Investment & finance
RSSPenta 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.
Griffin buys two Warsaw office buildings
POLAND A fund managed by Griffin Group has acquired Philips House and Batory Office Building I, two modern office buildings in Warsaw, for around PLN 80 mln in a court bankruptcy public tender.
PPG raises PLN 7.5 mln for Svetly Dali
POLAND/RUSSIA Platinum Properties Group has raised PLN 7.5 mln from a public share issue on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Echo divests three malls
POLAND Echo Investment is selling three shopping centres in Radom, Tarnów and Piotrków Trybunalski.
Mixed results for CA Immo
EUROPE CA Immo made a loss of EUR 157.8 mln in 2012. This was still a better result than in 2011 when the company made a loss of EUR 177.9 mln.
Negative Impact
ROMANIA Romanian developer Impact Developer & Contractor has released its results for 2012. It has declared a net loss of RON 38.79 mln (app. EUR 8.8 mln) for the period, which compares with a loss of RON 45.06 mln in the previous year.
Colliers sums up the land market
POLAND Around 85 pct of land purchases by investors were for office and residential projects, with 10 pct for retail and 5 pct for industrial projects – according to Colliers International.
Ups and downs for the Czechs this year, says Colliers
CZECH REPUBLIC Investment volume in 2013 is set to exceed the EUR 610 mln transaction last year in the Czech Republic, according to Colliers International.
SRV takes all of Septem City
RUSSIA Finnish company SRV has acquired the 12.5 pct holding of its Russian partner in the Septem City project in St Petersburg. As a result of the purchase, SRV now owns 100 pct of the project.
Office and retail markets still buoyant
POLAND In 2012, 268,000 sqm of new office space was added to the market in 27 new buildings, according to figures from CBRE.
Warimpex to issue Polish bonds
POLAND Warimpex is to issue bonds worth PLN 80 mln in Poland, which are to trade on the Catalyst market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Elektrosila up for sale
RUSSIA Dorinda Invest is to sell the Elektrosila shopping complex in St Petersburg.
PHN debuts on WSE trading floor
POLAND Polski Holding Nieruchomości was the 439th company to have joined the group of firms listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Fort 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.
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
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design- ...
Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
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
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Demand for computing power is rising rapidly, driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services. This is accelerating growth in Europe’s data centr ...
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
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
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
PAD RES Group has secured PLN 192.5 mln in long-term financing from UniCredit to fund the construction and operation of three photovoltaic farms in Po ...
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
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
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
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
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Accor has signed a franchise agreement for the Tribe Kraków Airport hotel. Located next to the airport terminal, the 170-room property is scheduled to ...
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
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
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
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
CA Immo sells IntercityHotel
CA Immo has sold the IntercityHotel Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Süd to a fund managed by Art-Invest Real Estate. The transaction marks the sale of the last ...
Polish investors turn to commercial property
Ghelamco sells Warsaw’s The Bridge to Eastnine for EUR 285 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
Unibep moves into DL Tower
Unibep has leased around 200 sqm at DL Tower in Katowice. The space was handed over on 1 September 2026.
Compensa leases around 500 sqm in DL Craft
Mieszko takes 700 sqm at Jerozolimskie 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
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw
Monting Development has secured the final building permit for CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów, a residential project in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. Construction ...
Nova Wola Park receives occupancy permit
Sandberg Capital enters Prague residential market
Retail & leisure
Aleja Bielany now 98 pct leased
Aleja Bielany in Wrocław, managed by Ingka Centres, is now 98 pct leased. The centre has recently signed 10 new lease agreements covering almost 4,000 ...
Pocco Italia to open restaurant in DL Shopping Siemianowice Śląskie
OTO Park Lubin to open on 22 October
Technology
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Logicor is set to complete the rollout of smart metering across all 18 of its logistics parks in Poland by the end of 2026, giving tenants real-time v ...
Singu takes over QRmaint
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Warehouse & industrial
P3 Logistic Parks starts construction of first building at P3 Gliwice
P3 Logistic Parks has started construction of the first warehouse building at P3 Gliwice in Upper Silesia. The speculative development will provide al ...
