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Investment & finance
Biedronka has eyes on MarcPol
POLAND Jerónimo Martins Polska, the owner of the Biedronka grocery chain, is planning to open app. 300 new stores this year, some of which are to be acquired from the MarcPol chain.
Plaza Centers still leaking money
CEE REGION Plaza Centers has announced its results for 2013 with a loss for the year of EUR 218 mln. Compared to a loss of EUR 86 mln for the previous year.
Heineken sells historic brewery
ROMANIA Heineken has announced the sale of the Griviţa brewery in Bucharest to a group of real estate investors, including Ionut Dumitrescu, the founder of Eurisko Consulting (a company acquired by CBRE in 2008 for over USD 35 mln).
MirLand increases profitability
RUSSIA MirLand Development Corporation has recorded revenues of USD 103.8 mln for 2013, representing a 147.1 pct increase on the USD 42 mln from the previous year.
Record profits for AFI
CEE REGION AFI Properties has registered a record profit of EUR 32 mln in 2013 as well as an 85 pct increase in its operating profit to EUR 96.5 mln and an 11 pct y-o-y increase in the company’s net operating income , which totalled EUR 73 mln in 2013.
Investment & finance
Albert to join with Spar
CZECH REPUBLIC Ahold, the Dutch company which runs the Albert chain of supermarkets, has agreed to purchase the Czech operations of the Austrian-based grocery chain Spar for over CZK 5.2 bln (app. EUR 191 mln).
Investment & finance
HB Reavis sells, Tatra buys
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has sold three buildings in the five-building City Business Center office complex in Bratislava.
Investment & finance
New ownership for Złote Tarasy
POLAND Axa Real Estate Investment Managers France intends to take over the Złote Tarasy office and retail complex in Warsaw, which is valued at over PLN 2 bln. The proposed deal has already been referred to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Investment & finance
Peakside targets projects worth app. EUR 200 mln
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Peakside Capital finalised transactions worth EUR 220 mln in 2013. Currently, the group is preparing for more acquisitions and is reviewing properties with a total value app. EUR 200 mln in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. I
Investment & finance
Honey, who shrunk Warsaw?
POLAND Park Miniatur Województwa Mazowieckiego (PMWM) is planning to build a miniature town in Warsaw with 50 models of the capital’s buildings on a 3.5 ha plot.
Marvipol refinances Bielany estate
POLAND Marvipol has acquired a PLN 43 mln loan from Getin Noble Bank to refinance the Bielany Residence estate on ul. Sokratesa in Warsaw.
Leach & Lang advises on transactions worth PLN 40 mln in Kraków
POLAND Leach & Lang Property Consultants has recently advised on three transactions in Kraków with a combined value of PLN 40 mln.
Unidevelopment raises PLN 20 mln
POLAND Unidevelopment has issued bonds with a nominal value of PLN 20 mln in a non-public offering.
Investment & finance
Poznań City Center sold
POLAND Resolution Real Estate Fund IV and ECE Prime European Shopping Centre Fund have purchased the Poznań City Center shopping centre for an undisclosed price.
Central European Retail Fund launched
POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC Warburg - Henderson has launched the Central European Retail Fund, which is aimed at institutional investors and will invest in retail properties in Poland and the Czech Republic.
More bonds issued by GTC
POLAND Globe Trade Centre has issued 20,000 bonds worth PLN 200 mln to Polish financial institutions with the funds to be used to roll over bonds that mature in April as well as to finance the future development of the company.
Slovaks take over Szczyrkowski ski resort
POLAND Slovak-based Tatry Mountain Resorts has taken a 97 pct stake in the Szczyrkowski Ośrodek Narciarski ski resort, which owns 25 km of ski slopes. The acquisition was finalised on March 5th.
PBO Anioła in trouble
POLAND ING Bank Śląski and Bank Millennium have terminated their loan agreements PBO Anioła and its subsidiaries.
Raven Russia with strong results
RUSSIA Warehouse developer Raven Russia has recorded a 37 pct y-o-y increase in net operating income for 2013, up from USD 135.6 mln in 2012 to USD 186.4 mln.
Investment & finance
Secure Property to buy 17,000 sqm logistics park in Bucharest
ROMANIA Secure Property Development & Investment is to acquire the Innovations logistics park in Bucharest from Myrian Nes and Theandrion Estates.
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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
BIM now mainstream
The year 2025 clearly demonstrated that BIM methodology and technology have already entered companies on a large scale. Aleksandra Zielazna-Pawlukiewi ...
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
More than just opening doors
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
Budimex builds more roads
Budimex has obtained a permit to build the seventh section of the S10 expressway between Piecnik and Wałcz in the Western Pomerania region.
AI fundamental to future water management
Intercom to construct Jasło bypass
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
Skanska sells Equilibrium 2
Skanska has sold the second building of the Equilibrium office complex in Bucharest to Magyar Posta Takarék Real Estate Investment Fund (MPTIA), a pub ...
Real Estate market remains stable
BNP Paribas backs Panattoni in Szczecin
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
EY GDS comes to Katowice
EY GDS, a provider of advisory and audit services, has launched an EY Global Delivery Services centre in Katowice, its third in Poland.
Sygnity changes offices in West Forum
CTP moves into Varso Tower
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
Agrobex builds in Poznań
Construction work on 50 municipal apartments has begun on ul. Darzyborska in Poznań. The project has been commissioned by ZKZL, and Agrobex Group is t ...
Entering a two-tier market
Student Depot expands in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Record high construction
Around 500,000 sqm of new retail space will be delivered to the Polish market in 2025, with the new supply, largely driven by the development of retai ...
OTO Park Kłodzko now bigger
Smart Play to come to Aleja Bielany
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
NRF grows with Panattoni
Automotive parts producer NRF Group has expanded its warehouse and office footprint at Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II by 7,000 sqm to a total of 52,000 ...
