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EMEA region Investment moves to residential and data centres
Residential assets have overtaken offices as the largest recipient of real estate investment across EMEA, while record investment in data centres and senior living signals a broader shift towards operationally intensive sectors and platform-led strategies, according to the 'EMEA Capital Markets Snapshot | Q2 2026' report by Colliers.
Investment & finance
Hungary Westend mixed-use complex refinanced
Granit Pólus Group has completed the refinancing of the Westend mixed-use complex with a EUR 290 mln green loan, marking the largest real estate refinancing transaction in Hungary over the past five years and setting a new record for financing secured by a single property in the country.
Investment & finance
Poland Renaissance changes hands
Syrena Real Estate has acquired the historic Renaissance Building in Warsaw's city centre, with financing from Bank Pekao.
Investment & finance
POLAND Mokotowska Square sold to WB Group
Deka Immobilien has sold the Mokotowska Square office building in central Warsaw to a major tenant of the building, WB Electronics, for around EUR 39 mln.
Investment & finance
Poland Erste lends to DL Invest
DL Invest Group has secured over EUR 146 mln in financing from Erste Group and Erste Bank Polska to refinance a portfolio of six logistics parks with a total area of around 260,000 sqm. The banks were advised by the law firm CMS.
Investment & finance
Germany Bad Hersfeld Ost logistics centre refinanced
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) is providing EUR 42 mln in refinancing for the Bad Hersfeld Ost logistics centre.
Investment & finance
Romania Commercial real estate financing increased by 15 pct
Romania’s commercial real estate sector accounts for 54 pct of the loans granted to non-financial companies and recorded a 15 pct annual increase in financing, while the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio, which stands at 6.2 pct, remains below the levels reported for certain segments considered more exposed to risk, according to an analysis performed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company based on data published by the National Bank of Romania (NBR).
Investment & finance
Poland Hines sells Sky Office Center
The Sky Office Center has been sold by Hines to a private Polish investor. For this deal the seller was represented by Avison Young.
Investment & finance
POLAND MNK Partners enters Poland with Lubin acquisition
French fund manager MNK Partners has entered the Polish market with the EUR 2.8 mln acquisition of a 4,000 sqm warehouse and office complex in Lubin.
Investment & finance
CZECH REPUBLIC Invesco sells Riverview to Amundi
Invesco Real Estate has sold the Riverview office building in Prague’s Smíchov district to Amundi Real Estate Fund KB 4 (REF4).
Investment & finance
CEE Region Goodbye Tesco?
According to reports by the Financial Times, Tesco is looking for ways to sell off its remaining European businesses.
Investment & finance
Romania AFI completes Mas retail park purchase
AFI Romania has completed the acquisition of six retail parks from Mas, the largest retail park transaction in Romania.
Investment & finance
Germany Alstom leases 31,000 sqm
Garbe Industrial has leased 31,000 sqm in Salzgitter to rail vehicle manufacturer Alstom.
Investment & finance
Croatia InterCapital buys Avenue Mall
The InterCapital Real Estate Fund is to acquire Avenue Mall and the adjacent Avenue Center office building in Zagreb for EUR 100 mln.
Investment & finance
Romania Radisson Blu refinanced
The Radisson Blu Hotel Complex in the heart of Bucharest has been refinanced with a EUR 123 mln loan. The hotel complex is owned by Revetas Capital together with funds and accounts managed by Cerberus Capital Management. The facility was underwritten by Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) with whom Revetas has a long-standing relationship.
Investment & finance
Poland Faedra enters Poland
Hungarian developer Faedra Group has opened its first office outside its home market, with the establishment of Faedra Polska in Warsaw. The company will primarily focus on the residential sector while simultaneously exploring opportunities in other real estate market segments.
Investment & finance
Poland Eastnine acquires The Bridge in Warsaw
Eastnine has entered into an agreement with Ghelamco to acquire the 40-storey office property The Bridge in Warsaw for EUR 300 mln. The transaction, which is subject to financing, is expected to close in Q4 2026.
Investment & finance
Hungary Sino Logistics to take over Logicor in Hungary
Logicor is exiting Hungary with the sale of its operations to Singapore-based Sino Logistics.
Investment & finance
CZECH REPUBLIC Aurelia buys two office buildings from Pimco
Czech real estate fund Aurelia has acquired the Trimaran and City Element office buildings in Prague’s Pankrác district from Pimco Prime Real Estate for EUR 90 mln.
Investment & finance
Poland Poles turning online for mortgages
Poles are taking out mortgages online while the memory of Swiss Franc loans is fading with each generation. This is the result of a new study by Business Growth Review commissioned by Otodom, conducted in May of this year, on a sample of 1,328 people.
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
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
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
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
Operational data centre capacity across EMEA exceeded 12.1 GW in the first half of 2026, with a further 18.3 GW under construction or in the planning ...
Power, Power, Power
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
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
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Two retail parks forming part of the Nowe Bielawy complex in Toruń have once again achieved an Excellent rating under the BREEAM International In-Use ...
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
A green office is more than a certificate
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
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
I hereby declare that the statements made by Mr Kazimierz Krupa, former Editor-in-Chief of Eurobuild monthly magazine, published on social media and s ...
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Will Poland dominate the AI market?
How will AI change the real estate business? Where are the best data centre sites in Poland? Will Europe be able to feed data centres the energy they ...
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
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
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
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
Hillwood secures EUR 20.35 mln loan for Grodzisk Mazowiecki project
Hillwood has secured a EUR 20.35 mln loan from BNP Paribas Bank Polska to finance the second phase of its Hillwood Grodzisk Mazowiecki logistics compl ...
Hillwood Polska sells 57,800 sqm warehouse and office complex to TOYA
EPP increases its stake in the M1 shopping centre portfolio
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 demand rises
Warsaw’s office market recorded stronger demand amid limited new supply in the first nine months of 2026. Nearly 592,000 sqm of office space was lease ...
Warsaw office availability declines
Hologate leases 3,200 sqm at Munich’s Kistlerhof
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
Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków
Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków, with the project planned for the Czyżyny district. Local architecture studi ...
Yareal launches sales at VIA BIELANY in Warsaw
Art.Locum launches pre-sales for Hallera 122 in Gdańsk
Retail & leisure
Europa Centralna to open new section in December
Europa Centralna in Gliwice is entering the final phase of its redevelopment. A new section of the retail and leisure complex is scheduled to open in ...
Zajawka family entertainment centre to open at OTO Park Siemianowice Śląskie
Mabrok plans 27,000 sqm Osada Pułtusk retail park
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
BIG Olkusz opens fully let, bringing nine new retail brands to the city
BIG Poland has officially opened BIG Olkusz, a 13,500 sqm GLA retail park that was 100 pct let at opening. Developed jointly with BOIG The Blue Ocean ...
