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Hines buys Ambassador
POLAND US property investor Hines has announced that the Hines Poland Sustainable Income Fund (HPSIF) has bought the Warsaw office building Ambassador from Spanish-owned Kronos Real Estate for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz sells Czech and Polish parks
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Immofinanz Group has sold two logistics properties – Bokserska Distribution Park in Warsaw and Westpoint Distribution Park in Prague.
Accor Group raises EUR 900 mln from bond issue
EUROPE French hotel giant Accor Group has issued perpetual hybrid bonds estimated at EUR 900 mln. Although the securities have no maturity date, they will be first callable after June 30th, 2020, with yield reaching 4.125 pct.
Investment & finance
CEE markets increasingly attract investors
CEE REGION In Q2 2014, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland have seen an enormous growth in the commercial real estate investment driven by low interest rates and strong appetite for properties, according to the latest research by CBRE.
Russian LSR records 67 pct sales growth in H1
RUSSIA In the first half of the year, St Petersburg-based developer LSR Group has seen a 67 pct y-o-y increase in residential sales.
Investment & finance
Retail drives commercial property yields in Europe
EUROPE/ CEE REGION In Q2 2014, European all-property yield rate has dropped by seven basis points, while the biggest changes occurred in the high street retail and shopping centre sectors, falling by 11 bps and 16 bps respectively, according to a survey by CBRE.
Investment & finance
European bonanza? Banks to offload EUR 584 bln to non-core real estate
EUROPE/ CEE REGION 46 European banks and asset management agencies have a gross exposure of EUR 584 bln to non-core real estate which is subject to disposal or work-out strategies, according to the latest research by Cushman & Wakefield.
Investment & finance
CEE real estate markets excel in transparency
CEE REGION Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have been ranked among the top 25 transparent real estate markets in the world, while Romania and Serbia have made some of the world's best improvements in this field, according to the latest Global Real Estate Transparency Index compiled every two years by JLL.
Investment & finance
Prologis buys 94,200 sqm in two halls from Invesco RE
POLAND/HUNGARY Prologis has acquired two logistics facilities in Poland and Hungary from Invesco Real Estate through its Prologis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).
Atal plans IPO and Czech entry
POLAND Polish residential developer Atal is planning a flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to raise between PLN 150–170 mln to finance an expansion into the Czech market, the company’s vice-president Mateusz Juroszek has revealed to Reuters.
Investment & finance
IVG Group allowed to live on
EUROPE The Bonn Regional Court has given final approval for an insolvency plan to rescue heavily indebted IVG Group.
Investment & finance
Developers fight over Warszawa Główna
POLAND PKP has postponed the deadline for the submission of projects in the tender for the development the area around the Warszawa Główna Osobowa railway station near Warsaw city centre.
Investment & finance
Falenta leaves Real2B
POLAND Marek Falenta, who has become embroiled in the recent scandal surrounding the bugging of Polish politicians, has withdrawn from being an investor in Real2B. His shares are to be purchased by other management board members and shareholders.
Unibep to finish off Zeppelin construction
RUSSIA Construction company Unibep will build the facade and perform finishing work in the Zeppelin office building, a part of the Airport City Sankt Petersburg complex at the Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg. The contractor, hired by Zao Avielen, is set to fulfill the deal by Q2 2015.
Poland attracts half of CEE investment
POLAND/CEE REGION In H1 2014, an investment volume of app. EUR 2.87 bln was recorded in the CEE region (excluding Russia), according to a market summary by JLL.
Hotel sector the most attractive in Russia
RUSSIA In the first half of 2014 the hotel segment accounted for the largest share (35 pct) of the Russian real estate investment market, with deals totalling USD 420 mln, according to Colliers International.
Investment & finance
Organic Farma Zdrowia swallows Tradycyjne Jadło
POLAND The Organic Farma Zdrowia health food chain has acquired the retail outlets of Tradycyjne Jadło. Thanks to this it now has ten more locations to add to its current 35.
Etalon increases sales
RUSSIA Etalon Group’s sales in H1 amounted to 204,000 sqm and RUB 17.17 bln, representing a 33 pct and a 36 pct y-o-y increase respectively, according to the Russian developer’s unaudited operating results.
Investment & finance
Marvipol splits into two
POLAND Development and automotive group Marvipol is planning to split into two separate entities.
CA Immo sells off stake in UBM
CEE REGION Austrian real estate investor CA Immo is selling its 25 pct stake in the Austrian development company UBM to Porr AG to strenghten its focus on the core business, the company informed.
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 ...
