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Tallest Kraków building sold
POLAND Austrian investment advisor Fle has bought the K1 office building in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Atrium sold
POLAND Strabag Real Estate has acquired the Atrium International office building on al. Jana Pawła II in Warsaw’s CBD from Patrizia Immobilien.
Echo sees PLN 300 mln profit
POLAND Echo Investment recorded full-year net profit of PLN 305 mln for 2018.
Investment & finance
Japanese producer comes to Poland
POLAND Japanese e-motor core manufacturer Mitsui High-tec is to build its first European factory in Poland. The company is to invest PLN 160 mln.
BSCs turn to smaller cities
POLAND Smaller Polish cities have new opportunities for investment from the business service centres sector, according to the ‘Potential of Medium-Sized Cities in Poland for the Location of BPO/SSC/IT/R&D projects’ report prepared by the Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL), commissioned by the ministry of investment and development.
Investment & finance
AroundTown buys into Globalworth
POLAND/ROMANIA Aroundtown has taken an 11.8 pct stake (16 mln shares) in Globalworth (with an app. value of over EUR 130 mln).
Investment & finance
DCT Gdańsk sold for USD 1.3 bln
POLAND Singapore investor PSA International, the Polish Development Fund (PFR) and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund managed by IFM Investors, have signed an agreement to acquire a 100 pct stake in DCT Gdańsk, the largest container terminal in Poland.
Investment & finance
Segro goes shopping in Wrocław
POLAND SELP, a joint venture of Segro and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board of Canada, has applied to the competition authorities of the European Commission for approval to acquire Dafne 6, an SPV of 7R, which owns 7R Park Wrocław logistcs centre.
Strabag renegotiates EUR 2.4 bln loan
EUROPE Strabag has announced that it has refinanced two loans totalling EUR 2.4 bln.
Nationale exits Globalworth Poland
POLAND Globalworth has acquired 16.5 mln shares in its Polish subsidiary (over 3 pct stake) Globalworth Poland for EUR 26.4 mln from Nationale-Nederlanden.
Allianz makes EUR 110 mln purchase
CZECH REPUBLIC Allianz Real Estate has acquired the Trimaran and Element buildings from the Austrian developer S+B Gruppe AG for a total of EUR 110 mln.
Investment & finance
Wojas steps into Bartek’s shoes
POLAND A majority stake in children’s footwear producer Bartek has been bought by another Polish footwear brand, Wojas.
Investment & finance
MLP doubles profits
POLAND Warehouse developer MLP Group has recorded a net profit of PLN 92.4 mln for 2018, up 95 pct on 2017.
Investment & finance
Investment in Europe to stay sky high
EUROPE European commercial real estate investment volumes are forecast to reach EUR 230 bln by the end of the year, according to the latest research by Savills.
Investment & finance
Echo investors consider their options
POLAND Echo Investment has announced that its largest shareholders, Lisala and Echo Partners (both subsidiaries of Griffin Real Estate, Oaktree and Pimco), are re-considering their interest in the listed development company.
Investment & finance
Palác Špork changes hands
CZECH REPUBLIC Generali Real Estate has acquired Palác Špork, a Baroque palace on Hybernská in the centre of Prague, from Sebre for an undisclosed price.
Profits up for Jerónimo
POLAND/PORTUGAL/COLUMBIA Jerónimo Martins is planning to open around 60 new Biedronka stores this year.
Investment & finance
Madison set to buy Capital Park
POLAND US real estate investment firm Madison International Realty has signed a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of a controlling, 65.99 pct stake in Warsaw Stock Exchange listed Capital Park SA from London-based Patron Capital Partners.
Investment & finance
Saller goes for the Max
POLAND Wrocław-based Saller Group has bought the Max strip mall at the junction of ul. Kolejowa and ul. Dworcowa in Hrubieszów in southeast Poland and is now considering enlarging the building.
Investment & finance
Asia still looking for CEE assets
CEE REGION Higher prime real estate yields continue to draw East Asian investors into Central and Eastern Europe, reports Colliers International.
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- ...
