Investment & finance
RSSLords LB launches EUR 50 mln fund
LITHUANIA Lords LB Asset Management has begun raising funds for its Lords Baltic Fund III.
HB Reavis loaned EUR 64.5 mln for City Business Center
SLOVAKIA HB Reavis has been granted a EUR 64.5 mln loan to refinance its City Business Center in Bratislava from Erste Group and another undisclosed lender.
Silesian properties of PKP up for grabs
POLAND The Polish State Railways (PKP) has sold a property on ul. Braniborska in Wrocław for PLN 12.6 mln. The buyer of the two plots with an area of 1.21 ha is a private company. The transaction was finalised in January.
Kielce SEZ to grow
POLAND Kielce city council has decided that a number of plots on ul. Olszewskiego and ul. Pakosz will be added to the local Special Economic Zone.
Record year for CBRE
WORLD CBRE has reported a record result for 2012 with global revenue of USD 6 bln, up by 10 pct on 2011.Revenue in Q4 came in at USD 2 bln, up by 14 pct on Q4 2011.
Orco sells shares and fund stake
EUROPE Orco Property Group has sold its units in the office sub-fund of the Endurance Real Estate Fund to J&T Banka for EUR 8.7 mln.
ECM finally laid to rest
CZECH REPUBLIC The Prague municipal court has finally declared developer ECM Real Estate Investments bankrupt. On February 7th, Astin Capital Management, the main group of creditors, pulled out of the reorganisation plan it had originally favoured.
FRI buys stake in retail park portfolio
ROMANIA First Retail International (FRI), which is managed by Mitiska Ventures, has bought a 50 pct stake in the InterCora retail park portfolio from Alpha Property Development.
VTB lends RUB 2.7 bln to MR Group
RUSSIA VTB Bank has provided a RUB 2.7 bln (app. EUR 66.3 mln) three-year credit line for Business Park Savelovsky, a subsidiary of MR Group, to finance the first phase of Savelovsky City, a class ‘B’ mixed-use complex in Moscow.
EBRD finances Belgrade retail park
SERBIA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to provide EUR 13.5 mln in financing for a 15,309 sqm retail park in Belgrade.
Horyniec health resort talks continue
POLAND After extending exclusive negotiations with potential investors for the Horyniec health resort in Horyniec-Zdrój – Specjalistyczny Gabinet Reumatologiczny Lekarz Medycyny Beata Bogusz-Dukacz and Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowo-Usługowe Dukat Witold Dukacz – the Polish government has now opened talks with another party, Eskulap G. Czarnecki of Rachanie.
BPT fund buys Sky
LATVIA In a sale and lease-back transaction, the BPT Baltic Opportunity fund has acquired its second asset, the Sky shopping centre in Riga’s Mežciems district.
TUP sells over 11 ha
POLAND TUP Property, a subsidiary of TUP, has signed a preliminary agreement to sell 11.2 ha in POLAND TUP Property (Mazowieckie) to Warsaw company Inter Cars.
PHN to be sold for PLN 22 per share
POLAND Subscriptions by private individuals have been concluded for shares in Polski Holding Nieruchomości, while the book building process for institutional investors has also closed.
Czerwona Torebka to acquire Merlin.pl
POLAND Czerwona Torebka has signed a letter of intent to purchase internet retailer Merlin.pl and is shortly to carry out due diligence and apply for regulatory approval from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
P.A. Nova pulls out of Selgros property purchase
POLAND Gliwice-based developer P.A. Nova has cancelled its preliminary contract with Selgros to purchase of a property for PLN 30 mln after Selgros refused to amend the agreement.
Blue Tower Residence for sale
ROMANIA RVA Insolvency Specialists are to auction the uncompleted Blue Tower Residence on Strada Fabrica de Gheata in Bucharest on February 15th.
Arco Vara breaks ties with Nordecon
ESTONIA Tivoli Arendus, a company jointly owned by Arco Vara subsidiary Arco Investeeringute and International Invest Project, has cancelled its construction contract with Nordecon to develop an apartment building on Narva maantee in Tallinn.
More former military land up for sale
POLAND The Polish government has sold Fort Traugutta, a former military property built on a 2,300 sqm site on ul. Międzyparkowa in Warsaw, to a private individual for PLN 3.03 mln.
Imtech Polska investigated over Adventure Park Warsaw irregularities
POLAND The board of directors of Imtech Polska has been suspended pending an investigation by the mother company into possible irregularities regarding four contracts – including three signed with Adventure World Warsaw, a project for which Imtech was appointed general contractor.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
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
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we s ...
Not just for the rich
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
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
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is onl ...
Self service in Opole
Mercure comes to Transylvania
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
Scallier sells project to Centerscape
Poznań-based Scallier has sold a commercial property in Nowa Wieś near Pruszków within the Warsaw urban area to Centerscape.
AFI buys out Echo's share of Office House
Dom Dochodowy sold
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
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Grant Thornton, a global auditing and advisory firm, has joined the tenants in The Bridge – Ghelamco's newest Warsaw development. The company will occ ...
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
Offices Are Making a Comeback
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Agora Mall Arad (formerly Galleria Arad) officially reopened on August 28th following an extensive refurbishment and repositioning.
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki
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
Hopi stays on with P3
P3 has extended its long-term lease for nearly 34,000 sqm of warehouse and office space with Hopi in its P3 Mszczonów park. Hopi is involved in wareh ...
