Investment & finance
RSSAmericans eye Sołowow’s stake in Echo Investment
POLAND The 46 pct stake in Kielce-based developer Echo Investment, put up for sale by the company’s founder and biggest shareholder Michał Sołowow earlier this year, has tempted a large US player.
Investment & finance
Polish and Romanian banks most eager to support developers
CEE REGION While less than one third of European banks are considering disposing of part of their commercial loan portfolios within the next 12-18 months, their share reaches 60 pct in Bulgaria, 57 pct in Hungary and 50 pct in both Croatia and Slovenia, according to KPMG’s latest study examining prospects for banks financing the real estate sector.
Investment & finance
PetroLot to sell three office buildings and plots near Warsaw Airport
POLAND Airship refuelling services company PetroLot is selling a number properties in the neighbourhood of Warsaw Airport. The starting price for all the properties is PLN 52.3 mln.
Starwood to sell LHG?
WORLD US equity group Starwood Capital is looking for buyers for its Louvre Hotels Group (LHG) chain, according to French media.
Investment & finance
Metropolitan in Warsaw sold
POLAND The Metropolitan office building, designed by Norman Foster, has been sold.
Putin signs property tax rise
RUSSIA President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law to increase property taxes.
CEE market heading for record year
CEE REGION The investment volume in the CEE region could reach between EUR 6 and 7 bln by the year-end, marking the highest level since the economic downturn, according to research by JLL.
Investment & finance
Bricomarché takes over 14 Nomi stores
POLAND Grupa Muszkieterów has announced that the Bricomarché chain of DIY supermarkets has taken over 14 stores of Nomi – which is in liquidation and has thus become the owner of the majority of retail outlets of the brand (Nomi has 24 locations).
Redan finishes restructuring
POLAND With the sale of a minority stake in the company which controls the TextilMarket chain, Redan can now finish its restructuring ahead of schedule and look forward to new projects.
Good Q3 on Russian real estate investment market
RUSSIA In Q3 2014, the total investment volume on the Russian market came to USD 1.3 bln, slightly more than the USD 1.2 bln recorded last year, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Hochtief gets rid of residential developer
EUROPE German construction company Hochtief has sold its Munich-based residential development company formart to Activum SG, as the Group continues to review its core business operations and implement reorienting strategy.
Investment & finance
BNP provides finance for Marcredo
POLAND BNP Paribas Real Estate has advised Elbfonds on the acquisition of funds for its Marcredo Center Kutno shopping centre investment.
Investment & finance
Atrium buys Focus Mall Bydgoszcz for EUR 122 mln
POLAND Atrium European Real Estate Limited has agreed to acquire Focus Mall in Bydgoszcz from Aviva Investors for EUR 122 mln.
Investment & finance
Świeradów-Czerniawa health resort bought by KGHM
POLAND The privatisation process for the Świeradów-Czerniawa health resort has been completed by Polska Grupa Uzdrowisk.
Investment & finance
CPI buys land and Bratislava building
CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAKIA CPI Property Group has announced that it has entered into agreements to buy 20,000 ha of farmland in the Czech Republic and the Poštová Office Center in Bratislava.
O1 Group acquires EUR 295 mln stake in CA Immo
EUROPE Cyprus-based O1 Group has bought a 16.35 pct stake in CA Immobilien Anlagen from Unicredit Bank Austria for EUR 295 mln.
Knight Frank improves financial results
WORLD In its last financial year, real estate agent Knight Frank has seen a record GBP 392.7 mln turnover, a 12 pct y-o-y increase, while it generated GBP 136.6 mln profit, a 33 pct y-o-y boost.
Investment & finance
Plaza Centers sells Kragujevac mall
SERBIA Plaza Centers has completed the sale of its Kragujevac Plaza shopping centre for EUR 38.6 mln.
Investment & finance
Castle Carbery sells Cirrus to Adgar
POLAND Irish investor Castle Carbery Properties, on behalf of Mazovia Holdings II, has sold the Cirrus office building in Warsaw’s Mokotów district to a subsidiary of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange listed Adgar Investments & Development.
Investment & finance
YIT offloads Grand Office in Vilnius
LITHUANIA Finnish construction and development giant YIT has signed agreements to sell three properties, including Grand Office in Vilnius, to different parties.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
Skanska to sell second stage of H2Offices in Budapest to ERSTE fund
Skanska has agreed to sell the second stage of its H₂Offices complex in Budapest to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented by E ...
AYA Properties Fund and Curtis Group acquire Chmielna 13A
Hillwood sells four logistics properties for EUR 150 mln
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
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
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
The first stage of Nova Wola Park in Nowa Wola near Warsaw has received its occupancy permit. CK Development has started handing over apartments and k ...
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Retail & leisure
Primark to open first store in Podlaskie
Primark is preparing to open a store in G City Biała in Białystok. The nearly 3,500 sqm store will be the retailer’s first in the Podlaskie region.
HDREY opens first Katowice store
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
