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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).
Investment & finance
Spar sale to Ahold goes through
CZECH REPUBLIC Brno competition authorities have approved the sale of Spar Czech Republic to Dutch retailer Ahold.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz posts 62.8 pct growth in annual profit
CEE REGION In its last fiscal year, the Austrian real estate company Immofinanz Group has seen net profit rising by 62.8 pct, to EUR 180.4 mln.
Investment & finance
Inpro leases back Hotel Mikołajki
POLAND Inpro has signed a letter of intent for the sale and leaseback of the five-star Hotel Mikołajki by Mleasing.
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
Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment
By 2030, Data4 plans to invest over EUR 20 bln in the development of its European campuses. Data4 will invest EUR 5 bln to transform a brownfield site ...
EU targets Poland for rapid Data centre growth
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
YIT partners again with One Family Office
YIT Czechia, in a joint venture with One Family Office, has completed the purchase of development land in Prague 4 through the acquisition of DH Tower ...
Central Point sold to Lewandpol
Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
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
Foundever expands in Campus 6.3
Foundever, a global leader in customer experience solutions, has expanded its office space in Bucharest to 3,500 sqm, doubling its footprint within th ...
Hungary's office market returns
The Shire comes to Poznań
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
Wroclavia becomes Westfield
The Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Group is rebranding the Wroclavia shopping centre to Westfield Wroclavia. The name change is to take effect from S ...
Enter the Zone
EUR 9 mln to modernise Iulius Mall
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Battswap comes to Prologis Park Prague-Rudná
Prologis has signed a new lease with innovative Czech technology company BattSwap. The startup will occupy around 2,200 sqm at Prologis Park Prague-Ru ...
