Investment & finance
RSSBank pays Polnord for claims against Warsaw
POLAND Polnord has received PLN 10 mln from Polski Bank Przedsiębiorczości. It is the second tranche of a payment totalling PLN 25 mln for its claims against the city of Warsaw that it sold to the bank.
Technological parks in Kraków in Katowice to expand
POLAND The government has decided to extend Kraków Technology Park by more than 70 ha, which will increase its size up to 628 ha.
More details of PHN flotation
POLAND The government has announced that a 25 pct stake in Polski Holding Nieruchomości is to be floated on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in Q1 2013.
First Retail International prepares invest in Europe
EUROPE Mitiska Ventures has announced that it has raised EUR 41 mln for its First Retail International (FRI) fund.
Sobet declares bankruptcy
POLAND The NewConnect listed company Sobet, has filed for bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Ringwood takeover of PHN approved
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved Ringwood Financial’s (a subsidiary of Grupa Radius) proposed takeover of Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) ruling that the deal would not limit competition.
CEIF granted extension on EUR 169 mln loan
CEE REGION PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has agreed a three-year extension to its EUR 169 mln senior facility to the Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF), which is jointly managed by Valad Europe and Aviva Investors.
ABM Solid in liquidation again
POLAND Construction company ABM Solid, which is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has filed a petition to change its bankruptcy proceedings from liquidation to a bankruptcy open to arrangements.
Global investment picking up
WORLD Global commercial real estate investment volumes reached USD 436 bln in 2012, according to figures from Jones Lang LaSalle
Konstanty Strus has hotel plot and new tenants
POLAND Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Konstanty Strus has purchased a 0.46 ha plot on ul. Jana Pawła II in Siedlce for more than PLN 1 mln. A 150 bed hotel is to be developed on the site.
JESSICA finances Sopot Complex with PLN 42 mln
POLAND Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego has granted a low-interest loan of PLN 42 mln to Bałtycka Grupa Inwestycyjna (BGI) as part of the JESSICA initiative.
Bomi wishes to renegotiate debt repayments
POLAND Bomi, which has been declared bankrupt open to arrangements, has suggested modifying the repayment provisions with the banks which are its main creditors.
Supply outstripping demand
BULGARIA No major changes are predicted on the Bulgarian real estate market for 2013, according to Colliers International.
Profits up for Savills
WORLD Real estate consultancy Savills saw revenues rise by 12 pct over 2012.
Global investment up
WORLD In 2012 the value of global property investments increased by 6 pct to USD 929 bln (EUR 714 bln), according to the ‘International Investment Atlas’ by Cushman & Wakefield.
UOKiK scrutinises Real and Auchan deal
POLAND The European Commission has handed over the responsibility for approving the takeover of Real by Auchan to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Poland leads in investment
CEE REGION Investment activity in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania increased significantly in Q4 2012 to EUR1,826 mln, almost matching 2007 levels, and ahead of the EUR 536 mln invested in Q3 2012, according to figures from Cushman and Wakefield.
Best European property returns in Poland
WORLD Globally, total returns on property shares and other assets came to 29.8 pct in local currencies and 26.6 pct when measured in euros, according to figures from the Global Property Research In Europe the same figure came to 29.5 pct measured in euros.
ECM assets sold
CZECH REPUBLIC ECM has sold its shares in Epoque-Lancaster and Epoque Hotel, two SPV companies that were established to develop skyscrapers in Pankrác plateau. Raiffeisenbank, which was financing the project, has been repaid.
Mall project and supermarket go under the hammer in forced sale
On January 10th liquidators RVA Insolvency Specialists is to auction off a shopping centre that is under construction as well as a supermarket. Both properties are in Focşani and owned by bankrupt investor Omnium Invest.
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 to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University
Budimex has signed a contract with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań to design and build a new university archive. The contract is worth more than ...
Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road
Budimex to complete Bydgoszcz hospital expansion
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
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for its planned data centre campus in Reguły, in the Michałowice municipality. Following feedback from local residen ...
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
Data centres spread out across the region
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
BRE launches BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V7
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched the seventh version of its BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial standard (BREEAM RFO V7) ...
Ocean Winds starts BC-Wind service base in Władysławowo
Signum Work Station earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
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
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
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
WDP expands with EUR 19 mln Krefeld acquisition
WDP has acquired a logistics property in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, for approximately EUR 19 mln, expanding its German platform through a select ...
Panattoni sells 150,000 sqm logistics park near Poznań
Vilea joins Christie’s luxury property network
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
Prime space comes harder to find
Price is no longer the only issue in Warsaw office negotiations. Finding the right space is becoming a challenge in its own right, with vacancy in the ...
BNP Paribas expands in Avatar
Full façade closure for second stage of H2Offices
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
Archicom signs PLN 87 mln contract for Poznań housing project
Archicom has signed an agreement with Unibep for the construction of the first two buildings at its Kolektyw residential project in Poznań. The contra ...
Rutkowski Group buys site for 39 apartments in Warsaw
Warsaw residential yields reach up to 6 pct
Retail & leisure
Two-thirds of CEE retail stock is over 15 years old
Around 20 mln sqm of modern retail stock across Central and Eastern Europe is more than 15 years old, pointing to a growing cycle of refurbishment, re ...
DJI to open first store in Kraków
Castorama Studio Projektowe opens in Galeria Świdnicka
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
Hippocampus signs for 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen
CTP has signed a lease with third-party logistics (3PL) provider Hippocampus GmbH for around 16,700 sqm at CTPark Solingen in Germany. The deal covers ...
