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South-African investor buys Obi stores
POLAND South-African investor Marr Holdings has bought two stores leased to DIY store OBI in Gdańsk and Łódź from Chariot Group.
Investment & finance
Weaker results for CCC
POLAND Polish footwear retail chain CCC revenues grew but its profits fell in Q4 2019, according to preliminary figures published by the company.
Investment & finance
Toshiba plant to open in Gniezno
POLSKA Toshiba Carrier Corporation is to invest around EUR 25 mln (over PLN 100,000 mln) in a HVAC manufacturing plant and distribution centre in Gniezno in Poland’s Wielkopolska region.
Investment & finance
Improved sales for LPP
POLAND Polish fashion group LPP generated PLN 483 mln of consolidated operating profit Q4 2019 – an 11 pct increase on the same period in 2018.
Investment & finance
UBM sells two hotels
POLAND Union Investment has signed a contract for the acquisition of two hotels that are currently under development: an Ibis Styles in Kraków and Mercure Katowice City Center.
Investment & finance
Etalon sells more
RUSSIA Etalon’s residential sales in 2019 reached a value of RUB 77.6 bln, up 13 pct y-o-y.
Savills IM advises caution
EUROPE/POLAND Savills Investment Management advises investors to concentrate on long term income streams in Europe because the company believes that occupier markets are now significantly weakening. Economic growth is slowing, while a number of geopolitical risks remain unresolved.
Investment & finance
UBM sells hotels in Katowice and Kraków
POLAND Union Investment Institutional Property has signed a forward purchasing agreement for two hotels in Katowice and Kraków, which it will acquire for its open ended real estate fund UII EuropeanM.
Investment & finance
Apollo-Rida to buy Cavatina park
POLAND Apollo-Rida Poland has signed a preliminary purchase agreement for the Equal Business Park in Kraków's Podgórze district. The complex being developed by Cavatina Holding will eventually have four buildings with a total of 60,641 sqm.
Investment & finance
Chinese buy into Amazon
POLAND Global real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate has sold two Amazon distribution centres to Chinese investment company CGL Investment Holdings Corporation.
Investment & finance
House prices rise across EU
EUROPE House prices in EU increased by 4.1 pct in the year between Q3 2019 and Q3 2018, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Investment & finance
PureGym takes on Fitness World
EUROPE UK Fitness operator PureGym has completed its takeover of Fitness World and is now has the second largest chain of gym clubs in Europe with 1.7 million members and over 500 branches across the UK, Denmark, Switzerland and Poland.
Investment & finance
Polnord moves closer to Cordia
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has received an application from Cordia International for approval to take control of Polnord.
Investment & finance
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.
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.
