Investment & finance
RSSPolish real estate market becomes mature
POLAND The Polish real estate market has exited the development phase and entered the mature market phase. This seems to be confirmed by very good 2014 results across all the market sectors, among other things, according to Anna Kicińska, partner, leader of the real estate consultancy group at EY, CSE, who presented the ‘Poland. The Real State of Real Estate 2015’ report.
Investment & finance
EUR 100 mln refinancing loan for Galeria Słoneczna
POLAND German real estate bank Helaba has agreed, as arranger and underwriter, to provide a EUR 100 mln medium-term investment loan to AIG/Lincoln Polska for Galeria Sloneczna in Radom.
Magnum sells St Petersburg business centre
RUSSIA Magnum, a company owned by Russian businessman Victor Loktinov, has sold the Enigma class ‘B’ business centre in St Petersburg’s Kirovsky district to an undisclosed private investor.
Investment & finance
Palladium sale to Union Investment goes through
CZECH REPUBLIC Hamburg-based Union Investment has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the Palladium building on Náměstí Republiky in Prague 1 for around EUR 570 mln.
Investment & finance
TriGranit secures EUR 193 mln loan for BCC
POLAND TriGranit Development Corporation has been granted a EUR 193 mln term loan facility from ING Bank Śląski S.A. and ING Bank N.V. to refinance senior debt related to the Bonarka City Center in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Europa shopping centre changes hands
LITHUANIA The Baltic Opportunity Fund, which is managed by Northern Horizon Capital, has acquired the Europa shopping centre in Vilnius CBD from Baltic Property Trust Secura A/S for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Skanska puts four Polish office assets up for sale
POLAND Skanska Property Poland is seeking for buyers for four of its Polish office buildings with a total of 62,000 sqm gla.
Investment & finance
TREI sells Penny Market centre
CZECH REPUBLIC TREI Real Estate Czech Republic has signed an agreement for the sale of the Penny Market distribution centre in Radonice (Prague-East) to a company controlled by ZFP Investments, acting on behalf of the ZFP realitní fond.
Investment & finance
Trinfico completes Airportcity purchase
RUSSIA A subsidiary of the Trinfico Investment Group-managed private Russian pension fund Blagosostoyanie has completed the EUR 70 mln acquisition of two buildings located within the Airportcity business centre in St Petersburg.
New retail park to open in Kamienna Góra
POLAND Gliwice-based developer P.A. Nova has received a PLN 37.5 mln financing for a retail park which is being developed on the post-industrial area of Kamienna Góra.
Warsaw Chopin Airport gets PLN 600 mln
POLAND Bank Pekao and Przedsiębiorstwo Porty Lotnicze (PPL) have signed a contract on the financing of the extension of the Warsaw Chopin Airport. The planned work will be financed with the support of a PLN 600 mln bond issue, with the final redemption date set for 2022, arranged by the Bank.
Investment & finance
Slovak property investment volumes hit record high
SLOVAKIA In 2014, the real estate investment activity in Slovakia increased to over EUR 610 mln, the highest level since 2005, says JLL.
CA Immo and O1 Group to buy 15 pct Immofinanz stake
EUROPE CA Immobilien Anlagen and O1 Group are considering the joint acquisition of a 15 pct stake in Immofinanz AG.
Investment & finance
Cushman & Wakefield to be sold off?
WORLD Real estate agent Cushman & Wakefield is being put up for sale in the face of growing property prices and competition, according sources cited by the World Street Journal. The company’s majority owner has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to find buyer for its stake.
Investment & finance
Kapelanka goes green and golden
POLAND The Kapelanka 42 office complex which was developed by Skanska Property Poland in Kraków has been awarded LEED Core&Shell certificate with ‘Gold’ rating.
O1 raises its stake in CA Immo to 26 pct
EUROPE Russian investment holding O1 Group has increased its stake in the Austrian commercial real estate investor CA Immo from 16.1 pct to 26 pct.
Ronson to spend PLN 50 mln on land
POLAND Ronson is planning to spend a total of PLN 50 mln on extending its land bank in 2015. The residential developer, which has already concluded a PLN 21 mln preliminary agreement on the purchase in Warsaw’s Wola district this year, is mostly interested in the Warsaw market.
Investment & finance
Prosperus Real Estate Fund I buys North Star
LITHUANIA Real estate company MG Valda has sold its shares in BCU2, the owner of the North Star business center in Vilnius, to the real estate investment fund Prosperus Real Estate Fund I.
Investment & finance
Segro posts 72 pct revenue drop in Poland
CEE REGION In its last financial year, Segro has seen its Central European portfolio growing by 5.9 pct y-o-y, while the UK-based warehouse developer’s revenues from the Polish business fell by app. 72 pct, to GBP 8.2 mln, as compared to GBP 30.1 mln in 2013.
Investment & finance
Galeria Metropolia gets PLN 91 mln
POLAND Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Górski, which is the developer of the Galeria Metropolia shopping centre that is currently being developed in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, has been given a PLN 91 mln financing for the construction of the project.
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 ...
