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Optimism tentatively returns – Savills
WORLD Savills, in its latest global sentiment survey of the impact of Covid-19, concludes that the outlook has improved slightly.
Investment & finance
Cordia raises Polnord stake above 90 pct
POLAND/HUNGARY Hungarian real estate company Cordia International has raised its stake in Polish residential developer Polnord to 92.92 pct.
Investment & finance
UBS optimistic about CEE
CEE REGION Despite the turbulence surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the prospects remain good for certain segments of the CEE real estate market in terms of returns for investors, according to research by UBS Global Wealth Management.
Investment & finance
Reico buys two Sered’ sheds
SLOVAKIA Reico IS ČS has bought two modern industrial buildings with a total area of 45,000 sqm for EUR 30.6 mln in the PNK Park Sered’ complex near Bratislava.
Investment & finance
CPI revealed as buyer of over half of Warsaw tower
POLAND CPI Property Group has announced that it has acquired a 50.3 pct stake in the Chałubinskiego 8 office tower in central Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz stokes merger rumours with new CEO
CENTRAL EUROPE Ronny Pecik has been appointed to the executive board for three years and to the position of CEO of Austrian real estate group Immofinanz, starting May 4th.
Investment & finance
Record Q1 for Polish investment volumes
POLAND The total investment volume on the Polish real estate market in Q1 2020 came to almost EUR 1.8 bln, the second highest figure on record for the quarter, according to JLL.
Investment & finance
Elite closes first fund with Polish acquisition
POLAND Singapore-based alternative asset managers Elite Partners Capital has announced the first close of its pure play Elite Logistics Fund.
Investment & finance
Amundi enters Poland to buy Nowogrodzka Square
POLAND French investor Amundi Real Estate, on behalf of its managed funds, has completed the acquisition of the Nowogrodzka Square office building in central Warsaw from French developer Yareal.
Investment & finance
Penta sells D48 offices to IAD
POLAND Penta Real Estate has sold the D48 office building in Warsaw’s Służewiec business district to fellow Slovak company IAD Investments for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Aurec acquires PRS tower in Warsaw
POLAND Aurec Capital has completed the acquisition of the Puławska 186 project in Warsaw’s Mokotów district from Matexi Polska for more than PLN 100 mln.
Retail portfolio deals continue to grow
POLAND Portfolio transactions have been increasing on the Polish retail market, according to real estate advisory Cresa’s recent ‘Retail Occupier Economics 2019’ report.
Investment & finance
Optima to take over GTC
CEE REGION The Optimum Ventures Private Equity Fund, which is owned by the National Bank of Hungary’s fund manager Optima, has announced that it has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire Lone Star's majority shareholding in Globe Trade Centre S.A.
Immofinanz moves AGM to October
CENTRAL EUROPE Austrian-based real estate investor Immofinanz has decided to reschedule the 27th annual general meeting, originally planned for May 22nd, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ups and downs for Budimex
POLAND Budimex’s net revenue from the sales of products and materials amounted to slightly more than PLN 6.9 bln in 2019.
Investment & finance
Generali buys iconic Prague department store
CZECH REPUBLIC Generali Real Estate has acquired the Kotva department store in Prague for an undisclosed sum from Pražská Správa Nemovitostí (PSN) through its pan-European fund Generali Real Estate Asset Repositioning SA (GREAR). According to local media, the property changed hands for CZK 4 bln (app. EUR 150 mln), which would make it the largest real estate deal on the Czech market this year.
Aareal suspends dividends
CENTRAL EUROPE Aareal Bank’s management board has resolved to suspend the payment of dividends for the 2019 and 2020 financial years at least until October 1st 2020.
Investment & finance
Hines sells warehouse portfolio and Nord Point
POLAND Hines Poland Sustainable Income Fund (HPSIF), an investment fund managed by Hines Polska, has finalised the sale of a portfolio of six distribution parks and the Nord Point office building in Warsaw’s Białołęka district to CGL Investment Holdings Corporation Limited.
Investment & finance
Record revenues for CDRL
POLAND CDRL group, the owner of the Coccodrillo and Buslik clothing and accessories chains, generated record-high consolidated sales revenues of PLN 514.1 mln in 2019. This is an increase of almost 105 pct compared to the PLN 251.3 mln it earned a year earlier.
Investment & finance
Vestas buys Leroy Merlin hub for EUR 71 mln
POLAND Savills Investment Management has completed the EUR 71 mln purchase, on behalf of Korean institutional investors managed by Vestas Investment Management, of a 123,000 sqm BTS logistics building developed by Panattoni in Piątek, 40 km north of Łódź. The seller was Invesco Real Estate.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
MoMA wins architectural grand prix
The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr ...
Poznań with a green Aura
Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest
Construction
2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies
According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro ...
Strabag to build The Arc
Digitalisation to the rescue
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
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
Eurobuild Awards
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards? The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's ...
Call for nominations and jury members!
Let's live this again!
Eurobuild FM
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
Poland versus the West
EurobuildCEE
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
We are proud to present the exceptional 300th anniversary issue of ‘EurobuildCEE’ magazine! This is not just a round number, it’s also an important mi ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The May issue of EurobuildCEE is out now!
Events
Race'N'Raise supports rural children's education
Logicor has raised over PLN 40,000 in the 4th Race'n'Raise charity cycle race to support the EFC Foundation's Horizons Scholarship Program.
CPK arises
Back to the Future Conference
Exclusive
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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
Romanian hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
Human resources
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists h ...
Five new board members at JLL
A change of guard at Eurobuild
Infrastructure
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
Interior design
JLL redesigns its Warsaw branch
JLL has completed the modernisation of its offices in the Warsaw Spire building. The theme behind the design was ‘ReThink. ReUse. ReSpire’, emphasisin ...
Grainy effect for Viterra
Mercedes-Benz stylish Prague office
Investment & finance
More Polish investment in Poland
In the first half of 2025, commercial real estate investment in Poland reached EUR 1.71 bln, broadly in line with the total for the same period in 202 ...
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Financing for Sosnowiec V
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
Skyliner II shooting up
The construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group, has reached the halfway point. At a height ...
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
Property and Facility Management
Balmain takes on Adventum
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
Savills to manage for Yareal
Studio B under new management
Public buildings
Warsaw Uni building underway
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculti ...
MHP awarded with ULI prize
Museum of Modern Art opens
Residential
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
Technology
Velis has a new name
Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both re ...
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum
Warehouse & industrial
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
