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Poland Hoping for smooth waters
With a total investment volume of just over EUR 2 bln, performance in 2023 on the commercial real estate investment market in Poland fell by two-thirds compared to volumes in the previous three years. However, Avison Young experts, according to Property investment market in Poland 2023, expect the situation to stabilise this year and investor activity to recover throughout 2024.
Investment & finance
Croatia Immofinanz sells in Zagreb
Immofinanz has closed the sale of the Grand Center Zagreb office property to a Croatian real estate company. The parties do not disclose the amount of the transaction.
Investment & finance
Poland Trigea buys Arkády Pankrác
Trigea fund has finalised the purchase of the Arkády Pankrác shopping centre in Prague. This is the largest ever retail real estate transaction by domestic funds in the Czech Republic, with a value in excess of CZK 6 bln.
Investment & finance
Poland Sandecja changes hands
A company from the Agat Ejendomme group (formerly TK Development) completed the sale of the Sandecja shopping mall in Nowy Sącz. The new owner of the facility is Focus Estate Fund.
Investment & finance
Europe CTP issues green bonds
CTP announces the successful placement of EUR 750 mln green bond with a six-year maturity and a 4.750 pct fixed coupon. The notes were settled and admitted to trading on Euronext Dublin.
Investment & finance
Poland Palmira goes shopping
Palmira has acquired a property in Krągola, situated between Poznań and Łódź, for the European Core Logistics Fund. Built in 2014 and occupied by Eurocash, the property comprises almost 40,000 sqm of hall and office space.
Investment & finance
Poland Polish PRS goes Dutch
Dutch investment fund Van der Vorm has bought around 120 apartments from a Polish developer in Warsaw's Praga Południe district. The completed flats on ul. Siennicka are intended for long-term rental.
Investment & finance
Czech Republic ZDR goes shopping
ZDR Investments Group has completed its first acquisition of the year. The company purchased a Billa grocery store with adjoining retail in the Prague district of Kunratice for its qualified investor fund.
Investment & finance
CEE Colliers’ predictions for 2024
The CEE-6 is poised for a significant GDP growth rate surge, tripling from below 1 pct last year to around 2.5 pct, retail parks continue to be a central focus driving market growth, the slowdown in deliveries of new offices will aid in filling vacant spaces, especially in modern/ESG-compliant offices – these are some of the predictions for the CEE-6 in 2024 just revealed by Colliers.
Investment & finance
Poland Imagine to be refinanced
Avestus Real Estate has signed a loan agreement for the refinancing of the Imagine office complex in Łódź. The loan, totalling EUR 23.9 mln, was provided by mBank.
Investment & finance
World In search of higher risk
According to the 2024 Investment Intentions Survey – published by Anrev, Inrev and Prea – on a weighted AUM basis, the current average allocation to real estate globally is 10.6 pct, just slightly above the average target allocation of 10.4 pct.
Investment & finance
Germany BlueRock has sold everything
BlueRock Group has succeeded in selling the remaining properties in the BlueRock Fund PCC Cell H - Berlin Residential Growth to individual private investors. The fund is therefore being liquidated.
Investment & finance
Poland Wiśniowy Business Park changes hands
One of the buildings in Warsaw's Wiśniowy Business Park complex has changed ownership. The name the buyer, as well as the amount of the transaction were not disclosed.
Investment & finance
Poland Investment activity set to regain equilibrium
Uncertainty and volatility have been the two dominant trends shaping the commercial real estate market and buyer sentiment in recent months. However, according to Trends Radar, the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield, the Polish market, whose fundamentals remain strong, is broadly expected to regain equilibrium.
Investment & finance
Poland Yareal obtains financing for Lixa
Yareal Polska and BNP Paribas Bank Polska have successfully concluded credit agreements totaling EUR 63.8 mln, enabling the development of the Lixa office project.
Investment & finance
Poland Millions for Panattoni
Panattoni has been awarded bank financing of around EUR 10 mln from Santander for the BTS development in Łubowo. The project will serve as the main European production plant for Maxcess.
Investment & finance
Serbia The largest single transaction in SEE
Diofa Fund Management acquired Indotek’s Belgrade office portfolio including 11 premium office buildings in 5 business parks in Belgrade’s central business district.
Investment & finance
CEE 2024 will be better than expected
Moody’s Investors Service in its latest report has maintained a stable outlook for CEE sovereigns' creditworthiness in 2024. This is driven by a robust macroeconomic outlook, limited economic scarring from Europe's energy crisis and the roughly unchanged fiscal strength of the region.
Investment & finance
Poland Suntago changes hands
Centerbridge Partners is going to take control of Global Parks Poland, the owner of Suntago – the largest water entertainment park in Europe, located in Wręcza near Warsaw. The U.S. company has filed an application to the OCCP in this regard.
Investment & finance
Europe Another hundreds of millions on retail
Mitiska REIM has announced the sale of five Belgian and five Portuguese retail parks to First Retail Partners, a newly established fund backed by Partners Group. The new fund has a gross asset value of around EUR 280 million and will be managed by Mitiska REIM and backed by Partners Group.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Gabriela Cader, architect and ESG specialist at SRDK STUDIO, shared her forecasts for 2026, stating that the introduction of formal requirements is re ...
Light On takes Platinum
Budapest One ranked Outstanding
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Merry Christmas to one and all
May Christmas be a time of peace, reflection, and regeneration after an intense year so full of challenges. May the New Year bring bright prospects, s ...
Jazz for the New Year
The ageing population discussed at the Accessibility Forum
Exclusive
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
In recent quarters, a cautious attitude among tenants has become increasingly evident in the commercial real estate market. As Marek Ciunowicz, founde ...
More than just opening doors
More than machines
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
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
The Swissôtel chain has announced the opening of its first hotel in the Czech Republic in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně.
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
New look for Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square
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
AI fundamental to future water management
Artificial intelligence could become one of the key tools that will help cities more effectively address water management challenges, according to the ...
Intercom to construct Jasło bypass
Intercor builds track
Interior design
New look for Otis offices
Tétris Poland, an interior design company owned by JLL, has completed the design and development of the Otis Polska offices.
Plan B completes fit out for the Association of Polish Cities
Plan B completes Tetos fit-out
Investment & finance
Local investors dominate in Romania
In 2025, the total investment volume in commercial properties in Romania reached EUR 579.4 mln, according to a study conducted by Fortim Trusted Advis ...
Centerscape goes shopping with Lidl
Óbuda Gate sold
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
Théa enters Lixa
Laboratoires Théa, a company from the ophthalmology industry, has leased 1,000 sqm on the first floor of the Lixa C office building in Warsaw. The bui ...
Little space to find in Warsaw
Dräger Polska takes more space in Silesia Star
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
Marina Royale topped
Belgian developer POC Real Estate has topped off its MiraMar apartment building, which is part of the Marina Royale development.
Sales begin for cynamonowa
Apartment block under construction in Kalisz
Retail & leisure
Leroy Merlin to open in Projekt Góraszka development
Leroy Merlin has acquired a site in Góraszka with the transaction organised by Nhood Services Poland on behalf of Ceetrus Polska. A DIY store will be ...
Good year for retail
Scallier builds in Zabrze
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni Park Warsaw West IV completed
Harden Construction has completed the construction of Panattoni Park Warsaw West IV in Kaźmierowo near Sochaczew. Glass manufacturer Pilkington Automo ...
