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More money flows into CEE
CEE REGION Flow volume into the CEE-6 commercial real estate markets picked up in Q2 2019, registering a cycle-high EUR 3.3 bln for the quarter, claim Colliers International in its latest ‘Investment Scene’ report.
Archicom partners up to build Łódź apartments
POLAND Wrocław-based developer Archicom and Zakłady Chemiczne Organika have signed a joint venture agreement and established the Karpacka company in Łódź to develop a residential project involving the construction of app. 1,100 apartments.
Investment & finance
Harvent invests in Nowy Targ mall
POLAND Nowotarska has acquired Harvent as an investor for its Color Park shopping centre development in Nowy Targ, which is to be the largest mall in Poland’s Podhale geographical region.
Investment & finance
EUR 2.7 bln transacted in H1
POLAND The total real estate investment volume in the first half of the year came to nearly EUR 2.7 bln, according to the ‘At a Glance H1 2019’ report by BNP Paribas Real Estate. Although lower than the same period of the previous year the figure remains higher than the first half figures from 2015-2017.
Investment & finance
BNP finances React
POLAND BNP Paribas Bank Polska has given a loan of over EUR 19 mln to Echo Investment for the construction of the first office building of the React office complex, which is being developed at the corner of ul. Kilińskiego and al. Piłsudskiego in Łódź.
Orbis before split
POLAND Orbis saw like-for-like growth in its EBITDA of 19.3 pct to EUR 51 mln in its H1 financial results. The Eastern Europe region remained strong with 5 pct RevPAR growth.
Good June for retail
EUROPE Retail trade volume increased across the EU in June by 1.2 pct m-o-m and 2.8 y-to-y, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Investment & finance
URW announces H1 results
WORLD Unibail Rodamco Westfield has announced its results for the first half of 2019. Over the period the group saw sales grow y-o-y by 5.7 pct in Continental Europe, 7.1 pct in the UK, and 4.9 pct in the US.
Investment & finance
Atrium sees slight rise in income
EUROPE In the first half of the year Atrium European Real Estate saw a 0.5 pct increase in its net rental income across its portfolio which came to EUR 92.4 mln with a 1.5 pct increase excluding Russia.
Investment & finance
Strong results for Zalando
EUROPE In Q1 this year Zalando Saw its customer base grow by 3.7 mln (15.2 pct) y-o-y to 28.3 mln across 17 European countries.
Investment & finance
Reino given three months
POLAND Reino Capital, RF CorVal International Holdings and Roberts Constructions have been granted a three-month exclusivity period to negotiate the purchase of a real estate holding company with assets estimated at PLN 1.3 bln.
Investment & finance
EU approves Oaktree takeover
WORLD The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of a 62 pct majority stake in Oaktree Capital Group by Brookfield Asset Management.
Investment & finance
LaSalle buys Panattoni Park
POLAND LaSalle Investment Management has bought the Panattoni Park Warsaw West VI logistics complex in Grodzisk Mazowiecki for its Encore+ fund.
Freedom of information for surveyors
POLAND The Permanent Committee of the Council of Ministers has approved a number of reforms that should help surveyors.
Atenor buys Budapest land
HUNGARY Atenor has acquired a plot of 0.5 ha at Hengermalom út 18 in Budapest.
EU approves Panalpina takeover
EUROPE The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG of Switzerland by DSV A/S of Denmark.
Investment & finance
Żelazna 59a changes hands
POLAND The Centrum Biznesowe Żelazna 59a office building in Warsaw has been bought by Platinum Towers Management from J.M. Property.
Apartment Plus adds more in Wrocław
POLAND PFR Nieruchomości, the company that runs the governmental Mieszkanie Plus [Apartment Plus] scheme to provide homes for young families, has bought a 12.33 ha plot of land on ul. Odolanowska in Wrocław’s Zakrzów district from Polski Holding Nieruchomości. More than 1,000 apartments are to be built on the site under the scheme.
Investment & finance
MBank loans EUR 21 mln for Galeria Chełm
POLAND Acteeum and Equilis have signed a EUR 21 mln credit agreement with mBank to finance the development of the Galeria Chełm shopping centre project.
Investment & finance
Metro opposes Czech-Slovak takeover bid
EUROPE German retail giant Metro AG has made the recommendation to its shareholders that they turn down a EUR 5.8 bln takeover bid by Czech-Slovak investor EP Global Commerce, insisting that the offer significantly undervalues the group.
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 ...
