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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.
Investment & finance
Banks turn to Hogan Lovells
POLAND Law firm Hogan Lovells advised Bank Pekao and MBank on deals that have been signed with BBI Development. Pekao was advised on financing the Centrum Marszałkowska project and MBank was advised on organising a BBI bond issue.
Musketeers all for one – and profits
EUROPE Société Les Mousquetaires (SLM) – known as Grupa Muszkieterów in Poland – a group of independent businesses operating supermarket and DIY chains, generated a total turnover from its Intermarché and Netto chains in Europe of EUR 25.4 bln (excluding from petrol stations).
Etalon profits grow by 60 pct
RUSSIA Etalon Group has recorded a profit of RUB 7.9 bln (EUR 108,000 mln) for 2017, up 61 pct y-o-y.
Investment & finance
Eastnine closes acquisition in Riga
LATVIA Eastnine has completed the previously announced acquisition of Alojas Biznesa Centrs, a class A office property in Riga.
Investment & finance
CPI buys Futurum Hradec Králové
CZECH REPUBLIC CPI Property Group has acquired the Futurum Hradec Králové shopping centre from Meyer Bergman.
Strong performance from Warimpex
CEE REGION Warimpex Finanz-Und Beteiligungs has reported a preliminary profit of EUR 41.5 mln for 2017, compared to EUR 22.9 mln in 2016.
Bonds on the Horizon
ESTONIA/BALTIC STATES Management company Northern Horizon Capital (NHC) is planning to issue of unsecured bonds for its Baltic Horizon Fund worth up to EUR 30 mln.
Kefirek to become Spar
POLAND Spar has applied to UOKiK (the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection) for permission to take over the Kefirek chain.
Investment & finance
Eden into Focus
POLAND Ukrainian investor Focus Estate Fund has acquired the Park Handlowy Eden (Galeria Eden) retail park in Zgorzelec in Lower Silesia for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Echo making even more noise
POLAND Echo Investment Group generated a gross profit PLN 363 mln and a net profit of PLN 312 mln in 2017.
Weak Q1 for Russian investment
RUSSIA The total real estate investment volume in Russia amounted to USD 150 mln in Q1 2018, 4.7 times less than a year earlier – according to preliminary data published by CBRE in its ‘Russia Property Investment MarketView’ report.
LC Corp goes to the coast
POLAND LC Corp has bought a plot with an area of over 13 ha on ul. Letnicka in Gdańsk.
Investment & finance
CTP with financing for CTPark
ROMANIA The EBRD and ING Romania are to jointly finance CTPark, on the A1 Bucharest-Pitești motorway and 2 km from Bucharest,
Investment & finance
Four stars of Europlan
POLAND Europlan plans to open a four-star hotel in Krakow.
Investment & finance
Galeria Katowicka now sold
POLAND A fund managed by Meyer Bergman has sold the Galeria Katowicka mall.
Investment & finance
Catalyst fund completes EUR 200 mln of acquisitions
EUROPE European real estate investment and fund management firm Catalyst Capital has completed the acquisition of EUR 200 mln of assets in Germany, France and Poland for its new EUR 1 bln Catalyst Core Plus European Property Fund (CCPEPF).
Investment & finance
St Petersburg outpaces Moscow by investment volume
RUSSIA In the first quarter of the year for the first time St Petersburg became the most popular investment destination in Russia with 50 pct of all deals closed in the city, compared to 22 pct in the same period last year, according to JLL.
Investment & finance
Big six of LU
LATVIA The University of Latvia (LU) is putting six properties suitable for mixed-use conversion up for sale.
Investment & finance
Niam takes Green2Day from Skanska
POLAND Skanska has sold the Green2Day building in Wrocław to the real estate fund manager Niam for EUR 51 mln.
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
DL Invest moves into data centres
DL Invest Group has entered into a joint venture with Boosteroid, a global provider of cloud technologies and cloud gaming to build a network of moder ...
Brain Park Building C sold
ECE Work & Live enters Poland
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
Westfield Černý Most now new and improved
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has announced the reopening of the Westfield Černý Most shopping centre in Prague, following its expansion by over 9,000 sqm ...
Retail continues to grow
Another Smart Park to come to Wrocław
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
80,000 sqm pre-lease signed for CTPark Budapest–Érd
CTP has announced that a major international logistics business has leased 80,000 sqm of BTS space for a major distribution hub at the new CTPark Buda ...
