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Record investment H1 for Warsaw
POLAND A total of 25 office buildings were sold in Warsaw for a total of EUR 1 bln in the first half of the year, says Colliers International. This is for the city the best ever result for a six-month period ever recorded.
Financing for Zdrowe Stylove
POLAND The Geo group has been granted a loan by Getin Bank to construct the Zdrowe Stylove residential estate on ul. Ceglana in Katowice.
Poor results for Budimex
POLAND Budimex has published its interim results for H1 2019. Operating profit was down for the at around PLN 111 mln (PLN 170 mln H1 2018).
Investment & finance
Credit Suisse buys Skanska buildings for EUR 214 mln
POLAND Skanska has sold the Nowy Targ office project in Wrocław and the third and fourth buildings of the High5ive office complex in Kraków for EUR 214 mln to real estate funds managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate.
Panova sells Myszków park
POLAND Panova is to sell a retail park in Myszków for EUR 0.88 mln, having signed a deal for the sale of 100 pct of the shares in Panova Invest 3, the spv that owns the property.
Investment & finance
KGAL swoops into Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC German asset fund KGAL has completed its first Czech acquisition – the Drn office building in Prague city centre for the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) for an undisclosed sum.
Mzuri CFI reshapes PRS
POLAND In less than five years Mzuri CFI has raised more than PLN 50 mln through crowdfunding through almost 1,000 private small investors and it has set up over ten companies.
More minority shareholders object to Atrium buyout
CEE REGION ICAMAP Investments has written a letter to Gazit Globe stating that it objects to the price offered for the remaining shares of Atrium European Real Estate and demands that the company be revalued before it will agree to sell its minority stake of 1.38 pct.
More Cromwell in CPRF
POLAND Cromwell Property Group has bought out the outstanding stake in its Cromwell Polish Retail Fund (CPRF) after exercising its right of first purchase to acquire the third-party investor interest in the fund.
Trei picks up steam
WORLD Property developer and investor Trei Real Estate has announced an increase in its development volume to EUR 730 mln over the first half of 2019, up by EUR 45 mln since the end of 2018 (December 2018: EUR 685 mln). This represents a y-o-y rise of EUR 230 on the EUR 500 mln of H1 2018 (46 pct).
Investment & finance
Moore Stephens merged into TPA Poland
POLAND More than 60 tax, accounting and audit specialists so far employed by Moore Stephens Central Audit, are tojoin the Warsaw office of tax advisory TPA Poland, which has merged with the company.
High FDI in CEE
CEE REGION According to data from Colliers International the Global Fortune 500 companies in the CEE region (Poland, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria) are largely from the Automotive, Industrials, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Telecom & Media and Transportation sectors.
Investment & finance
FLE buys Metro cash & carry portfolio
POLAND/HUNGARY/CZECH REPUBLIC Vienna-based asset management company FLE has bought eleven stores under the Makro Cash & Carry brand in Poland and Hungary and under the Metro Cash & Carry brand in the Czech Republic from Metro Group in a sale and leaseback deal worth over EUR 250 mln.
Investment & finance
Orange buildings now part of the Zeitgeist
POLAND Zeitgeist Asset Management subsidiary Hockley has bought a complex of six buildings on ul. Nowogrodzka in central Warsaw for EUR 81 mln from telecommunications firm Orange. The total area of the office and residential complex, which stands on a 1 ha plot, comes to 50,000 sqm.
Investment & finance
Record price for Grzybowska plot
POLAND Golub GetHouse is to pay PLN 54,014 PLN (app. EUR 12.362) net per sqm for a site at ul. Grzybowska 59 in Warsaw, which is likely to be the record paid for a construction plot in Poland.
July’s top five global deals
WORLD Prologis’ USD 3.99 bln acquisition of Industrial Property Trust from Denver-based real estate investment manager and development firm Black Creek Group was the largest deal of July in the construction and real estate sector, as tracked by GlobalData.
LC Corp buys plot for Wrocław offices
POLAND LC Corp has bought a 5,400 sqm plot on ul. Kolejowa in Wrocław for almost PLN 32 mln, where it plans to build a new office building.
Marvipol buys Służewiec plot
POLAND Marvipol Development subsidiary Joki has finalised the acquisition of a 2.6 ha plot on ul. Bokserska in Warsaw’s Służewiec district.
Green light for Sotheby’s acquisition
WORLD The European Commission has approved the acquisition of one of the world’s largest auction houses, Sotheby’s of the US, by Next Alt of Luxembourg.
Investment & finance
Investment sites still in demand
POLAND Commercial land prices in Poland have been stable over the first half of 2019, while prices for residential sites are continuing their rising trend but at a slower pace, according to Colliers 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
Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK
Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massi ...
Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station
Poland heading for a two-tier market
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
Poland to benefit from data centre realignment
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Data centres spread out across the region
Poland to be the new data hub
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 in VGP Park Split
Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGree ...
Galeria Jurajska recertified
Westbridge secures green energy for Skanska
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
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Let's play volleyball again
Exclusive
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
At the beginning of this year, Erste Group, which was already very active in the real estate financing market in Poland and the CEE region, acquired a ...
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine
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
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Saltic, a Polish hotel developer and operator, has appointed Mirbud to construct its Saltic Zieleniec development in Duszniki-Zdrój with work to begin ...
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
Pbb refinances Radisson Blu Bucharest
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
Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction
Polish State Railways (PKP S.A.) is planning the comprehensive modernization of the railway station in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Following the completion o ...
Budimex builds over the Ruda
Grudziądz railway station under renovation
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
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
Apsys has completed the acquisition of the 3 Stawy shopping centre in Katowice. The 38,600 sqm gla mall was acquired from a fund managed by Union Inve ...
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
Savills takes over Eastdil
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
PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower
PwC Polska is to be an anchor tenant of AFI Tower, which is under construction in central Warsaw, having leased around 20,000 sqm of office space.
Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center
Savills gets Prime lease contract
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
Szczecin castle reconstruction completed
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) i ...
Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle to be restored
Budimex rebuilds Szczecin sports centre
Residential
Still too few student beds
The number of beds in Poland's purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector grew by 24 pct year on year in the first half of 2026, reaching 17,90 ...
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3
Retail & leisure
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
Intermarché has returned to the town of Radlin in southern Poland with the opening of a new-format supermarket. The store comprises 1,000 sqm of retai ...
Bricomarché opens two new stores
North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa
Technology
Singu takes over QRmaint
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory
Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A
Warehouse & industrial
DIrect Auto drives straight in to VGP České Budějovice
Car insurer and advisory Direct Auto has leased 4,200 sqm in building B of VGP Park České Budějovice. With this contract, the warehouse facility is no ...
