Investment & finance
RSSInvestment 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.
pbb extends loan to Pramerica fund
CEE REGION pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has agreed extensions to its EUR 125 mln senior facilities to the Central European Fund, managed by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
CPI issues bonds
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI has issued bonds worth CZK 1.5 bln (app. EUR 58 mln).
Gant Development thrown life ring
POLAND Gant Development has signed a framework agreement with its institutional creditors regarding the restructuring of the its debt.
Warimpex issues convertible bonds
EUROPE Warimpex Finanz-und Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft has issued convertible bonds with a combined nominal value of PLN 26.5 mln (app. EUR 6.3 mln).
Rank Progress pays debts with Świdnicka mall
POLAND Rank Progress has signed a contract to sell the Galeria Świdnicka to Elsoria Polska I for EUR 25 mln.
Technopolis issues shares
RUSSIA/ESTONIA Technopolis has issued 14,859 new shares in exchange for 2007 c-series stock options.
GELF issues bonds worth EUR 500 mln
EUROPE Goodman European Logistics Fund has raised EUR 500 mln through a five-year bond issue.
CEE Investment up
CEE REGION A total of EUR 958 mln was invested in Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania in the first quarter of 2013 according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Orco makes EUR 40 mln loss despite growth in sales revenue
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco Property Group made a net loss of EUR 40 mln last year.
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
Polish housing market slows as projects put on hold
Poland’s residential construction market is slowing, with 936 projects put on hold over the past year. Yet investors continue to prepare new projects, ...
Planning Code Set to Change Real Estate Market
Tunnel boring soon to begin
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
Green Development launches Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa
Green House Development is launching pre-sales of suites at Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa, the third development under the Wave brand on the Polish coast, ...
Mercure opens in Oradea
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
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
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
Global Vision Acquires Two Office Towers in Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți Area
Global Vision has acquired a property comprising two office towers in Bucharest’s Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți area, in a deal worth several tens of mi ...
European real estate investment picks up pace
Romania’s new planning code could reshape real estate development
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
Adgar PDT Wola receives LEED Gold certification
Adgar PDT Wola, a former department store at 8/12 Młynarska Street in Warsaw, has received LEED Gold certification with a score of 79 out of 100. The ...
Tricity office take-up rises by more than 32 pct in first half
Philips Polska expands office at Symetris 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
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Construction has begun on a new emergency care unit at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, officially launched by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and ...
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Porr focusing on healthcare
Residential
Poland had 16,500 PBSA beds at end-2025
The private student accommodation sector in Poland had around 16,500 beds at the end of 2025, with a further 7,700 in planning or under construction, ...
Euro Styl puts 78 apartments on the market at Konstelacja near Gdynia
Rohe completes first stage of Kozielska Park in Katowice
Retail & leisure
Luxury Brands Take a Closer Look at Warsaw
Global luxury brands are expanding more cautiously, choosing markets and locations more carefully rather than rapidly adding stores, according to Coll ...
Primark opens first store in northern Poland
Peek & Cloppenburg to open 3,600 sqm store in Rivus
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
Winkler Polska joins MLP Business Park Łódź
Winkler Polska has leased around 1,500 sqm at MLP Business Park Łódź. Savills advised the company during the lease negotiations.
