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Atrium strengthens its hand in Poland
POLAND The finalisation of the purchase of Galeria Dominikańska in Wrocław, which is planned for Q3, will increase the share of Polish assets in the portfolio of Atrium European Real Estate to 50 pct.
Loss for Plaza Centers
CEE REGION Plaza Centers recorded a loss in H1 2013 of EUR 81 mln, having made a loss of EUR 10 mln in H1 2012.
Poland heading for record investment volume
POLAND The annual investment transaction volume is likely to reach the highest level since 2006, according to the latest report from Savills.
Bulgarian McDonald’s changes hands
BULGARIA The Bulgarian franchise of restaurant chain McDonald’s has a new owner, according to Econ.bg.
Investment & finance
IVG shielded from creditors
EUROPE IVG Immobilien’s application for creditor protection has been granted by a court in Bonn.
Griffin Group appeals against Tsarist barracks expropriation
POLAND Griffin Group has appealed against the ruling of the district court in Warsaw to remove the company’s perpetual usufruct right to site of the former Tsarist barracks on ul. 29 Listopada next to Łazienki Park.
Dragon increases shareholding in Henryland
UKRAINE Dragon Capital Investments has acquired East Capital’s 50.45 pct stake in Henryland Group’s for USD 13.77 mln.
Immofinanz to pay dividend
EUROPE Immofinanz Group is planning to pay a EUR 0.15 dividend per share despite a 59.1 drop in profits for the financial year 2012/2013.
Investment & finance
IVG seeks creditor protection
EUROPE German real estate investor IVG Immobilien is to apply to the district court in Bonn to open protective shield proceedings to allow the company to restructure itself through self-administration.
Most expensive industrial land in Warsaw
POLAND The average price for industrial investment land is currently around PLN 130–160 per sqm, according to a report by Axi Immo.
Investment & finance
TUP changes tack and becomes Alta
POLAND TUP has announced a new strategy to focus exclusively on the construction of Siewierz Jeziorna in Siewierz (Silesia) – a project to develop a sustainable town district.
Investment & finance
“Buyer found” for Fashion Arena Outlet Centre
CZECH REPUBLIC A buyer has been found for the Fashion Arena Outlet Centre in Prague, according to the ‘Hospodářské noviny’ newspaper.
Investment & finance
Sjælsø declared bankrupt
EUROPE Danish developer Sjælsø Gruppen has been declared bankrupt after efforts to restructure the heavily indebted company were terminated.
Investment & finance
LC Corp to buy RB Finance Expert
POLAND Warsaw Stock Exchange listed company LC Corp is to buy a 100 pct stake in RB Finance Expert from LC Corp BV of Amsterdam (the largest shareholder of LC Corp and controlled by Leszek Czarnecki).
Profits increasing for AFI
CEE REGION AFI Properties has registered an income for the first half of EUR 51 mln, up by 32 pct on the same period of 2012. Over the period the company’s operating income reached EUR 32.3 mln, up by 47 pct.
Mirland earning more
RUSSIA Mirland Development Corporation has recorded USD 23.8 mln in revenues in the first half of this year, which represents a 19 pct increase compared to USD 20 mln in H1 2012.
Pessimism but some positivity, says RICS
EUROPE Poland is one of the most attractive markets for investors, according to the Global Commercial Property Survey by the RICS, despite Polish market experts being more pessimistic than those in Germany.
UOKiK says thrice yes
POLAND UOKiK, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, has issued three decisions impacting on the real estate market.
Slide in land prices slows
POLAND Around 80–85 pct of Polish land acquisitions were for sites in Warsaw in H1, according to a report by Colliers International.
Profit growth for X5
RUSSIA Food retailer X5 Retail Group recorded app. USD 4.2 bln in net sales in the second quarter, representing a growth of 5.9 pct y-o-y.
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
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
PAD RES Group has secured PLN 192.5 mln in long-term financing from UniCredit to fund the construction and operation of three photovoltaic farms in Po ...
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
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
The defence boom and what it means for real estate investment – at Expo Real
At Expo Real next Tuesday (October 6th), Eurobuild CEE will be the media partner for a special panel discussion devoted to the opportunities that the ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
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
Polish investors turn to commercial property
Polish investors are increasingly putting capital into the domestic commercial property market, with logistics and warehouse facilities, smaller offic ...
Ghelamco sells Warsaw’s The Bridge to Eastnine for EUR 285 mln
Uniqa launches EUR 600 mln fund
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
Unibep moves into DL Tower
Unibep has leased around 200 sqm at DL Tower in Katowice. The space was handed over on 1 September 2026.
Compensa leases around 500 sqm in DL Craft
Mieszko takes 700 sqm at Jerozolimskie Business Park
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
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Monting Development has secured the final building permit for CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów, a residential project in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. Construction ...
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Retail & leisure
Tenant mix expands in Focus
Focus Bydgoszcz has added several new tenants in recent weeks, with 21 openings planned at the centre in 2026. Occupancy currently stands at 99 pct. N ...
Marino now upgraded
ShockPrice to open in M Park
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
Panattoni builds for Copco
Panattoni has started construction of a manufacturing facility for Atlas Copco Group in Okmiany, Lower Silesia. The BTS plant will provide around 5,60 ...
