Investment & finance
RSSAmRest expands in CEE
EUROPE AmRest Group, which owns brands such as Pizza Hut, KFC, Starbucks and LaTagliatella, recorded a net profit of PLN 24.3 mln attributable to the shareholders of the parent company in Q3 2012, representing an improvement of app. PLN 1.8 mln compared to the same period of the previous year.
WDP sells Czech portfolio to CTP for EUR 25 mln
CZECH REPUBLIC Closed-end Belgian investment company Warehouses DePauw (WDP) has signed a binding agreement (subject to a number of conditions, including financing) for the sale of its 100 pct stake in Czech subsidiary WDP CZ.
Better financial results for LPP
POLAND LPP attributes its strong financial performance in Q3 to a 21 pct (67,000 sqm) increase in its retail area, an increase in sales for comparable stores and the popularity of its winter collection.
Rank Progress takes over Mielec project
POLAND Rank Progress has purchased from Kullar Gobi the Galeria Aviator shopping centre project in Mielec for an undisclosed sum.
Bridge builder diversifies into roads
RUSSIA Bridge constructor Mostotrest is to acquire a 50 pct stake in the North-West Concession Company (NWCC) for over RUB 7.7 bln (EUR 191.5 mln) through the purchase of 100 pct of the share capital of Plexy.
Negotiations begin for Horyniec health resort
POLAND The government has granted a potential investor a three-week exclusive negotiation period in its attempts to privatise the Horyniec health resort.
Deka Immobilien to buy IBC
POLAND Deka Immobilien Investment is to buy the International Business Center (IBC) at the junction of ul. Armii Ludowej and ul. Polna in Warsaw.
Ronson counts on better results in Q4
POLAND Ronson Europe has published its financial results for the first three quarters of 2012. Revenue increased to PLN 72.9 mln, up by 19 pct on the PLN 61.3 mln of the same period in the previous year.
P.A. Nova in the black
POLAND P.A. Nova has posted revenues of app. PLN 108 mln, a net profit of PLN 10.3 mln and an operating profit of PLN 10.8 mln for the first three quarters of the year.
Prologis predicts strong growth in Warehouse market
EUROPE European industrial real estate values declined 21.9 pct from the pre-crisis peak in 2007, and have subsequently only recovered by 1.3 pct on average, according to a report by Prologis.
China to finance motorways?
SERBIA The Serbian government is applying for a USD 1.8 bln loan from China’s Exim Bank to support a number of projects including three motorways (Belgrade to Ljig, Pojate to Preljina and Novi Sad to Ruma, Šabac and Loznica) as well as an upgrade to the Kostulac power plant.
Gant Development in the red
POLAND Gant Development has reported revenue of PLN 311.3 mln for the first nine months of the year, compared to PLN 198.9 mln for the same period of 2011.
More financing for Triumph Park
RUSSIA SberBank has granted MirLand subsidiary Petra 8 a credit line worth USD 47.5 mln to finance 70 pct of the second stage of its Triumph Park mixed-use residential development in St Petersburg.
Redan sees sales rise
POLAND Grupa Redan has reported a consolidated sales revenue of PLN 302.9 mln for the first nine months of the year, representing a 16 pct rise on the same period of the previous year.
Negotiations begin for Uzdrowisko Rabka
POLAND The government has started negotiations with Jan Wieczorkowski and the Thermaleo company, who have made a binding offer to purchase 91.06 pct of the shares in the Uzdrowisko Rabka health resort in Rabka-Zdrój.
PKP sells off properties
POLAND Between January and the end of September the Polish State Railways (PKP) has found buyers for 185 properties out of 725 which it put up for sale.
Prologis publishes Q3 results
CEE REGION Prologis has released its results for Q3 2013, during which the company leased 272,000 sqm – app. 10 pct more than in Q2.
Creditor seeks Polimex bankruptcy
POLAND Inwestycje Przemysłowe has filed for the bankruptcy of Polimex-Mostostal in a Warsaw court.
Europe still in the doldrums
EUROPE Economic activity in Europe contracted in Q3 2012, according to an RICS report. Russia experienced the strongest occupier and investment activity.
P3 cancels IPO
EUROPE PointPark Properties has cancelled its proposed IPO on the London Stock Exchange, a spokesman for the company has confirmed.
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
Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
Carbon Counts in Construction
Polish construction sector under pressure
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
EPP meets 2030 emissions reduction targets ahead of schedule
EPP has already met the emissions reduction targets it set for 2030 under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set emiss ...
PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district
The Grand Pardubice 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
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
Bob W to open fifth Tallinn property at Krulli Quarter
Bob W has signed a long-term deal to operate a new aparthotel at Krulli Kvartal, part of the 10.2 ha regeneration of the historic Krulli industrial qu ...
Prague moves into top 10 for hotel investment
Mövenpick opens first Croatian hotel on Adriatic coast
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
Planning reform redraws the land market
Poland’s planning reform is changing the way land is valued, according to Walter Herz. Plots covered by a local zoning plan (MPZP), a legally binding ...
Nusco secures EUR 21.4 mln financing from Exim Banca Românească
CEECAT Capital raises EUR 135m at first close of third fund
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
Flint Group extends Łódź 1 lease
Flint Group Packaging Solutions has renewed its lease at the Łódź 1 office building at al. Piłsudskiego 22. The company will remain at its current hea ...
Colliers to lease UREM Poland portfolio
ADC stays on in Francuska
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
Apartments remain a top investment
Poles continue to see apartments as one of the most attractive ways of investing their money, according to Otodom’s ‘Property Market Sentiment Monitor ...
MTX plans Katowice tower
RealCo sells out Wrocław project
Retail & leisure
Retailers rethink the role of technology
Consumers are increasingly tired of technology overload and excessive personalisation, while physical stores can benefit from offering something the d ...
Retail parks become local hubs
M Core acquires Galeria Chełm
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
Warehouse vacancy falls to three-year low
The vacancy rate in Poland’s warehouse market fell to 6.6 pct at the end of June, its lowest level in three years. At the same time, gross take-up ros ...
