Investment & finance
RSSMaxima buys Stokrotka
POLAND Maxima Grupė has acquired a stake of over 93 pct in Emperia Holding, which owns Stokrotka supermarket chain.
Investment & finance
Investors full of optimism
EUROPE Investors are looking at 2018 with even more optimism than they had for last year.
S4 now under Benefit
POLAND A subsidiary of Benefit Systems has bought 14 S4 fitness clubs, mainly located in Warsaw.
Investment & finance
CA Immo jilted
EUROPE Immofinanz has invited bids for its 26 pct stake (25,690,163 bearer shares) in CA Immo, a move which appears to signal that the once mooted merger between the two companies has definitively been cancelled.
Investment & finance
Penta looks to Poland
CEE REGION The overall value of Slovakian real estate group Penta Investments grew to EUR 9 bln last year – up from EUR 8.5 bln at the end of the previous year.
Investment & finance
CPI buys HopStop retail parks
POLAND CPI Property Group has bought a portfolio of five HopStop retail parks from Polish developer Katharsis Development.
Investment & finance
Immofinanz sizes up different bride
EUROPE Immofinanz has purchased a 29.14 pct stake (19,499,437 bearer shares) in S Immo from RPR Group (app. 14.6 mln shares) and Signa Group (around 4.9 mln shares).
Investment & finance
Zeitgeist comes to Budapest
HUNGARY Zeitgeist Asset Management has purchased a historic building in the centre of Budapest on behalf of a German pension fund administered by Institutional Investment Partners.
Pbb provides EUR 74 mln loan to Newbridge
POLAND Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided an investment facility of EUR 74 mln to companies owned by Newbridge for the acquisition of three shopping centres in Poland.
One competitor less for Yit
EUROPE Yit has taken over Finnish-based rival Lemminkäinen Corporation, a company active on the Russian market.
Delayed deals contribute to record Q1 investment
POLAND As a result of large portfolio transactions, the first quarter of 2018 on the Polish real estate investment market closed with a record investment volume of around EUR 2.05 bln, according to figures from Savills.
Investment & finance
Profits rising for BIK
POLAND Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych (BIK) has reported that in 2017 its revenue rose by 5.4 pct y-o-y to PLN 17.7 mln.
Robyg hopes to sell 3,300 apartments
POLAND Over Q1 this year, residential developer Robyg Group signed contracts on 914 units in Warsaw and Gdańsk, 23 fewer units than in the previous year.
LC Corp announces results
POLAND The Wrocław-based developer LC Corp found buyers for a total of 873 apartments in Q1 which compares to 741 for the same period of the previous year.
Investment & finance
Growthpoint to buy into GPRE
POLAND Growthpoint Properties, a REIT listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has agreed to subscribe for shares in Griffin Premium RE (GPRE).
Real estate investment market in 2018 will see the next record
POLAND "The investment market in Poland is doing well. This year, just like the last three years, will be another record year. There have been a lot of properties put up for sale since the end of 2017," told us Dariusz Forysiak, associate director, retail investment services, Colliers International.
Investment & finance
EPISO 4 reaches for Infinity
POLAND Tristan’s European Property Investors Special Opportunities 4 (EPISO 4) fund has completed the purchase of the Infinity project in Wrocław from Avestus Real Estate, which is acting as the fund’s local operating partner and development manager.
Lokum still expanding rapidly
POLAND Lokum Deweloper has increased its Q1 sales by 160 pct y-o-y with 248 units sold in Wrocław and 56 in Kraków.
Investment & finance
BGK loan for Karuzela
POLAND Financing has been secured for the Karuzela shopping centre development in Biała Podlaska due to an app. PLN 70 mln from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego.
Investment & finance
GTC now on sale?
EUROPE Lone Star is considering the sale of the 61.1 pct stake valued at PLN 2.5 bln in mall developer Globe Trade Center (GTC) held by its fund LSREF III GTC Investments.
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
GTC teams up with Paul
GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 res ...
Well comes to Panattoni
LightOn with Outstanding design
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
Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate
We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, t ...
More than 15 minutes of fame
Capitalising on the landlord's market
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 hotel market continues to recover
The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone ...
Condo to be built on the Baltic
Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio
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
Tunnel to be built under Baltic
The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the ...
Grand station in little Brzeziny
Ghelamco gets go-ahead for Gdańska
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
Strong Romanian volumes in H1
The total volume invested in income-producing real estate assets in Romania reached around EUR 391 mln in H1 2025, down by 6.5 pct on the same period ...
Santander finances Panattoni Poznań XIV
Adventum acquires four industrial assets
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
First new tenant for V Office building
The refurbishment of the V Tower office building in Warsaw is nearing completion with the first tenant to move into the building in the autumn. The St ...
Warsaw offices squeezed by fewer deliveries
Landlord’s market begins for Warsaw offices
Property and Facility Management
Savills to manage for Yareal
Savills has taken over the comprehensive management of a portfolio of properties in Warsaw owned by Yareal Polska. The portfolio includes buildings C, ...
Studio B under new management
Cushman feels the Vibe
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
Zeitraum – Racławicka to open for next semester
The Zeitraum – Racławicka student residence is to open in Krakow's Krowodrza district.
Noli Studios Gdansk Old Town unveiled
Heimstaden starts apartment sales
Retail & leisure
Scallier to take on five more retail parks
Scallier has obtained the exclusive rights to commercialise five new retail parks in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Ruda Śląska, Zabrze, and Darłowo. Construction ...
Andersa retail park to open in 2026
Redkom to open Białystok retail park
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
7R Park Gdańsk IV extended
Work has been completed on the second stage of 7R Park Gdańsk IV in Barniewice, in the Tricity area. Dekpol Budownictwo was the general contractor.
