Investment & finance
RSSImmofinanz fires back at unsatisfactory CA Immo bid
EUROPE Immofinanz has made a voluntary partial public offer on the purchase of an up to 29 pct stake in CA Immo. The move comes just a few days after CA Immo and O1 jointly offered to acquire 13.5 pct of the total Immofinanz issued shares for EUR 2.80 per share in a voluntary tender offer, at least EUR 1.20 below Immofinanz’s expectations.
Investment & finance
African investor buys Opole mall, plans extension
POLAND/ MAURITIUS Gontar, a subsidiary of the Rockcastle Global Real Estate company which operates in South Africa and Mauritius, has concluded an agreement on the purchase of the Coucal-owned Solaris Centre shopping mall in Opole. The total purchase price for the transaction reached EUR 52 mln at an initial yield of 7.7 pct.
Investment & finance
PKP wins financing for Gliwice station
POLAND PKP has signed an app. PLN 81.5 mln contract with the Centre for EU Transport Projects on supplementary financing for the modernization of a railway station in Gliwice.
Investment & finance
Union Investment buys Sarni Stok
POLAND Union Investment has acquired the Sarni Stok shopping centre in Bielsko-Biała from CBRE Property Fund Central Europe, which is managed by CBRE Global Investors.
Tristan is starting new EUR 950 mln fund
EUROPE London-based real estate investment fund manager Tristan Capital is launching a new EUR 950 mln pan-European value-add fund . So far Tristan raised one third of the targeted equity.
Investment & finance
CBRE GI buys Campus Square from AIG/Lincoln
CZECH REPUBLIC A fund managed by CBRE Global Investors has bought the Campus Square retail park in Brno’s Bohunice district from AIG/Lincoln.
MLP looking to double its scale of operations
POLAND The value of MLP Group’s assets increased to PLN 557.9 mln at the end of 2014, almost 10 pct more than for the previous year.
CA Immo and O1 raise bid for Immofinanz
EUROPE Vienna-based developer CA Immo and the Russian investment group O1 are willing to buy 13.5 pct of the total Immofinanz issued shares for EUR 2.80 per share in a voluntary tender offer.
C&W boasts record income
WORLD Cushman & Wakefield has increased its gross revenue by 14 pct y-o-y to USD 2.85 bln and its net income by 33.3 pct to USD 61.6 mln, according to 2014 financial results.
Investment & finance
Echo in Griffin’s hands?
POLAND Michał Sołowow, the largest single shareholder of development company Echo Investment, has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
AXA starts new logistics developer
EUROPE Real estate investment company AXA Real Estate has launched a new pan-European logistics and industrial development company, Baytree Logistics Properties, which has EUR 100 mln already earmarked for its project pipeline.
Investment & finance
CTP obtains EUR 162 mln from the banks
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech warehousing developer and owner CTP has secured a EUR 132 mln loan from its new financial partner pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to finance CTPark Bor in Bor u Tachova, close to the German border.
Atal to spend PLN 100 mln on land plots
POLAND Development company Atal is aiming to spend PLN 60-100 mln on land purchases this year.
Investment & finance
Hines buys Capital Partners Moscow building
RUSSIA Hines has reportedly acquired a 32,000 sqm office building that makes part of the Capital Partners-developed Metropolis mixed-use complex located by the Leningradskoe highway in Moscow.
Investment & finance
Lithuanian Post puts 60 assets up for sale
LITHUANIA Lithuanian postal operator Lietuvos paštas (LP) will auction off app. 60 domestic properties.
Investment & finance
European investors eye demographic and social trends
EUROPE Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Hamburg and Athens performed best among the European cities showing the strongest property investment prospects in 2015. Warsaw was ranked 14th, a three place drop compared to the 2014 ranking. Prague took the 18th position, a two place y-o-y fall, while Budapest was ranked 22nd, a five place jump compared to the last year, according to an annual investment prospects survey by PwC.
Investment & finance
TMR mulls switching from Katowice park to Ostrava
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Slovakian resort operator and developer Tatry Mountain Resorts is considering abandoning plans to re-develop the Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko amusement park in Chorzów and to develop another park in Ostrava instead.
Investment & finance
Amrest to run more Starbucks CEE coffee houses
ROMANIA/ BULGARIA Wrocław-based restaurant operator Amrest is acquiring two sole operators of the Starbucks-branded stores in Romania and Bulgaria for app. EUR 16 mln.
Investment & finance
BBI and Liebrecht agree on EUR 120 mln Koneser project
POLAND BBI Development will contribute the land and app. PLN 22 mln of cash while, Liebrecht & Wood will add app. PLN 70 mln for the development of the mixed-use Praga Koneser Center project in Warsaw.
Erbud sees double-digit growth
POLAND In its last financial last year, the Erbud revenues and EBIT have increased by 38.5 pct and 34 pct y-o-y respectively, while the construction company generated PLN 1.69 bln revenues.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Franck Delage of S&P is the keynote speaker at Eurobuild Annual Conference!
The keynote speaker at Eurobuild’s 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference will be one of Europe’s foremost real estate and capital marke ...
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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
Mercure Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
GTC Sells Francuska Office Complex in Katowice
GTC has completed the sale of the Francuska Office Centre in Katowice to BPS Leasing S.A., which acquired the property on behalf of Grupa Opal through ...
Erste Bank provides EUR 126 mln refinancing for two Zagreb shopping centres
REICO Long Lease acquires 62,500 sqm logistics facility from Prologis
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
PIB Group consolidates Warsaw offices in WTT
International insurance brokerage group PIB Group has leased 1,300 sqm of office space at Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT), owned by Globalworth. The new head ...
Towarowa22 to Revitalise Historic Warsaw Pavilion
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Agrobex completes second stage of Nove Garby
Agrobex Deweloper has secured an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Nove Garby residential development in Garby, near Poznań. The completed ...
Re.Start Petynka now half sold
Matexi Completes Final Stage of Sady Żoliborz
Retail & leisure
Retail parks drive Poland’s retail market growth
Poland’s retail property market continues to see strong development activity. In Q3 2026, 128,000 sqm of new retail space was delivered, up 36.2 pct y ...
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Autoklass leases 3,000 sqm at MLP Bucharest West
Romanian automotive dealer Autoklass has become the latest tenant at MLP Bucharest West, leasing 3,000 sqm of space, including 2,700 sqm of warehouse ...
