Investment & finance
RSSIntersport results improve
POLAND Sports store chain Intersport chain has reported a 13.2 pct y-o-y increase in turnover for 2012.
ABM Solid refused bankruptcy open to arrangements
POLAND The district court in Tarnów has dismissed ABM Solid’s application to change its bankruptcy proceedings from a liquidation of its assets to a bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Murapol buys Katowice property
POLAND Murapol has purchased a 2.8 ha plot on ul. Bażantów in Katowice from TUP subsidiary Forest Hill.
Emmerson prepares for expansion
POLAND Now is the time for Polish real estate companies to begin expanding because he has identified an increasing trend for Polish investors bringing capital to the market, according to Nigel Wade, who has recently become a member of the board of consultancy Emmerson with responsibility for the commercial real estate department as well as corporate strategy.
Lords 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.
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Novotel comes to Croatia
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Romanian hotels grow
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
Two transactions by Prime Holdings
Prime Holdings Group has sold its Łódź 1 project in Poland as well as the Science Park office complex in Budapest, Hungary. Together, the two transact ...
Domestic investors now dominate in Romania
Libero sold in biggest deal of the year!
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
Aon stays for longer
Aon has extended its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw's Skyliner for another five years. The company first moved into the building owned by ...
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
Warta chooses Grundmanna Office Park
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
Student Depot extended in Poznań
Kajima Properties Europe has completed the extension of Student Depot Poznań, adding over 400 new beds to its portfolio. The project, which was deliv ...
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
No drop in price from price transparency act
Retail & leisure
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
RGL, the developer behind the Smart Park brand, has started work on another centre. Its latest retail park will be in Wrocław on ul. Kamiennogórska in ...
Explosive growth of retail space in Romania
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
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
Sanmar comes to Łódź
Sanmar has leased nearly 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in Panattoni's Logistics Łódź VI development.
