Investment & finance
RSSFort Traugutta sold
POLAND The Polish government has sold the former military site Fort Traugutta on ul. Międzyparkowa in Warsaw to Michał Kiciński, former president of computer game developer CD Projekt for PLN 3.03 mln.
Portico adds new property
POLAND Portico Investments has bought a Biedronka store in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, the twelfth such store in the company’s portfolio and its fifteenth property in Poland.
Lights on for Galeria Katowicka
POLAND ES-System has signed a contract with Neinver and PKP, the investors behind Galeria Katowicka, to supply internal and external lighting for the facility.
Awbud sells factory
POLAND Betra Nova has signed a preliminary purchase agreement with Awbud subsidiary Produkcja Wyrobów Betonowych Awbud for a manufacturing plant on ul. Łąkowa in Racibórz.
Higher Estonian property sales
ESTONIA Over EUR 1.7 bln in more than 36,000 real estate sales was transacted in 2012, according to Statistics Estonia.
Intersport 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.
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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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 be the new data hub
During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak ...
Data centres to transform Polish economy
Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment
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
Punkt goes Platinum
The Punkt office building in Gdańsk has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. This is the first Torus Group development certified under this ve ...
Outstanding for Prologis
Silesia City Center now Excellent
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
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
More than 70 representatives of the Polish logistics real estate market participated in the third edition of EQT on the Move: Ride the Lakes. The even ...
Let's play volleyball again
August 7th – mark the date
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
Griffin and Primestar join forces
Warsaw-based private equity investment manager Griffin Capital Partners and Berlin-based hospitality operator Primestar Group have launched Prime Grif ...
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
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
Budimex builds in Slovakia
Budimex has handed over the motorway junction of the D1 and D4 roads in Slovakia, 90 days ahead of the deadline specified by the consgtruction contrac ...
Green light for Port of Poland
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
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
Welcome loan for Wita
Echo Investment has signed a loan agreement with Bank Pekao to finance its Wita mixed-use complex, which is being developed on a 3 ha site in central ...
Mood improves over office sector
Patron and Trei sell six retail parks
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
Brenntag in Brama Miasta B
German chemical raw materials distributor Brenntag has opened its EMEA shared services centre in Brama Miasta B in Łódź, which is owned by Skanska Co ...
WITA welcomes OPmobility
Rents rising with limited supply
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Warszawa Wschodnia station to be modernised
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), wor ...
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
A new look for central Warsaw
Residential
Neighbourhood becoming more important in home purchases
According to 'The Living 2040' report, today's residents are more aware, pragmatic, and demanding of the place they live.
Warsaw fourth most unaffordable European city
StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw
Retail & leisure
More tenants for Soho by Yareal
Yareal Polska continues to expand the retail tenant mix for its flagship, mixed-use complex in Warsaw's Praga Południe district. SOHO by Yareal now in ...
New Yorker arrives in Jędrzejów
Looking good and feeling good in Norblin Factory
Technology
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Dev ...
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni to begin work on Panattoni Park Kraków West IV
Panattoni, together with Eika Asset Management, an investment management company, have begun the development of Panattoni Park Kraków West IV. The cen ...
