Investment & finance
RSSEBRD to finance Odessa IT Centre
UKRAINE The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering providing financing of up to USD 4.9 mln to Rialto Residence, part of Istil Group, for the refurbishment of Odessa IT Centre.
Secure Property Development & Investments back in the black
EUROPE Secure Property Development & Investments recorded a 188 pct in operating profit to USD 2.3 mln in 2012.
Union Investment launches hotel fund
EUROPE Union Investment has launched a new real estate fund for hotel properties: UII Hotel Nr. 1.
More time for Polimex-Mostostal
POLAND The creditors of Polimex-Mostostal have agreed to extend the period in which the company intends to raise PLN 50 mln via a share issue.
PLN 1 bln for Warsaw metro
POLAND The European Investment Bank has granted financing worth PLN 1 bln (app. EUR 238 mln) for the construction of the central section of Warsaw’s second metro line.
Potok faces bankruptcy
RUSSIA Moscow based developer Potok has revealed that its financial situation has become critical.
EBRD considers road renovations
SERBIA The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development is considering a loan of up to EUR 100 mln to the Republic of Serbia in order to finance improvements to the country’s road network.
Moscow enters global top 10 for investment volumes
RUSSIA Moscow appeared within the top 10 cities in the world with the highest investment levels with USD 3 bln invested in Q4 2012, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Plac Defilad plot for PLN 70 mln
POLAND The city of Warsaw is to sell a site on ul. Marszałkowska and pl. Defilad in Warsaw via a public tender.
Investment highest since 2008
CEE REGION Total commercial real estate investment volume in the CEE region reached EUR 2.6 bln in the first quarter – three times the level achieved during Q1 2012 and the highest first quarter result since 2008, according to research by CBRE.
PAIiIZ ties up EUR 368.5 mln in investment this year
POLAND Since the beginning of the year, the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) has secured eleven new foreign investments in Poland worth a total of EUR 368.5 mln.
Hotel Neum privatised
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Croatian company B.M.V. Inžinjering d.o.o. Zagreb has bought for BAM 4 mln (over EUR 2 mln) the state-owned Hotel Neum in Neum Rivera.
IMG receives two Sberbank loans for malls
RUSSIA IMG has signed a long-term financing agreement for USD 218 mln has been signed with Russian bank Sberbank for the construction of the Zelenopark shopping centre near Moscow.
Total income on CEE property falls
CEE REGION In 2012 a positive total return on all property in the CEE region of 5.6 pct was generated, according to The IPD Central and Eastern European Annual Property Index.
Airport tender won by Max Bögl consortium
ROMANIA A consortium made up of Max Bögl, Vega ’93 and UTI Grup has won a RON 139 mln (EUR 31.6 mln) tender for the upgrade and extension of the Iași International airport, according to local media.
IBRC and Alfa join forces to recover assets
RUSSIA/UKRAINE Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) and A1, a company belonging to Alfa Group have set up a joint venture to recover control over properties worth USD 500 mln located in Russia and Ukraine.
CPI takes 92 pct stake of Ablon
CZECH REPUBLIC/ROMANIA CPI Group is to take control of 92.65 pct of the share capital of developer Ablon.
Good first quarter for Gino Rossi
POLAND The consolidated revenue of the Gino Rossi capital group for the three first months of the year amounted to PLN 51.5 mln.
PKO BP to part with Qualia Development
POLAND PKO BP bank is planning to sell its stake in Qualia Development, stated Jakub Papierski, vice-president of the bank at a press. conference.
Holzindustrie Schweighofer invests in Covasna
ROMANIA Holzindustrie Schweighofer is to develop a wood working factory in Covasna county in an investment of EUR 150 mln.
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
Tunnel boring soon to begin
Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete supp ...
Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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
The Grand Pardubice now Excellent
The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certificati ...
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Galeria Jurajska recertified
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 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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
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
Mercure opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
New railway station planned for Łapy
Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construc ...
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
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
Van der Vorm launches real estate bridge financing business
Dutch real estate group Van der Vorm is expanding into a new business line in Poland focused on asset-backed real estate financing. The group's first ...
NEPI Rockcastle expands beyond CEE
EBRD lends NEPI Rockcastle EUR 250 mln
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
Spot rises above the ground
Construction work om Moderna Holding’s Spot development in Sopot has now reached ground level, marking the completion of the main underground works. T ...
Penta to lead redevelopment of Prague's Bubny district
Warsaw now a landlord’s market
Property and Facility Management
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
Savills, which already manages an office portfolio in Poland for TFI PZU, has now also been appointed to manage three of the fund's retail assets.
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Public buildings
Budimex wins PLN 86 mln Białystok hospital contract
Budimex has been awarded an PLN 86 mln gross contract for the construction of a new specialist outpatient clinic at the L. Zamenhof University Childre ...
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Residential
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
Work begins on Park Kaszuby
Finarto Investments has appointed Allcon as the general contractor for Park Kaszuby, a new retail park in Wejherowo. The construction site is due to b ...
Retail stock breaches 14 mln sqm
Retail market revives
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska on its way
MDC2 has launched its latest project – MDC2 Park Ruda Śląska, which will have a total area of 48,000 sqm, with a particular focus on production and lo ...
