EUROPE AEW Europe has raised EUR 820 mln from investors to buy logistics and warehouse facilities in Europe.
Conwert converts properties into cash
CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAKIA Vienna-listed Conwert Immobilien Invest has sold its entire Czech property portfolio of 46,249 sqm to a Czech company, as well as two properties in Žilina and an undeveloped plot in Bratislava to a Slovakian investor in a share deal.
Investment & finance
German asset manager takes over new Warsaw hotel
POLAND CEE developer S+B Gruppe AG is selling a newly-opened 300-room Hampton by Hilton hotel in Warsaw to the German asset manager Union Investment.
Capital Park strengthens retail presence in Warsaw
POLAND Capital Park has bought two retail facilities in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. One is located on the ground floor of a residential building at the junction of ul. Belgradzka and ul. Rosola.
Investment & finance
VIG buys two Warsaw office buildings from Mermaid
POLAND The Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has acquired the Jasna 26 and Libra Business Centre office buildings in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Union Investment “buys Palladium”
CZECH REPUBLIC German investor Union Investment is to buy the Palladium shopping centre on Náměstí Republiky in Prague 1 for EUR 565 mln – the highest price ever paid for a single building in the country’s history, according to ‘Hospodářské noviny’.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
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
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
