Investment & finance
RSSAmericans eye Sołowow’s stake in Echo Investment
POLAND The 46 pct stake in Kielce-based developer Echo Investment, put up for sale by the company’s founder and biggest shareholder Michał Sołowow earlier this year, has tempted a large US player.
Investment & finance
Polish and Romanian banks most eager to support developers
CEE REGION While less than one third of European banks are considering disposing of part of their commercial loan portfolios within the next 12-18 months, their share reaches 60 pct in Bulgaria, 57 pct in Hungary and 50 pct in both Croatia and Slovenia, according to KPMG’s latest study examining prospects for banks financing the real estate sector.
Investment & finance
PetroLot to sell three office buildings and plots near Warsaw Airport
POLAND Airship refuelling services company PetroLot is selling a number properties in the neighbourhood of Warsaw Airport. The starting price for all the properties is PLN 52.3 mln.
Starwood to sell LHG?
WORLD US equity group Starwood Capital is looking for buyers for its Louvre Hotels Group (LHG) chain, according to French media.
Investment & finance
Metropolitan in Warsaw sold
POLAND The Metropolitan office building, designed by Norman Foster, has been sold.
Putin signs property tax rise
RUSSIA President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law to increase property taxes.
CEE market heading for record year
CEE REGION The investment volume in the CEE region could reach between EUR 6 and 7 bln by the year-end, marking the highest level since the economic downturn, according to research by JLL.
Investment & finance
Bricomarché takes over 14 Nomi stores
POLAND Grupa Muszkieterów has announced that the Bricomarché chain of DIY supermarkets has taken over 14 stores of Nomi – which is in liquidation and has thus become the owner of the majority of retail outlets of the brand (Nomi has 24 locations).
Redan finishes restructuring
POLAND With the sale of a minority stake in the company which controls the TextilMarket chain, Redan can now finish its restructuring ahead of schedule and look forward to new projects.
Good Q3 on Russian real estate investment market
RUSSIA In Q3 2014, the total investment volume on the Russian market came to USD 1.3 bln, slightly more than the USD 1.2 bln recorded last year, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Hochtief gets rid of residential developer
EUROPE German construction company Hochtief has sold its Munich-based residential development company formart to Activum SG, as the Group continues to review its core business operations and implement reorienting strategy.
Investment & finance
BNP provides finance for Marcredo
POLAND BNP Paribas Real Estate has advised Elbfonds on the acquisition of funds for its Marcredo Center Kutno shopping centre investment.
Investment & finance
Atrium buys Focus Mall Bydgoszcz for EUR 122 mln
POLAND Atrium European Real Estate Limited has agreed to acquire Focus Mall in Bydgoszcz from Aviva Investors for EUR 122 mln.
Investment & finance
Świeradów-Czerniawa health resort bought by KGHM
POLAND The privatisation process for the Świeradów-Czerniawa health resort has been completed by Polska Grupa Uzdrowisk.
Investment & finance
CPI buys land and Bratislava building
CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAKIA CPI Property Group has announced that it has entered into agreements to buy 20,000 ha of farmland in the Czech Republic and the Poštová Office Center in Bratislava.
O1 Group acquires EUR 295 mln stake in CA Immo
EUROPE Cyprus-based O1 Group has bought a 16.35 pct stake in CA Immobilien Anlagen from Unicredit Bank Austria for EUR 295 mln.
Knight Frank improves financial results
WORLD In its last financial year, real estate agent Knight Frank has seen a record GBP 392.7 mln turnover, a 12 pct y-o-y increase, while it generated GBP 136.6 mln profit, a 33 pct y-o-y boost.
Investment & finance
Plaza Centers sells Kragujevac mall
SERBIA Plaza Centers has completed the sale of its Kragujevac Plaza shopping centre for EUR 38.6 mln.
Investment & finance
Castle Carbery sells Cirrus to Adgar
POLAND Irish investor Castle Carbery Properties, on behalf of Mazovia Holdings II, has sold the Cirrus office building in Warsaw’s Mokotów district to a subsidiary of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange listed Adgar Investments & Development.
Investment & finance
YIT offloads Grand Office in Vilnius
LITHUANIA Finnish construction and development giant YIT has signed agreements to sell three properties, including Grand Office in Vilnius, to different parties.
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 ...
