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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.
Ghelamco buys land for office building
POLAND Ghelamco has bought two plots in Warsaw’s Mokotów district for the development of an office building with an area of app. 20,000 sqm.
Polimex sells another property
POLAND Polimex-Mostostal is continuing with its restructuring process through the sale of properties unrelated to the main operations of the company.
AMW sells 38 ha military plot in Ciechanów
POLAND Polish Military Property Agency (AMW) has put up for sale a 37.7 ha land plot in Ciechanów. Located on ul. Wojska Polska, app. 1.5 km from the city centre, the plot is packed with 84 military buildings.
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 ...
