Investment & finance
RSSInvestment still rising in the Baltics
LATVIA/LITHUANIA/ESTONIA The combined real estate investment volume in the Baltic states last year totalled EUR 810 mln according to figures published by Newsec in its “Baltic Investment Outlook 2019” report.
Investment & finance
Spar buys Piotr i Paweł
POLAND Wasz Sklep Spar, a subsidiary of the Spar Group has signed a purchase agreement for a majority stake in the financially troubled Piotr i Paweł grocery chain from funds managed by TFI Capital Partners.
LPP feeling chuffed with results
POLAND LPP group has registered a 15.7 pct increase in sales to PLN 1.8 bln for Q1 this year. This year the company is targeting online sales in excess of PLN 1 bln with a single online store for the entire EU as well for Ukraine and has plans to debut in Finland.
Delta changes the owner
POLAND VD Invest from the Vantage Development group has finalised the sale of the Delta 44 office building in Wrocław for PLN 28.7 mln.
Investment & finance
Rustonka in Korean-Polish hands
CZECH REPUBLIC An investment trust fund established by Korean investor Hana Alternative Asset Management and Polish property manager White Star Real Estate has bought the Rustonka office centre in Prague’s Karlín district from J&T Real Estate for an estimated CZK 4.2 bln (app. EUR 163 mln).
Investment & finance
Savills IM buys Warsaw warehouse park
POLAND Savills Investment Management has finalised the acquisition for its Savills IM European Logistics Fund 2 of a 42,000 sqm logistics property in the Warsaw area.
Marvipol shops for Sopot site
POLAND Marvipol Development has purchased a number of developed plots in Sopot for PLN 27.7 mln net.
Technology to change the modern workspace
POLAND Innovation over the next few years will result in a better quality of life, lower labour costs, an improvement in the environment, and the saving of time and resources according to the ‘Women Write the Future’ report published by the Ladies First Business Leaders Association.
Baltona looks for investor
POLAND Przedsiębiorstwa Handlu Zagranicznego Baltona has announced that it received a letter from Flemingo Dutyfree Shop Private and Flemingo International on May 23rd, which announces the launch of a review of strategic options by Flemingo and Ashdod Holding, the two largest shareholders in the company.
Investment & finance
Q Hotel takes over party headquarters
POLAND Polish Q Hotel chain has purchased the headquarters of the Law and Justice [PiS] party at ul. Nowogrodzka 84/86 in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
Yit starts project of over EUR 300 mln
SLOVAKIA Yit Slovakia has bought a 3.9 ha plot in the Nivy area of Bratislava. The plot is the site of a former prefabricated concrete factory in the city’s Ružinov district.
Baltic to buy Galerija Centrs
LATVIA The Baltic Horizon Fund, managed by Northern Horizon Capital, has signed a preliminary agreement to buy all the shares of Tampere Invest SIA, which owns the Galerija Centrs shopping centre in Riga’s Old Town from Linstow for EUR 75 mln.
Warimpex sees profits rise
EUROPE Warimpex has regestered a EUR 11.8 mln profit for Q1 2019, which compares to a EUR 3 mln loss in the same period of the previous year. The company attributes the improvement to higher gains on property sales and exchange rate gains.
Investment & finance
Focus plans expansion
POLAND/SLOVAKIA/CZECH REPUBLIC Focus Estate Fund has announced its plans to enter the Slovak market as well as to double the size of its current portfolio over the next two years.
Strong Q1 for Immofinanz
EUROPE Immofinanz has recorded a rental income of EUR 65.2 mln in Q1 2019, up 10.5 pct y-o-y.
Investment & finance
Why invest in Poland?
POLAND Foreign investment in Polish cities is mainly dependent on their labour, their infrastructure, the availability of office space and how well the market supports local businesses according to the ‘Business Environment Assessment Study’ published by Antal, which examined the business environments of Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, the Tri-City, Kraków, Szczecin and Lublin.
Investment & finance
Cinema 3D joins Multikino
POLAND The final sale agreement of the Cinema 3D cinema portfolio has been signed.
Cresa buys PSG
WORLD Cresa has completed the acquisition of Portfolio Solutions Group (PSG), a full service lease administration, accounting and abstracting services company, which is to be renamed Cresa Lease Administration (CLA).
Investment & finance
Futureal sells Advance Tower
HUNGARY Futureal Group has sold its Advance Tower building to the Erste Real Estate Fund. The second stage of the same project could also be sold to the fund under a forward purchase agreement.
Investment & finance
Warimpex invests more in Airportcity
RUSSIA Warimpex has increased its stake in the Airportcity business complex near the Pulkovo 2 international airport in St Petersburg from 55 to 90 pct.
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 ...
