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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
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
Poland heading for a two-tier market
The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure ...
Poland underestimates Building site crime
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
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
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
Outstanding for Prologis
Prologis has been awarded a BREEAM International New Construction certificate with a rating of Outstanding for its new warehouse development in Ujazd ...
Silesia City Center now Excellent
Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park
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
August 7th – mark the date
Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation ...
Investment given the green light
SIMA grows internationally
Exclusive
Bringing people together
We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport ...
Laying the groundwork for success
The French connection
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
aHouse to build hotel in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Swissôtel comes to Gdynia
Strong Warsaw hotel growth
Human resources
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
Change at the top for ULI Europe
ULI announces new chairs
Infrastructure
Green light for Port of Poland
The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of P ...
Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract
Hill International to work on Central Communication Port
Interior design
New food hall in Poznań
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
New look for Otis offices
Investment & finance
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 i ...
SCF enters Romania with purchase of two parks
Panattoni secures financing for Park Poznań West Gate I
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
The Shire comes to Poznań
The Shire - Beyond Coworking, a nationwide operator of premium serviced offices, has signed a lease for approximately 2,000 sqm for space in the Pozna ...
Four signings for B4B
Skyliner II topped
Property and Facility Management
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Public buildings
Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select ...
A new look for central Warsaw
Oleśnica railway station restored
Residential
Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw
The Moja Oszmiańska residential project is being jointly developed by Grupo Lar Polska and Hanner in Warsaw's Targówek district. The investors have no ...
Ageing population requires fewer barriers
Villa Zlotno under construction in Łódź
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness enters Karuzela
The Karuzela Ełk Retail Park will be expanding its offerings with the addition of a fitness club. On June 16th, Xtreme Fitness Gyms will join the tena ...
Supersam to gain a foodcourt
More stores open in Sosnowiec Plaza
Technology
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Velis has a new name
Warehouse & industrial
Zátiší barracks becomes CTPark Plzeň Kasárny
CTP has completed the first phase of the transformation of the former Zátiší barracks in Plzeň into a modern mixed-use business park.
