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Investment & finance
Cedet’s financing sorted
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has granted the Cedet redevelopment project with a EUR 56.5 mln loan as part of the Polish Investments programme it supports. The Cedet project redevelops and extends the historical CDT building in Warsaw, which used to house the iconic Smyk children’s department store.
Investment & finance
C-Mec sells off 10,000 sqm industrial building
CZECH REPUBLIC Belgian-Czech industrial equipment manufacturer C-Mec Holding has sold a 10,000 sqm office and warehousing building in Kladno to a private Czech investor through a sell-and- leaseback transaction.
Investment & finance
Hammerson and VIA Outlets buys Freeport outlets
CZECH REPUBLIC The Carlyle Group has sold its Freeport Portfolio of outlet centres in Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic to Hammerson, VIA Outlets, APG, Meyer Bergman and Value Retail.
Orco resumes buying for projects
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group has acquired four development projects in Prague and Central Bohemia.
PLN 60 mln bond issue for Robyg
POLAND The Robyg group has issued PLN 60 mln of unsecured ‘L’ series bonds.
Transneft close to buying Evolution Tower
RUSSIA Oil giant Transneft is planning to acquire the Evolution Tower office building in Moscow Intenational Business Center, according to undisclosed market sources cited by Vedomosti.
Hungarian 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.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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 hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
More Polish investment in Poland
In the first half of 2025, commercial real estate investment in Poland reached EUR 1.71 bln, broadly in line with the total for the same period in 202 ...
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Financing for Sosnowiec V
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
Skyliner II shooting up
The construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group, has reached the halfway point. At a height ...
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
