Investment & finance
RSSUOKiK approves sale of Elektromontaż-Poznań
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the takeover of Eletromontaż-Poznań by Budimex.
Polnord merges with subsidiaries
POLAND Polnord has decided to merge with a number of its fully-owned subsidiaries, including Polnord Łódź I, Polnord Łódź III, Polnord Nieruchomości Inwestycyjne and PD Development.
Financing secured for Split port expansion
CROATIA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to lend the Port of Split Authority EUR 18.8 mln to renovate and extend the port’s passenger wharves.
Polish high street to take off, says Savills
EUROPE The number of high street investment deals has increased from less than 5 pct of total retail investment in 2007 to 37 pct in the first three quarters of 2012 in the top eight continental European markets, according to Savills.
Terms changed for Mercure Zakopane acquisition
POLAND The preliminary purchase conditions for the sale of the Mercure Zakopane hotel have been amended.
EC Harris becomes part of Arcadis
EUROPE The European offices of consultancy EC Harris are to be taken over by international consulting and engineering firm Arcadis from January 2013.
Russia takes over from Poland as CEE investment volumes slip
EUROPE Commercial real estate investment in Europe totalled EUR 28.3 bln in Q3 2012 – a 14 pct increase on the level recorded in Q2 2012 and almost exactly the same as in Q3 2011, according to CBRE.
Redan requests debt reschedule
POLAND Grupa Redan has presented its creditors with a proposal to reschedule its debt repayments. Redan has asked the banks and bond holders to suspend the repayment of the principal until the end of February 2013, which was originally to be repaid before this date.
Futureal joins Gant for three further projects
POLAND Gant Development and Hungarian-based developer Futureal have begun negotiations to jointly develop a further three projects as part of their partnership agreement signed on December 5th.
Successful 2012 for AFI Properties
ROMANIA AFI Properties increased its net operating income by 5 pct last year.
BPT fund buys Coca-Cola Plaza
ESTONIA The BPT Baltic Opportunity Fund has acquired the Coca-Cola Plaza multiplex in Tallinn.
Czerwona Torebka share price set at PLN 7
POLAND Shopping arcade developer Czerwona Torebka is to offer 2.69 mln shares for PLN 7 each with 2.56 mln shares reserved for institutional investors and 122,700 shares for individuals.
CPI buys seven halls and two stores
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Group has purchased seven warehouses in Prague and two Billa supermarkets in Tábor and České Budějovice for CZK 400 mln (app. EUR 16 mln).
Romstrade enters insolvency
ROMANIA Road constructor Romstrade has been declared insolvent by a Giurgiu court, according to local media.
Hotel tender in Siedlce
POLAND Agencja Rozwoju Miasta Siedlce (the Siedlce Development Agency) has announced a tender for the sale of a 0.46 ha plot on ul. Jana Pawła II in the town, on which a hotel with app. 150 beds could be built.
New bonds for old
CEE REGION Globe Trade Centre (GTC) has extended the maturity of more than EUR 21 mln of its existing bonds, which were due to mature in 2014, through the issue of new bonds in exchange for old.
Karolinka and Pogoria sale approved
POLAND The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the purchase of the Karolinka shopping centre in Opole and the Pogoria shopping centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza by HEPP IV Management Company, a subsidiary of the Heitman European Property Partners IV fund.
Lofty u Scheiblera to go under the Hammer
POLAND The administrator of bankrupt MNE Investment has put up for sale apartments in the Lofty u Scheiblera project in Łódź.
East capital acquires Vilnius mall
LITHUANIA East Capital Baltic Property Fund II has acquired the Gedimino 9 shopping centre in Vilnius from Ektornet AB.
Marynarska Business Park sale finalised
POLAND The sale of the Marynarska Business Park in Warsaw has now been finalised, according to an announcement by PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.
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.
