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W.P. Carey buys and leases Nokia building in Kraków
POLAND W. P. Carey, through its non-traded REIT CPA®:17–Global, has completed the acquisition in a sale-leaseback of an office/R&D facility in Kraków with Nokia Corporation.
Date set for Orco delisting from PSE
CZECH REPUBLIC The Prague Stock Exchange has accepted Orco Property Group’s request to delist from the bourse.
Polish developers take out less loans
POLAND In the last year, the process of obtaining property bank financing in Poland has become more difficult for developers, while the activity of the cooperative banks in providing this kind of backing decreased. Meanwhile, the largest creditors’ market share improved, according to a study by the Polish Association of Development Companies (PZFD).
Investment & finance
GLL buys Wenceslas Square diamond
CZECH REPUBLIC The Diamant building on Wenceslas Square in Prague has been bought by a German-based fund manager GLL Real Estate Partners (represented by SPI) for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Augustine Hotel sold to Russian investor
CZECH REPUBLIC Russian private investment firm GledenInvest has completed the acquisition of the five-star plus Augustine Hotel in Prague’s Malá Strana district from Raiffeisen Evolution.
East Capital buys Baltic grocer’s EUR 13.4 mln premises
ESTONIA Stockholm-based asset manager East Capital has acquired the logistics centre and offices owned and occupied by the Baltic grocery retailer Rimi Eesti Food near Tallinn, worth EUR 13.4 mln.
AFI completes EUR 32 mln financing for Bucharest project
ROMANIA AFI Europe has finalised a EUR 32 mln loan it was given by Erste Group-owned Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) to develop its two Bucharest office buildings, AFI Park 2 and AFI Park 3.
Alpha Bank buys MLP Bucharest Sud for EUR 14.2 mln
ROMANIA AGI-RRE Hera, a subsidiary of Greek bank Alpha Bank, has paid EUR 14.2 mln to buy the MLP Bucharest Sud logistics park in southern Bucharest.
Cushman & Wakefield in the green
WORLD In H1 2014, Cushman & Wakefield’s gross revenue increased to nearly USD 1.28 bln, a 23.7 pct y-o-y increase. The company’s commission and service fee revenue increased USD 174.2 mln, a 24.2 pct increase, to a record USD 895.2 mln, compared to USD 721 mln in H1 2013.
Echo Investment to issue another tranche of bonds
POLAND Warsaw-based developer Echo Investment has decided to issue another tranche of bonds addressed to individual investors. Series ‘C’ will include 750,000 of 3.5-year bonds worth PLN 100 each, the company informed.
Investment & finance
Offices draw largest investment across Baltics
CEE REGION In H1 2014, the Baltic countries have seen office sector dominating their real estate investment volumes, while their total value reached EUR 385 mln, a 18.4 pct y-o-y drop, says Colliers.
Segro finalises EUR 208 mln loan for SELP
CEE REGION UK-based Segro has managed to arrange a EUR 208 mln loan for European Logistics Partnership (SELP), its 50/50 joint venture with Canadian pension fund Public Sector Pension Investment Board, to co-finance the EUR 472 mln logistics property purchase it is making across Europe.
Plaza Centers gets rid of distressed Romanian asset
ROMANIA Israeli-owned shopping center developer Plaza Centers has ultimately given up on its Târgu Mureș retail project, as it has sold the site, valued at EUR 3.5 mln, to an undisclosed developer.
Investment & finance
PHN secures funds for Domaniewska Office Hub
POLAND PKO BP and Pekao Bank Hipoteczny banks have granted a loan to Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) for the construction of the Domaniewska Office Hub project in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Investment & finance
Czerwona Torebka to move into overdrive
POLAND The dynamic growth of the Czerwona Torebka group has contributed to an increase in its consolidated revenue in the first half of the year.
Investment & finance
CEE commercial investment volumes slow down "temporarily"
CEE REGION Although in H1 2014 commercial real estate investment volumes in Eastern Europe have reached EUR 3.6 bln, a marginal slow down compared to the last year, they will soon accelerate again, says Colliers International in its latest study.
Secure Property enlarges and differentiates Romanian portfolio
ROMANIA Secure Property Development & Investment, a Cyprus-based SEE-focused real estate investor, has made another property purchase in Romania. The London-listed company bought a EUR 3.3 mln residential portfolio comprised of 122 apartments situated in four Bucharest complexes.
HB Reavis issues EUR 30 mln of bonds
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has closed its inaugural bond transaction on the Bratislava stock market by raising EUR 30 mln, bringing the total funds of HB Reavis raised on the capital markets since November 2013 to over EUR 63 mln.
EM&F to close fashion franchise by year-end
POLAND Empik Media & Fashion wants to close down its franchise of 90 fashion stores by the end of the year.
CEE markets co-determine Auchan’s H1 surge
EUROPE/CEE REGION In H1 2014, French grocer Auchan has posted a healthy growth, driven mostly by its Eastern European and Chinese operations. From running a total of 1,006 hyper- and 2,746 super- markets around the globe, Groupe Auchan generated a consolidated revenue incl. tax of EUR 31.2 bln, up 4.7 pct y-o-y.
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 ...
