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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.
Investment & finance
Offices of former ‘Rzeczpospolita’ publisher up for sale
POLAND State-owned company Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita (PWR) has put up for sale the plot that includes a tenement building where its office is located.
Gant can’t even afford to be bankrupt
POLAND The Wrocław bankruptcy court has dismissed Gant Development’s case for bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Russian real estate investment hit USD 1.4 bln in H1
RUSSIA In the first half of the year, the Russian real estate investment volumes have amounted to USD 1.4 bln, a 59 pct y-o-y drop, according to a study conducted by JLL.
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 ...
