Investment & finance
RSSBlackstone raises USD 2 bln?
EUROPE Blackstone is rumoured to have already raised USD 2 bln for its Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV fund according to PEI Media’s PERE publication, which quoted an anonymous source with direct knowledge of the fund.
Profit up for Immofinanz
EUROPE Immofinanz Group has reported a 4.7 pct y-o-y increase in its operating profit for the first quarter of the 2013/14 financial year (beginning May 1st).
Impact faces takeover
ROMANIA The shareholding of Gheorghe Iaciu in Impact Developer & Contractor has grown to over 33 pct, the threshold at which under Romanian law he is compelled to make a mandatory takeover offer for the entire share capital of the company.
Investment & finance
Blue Tower Plaza section for sale
POLAND Bank Pekao has put up for sale a section of the Blue Tower Plaza office building on pl. Bankowy in central Warsaw.
European retail dominated by US investors
EUROPE North American investors were the most active buyers in the European retail market in the first half of this year, according to the latest CBRE Research.
Meridian sets new IPO date for October
POLAND Meridian Properties is to debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by mid-October.
Europejski Fundusz Hipoteczny avoids bankruptcy
POLAND The court has dismissed proceedings calling for the bankruptcy of Europejski Fundusz Hipoteczny, because Akura, which had filed for the liquidation of the company’s assets, and the management board , which had filed for the court to grant the company a bankruptcy open to arrangements, both withdrew their petitions.
Investment & finance
Green Day sold for EUR 43 mln
POLAND Skanska has sold the Green Day office building in Wrocław to the Investec GLL Global Special Opportunities Real Estate Fund for EUR 43 mln.
Investment & finance
Half billion investment in Anapa
RUSSIA Fund management company Fund Yug [Фонд Юг] is to invest USD 500 mln in the development of Anapa, a town located in the northern coast of the Black Sea.
Investment & finance
Futureal plans further acquisitions
POLAND Futureal has announced it is to acquire office, retail and residential properties in Central Europe and has set up its Partner Programme with a value of EUR 100 mln with which it intends to complete and re-launch projects across the CEE region that have stalled due to the financial crisis.
BNP Paribas Real Estate acquires III-Investments
EUROPE BNP Paribas Real Estate has acquired iii-investments, which manages and administers EUR 4.2 bln of third-party real estate and debt assets for German institutional investors.
Investment & finance
White Stone and MF Capital obtain EUR 35 mln financing
POLAND White Stone Development and asset manager MF Capital have obtained construction and long-term financing of around EUR 35 mln for their class ‘A’ office complex situated in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
Investment & finance
A Plus Development buys former brewery
RUSSIA A Plus Development has bought a 40,000 sqm former brewery building in St Petersburg’s Pushkin district from SUN InBev.
Investment & finance
Angry agent puts Prague Castle “up for sale”
CZECH REPUBLIC Property agents Czech Point 101 have put Prague Castle “up for sale” in the latest move in a trademark dispute with the Czech government
Investment & finance
Go-ahead for Wola Park sale
POLAND Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland is to be allowed to acquire the Wola Park shopping centre in Warsaw having received consent for the transaction from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Capital Park sets up property fund
POLAND The Capital Park group has sold 85 pct of the shares (all of which have been offered for sale) of the Real Estate Income Assets FIZ AN fund, which had been jointly established with Open Finance TFI, in a private offer.
Marvipol moves assets
POLAND P.Z.-Bud, a subsidiary of Marvipol, is to make a contribution in kind to its exclusively owned subsidiary Verbis Gamma.
Slight improvement for Secure Property Development & Investment
UKRAINE/ROMANIA/BULGARIA Secure Property Development & Investment has announced a 135 pct increase in operational income to USD 1.8 mln for the first six months of 2013 (June 30th 2012: USD 757,000), primarily driven by improved occupancy at Terminal Brovary in Kyiv.
Arricano enters LSE
UKRAINE Shopping centre developer Arricano has issued shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
AmRest takes out EUR 250 mln loan
POLAND AmRest, the owner of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Burger King restaurant chains, as well as the Starbucks franchise in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, has taken out a EUR 250 mln syndicated loan.
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
Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant
The construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant has reached an important milestone. Bechtel, the project’s general contractor, is taking over m ...
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certificati ...
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Galeria Jurajska recertified
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 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
Mercure opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Contracts worth more than PLN 14 bln have already been awarded in announced tenders for the Port Polska air and transport hub development in central P ...
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
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
NEPI Rockcastle expands beyond CEE
NEPI Rockcastle has acquired MegaPark Barakaldo — one of northern Spain's leading shopping and leisure destinations — from Le Retail Hiper Ondara, par ...
EBRD lends NEPI Rockcastle EUR 250 mln
Trade Estates buys into Sofia South RIng Mall
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
Warsaw now a landlord market
The era of comfortable office leasing conditions in Warsaw has come to an end, according to Walter Herz. Record-high demand, combined with the lowest ...
Tatra Bank chooses Pribinova 1
Bucharest office demand picks up
Property and Facility Management
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Savills, which already manages an office portfolio in Poland for TFI PZU, has now also been appointed to manage three of the fund's retail assets.
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Public buildings
Budimex wins PLN 86 mln Białystok hospital contract
Budimex has been awarded an PLN 86 mln gross contract for the construction of a new specialist outpatient clinic at the L. Zamenhof University Childre ...
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
Work begins of Park Kaszuby
Finarto Investments has appointed Allcon as the general contractor for Park Kaszuby, a new retail park in Wejherowo. The construction site is due to b ...
Retail stock breaches 14 mln sqm
Retail market revives
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska on its way
MDC2 has launched its latest project – MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska, which will have a total area of 48,000 sqm, with a particular focus on production and lo ...
