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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.
Investment & finance
Poland Strabag snaps up Olivia Star
Strabag Group has purchased the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk. This is the largest office building in a regional city with 40,000 sqm gla and the purchase price came to around EUR 150 mln. Kingstone RE represented the purchaser during the transaction and has been mandated with the long-term asset management of the property.
Investment & finance
Europe Spain now most attractive European economy
According to a report prepared by PlayersTime indicates that Spain is currently the most promising economy in Europe in terms of growth, innovation, and investment. The study, covering 31 countries, considered factors such as startup activity, the real estate market, productivity, income, demographics, and the labour market.
Investment & finance
POLAND Skanska sells Studio A to Stena
Skanska has sold Studio A, the second phase of its Studio office development in Warsaw, for EUR 159 mln to fellow Swedish group Stena Real Estate, which has now become the owner of both phases of the complex.
Investment & finance
Austria First acquisition for Pearl
Revetas Capital has acquired a building at Reschgasse 20 in Vienna's Meidling district. This is the first transaction completed for Pearl, a new investment platform focused on residential projects in the DACH countries.
Investment & finance
Poland Atal completes Budner takeover
The Atal Group has taken control of the Tri-City-based Budner Group, having fulfilled all conditions precedent, including the approval of the Polish competition authorities. The transaction is worth PLN 100.9 mln.
Investment & finance
Poland EUR 72 mln refinancing deal for Newgate
Newgate Investment has finalised a portfolio debt financing transaction worth approximately EUR 72 mln. The financing provided by Erste Bank Polska was secured on a portfolio of 14 retail parks.
Investment & finance
Poland Elektrownia refinanced
Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate have finalised a EUR 172 million refinancing deal for the Elektrownia Powiśle complex, secured by Erste Group and Erste Bank Polska.
Investment & finance
ROMANIA Pavăl pockets Carrefour Romania for €823m
Pavăl Holding has completed the EUR 823 mln acquisition of Carrefour Romania, involving the purchase of the latter's operations, real estate assets and commercial funds in the country.
Investment & finance
Hungary Wing swoops on Capital Square
The Capital Square office building on Budapest's Váci út office corridor has been sold by CA Immo to Hungarian real estate group Wing for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
POLAND Robyg IPO underway
German real estate group TAG Immobilien has launched the IPO of its Polish subsidiary, Robyg. A total of 25 mln Robyg shares have been placed, each priced at PLN 34, with the gross proceeds from the share issue expected to come to PLN 850 mln (EUR 200 mln).
Investment & finance
POLAND 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 Kraków. The financing includes a five-year construction and investment loan and a VAT loan totalling EUR 36.4 mln.
Investment & finance
Mood improves over office sector
European lenders are optimistic about H2 2026, despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, while sentiment around the office sector has significantly improved, according to CBRE's latest European Lender Intentions Survey. Lenders are also open to financing properties in alternative sectors.
Investment & finance
Poland Patron and Trei sell six retail parks
Patron Capital, in partnership with Trei Real Estate, has announced the EUR 110 mln sale of six retail parks in Poland to a joint venture between Prague-based fund managers Generali Investments CEE and SCF (SCF Investment Partners SICAV),
Investment & finance
Czech Republic YIT partners again with One Family Office
YIT Czechia, in a joint venture with One Family Office, has completed the purchase of development land in Prague 4 through the acquisition of DH Towers. The price remains undisclosed.
Investment & finance
Poland Central Point sold to Lewandpol
Lewandpol Property has acquired the Central Point office building for EUR 107 mln from Immobel and its JV partner Universale in the biggest office investment transaction on the Warsaw office market this year.
Investment & finance
Poland Apsys shares Posnania with Trigea
Apsys is selling a portion of its shares in the Posnania shopping centre in Poznań to Trigea, a Czech investment fund specialising in commercial real estate.
Investment & finance
Poland Land shortage changing market
The investment land market in Poland is entering a phase of structural shortage in prime locations. With continued developer demand, this translates into price increases significantly higher than inflation, according to the JLL report 'Investment Land Market in Poland.'
Investment & finance
Romania SCF enters Romania with purchase of two parks
Czech investment group SCF, together with its partners, has completed the acquisition this week of two Romanian NEST retail parks from their developer, RC Europe.
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
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
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
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Panattoni Gala & Party 2026 took place on 22 October 2026 at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw.
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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
Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste
Together with Erste Group and two other Austrian financial institutions, Warimpex has completed the refinancing of four Polish office properties with ...
CA Immo exits Czech market with sale of Riverside Karlín office campus
Hillwood secures EUR 20.35 mln loan for Grodzisk Mazowiecki project
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 to make its Warsaw debut in Rembertów
Trust Investment is set to enter the Warsaw residential market with its first project to be situated in Rembertów amid surrounding woodland. The devel ...
Česká spořitelna to mobilise CZK 11 bln for senior care infrastructure
Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków
Retail & leisure
OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space
OTO Park Lubin opened on 22 October 2026. The new retail park, located at 3A/3B Jana Pawła II Street, offers more than 14,000 sqm of gross leasable ar ...
Europa Centralna to open new section in December
Zajawka family entertainment centre to open at OTO Park Siemianowice Śląskie
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
Okam extends Loconi Intermodal lease at former FSO site in Warsaw
OKAM has extended its lease agreement with Loconi Intermodal, which has operated a container terminal at the former FSO car factory site at 88 Jagiell ...
