Investment & finance
RSSFairPlay turns loss to profit
BULGARIA FairPlay Properties made an unconsolidated profit in 2012 of BGN 1.68 mln (app. EUR 859,000.) after making a loss in 2011 of BGN 2.02 mln.
Record results for Home Broker
POLAND Despite the crisis on the residential market, real estate agency Home Broker has considerably improved its sales results. In 2012 Home Broker negotiated the sales of 10,564 apartments, 19 pct more than in 2011.
Museum contract signed
ESTONIA Fund Ehitus has signed a EUR 47 mln contract with the Estonian government to build the National Museum in Tartu.
Colliers predicts stable market
POLAND A total of 900,000 sqm of office space in Poland will be leased over 2013, according to predictions from Colliers International.
Polimex-Mostostal secures financing
POLAND Polimex-Mostostal has signed an agreement with its creditors to reduce its fixed costs by a minimum of PLN 300 mln by 2015.
Revenue boost for Redan
POLAND Grupa Kapitałowa Redan generated consolidated sales revenue of PLN 437.1 mln for 2012, representing a 15 pct increase on 2011.
PPG revises financial forecast upwards
POLAND Platinum Properties Group (PPG) has revised its estimated net profit for 2012 to PLN 13 mln – up on the PLN 12 mln that it predicted earlier. The developer now estimates its turnover at PLN 44 mln, compared to its previous forecast of PLN 30 mln.
Robyg secures Warsaw estate finance
POLAND Grupa Robyg has borrowed PLN 15 mln from Millennium bank to finance a residential project on al. Rzeczypospolitej in Warsaw’s Wilanów district.
Haapsalu fined for tender irregularities
ESTONIA The town of Haapsalu is to lose EUR 100,000 in grants from Enterprise Estonia due to irregularities in the tender procedure for the general contractor of the town’s cultural centre.
Strong online sales growth
CZECH REPUBLIC Internet sales reached CZK 43 bln (EUR 1.68 bln) in the Czech Republic in 2012, which is the equivalent of 46 shopping centres, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
EIB invests EUR 250 mln in Croatia
CROATIA The European Investment Bank is to lend EUR 250 mln to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) to finance a number of projects throughout the country, including infrastructure projects supported by local authorities and tourism schemes.
JLL to sell Sheraton Kraków and Hilton Sofia
POLAND/BULGARIA Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels & Hospitality Group has been appointed as the exclusive agent for the sale of the freehold interests of the Sheraton Kraków and Hilton Sofia hotels.
Czerwona Torebka obtains loan warranty from Alior Bank
POLAND Czerwona Torebka has concluded a loan repayment guarantee agreement with Alior Bank for a loan taken out by its subsidiary Piętnasta-Czerwona Torebka from the same bank.
Bouygues and Ave Ester set up joint company
POLAND Bouygues has bought a stake of over 50 pct in Woodsia from Ave Este Luxembourg, which possesses 100 pct of the founding capital of the firm.
Orco demands EUR 32 mln in damages
CROATIA Orco Property Group has filed a request for arbitration against the State Property Management Agency of the Republic of Croatia.
GTC cancels sale of three centres
ROMANIA Globe Trade Centre (GTC) and an undisclosed international private investor have decided to cancel a sale transaction for three small shopping centres in Romania.
Revenue growth for IKEA
WORLD The IKEA group has published its results for the 2012 financial year (from the September 1st 2011 until August 31st 2012).
Polnord redeems bonds
POLAND Polnord has redeemed bonds worth PLN 65.5 mln. The bonds were divided into three tranches worth PLN 19, 20 and 26.5 mln.
Grupa TUP in the red
POLAND TUP group generated PLN 2 mln in net revenue in 2012.
C&W leases and sells Interfruct properties
HUNGARY Cushman & Wakefield has announced that it closed four industrial deals for the former Interfruct portfolio in 2012.
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 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
Outstanding in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
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
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Ocean Winds has selected Hydrobudowa Gdańsk as the general contractor for adapting part of the port infrastructure in Władysławowo on the Baltic coast ...
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
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
PLN 52 bln developed, but supply not keeping up with demand
July saw a shift in the supply-demand ratio across Poland’s seven largest housing markets. The pool of available developer units fell below the 60,000 ...
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
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
Warsaw office market picks up in Q2
After a subdued start to the year, Warsaw’s office market gained significant momentum in Q2 2026, with tenant activity in H1 reaching 420,000 sqm, rep ...
VeloBank renews Citi Handlowy lease in Q22
Knight Frank chosen for Loft Park in Kraków
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
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
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
TK Maxx to debut in Galeria Wiślanka
TK Maxx is to open a 2,200 sqm store in Galeria Wiślanka in Żory, about 30 km southwest of Katowice in Silesia. This will be the British clothing chai ...
Auchan opens in Fuzja
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
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
MLP enters Hamburg market
MLP Group has acquired a 6.8 ha brownfield site from a private owner in Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg – marking the group’s debut in th ...
