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BPT sells Warsaw and Gdynia buildings
POLAND BPT Optima has sold two buildings from its Polish office real estate portfolio to the Octava FIZAN investment fund: the Obrzeżna Building in Warsaw and the Baltic Business Center in Gdynia.
Investment & finance
Gliwice to sell A1/A4 land
POLAND Gliwice city council has invited tenders for the purchase of a plot at the interchange of the A1 and A4 motorways.
Investment & finance
GTC: down EUR 132 mln in three months
CEE REGION The management board of Globe Trade Centre (GTC) has informed that the fair value of GTC’s property portfolio which is to be included in the company’s financial report for 2014 (ended December 31st, 2014) would be app. EUR 132 mln lower than the value indicated in the financial statement published at the end of September 2014.
Investment & finance
Colliers to manage Warsaw’s Metropolitan
POLAND Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management-owned and Cushman & Wakefield-managed Metropolitan, a 38,000 sqm gla office building in central Warsaw, will now be managed by Colliers International.
Investment & finance
Atrium agrees to buy Arkády Pankrác
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate Limited has signed an agreement to acquire a 75 pct stake in the Arkády Pankrác shopping centre in Prague for EUR 162 mln.
Gazit-Globe becomes Atrium’s majority shareholder
WORLD Gazit-Globe, an Israeli real estate investor that holds a 39.99-pct stake in Atrium European Real Estate (AERE), is acquiring 52,069,622 ordinary shares of AERE, which account for an app. 13.87 pct stake in the company. The shares are being taken over from a consortium managed by CPI CEE Management, which will now have no AERE shares, for a total of app. EUR 229 mln in an off-market transaction.
Warsaw continues to dominate the region
POLAND Warsaw has been ranked 14th in the most attractive places in Europe for investing in real estate, in the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2015 survey that has just been published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Murapol planning another Kraków project
POLAND Murapol has finalised the purchase of a 0.85 ha site on ul. Poznańska in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Kingstown goes to court over Orco
CEE REGION CPI Group and Orco Property Group (OPG) have both announced that they have been served with a legal summons by Delaware-based Kingstown Partners and affiliated companies for damages due to alleged violation of minority OPG shareholder rights.
Auchan given green light to buy 12 Romanian assets
ROMANIA French retailer and real estate investor Groupe Auchan has received an approval of the Romanian Competition Council to acquire a portfolio of twelve retail properties, in which the company has been running some of its 32 Romanian supermarkets.
Investment & finance
Third Vivo! to open in Krosno
POLAND Immofinanz group has secured a 6 ha site in Krosno in the south-eastern Subcarpathian province for the construction of its latest Vivo! shopping centre.
Investment & finance
Standard Life buys Palác I.P. Pavlova 5
CZECH REPUBLIC Standard Life Investments has acquired the Palác I.P. Pavlova 5 office and mixed-use building in central Prague for its Global Real Estate Fund.
Government-backed mortgages see 16,000 applications
POLAND It has been a year since the Apartment for the Young ("Mieszkanie dla Młodych") governmental programme has launched in Poland. The state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), which coordinates the initiative, received a total of 15,972 applications and granted PLN 366 mln of subsidized mortgages over that time.
Investment & finance
Tesco closes down CEE stores
CZECH REPUBLIC/HUNGARY Tesco is set to shut down another hypermarket in the Czech Republic along with 13 Hungarian stores, as the company is implementing an international recovery program that aims to dramatically cut costs.
Investment & finance
Griffin to buy PKO BP developer
POLAND A Griffin Group-managed investment fund has signed a letter of intent with PKO Bank Polski on buying Qualia Development, a real estate company owned by the PKO BP bank.
Auchan allowed to buy Piaseczno plots
POLAND The town council of Piaseczno has passed a resolution which allows Auchan Polska to bypass a tender procedure when buying three plots adjacent to the company’s shopping centre.
PHN buys office building
POLAND The Management Board of Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) has signed a letter of intent concerning the purchase of an app. 15,000 sqm office building.
CPI to invest in Polish retail projects
CZECH REPUBLIC CEE investment and development company CPI Property Group aims to buy five retail assets in Poland for a total amount of app. CZK 500 mln (PLN 70 mln) as it sees retail investment opportunities in the Czech Republic dry up and turns its eyes towards the Polish market, reports the Hospodářské noviny daily.
Russian investment market to hit 10-year low
RUSSIA Russian real estate investment volumes will not exceed USD 3 bln this year, which will equal the lowest level of the last 10 years, says JLL in its latest forecast.
Investment & finance
Atrium sells 177,000 sqm retail portfolio to Peakside
CZECH REPUBLIC Atrium European Real Estate has completed the sale of 72 small-format retail assets (supermarkets) located in the Czech Republic to a private client account managed by Peakside Capital Advisors for app. EUR 68.5 mln.
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 ...
