Investment & finance
RSSBanks stay conservative
POLAND A revival has come to the real estate financing market but it still remains difficult to obtain bank loans.
Strong results for Aareal
EUROPE Aareal Bank Group has exceeded its target operating profit for the 2013 financial year reporting a profit of EUR 198 mln compared to EUR 176 mln.
Unibail-Rodamco green bond oversubscribed
EUROPE Unibail-Rodamco yesterday issued green bonds worth EUR 750 mln.
Invista sells 17,000 sqm of warehouse space in Modletice
CZECH REPUBLIC Invista European Real Estate Trust has completed the sale of a logistics asset located in Modletice to an undisclosed buyer.
Warimpex looks to raise PLN 200 mln from bond issue
POLAND Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft has approved a bond issue with a total nominal value of PLN 200 mln (EUR 50 mln), which are to be released in a number of tranches.
PKP looks for partner for Wrocław project
POLAND Polish State Railways (PKP) is looking for a partner to redevelop the Wrocław Świebodzki railway station including the neighbouring 28 ha site.
Kołobrzeg sells land
POLAND The town of Kołobrzeg has announced that it will begin the sale of land on ul. Mazowiecka on March 28th as well as a residential estate on ul. Unii Lubelskiej and ul. Okopowa on April 4th.
Successful last quarter of the year for Fabryka Formy
POLAND The Fabryka Formy chain of fitness clubs generated net sales revenue in Q4 2013 almost 77 pct higher than the same period in 2012.
CPI now the top Czech retailer player
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech investor CPI Group is now the single largest owner of retail space in the country, according to research by Cushman & Wakefield that points to Czech retail returning to local ownership.
Investment & finance
Brno says no – to Amazon
CZECH REPUBLIC Members of Brno city council have voted to reject contracts necessary for the construction of a distribution hub for online retailer Amazon on the outskirts of the city.
Investment & finance
UGL accused of cooking books by former DTZ head
WORLD Australian construction group UGL has been accused of false accounting and racial discrimination in an unfair dismissal lawsuit brought by the former global CEO of DTZ, its property services wing.
Successful Q4 for LPP
CEE REGION The fourth quarter of last year turned out to be a successful one for the LPP clothing store group, the owner of the Reserved, House, Cropp, Mohito and Sinsay chains.
Investment & finance
PKP plans to develop plot near Gdynia station
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) is looking for a joint investor to develop an area close to Gdynia’s main railway station.
Investment & finance
Milanówek wants to sell Turczynek
POLAND Turczynek, a 10 ha plot including two historic villas of the Toeplitz family in Milanówek, has been put up for sale.
Time to invest in Polish property
POLAND The economic stability, the size of the local market, the availability of qualified workers and the broad range of investment possibilities – these are only a few of the advantages of the Polish market that make the country one of the best places to invest in real estate, according to the ‘Investing in Poland’ report published by BNP Paribas Real Estate and the Polish Agency for Foreign Investment (PAIiIZ).
Investment & finance
Valad secures EUR 310 mln refinancing of Polish retail fund
POLAND Diversified property investment manager Valad Europe has completed the EUR 310 mln refinancing of its Valad Polish Retail Fund through three new loan facilities.
Investment & finance
Gdynia Airport forced by EU to return EUR 21.8 mln
POLAND The European Commission has decided that public funding granted by the municipalities of Gdynia and Kosakowo to Gdynia Airport has broken EU competition rules.
Investment & finance
Galeria Ostrowiec changes funds
POLAND Fprop Opportunities, a fund that is 76.2 pct owned by London-based First Property Group, has bought the Galeria Ostrowiec shopping centre in Ostrowiec from USS Fprop Managed Property Portfolio, a fund managed by First Property Asset Management.
Auchan finalises takeover of Real centres
POLAND A wave of retail space renegotiations awaits the owners of shopping centres anchored by Real hypermarkets after the chain’s recent acquisition by Auchan, which has just been finalised.
Investment & finance
Willa Krasicki to be sold as offices
POLAND The Willa Krasicki 2 company has put up for sale its Willa Krasicki building for PLN 25.5 mln.
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
Construction begins on EUR 400 mln Munich Arena project
Construction has officially started on Munich Arena, a new live entertainment complex scheduled to open in 2029. The development, valued at more than ...
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
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
Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials
Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. Acco ...
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Power, Power, Power
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands solar capacity
NEPI Rockcastle has opened its second large-scale photovoltaic park in Romania, bringing its in-house renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of 3 ...
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Franck Delage of S&P is the keynote speaker at Eurobuild Annual Conference!
The keynote speaker at Eurobuild’s 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference will be one of Europe’s foremost real estate and capital marke ...
The 32nd Annual Polish Commercial Real Estate Conference is now on the horizon!
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
Events
Warsaw Spire commemorates Polish soldiers’ capture of Predappio
On 28th October, the Warsaw Spire skyscraper in Warsaw displayed the inscription “PREDAPPIO 28 X 1944, LA POLONIA NON È LIQUIDATA” (“Poland has not be ...
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
Exclusive
Uniqa opens up
Recently UNIQA Real Estate Management announced that it was opening up its portfolio to third-party investors and then, soon afterwards, announced tha ...
Leading the renaissance of local investors
The man from NASA
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
Mercure Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating
Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the c ...
Wave Hotels launches in Poland
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
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
Poland remains a leading investment destination in Europe
The European real estate market is awaiting a more sustained recovery, but Poland remains one of the region's most promising investment destinations. ...
Czech commercial property investment to reach EUR 3 bln in 2026
Ikonix partners with Avant to invest over CZK 1 bln annually in real estate
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
PIB Group consolidates Warsaw offices in WTT
International insurance brokerage group PIB Group has leased 1,300 sqm of office space at Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT), owned by Globalworth. The new head ...
Towarowa22 to Revitalise Historic Warsaw Pavilion
Krakowski Bank Spółdzielczy takes serviced space at DL Space Atrium
Property and Facility Management
CBRE takes over 11 Dekada retail properties
CBRE has been appointed to manage and lease a portfolio of 11 Dekada retail properties owned by Hungary’s Appeninn Group. The portfolio comprises near ...
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
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
Agrobex completes second stage of Nove Garby
Agrobex Deweloper has secured an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Nove Garby residential development in Garby, near Poznań. The completed ...
Re.Start Petynka now half sold
Matexi Completes Final Stage of Sady Żoliborz
Retail & leisure
Retail parks drive Poland’s retail market growth
Poland’s retail property market continues to see strong development activity. In Q3 2026, 128,000 sqm of new retail space was delivered, up 36.2 pct y ...
ShockPrice opens first store in Łódź region in Focus Mall
Xtreme Fitness expands in Galeria Mosty
Technology
CBRE moves into defence
CBRE is expanding its advisory services for the defence and dual-use technology sectors in Poland. Jan Banasikowski, who has been with the company for ...
Drone Deliveries could reach shoppers in 15 minutes
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
Polish warehouse market sees rising demand and falling vacancy
Poland's warehouse market ended the third quarter of 2026 with stronger occupier demand, increased development activity and declining availability of ...
