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Two buildings acquired for Eften Real Estate Fund III and merger announced
LATVIA/BALTIC STATES Eften Real Estate Fund III has signed conditional purchase agreements to acquire two commercial properties in Latvia. The fund will buy AirBaltic’s headquarters in the grounds of Riga airport, as well as a logistics centre in Ķekava, on the outskirts of city.
Investment & finance
Portiva building up retail porfolio
CZECH REPUBLIC Portiva has purchased a retail centre in Ivančice in South Moravia.
Investment & finance
Star Capital buys Lighthouse Towers
CZECH REPUBLIC Star Capital Investments has bought the Lighthouse Towers centre in Prague’s Holešovice district from Deka Immobilien.
Investment & finance
Funds raise record sums over 2019
WORLD Real estate funds secured a total of USD 151 bln in 2019, with 295 funds reaching a final close according to figures from investment consultancy Preqin.
Investment & finance
Cordia with Polnord in its sites
POLAND Polnord has announced that it has begun negotiations with Futureal residential subsidiary Cordia as a potential investor.
Investment & finance
Round Hill sells property portfolio for EUR 1.3 bln
CZECH REPUBLIC Funds managed by Round Hill Capital and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have sold Residomo, which includes its portfolio of residential properties, to Heimstaden Bostad for EUR 1.3 bln.
Investment & finance
Buma takeover approved
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has approved the takeover of the Buma group by a consortium of Reino Capital and RF Corval International.
Investment & finance
Large plot sold in the centre of Łódź
POLAND Neonica has finalised the sale of a 1.65 ha site at ul. Tuwima 95 in the centre in Łódź to Apartamenty Tuwima, a company assosiated with HRE Investments.
Investment & finance
Good year for AEW
EUROPE One of the world's largest real estate asset managers AEW recorded a transaction volume of EUR 5 bln across eleven European markets up from EUR 4 bln in 2018 including EUR 2.5 bln of acquisitions and EUR 2.5 bln of disposals.
Investment & finance
Reino fund buys first office building
POLAND Luxembourg-based fund Reino RF CEE Real Estate SCA SICAV-RAIF, which is owned by Polish investor Reino Capital and Australian company Corvala, has made its first property purchase by buying the Malta House office building in Poznań and has now turned its attention to buying a building in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
BIG investment in Belgrade
SERBIA Israeli investor BIG CEE Group has bought the Capitol Park Rakovica retail park in Belgrade from Poseidon Group and Mitiska REIM.
Investment & finance
Eastnine buys Riga brewery property
LATVIA Swedish real estate company Eastnine has acquired a 4,000 sqm building that belonged to the former Kimmel brewing complex on Krišjāņa Valdemāra street in central Riga together with a 1.15 ha site, for a total transaction price of EUR 9.5 mln.
Investment & finance
Intraco II sold
POLAND First Property Group has announced that it is selling its 50.3 pct stake in the Chałubińskiego 8 office tower in the centre of Warsaw for EUR 44 mln. The sale of the building, which was formerly known both as Intraco II and as Oxford Tower, should be completed by 31st March 2020, by which time the Polish tax authorities should have ruled on VAT issues related to the sale.
Investment & finance
Asbud buys 13 ha in Warsaw
POLAND Asbud has just bought a site of over 13 ha for a mixed-use project in Warsaw’s Praga Północ district. Currently a Metropol Dom i Wnętrze store opeates on the site.
Investment & finance
Ares to take over Murapol
POLAND The AEREF V PL Investment fund managed by Ares Management Corporation has applied to the Polish competition authorities to take over Murapol and its subsidiaries.
Investment & finance
Accor keeps Orbis within the family
WORLD Accor has signed a binding agreement to sell its 85.6 pct stake in Orbis to AccorInvest.
Investment & finance
Globalworth takes Podium Park
POLAND Globalworth has finalised its purchase of Podium Park in Kraków for app. EUR 134 mln.
Investment & finance
Catella moves into Kraków PRS
POLAND The Catella European Residential (CER) Fund has acquired a mixed-use development project of residential apartments and student accommodation in Kraków for around EUR 20 mln from Hines.
Investment & finance
Dolne Miasto to be rejuvenated
POLAND The city of Gdańsk has signed a PPP agreement with GGI Dolne Miasto, which is a consortium of Euro Styl and Inopa.
Investment & finance
MVGM takes over Polish real estate management business from JLL
POLAND/EUROPE MVGM has finalised the takeover of JLL’s real estate management business in Poland Portugal and Spain.
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
Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice
Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 h ...
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
Outstanding awarded to CTP
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
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 October issue is now out!
In the latest issue of the magazine, we take a closer look at retail parks, data centres and the PBSA market. We also ask whether, after a slowdown, i ...
Fresh perspectives for the autumn!
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
Events
The Accessibility Forum is just around the corner
On November 17–18, Poznań will, for the third time, bring together experts, decision-makers, designers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of public a ...
Last day to register
PBSA enters the mainstream
Exclusive
More than machines
Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern war ...
The voice of the younger generation
EGLS enters the scene
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
Tourism set to boom around the Med
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last yea ...
Novotel comes to Croatia
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Human resources
ULI announces new chairs
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Five new board members at JLL
Infrastructure
Nepi Rockcastle launches solar farm
Shopping centre operator and developer NEPI Rockcastle has opened Romania’s biggest industrial-scale solar farm in Chișineu-Criș in western Romania.
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
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
Centrum Południe sold
Skanska has sold the second stage of its Centrum Południe development in Wrocław for EUR 62 mln to a joint venture of Investika Real Estate Fund and B ...
DL Invest moves into data centres
Brain Park Building C sold
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
Peakside Capital is building the future of sustainable logistics
With a proven track record across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and Germany, Peakside Capital is emerging as one of the most influential players ...
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Office & mixed-use development
One now full
CA Immo has leased the last remaining offices in the One building in Frankfurt to law firm Kallan Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft and TMF Deutschland, who n ...
Aon stays for longer
Office investment set to reach 1.4 bln
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
AFI starts work on Home V Korytech
AFI Czech Republic has begun work on its AFI Home V Korytech project in the Strašnice district of Prague. The PRS development will comprise 519 apartm ...
Student Depot extended in Poznań
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
Retail & leisure
Rock Park Tarnobrzeg to open December 15th
Construction of the Rock Park Tarnobrzeg retail and service complex, under development by Rock Capital, is entering its final stages with the opening ...
Westfield Černý Most now new and improved
Retail continues to grow
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
Cornerstone laid for Media Expert
Media Expert and Panattoni have laid the cornerstone for a distribution centre in Łódź. The new logistics hub will supply a network of over 600 brick- ...
