Investment & finance
RSSFinance for DomExpo Opole
POLAND Kępska, the investor and developer of the DomExpo project in Opole, has been granted financing for the project by Invest Bank.
Orbis enjoys modest growth
POLAND The total revenue of Grupa Hotelowa Orbis increased by 3.3 pct y-o-y in 2012, amounting to PLN 691.5 mln.
PKP railway stations for sale or renovation
POLAND PKP is considering the sale of 50 railway stations this year, after having sold 58 in 2011.
Successful year for Budimex
POLAND Grupa Budimex has released its results for 2012. Net revenue from sales of products, goods and materials came to nearly PLN 6.08 bln up on 2011 revenues of PLN 5.5 bln in 2011.
Platinium Properties prepares WSE flotation
POLAND Platinium Properties Group has begun the book building process for its flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
EFH unable to buy back bonds
POLAND Europejski Fundusz Hipoteczny has applied to the District Court in Warsaw to extend the maturity of its EF series bonds, upon which payment is currently due.
Eften 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.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Need for clarity introducing reforms
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
GTC signs power purchase agreement
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
ESG to evolve with the regulations
Light On takes Platinum
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 December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
The latest issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!
The October issue is now out!
Events
Register now for bieg na szczyt
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
MIPIM finalists announced
Merry Christmas to one and all
Exclusive
Hungary exit - the right decision
Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell- ...
BIM now mainstream
What is driving the spate of lease renewals
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 Bucharest
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in ...
Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic
AC Hotels to open in Port Praski
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
Połaniec 2 substation under construction
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
Budimex builds more roads
AI fundamental to future water management
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
Investment rebounds across CEE
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marked a decisive turning point in 2025, moving from hesitation to execution as investment volumes surged to EUR 11.6 ...
Warsaw now third best European investment destination
2025 a time of structural change
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
Kraków the most important regional office market
At the end of 2025, the stock of modern office space in Kraków came to 1.84 mln sqm, according to data from Savills.
Supply gap dominates market
Running out of space
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
Oleśnica railway station restored
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
Warsaw Uni building underway
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Residential
Student Depot breaks ground in Gdańsk
Kajima Properties Europe has broken ground on a 517-bed Student Depot residence in Gdańsk. This will be the second Student Depot PBSA centre in the ci ...
House prices still rising
Two projects in Grodzisk announced
Retail & leisure
Another store for dm
The dm drugstore chain has opened a new store in the Avenida Poznań shopping centre, on ul. Stanisława Matyi. This is the 75th dm location in Poland, ...
Lidl comes to Bohema
A bigger, better Pogoria
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
First building of CTPark Warsaw Janki ready
CTP has completed the first stage of the CTPark Warsaw Janki industrial and logistics park in Puchały, near Warsaw. The completed building offers over ...
