Investment & finance
RSSEIB loans another EUR 165 mln to upgrade railways
POLAND The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide two loans amounting to EUR 165 mln the Polish state railway operator, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe.
Polonez Poznań sold to Griffin Investment
POLAND The Orbis hotel group has concluded an agreement to sell the former Polonez hotel in Poznań to Zerta, a subsidiary of Griffin Investment.
Gant and Geo consider the future together
POLAND Gant Development and Geo, Mieszkanie i Dom have signed a letter of intent for a mutual due diligence examination in preparation for merger negotiations.
Intersport releases Q3 figures
POLAND Sports shop chain Intersport generated a gross profit of almost PLN 2.5 mln in the first three quarters of the year, down from PLN 4.4 mln in the same period of 2011. In the first nine months the company achieved net sales revenues of PLN 175.3 mln – an increase of 24.3 pct y-o-y.
CPI buys supermarket portfolio
CZECH REPUBLIC TREI Real Estate Czech Republic has completed the sale of a portfolio of retail properties to CPI Group.
Capital mortgages Metropolitan for USD 750 mln
RUSSIA Capital Partners has been granted a 10-year USD 750 mln loan by Sberbank, using the Metropolis shopping centre in Moscow as collateral.
Panattoni and Pramerica sell Warsaw parks to RREEF
POLAND Panattoni Europe and Pramerica have announced the sale of an 80,000 sqm multi-leased logistics portfolio on the outskirts of Warsaw to RREEF Real Estate for EUR 54 mln.
RomReal in dire straits
ROMANIA Oslo stock exchange listed property investor RomReal has revealed that it does not have enough funds for the principle repayment of an EUR 11.6 mln loan from Alpha Bank in Romania by its maturity date on November 30th.
CPI boss “buys fifth of Orco”
CZECH REPUBLIC Radovan Vitek, the billionaire owner of CPI Group, has reportedly bought a fifth of the shares in Czech-based developer Orco on the Euronext Paris stock exchange.
Tatry Mountain Resorts to list on three bourses
POLAND/SLOVAKIA Slovakian ski resort developer Tatry Mountain Resorts (TMR) has listed on the main marker of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Bankruptcy for Eurosmart
ROMANIA Eurosmart Investment, the developer of 50 luxury apartments on strada Strada Mihai Eminescu in Bucharest, has filed for bankruptcy and been declared insolvent by a Bucharest court, according to local media.
Avans joins Media Expert
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the takeover of a chain of 300 Avans electronic stores (including franchises) by OpenMedia, a company which belongs to Arkadiusz and Sławomir Tomal.
Cocor faces foreclosure
ROMANIA BCR plans to foreclose on Cocor and put the Cocor shopping centre in Bucharest up for auction on November the 16th for a starting price of RON 134.9 mln (app. EUR 30 mln).
PBO Anioła to cut costs
POLAND PBO Anioła intends to cut costs by, among other measures, reducing management board pay by up to 30 pct.
AmRest increases European sales
EUROPE The AmRest group, which manages KFC, Pizza Hut and Burger King restaurants as well as the Starbucks cafe chain, posted sales of PLN 464.3 mln for Q3 for its Central European and Russian divisions.
More Moscow office space
RUSSIA New office completions in Moscow in Q3 came to 176,500 sqm, representing a 24 pct y-o-y increase, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Echo buys Warsaw plot
POLAND Echo Investment has bought a 3.08 ha site on ul. Taśmowa in Warsaw’s Służewiec business district for PLN 60 mln from the Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu).
Alterco avoids liquidation
POLAND The Warsaw district court has decided to prevent the seizure of Alterco’s assets and halt the seizure of the firm’s bank accounts.
Government to sell tech park stake
POLAND The Polish state intends to sell a 25.09 pct stake in KCI Park Technologiczny Krowodrza.
Bankers like offices
EUROPE Offices are the most attractive asset class for European banks interested in property financing, according to a study by EC Harris.
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 ...
