Investment & finance
RSSJW Construction pooh-poohs PLN 21 mln loss
POLAND In H1 2018, J.W. Construction sold 607 residential units, as well as 151 offices and aparthotels and reported a loss of PLN 21 mln (compared to a loss of PLN 3 mln a year earlier).
Investment & finance
Spark stage 1 sold
POLAND Skanska has sold the first building of its Spark office project in Warsaw to a fund managed by KGAL Investment Management for EUR 48 mln. This is KGAL’s first investment on the Polish market.
Russian investment takes heavy hit from US sanctions
RUSSIA Total real estate investment volume in Russia in 2018 could be around USD 3.5 bln, according to JLL, with part of the decline being due to Russia's deteriorating relations with the US.
Immofinanz says goodbye to CA Immo
EUROPE Immofinanz has sold its 26 pct stake in CA Immobilien Anlagen (CA Immo) to a subsidiary of the Starwood Capital Group.
Investment & finance
Student housing enters the Zeitgeist
POLAND Zeitgeist Asset Management has purchased an office building at ul. Solec 22 in Warsaw, which it intends to convert into student halls.
Investment & finance
Harmony Office Center II sold
POLAND Harmony Office Center II, which is a complex of three office buildings on ul. Żaryna in Warsaw's Mokotów district, has been acquired by the Catalyst Core Plus European Property Fund (CCPEPF) managed by Catalyst Capital for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Bluehouse sells Margit
HUNGARY Bluehouse Capital has sold Margit Palace in Budapest to the Adventum Trium real estate fund for an undisclosed sum. The deal was brokered by CBRE.
Investment activity slows down in H1
EUROPE The total real estate investment volume in Europe reached EUR 97 bln in the first half of the year, according to Savills.
Chopin goes picking for Golden Tulips
POLAND The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection [UOKiK] has reported that Chopin Airport Development intends to purchase all the shares of Residence Management from Qualia Development.
Investment & finance
Corum enters CEE with Metro purchase
POLAND Metro Properties, the real estate subsidiary of Metro AG, has sold a property in Poznań with a retail building under a long term lease to Castorama to French investor Corum Asset Management for EUR 20.3 mln.
Metro set to sell Real
EUROPE German retailer Metro has decided to sell its hypermarkets in order to focus on wholesale and e-commerce.
Crosspoint helps sell Bucharest land
ROMANIA Crosspoint Real Estate, the local partner of Savills in Romania, has brokered the sale of a land plot in Bucharest’s Obor in a deal worth EUR 2 mln for the construction of an 8,000 sqm residential project.
Investment & finance
Poland high in CBRE tech cluster ranking
POLAND Three Polish cities have been listed in CBRE’s latest “EMEA Tech Cities” ranking, which identifies the largest technology clusters in the EMEA region.
Investment & finance
Globalworth sees robust growth
POLAND Globalworth has recorded a 135 pct growth of net operating income to EUR 51.7 mln in the first six months of 2018.
Immofinanz closes purchase of S Immo stake
EUROPE Immofinanz has signed the purchase agreements for 19,499,437 bearer shares in S Immo, which represent a stake of roughly 29.14 pct.
No need for an SEZ
POLAND Regulations have come into force on governmental support for industry.
Investment & finance
Futureal obtains EUR 150 mln loan for Etele Plaza
HUNGARY Futureal Group has been granted a EUR 150 mln from UniCredit and Erste Group to finance the the development and long term operations of the Etele Plaza shopping centre next to the Kelenföld railway station in Budapest.
Reesco to become half Italian
POLAND Polinvest 9, a subsidiary of Italian-based 21 Partners group, wants to purchase a 50 pct stake (50 shares) in Reesco.
Many projects for GTC
CEE REGION Over H1 2018, GTC refurbished two buildings (21,600 sqm) in its Green Heart project (formerly known as GTC Square), completed its White House (21,500 sqm) development in Budapest and purchased the Mall of Sofia as well as Sofia Tower. At the end of the period, the company had four projects under construction with 85,000 sqm gla to be completed in 2019 and had plans to start a further three projects this year with a combined 90,000 sqm gla.
CDRL looks abroad
POLAND CDRL, the owner of the Coccodrillo children's clothing chain, has recorded a consolidated net profit in H1 of PLN 8.8 mln, which compares to PLN 2.9 mln in the same period of the previous year.
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 ...
