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Etalon swallows Moscow developer
RUSSIA Etalon Group has signed a binding agreement to purchase a 51 pct stake in Leader-Invest from Sistema for RUB 15.2 bln (app. EUR 200 mln).
Investment & finance
A7 sold
CZECH REPUBLIC Revetas has announced the sale of the A7 Office Center, a mixed-use building in Prague on behalf of the Revetas Capital Fund II to Conseq Group.
European investment slightly up
EUROPE In 2018 European commercial real estate investment came to EUR 312 bln, 0.3 pct above the previous record result of 2017, according to CBRE.
CBRE revenues rise 15 pct
WORLD CBRE recorded USD 21.3 bln full-year revenue for 2018, up 15 pct y-o-y. Its net income increased 53 pct to USD 1.1 bln, while its earnings per diluted share rose 51 pct to USD 3.1.
Investment & finance
Wing takes on Infopark
HUNGARY Hungarian real estate developer and investor Wing has acquired the Infopark B, C and I office buildings in Budapest’s South Buda district.
Investment & finance
EPISO 5 takes on EUR 1.7 bln war chest
EUROPE Tristan Capital Partners has completed the capital raising for its European Property Investors Special Opportunities 5 (EPISO 5) fund with equity commitments from investors totalling just under EUR 1.7 bln.
Etalon still on 2018 roll
RUSSIA Etalon has reported a 51 pct y-o-y increase in apartment sale contracts in January, which reached RUB 5.5 bln (app. EUR 73,000,000).
Good results for Merko Ehitus
BALTIC STATES Merko Ehitus has posted revenue of EUR 119.2 mln for Q4 of 2018 and its 12-month revenue figure came to EUR 418 mln. The group’s net profit for Q4 2018 was EUR 7 mln and the 12-month net profit was EUR 19.3 mln.
Investment & finance
Salini Impregilo offers to rescue Astaldi
EUROPE Italian general contractor Salini Impregilo has made a bid to acquire a 65 pct stake in its competitor Astaldi.
More bonds from Echo
POLAND Echo Investment is to issue bonds for individual investors with a total face value of PLN 40 mln.
Investment & finance
The Hub goes abstract
POLAND A large picture created by abstract artist Łukasz Stokowski has been hung from the rising structure of The Warsaw HUB office centre development.
Investment & finance
Skanska keeps busy
POLAND Over 2018, Skanska sold five office buildings and started construction work on seven more.
Land prices rising fast
POLAND A decreasing supply of attractive land combined with growing prices is forcing developers to Invest in land that already has buildings that either require demolition or renovation, according to real estate consultancy JLL.
H&M on the mend
WORLD H&M has seen an improvement in its financial results for the 2018 financial year (December-November) after having restructured and invested in multichannel sales.
Gino Rossi comes to agreement with CCC
POLAND Gino Rossi has agreed not to issue new shares that would be worth up to PLN 20 mln.
Investment & finance
HB Reavis enters Germany
EUROPE Slovakian developer HB Reavis has entered onto the German market through the purchase of two sites in Dresden and Berlin with a total area of 3.5 ha.
Investment & finance
AFI to take over Casa Radio
ROMANIA Plaza Centers has signed a non-binding letter of intent with AFI Europe to sell its 75 pct stake in the Casa Radio project in Bucharest for EUR 60 mln.
Investment & finance
GVA sold to Avison Young
WORLD Canadian based Avison Young has purchased real estate advisory GVA.
Investment & finance
Slovaks wind down in Czechia
CZECH REPUBLIC HB Reavis is to sell off almost all of its projects and plots in the Czech Republic.
Modesta brokers deals worth EUR 180 mln
EUROPE Austrian consultancy Modesta Real Estate brokered transactions worth EUR 180 mln over 2018 across four countries: Austria, Slovakia, Spain and the Czech Republic.
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 ...
