Investment & finance
RSSIndustrial investment in Europe hits seven-year high
EUROPE In H1 2014, investors have spent a total of EUR 8.7 bln on industrial properties across Europe, the best first half performance since 2007, a study by CBRE reveals. The figure represents a 25 pct increase versus H1 2013.
Investment & finance
Portland Trust buys plot to build more offices in Bucharest
ROMANIA Prague-based commercial developer Portland Trust has bought a 4 ha land plot in Bucharest from Nusco Group. Located in North Central part of the city, the plot will accommodate a "large office project."
Investment & finance
Szczecin tenement house offered for sale
POLAND Litwiniuk Property facilitated the sale of a 240 sqm retail unit in a Szczecin tenement house. Located on ul. Bogusława X and owned by an undisclosed company that also holds the rest of the building, the space was acquired by an anonymous private investor for PLN 2.6 mln, the company informed.
Investment & finance
Strabag acquires EUR 95 mln stake in JW Marriott hotel
ROMANIA Bank of Cyprus has disposed of its 35.2 pct share in JW Marriott-branded Bucharest Grand Hotel, initially valued at EUR 95 mln, by selling it to the Austrian construction and development conglomerate Strabag.
Investment & finance
Ghelamco sells three Polish properties to Starwood
POLAND Belgian-originated developer Ghelamco has finalized the sale of its T-Mobile Office Park, Łopuszańska Business Park and Katowice Business Point to an American private investment firm Starwood Capital Group. The three office properties comprise 78,000 sqm of space in total.
Investment & finance
Interferie reduces net loss
POLAND In H1 2014, Interferie (Interferie jointly with an affiliated company, Interferie Medical SPA) continued to perform stable growth. At the end of June 2014, the group’s revenues amounted to over PLN 17.9 mln, as compared to PLN 17.9 last year. Its net loss in H1 2014 decreased to PLN 356,000, from PLN 1.23 mln in H1 2013.
Investment & finance
Atrium redevelops Warsaw mall
POLAND Management board of Atrium European Real Estate (AERE) has approved the first stage of the extension and modernization plan for the Atrium Promenada shopping centre in Warsaw. According to the company, the shopping centre will get enlarged by as much as 44,000 sqm.
Amrest satisfied with Poland, Hungary and Russia in H1
EUROPE In H1 2014, a Poland-based restaurant operator Amrest, which runs app. 760 bars under KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Starbucks brands, has seen a 8.9 y-o-y increase in its revenue, to PLN 1.4 bln. However, the company also posted a significant drop in net operating profit, which hit PLN 12 mln, as compared to PLN 41.8 mln in H1 2013.
Investment & finance
AFI ends H1 with EUR 27.5 mln profit
CEE REGION In H1 2014, AFI Properties, which is the parent company of the CEE developer AFI Europe, has seen an over six-fold y-o-y increase in profit, from EUR 4.3 mln to EUR 27.5 mln. The global real estate investment company’s net operating income hit EUR 39.4 mln, up 10 pct y-o-y.
Investment & finance
Inpro borrows PLN 25 mln to build Chmielna Park
POLAND Inpro has signed a loan contract with the PKO BP bank for partial financing of the net costs related to the construction of B building at the Chmielna Park estate on ul. Chmielna and ul. Toruńska on the Spichrzów Island in Gdańsk.
MirLand grows in value
RUSSIA In H1 2014, the total value of MirLand Development Corporation’ assets increased by 15 pct and for the first time hit USD 1 bln, the company has announced.
Romtelecom to sell off ten properties
ROMANIA Telecommunications provider Romtelecom has put up for sale its ten Romanian properties. Located in Bucharest and a few smaller cities, they were valued at EUR 3.6 mln net in total, according to the local news agency Mediafax.
Investment & finance
Lord Foster Warsaw project to change hands
POLAND The Metropolitan office building, designed by the famous Norman Foster, may soon be sold.
Contractor chosen for Szczecin station redevelopment
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) has chosen a consortium made up of Winnicki and Maxto for the redevelopment of Szczecin railway station under the ‘design and build’ formula.
Arco Vara sees 57 pct drop in H1
CEE REGION Estonian developer Arco Vara, which also actively operates in Latvia and Bulgaria, has posted below expectations H1 results as the Group’s operational revenues reached EUR 2.2 mln, a 57 pct drop y-o-y, and its development services income decreased by 80 pct.
Bilfinger CEO quits as annual forecast drops
CEE REGION German real estate and construction company Bilfinger has reduced its projection for 2014 results again. Its net profit is now expected to hover around EUR 205 mln and EUR 220 mln, EUR 25 mln down compared to the previous financial adjustment made just five weeks ago.
Hungarian transaction volumes see 46 pct boost in H1
HUNGARY In the first half of the year, total real estate transaction volumes in Hungary have increased by 46 pct, to EUR 283 mln. The number includes EUR 231 mln of income-generating investment deals, a record high level since 2011, according to Colliers International.
Investment & finance
New plot in Okam’s hands
POLAND Residential developer Okam Capital has purchased another plot in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Investment & finance
Starwood finalises Ghelamco negotiations
POLAND American fund SOF-IX International Holdings, which is owned by Starwood Capital Group, is set to buy three office buildings built by Ghelamco.
Robyg buys Służew plot
POLAND Robyg Group has signed an agreement to buy an 8.5 ha plot in Warsaw’s Służew district (south Mokotów).
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.
