Investment & finance
RSSEften Real Estate Fund acquires Hotel Palace in Tallinn
ESTONIA Eften Real Estate Fund and AS Esraven in a 50:50 joint venture have purchased the Hotel Palace on Vabaduse väljak (‘Freedom square’) in Tallinn from Scandic Hotels for an undisclosed price. Eften has announced that the building is to be fully renovated.
Valad takes control of GE Capital’s Polish Retail Fund
POLAND Real estate investment manager Valad has acquired the investment adviser and asset management teams of GE Capital Real Estate’s Polish Retail Fund for an undisclosed price.
Próchnik buys Rage Age
POLAND fashion retailer Próchnik has bought the Rage Age clothing brand for PLN 18 mln. The transaction has been financed through the issue and acquisition of I series shares.
Universal sale
POLAND The court appointed administrator of Metro-Projekt has announced the former headquarters of Universal Foreign Trade Centre.
Better results for LPP
POLAND The LPP capital group has reported improved sales revenue for Q4 2012 amounting to PLN 962 mln. This represents a 22 pct increase on the previous year.
Warsaw leaves Vienna, Rome and Madrid behind
POLAND The commercial property market in Warsaw is one of the most attractive in Europe, according to the ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2013’ ranking drawn up by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
IKEA sees strong growth in 2012
POLAND Inter IKEA Centre Group Poland has released its results for 2012 and reported an increase in footfall at its retail parks and shopping centres, an increase in turnover of over 9 pct, nearly 50 newly signed leases as well as 150 lease extensions and the repositioning of two retail parks.
CPI makes offer for Ablon
CEE REGION CPI has indicated that it is considering a possible takeover for Ablon at a price of GBP 0.225 per ordinary share in cash, valuing the company's entire issued share capital at GBP 30.8 mln (app. EUR 37.5 mln).
Penta secures EUR 113 mln refinancing for Digital Park
SLOVAKIA Penta has secured EUR 113 mln in refinancing for its Digital Park office project in Bratislava. The loan is to be used to refinance existing loans for the construction of Digital Park I and II and finance construction work on Digital Park III.
Helical demands payment from BNP Paribas
POLAND Helical Sośnica, an SPV company of Helical Poland established to develop the Europa Centralna retail centre, has demanded that BNP Paribas Bank Polska pay out PLN 25.9 mln from a guarantee it issued for the completion of the work on the centre to the general contractor, Polimex-Mostostal.
Waryński signs contracts with partners
POLAND The Waryński group has signed an investment contract with Polnord and Dantex to develop two residential and office projects on ul. Jana Kazimerza in Warsaw’s Wola district by setting up joint venture companies with both firms.
Monnari receives over PLN 10 mln for Łódź plot
POLAND Monnari Trade, the owner of the Monnari clothing brand, has sold a 1.6 ha plot on ul. Kilińskiego in Łódź to Centrum-Wasiak Sławomir for PLN 10.45 mln net.
Lakeview sale finalised
ROMANIA New Europe Property Investments subsidiary NE Property Cooperatief has bought all the shares of BVB Real Estate from AIG/Lincoln Lakeview and also acquired the company’s outstanding debt from MKB Bank MFB Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársas.
Poland accounts for 70 pct of CEE investment
POLAND The Polish market accounted for over 70 pct (EUR 1.87 bln) of the total EUR 2.5 bln real investment in the CEE region in H2 2012, according to figures from Jones Lang LaSalle.
Griffin buys two Warsaw office buildings
POLAND A fund managed by Griffin Group has acquired Philips House and Batory Office Building I, two modern office buildings in Warsaw, for around PLN 80 mln in a court bankruptcy public tender.
PPG raises PLN 7.5 mln for Svetly Dali
POLAND/RUSSIA Platinum Properties Group has raised PLN 7.5 mln from a public share issue on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Echo divests three malls
POLAND Echo Investment is selling three shopping centres in Radom, Tarnów and Piotrków Trybunalski.
Mixed results for CA Immo
EUROPE CA Immo made a loss of EUR 157.8 mln in 2012. This was still a better result than in 2011 when the company made a loss of EUR 177.9 mln.
Negative Impact
ROMANIA Romanian developer Impact Developer & Contractor has released its results for 2012. It has declared a net loss of RON 38.79 mln (app. EUR 8.8 mln) for the period, which compares with a loss of RON 45.06 mln in the previous year.
Colliers sums up the land market
POLAND Around 85 pct of land purchases by investors were for office and residential projects, with 10 pct for retail and 5 pct for industrial projects – according to Colliers International.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
LightOn with Outstanding design
LightOn – the latest office project being developed by CPI Property Group at ul. Prosta 69 in central Warsaw – has been awarded BREEAM design stage ce ...
Gold for Polona 68
Six buildings certified
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild is now out – and, as always, it’s packed with timely analysis, expert forecasts, industry commentary... and a good dose ...
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Time to read Eurobuild's spring issue!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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
Romanian hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
Human resources
Five new board members at JLL
Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Changes at the helm of Dom Development
Infrastructure
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
Arkady Wrocławskie sold
Develia has signed a sales agreement with Vastint Poland for the Arkady Wrocławskie mixed-use building for EUR 42.967 mln.
Stena buys two High5ive buildings
Sale and leaseback for Cavatina Hall
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
Equilibrium 2 awarded WiredScore Platinum certification
Skanska’s Equilibrium 2 building in Bucharest has been awarded the highest-level WiredScore certification for an operational building.
PZU stays in Konstruktorska
Office sizes growing
Property and Facility Management
Studio B under new management
Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district. The property is owned by Stena Real Estate ...
Cushman feels the Vibe
CBRE will rule in Skyliner II
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
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Noli Studios is to open its latest project in the Tricity in July. The Czerwone Koszary barracks has been transformed into a PRS project with hotel se ...
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
EBRD supports Resi4Rent
Retail & leisure
M Park opens in Ropczyce
M Core subsidiary LCP Poland has officially opened M Park Ropczyce 35 km from Rzeszów.
Sixteen brands enter the market
Karuzela to grow
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
Work begins on Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree
LemonTree has launched Westside Szczecin Neo by LemonTree, its second project in Szczecin. The centre will provide 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office ...
