Investment & finance
RSSBydgoszcz’s Zielone Arkady secured as seed asset
POLAND ECE’s European Prime Shopping Centre Fund II has closed with EUR 500 mln raised. The Zielone Arkady shopping centre, which is currently being developed by ECE in Bydgoszcz, has been secured as the first property for the fund.
Standard Life Investments sells off Brno warehouse
CZECH REPUBLIC Standard Life Investments’ European Property Growth Fund has sold a 13,000 sqm retail warehouse in Brno to its tenant, Sconto Immobilien.
Investment & finance
Cedet’s financing sorted
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has granted the Cedet redevelopment project with a EUR 56.5 mln loan as part of the Polish Investments programme it supports. The Cedet project redevelops and extends the historical CDT building in Warsaw, which used to house the iconic Smyk children’s department store.
Investment & finance
C-Mec sells off 10,000 sqm industrial building
CZECH REPUBLIC Belgian-Czech industrial equipment manufacturer C-Mec Holding has sold a 10,000 sqm office and warehousing building in Kladno to a private Czech investor through a sell-and- leaseback transaction.
Investment & finance
Hammerson and VIA Outlets buys Freeport outlets
CZECH REPUBLIC The Carlyle Group has sold its Freeport Portfolio of outlet centres in Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic to Hammerson, VIA Outlets, APG, Meyer Bergman and Value Retail.
Orco resumes buying for projects
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group has acquired four development projects in Prague and Central Bohemia.
PLN 60 mln bond issue for Robyg
POLAND The Robyg group has issued PLN 60 mln of unsecured ‘L’ series bonds.
Transneft close to buying Evolution Tower
RUSSIA Oil giant Transneft is planning to acquire the Evolution Tower office building in Moscow Intenational Business Center, according to undisclosed market sources cited by Vedomosti.
Hungarian central bank with distressed assets manager
HUNGARY Hungary’s central bank (MNB) is setting up an asset management agency, the MARK Group, that will have HUF 300 bln (EUR 980 mln) to buyout toxic commercial property loans from local banks.
Investment & finance
Brazilian banking tycoon buys The Gherkin
UNITED KINGDOM The Gherkin, London’s second-tallest building, has new owner. The 180-meter office tower located at 30 St Mary Axe has been sold to Safra Group, a Brazilian financial holding controlled by Joseph Safra.
Investment & finance
Ronson increases sales in Q3
POLAND In the first three quarters of the year, Polish residential developer Ronson has sold 565 units, a 36 pct y-o-y increase. The company now expects its 2014 sales to exceed the number of 700 apartments, 50 units more than earlier anticipated.
Investment & finance
Atrium buys AFI Palác Pardubice for EUR 83 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has acquired the AFI Palác shopping centre in Pardubice from AFI Europe for EUR 83 mln.
Investment & finance
UGL completes sale of DTZ
WORLD UGL has finalised the sale of its property services business DTZ for AUD 1.215 bln to the TPG and PAG Consortium.
Budimex sees all-round improvement
POLAND In the January–September period, Budimex group’s sales increased by 17.8 pct, while its operating profit grew by 47.2 pct in this period compared to the same period last year. Its operating profit margin amounted to 4.7 pct – up by a quarter.
Griffin negotiates new acquisitions
POLAND Griffin is negotiating the purchase of four new commercial projects in Poland worth EUR 160 mln in total. Two of the projects are located in Warsaw and the other two in the regional markets.
Investment & finance
Bucharest office leasing sees improvement in Q3
ROMANIA According to CBRE, in Q3 2014, the total leasing activity (TLA) in Bucharest reached the level of 70,000 sqm. For the second consecutive quarter, new leases, expansions and pre-leases in the city accounted for more than 80 pct of TLA, the analysts point out.
Investment & finance
Medicover invests more in Wilanów
POLAND The Medicover group is to extend its hospital in Warsaw’s Wilanów district and for this has purchased an area of over 2.5 ha near al. Rzeczypospolitej in the direct vicinity of one of its existing clinics.
Townhouse with Russian Embassy view up for sale
POLAND Warsaw city council has put up for sale the former house and dressings factory of Rudolf Strzelecki at ul. Kujawska 1 in Mokotów district.
Investment & finance
NEPI buys EUR 148 mln Bucharest mall
ROMANIA New Europe Property Investments (NEPI) has completed the acquisition of Promenada Mall, a 40,300 sqm Bucharest shopping mall owned by RE Project Development SRL and Manierita Limited, for EUR 148 mln.
Investment & finance
Globalworth gets EUR 30 mln refinancing for Bucharest tower
ROMANIA Guernsey-based real estate investment company Globalworth has received a EUR 30 mln loan for its Bucharest office building, Tower Center International.
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
Poland heading for a two-tier market
The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure ...
Poland underestimates Building site crime
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
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
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
Outstanding for Prologis
Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd ...
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
Eurobuild Awards
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Call for nominations and jury members!
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 June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
This sporting real estate life
The May issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
August 7th – mark the date
Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation ...
Investment given the green light
SIMA grows internationally
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Central Point sold
Greenberg Traurig advised Lewandpol Property on the acquisition of Central Point, a landmark office building in Warsaw's central business district, fr ...
Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
Land shortage changing market
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
Hungary's office market returns
The outlook for the Budapest office market no longer depends solely on traditional real estate indicators. The direction of the sector's development w ...
The Shire comes to Poznań
Four signings for B4B
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
Poland unprepared for ageing population
JLL's latest report, 'TheSenior Housing Market in Poland', reveals a deep supply gap, coupled with a solid demand base. Poland is aging the fastest in ...
Quorum Tower reaches final height
Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
More tenants join Plaza Rzeszów
A number of new leases have been signed for space in Plaza Rzeszów. Additionally, existing tenants have renewed their leases, relocated stores and exp ...
Big Piła begins to fill
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Rohlig Suus grows in Poznań
Rohlig SUUS Logistics has expanded its operational space in Poznań by 14,000 sqm. Currently, the operator manages nearly 55,000 sqm of modern warehous ...
