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Investment & finance
LPP chain shows dynamic growth
POLAND In the first half of the year, Polish clothing group LPP opened 168 new stores bringing the total operated under its brands up to 1,488.
Asset growth for MLP Group
POLAND The built and leased warehouse area owned by MLP Group increased to 345,900 sqm over the first six months of this year. In this period the company an area of 44,200 sqm was added to its portfolio.
Investment & finance
Złota 44 sold to BBI and Amstar for EUR 63 mln
POLAND Orco Property Group has sold the Złota 44 residential skyscraper project in central Warsaw to a joint venture between Polish developer BBI Development and Denver-based investment manager Amstar for EUR 63 mln.
Investment & finance
ING and Nordea provide EUR 174 mln for Blackstone
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC ING Bank Śląski has acted as the lead arranger for a EUR 174 mln term loan for LogiCor, Blackstone’s European logistics platform, to finance its recent acquisition of a logistics portfolio from Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
Redan increases turnover but suffers losses
POLAND The turnover of retail group Redan, the owner of the Top Secret, Troll and Drywash brands as well as the TextilMarket discount chain, amounted to PLN 226.2 mln in the first six months of the year, a 7.3 pct y-o-y increase.
Investment & finance
Papag wins Praktiker acquisition approval
POLAND Swiss investor Papag has obtained the approval of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK) for its acquisition of Praktiker Polska and Praktiker Real Estate Polska (originally reported in this publication in March).
Investment & finance
Eleven new Monnari outlets by the year-end
POLAND Clothing retailer Monnari Trade, the owner of the Monnari brand, is planning to open eleven stores in shopping centres in some of the largest cities in Poland in H2 2014.
Investment & finance
Green light to buy Matras
POLAND Nowe Powierzchnie has been given permission from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) to acquire the Matras bookstore chain from the SEAF group.
Marvipol to buy Warsaw plots
POLAND Marvipol has issued 20,650 ordinary unsecured bonds with a value of PLN 20.65 mln. The money will be used to purchase land for residential development in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
EBRD grants EUR 30 mln loan to redevelop Croatian marinas
CROATIA The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a EUR 30 mln loan for a Turkish developer to renovate two Croatian marinas and help increase nautical tourism in the country.
Warsaw is getting "investment intense"
POLAND Warsaw has been ranked sixth in JLL’s global Investment Intensity Index as it outperformed such cities as Paris, New York and Tokyo, the company informed. The top five positions were taken by London, Oslo, Munich, Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Investment & finance
PointPark Properties buys eleven logistics parks
CZECH REPUBLIC PointPark Properties has agreed to buy eleven Czech logistics parks from Tristan Capital Partners and VGP for EUR 523 mln.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells River Garden Office I
CZECH REPUBLIC HB Reavis Group has sold its River Garden Office I building in Prague’s Karlín business district to Prvý realitný fond (PRF) managed by Slovakian company IAD Investments.
Investment & finance
TechnoPark Pardubice goes under the hammer
CZECH REPUBLIC The Naxos auction house is selling Technopark Pardubice, with the lowest bid having been set at CZK 160 mln (app. EUR 5.7 mln).
Industrial investment in Europe hits seven-year high
EUROPE In H1 2014, investors have spent a total of EUR 8.7 bln on industrial properties across Europe, the best first half performance since 2007, a study by CBRE reveals. The figure represents a 25 pct increase versus H1 2013.
Investment & finance
Portland Trust buys plot to build more offices in Bucharest
ROMANIA Prague-based commercial developer Portland Trust has bought a 4 ha land plot in Bucharest from Nusco Group. Located in North Central part of the city, the plot will accommodate a "large office project."
Investment & finance
Szczecin tenement house offered for sale
POLAND Litwiniuk Property facilitated the sale of a 240 sqm retail unit in a Szczecin tenement house. Located on ul. Bogusława X and owned by an undisclosed company that also holds the rest of the building, the space was acquired by an anonymous private investor for PLN 2.6 mln, the company informed.
Investment & finance
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.
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 ...
