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Elbfonds prepares properties for sale
POLAND BNP Paribas Real Estate Capital Markets is to advise Elbfonds in its portfolio management, including the sale of selected properties and advice on project financing.
EY sees bull market for Polish real estate
POLAND The trends shaping the Polish real estate market include an increase in transaction volumes, a return of speculative investments to the warehouse market, and rising interest in residential portfolio investments, according to research by consultancy EY.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz to take over Galeria Piła
POLAND Rank Progress and Immofinanz Group have concluded a preliminary agreement to co-operate on a retail development in Piła.
Investment & finance
Žižkov station memorandum signed
CZECH REPUBLIC A co-operation memorandum has been signed to redevelop the derelict Prague-Žižkov freight train station in Prague 3 into a cultural and educational centre.
Less office space in Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC Total modern office stock in Prague decreased by the end of the first quarter of 2014 and stood at 2.9 mln sqm with class ‘A’ properties accounting for app. 72 pct of the stock, according to the Prague Research Forum.
Record revenue for Cushman & Wakefield
WORLD Cushman & Wakefield has announced that its gross revenue increased by 21.9 pct to a record USD 2.498 bln in 2013 from USD 2.05 bln in the previous year.
PHN to pay nearly PLN 100 mln of dividends
POLAND Polski Holding Nieruchomości is to pay out a total of PLN 99,849,486.24 in dividends (PLN 2.16 per share) for 2013.
Komputronik in the black
POLAND Komputronik has released its preliminary results for Q1 2014 with a revenue of PLN 451.1 mln, up by 22 pct on the PLN 369.7 mln recorded in the same quarter of the previous year.
Segro restructures debt
EUROPE UK-based warehouse developer Segro has agreed new and amended bank facilities totalling EUR 460 mln.
Etalon increases sales and announces first dividend
RUSSIA According to an announcement yesterday Russian residential developer Etalon Group’s board of directors recommended the payment of its first dividend, of USD 0.075 per share for the year ended December 31st, 2013.
Investment & finance
Penta enters Polish property scene with Warsaw plot purchase
POLAND Slovakian fund Penta Investments has made its first transaction on the Polish market, buying land in Warsaw’s Mokotów district for the construction of an office building.
Poznań sells land in retail district
POLAND The Wielkopolski Rynek Hurtowy company, which is majority owned by the city of Poznań, is to auction a plot of almost 14 ha for a starting price of PLN 42.2 mln.
Investment & finance
J.W. Construction in need of cash injection
POLAND The shareholders of J.W. Construction Holding have approved a proposed rights issue.
Investment & finance
Blackstone poised to buy Panattoni Park Prague Airport?
CZECH REPUBLIC US investor Blackstone is close to buying the Panattoni Park Prague Airport warehousing complex in Dobrovíz on the outskirts of the capital, according to the E15.cz website, which cites “several reliable sources”.
Investment & finance
Palmer Capital seals sale & leaseback with Bang & Olufsen
CZECH REPUBLIC Bang & Olufsen has completed the sale & leaseback of their industrial premises in Kopřivnice Industrial Park in Moravia-Silesia to UK investor Palmer Capital for EUR 11.5 mln.
Three companies interested in WPH privatisation
POLAND Three companies have been allowed to do a limited assessment of the condition of Wojskowe Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowego [the Military Trading Company] in Warsaw.
Dom Development to pay over PLN 54.49 mln to shareholders
POLAND Dom Development has earmarked PLN 54.49 mln to be paid in dividends to shareholders.
GE takes stake in Gant
POLAND The Global Energy group (GE), which is listed on the WSE , has purchased nearly 2.5 mln shares in Gant Development, a developer which is currently in bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Ghelamco buys Polimex Powiśle plot
POLAND A subsidiary of developer Ghelamco has bought a plot of almost 1,000 sqm at ul. Elektryczna 2A in Warsaw from Polimex-Mostostal.
Investment & finance
P3 set to buy Tristan portfolio?
EUROPE PointPark Properties (P3) is reported to be poised to buy a warehouse portfolio of around 930,000 sqm in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Retail continues to grow
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, long-term retail growth is being fueled by urbanisation, tourism, and rapid technology ...
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Nonko signs up with MLP
Nonko, a logistics company that serves Chinese clients, has leased 4,100 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Wrocław.
