Investment & finance
RSSRomanian investment environment improves
ROMANIA Last year’s property investment volume for Romania is estimated at almost EUR1 bln, which is 10 pct higher than in 2016 (EUR 890 mln), according to figures from Jll.
Orco buys 380 ha
CZECH REPUBLIC Orco has purchased plots with a combined area of 380-ha in the north and west of the Czech Republic from its mother company CPI Property Group.
Lokum buys grain plant
POLAND Olczyk Lokum 13 A subsidiary of Lokum Deweloper has purchased the perpetual usufruct to a former industrial complex of Polskie Zakłady Zboźowe [Polish Grain Plant] on ul. Klimeckiego in Kraków.
Investment & finance
Slovak investor enters Poland
POLAND Real estate investment fund ZFP realitní fond managed by ZFP Investments, which is part of the Slovak asset manager IAD Investments, has finalised the acquisition of the Kotlarska 11 office project in Kraków from UBM for EUR 30 mln.
Dom Development announces preliminary results
POLAND Dom Development has announced preliminary results of 3,975 apartments net sold in 2017, which includes 1,049 in Q4.
Kraków Special Economic Zone with new investors
POLAND On the 27th of December 2017 the Kraków Special Economic Zone issued permits for two companies to set up in the Kraków Technological Park in Jędrzejów, which has been a subzone of the SEZ since 2016.
Investment & finance
InfoPark A changes hands
HUNGARY Diófa Alapkezelő has bought the 14 000 sqm InfoPark A office building on behalf of the Magyar Posta Takarék Real Estate Investment Fund from CA Immo.
Investment & finance
pbb refinances Futurama
CZECH REPUBLIC Caerus IM on behalf of and together with,a private separate account client has concluded the third phase of a medium-term acquisition and re-financing debt facility with Germany’s pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank for ‘Futurama Business Park’ in Prague 8. The total value of the loan has not been disclosed.
Investment & finance
Union Investment buys two Holiday Inn hotels in Poland
POLAND Hamburg-based real estate investment manager Union Investment has announced the purchase of two hotel properties on behalf of two of its funds from UBM for EUR 80 mln. The properties, include the Holiday Inn Gdańsk City Centre project, which is being built in Gdańsk and the recently opened Holiday Inn Warsaw City Centre in the capital.
EPP prepares another acquisition
POLAND Echo Polska Properties (EPP) intends to buy the King Cross Marcelin shopping centre in Poznań through the takeover of the mall’s owner Poznań Żonkil.
Investment & finance
Angel Care changes hands
POLAND The Angel Care care home for the elderly in Wrocław, has been purchased by Medi-System from Angel Poland Group.
Mirbud officially solvent
POLAND A District Court in Łódź has thrown out a petition for the bankruptcy of Mirbud filed by Fabryka Biznesu as being groundless and as having been submitted mala fides.
Investment & finance
Golden Star acquires DOT Office
POLAND Amsterdam-based investment firm Golden Star Estate has acquired the DOT Office complex in Kraków from Grupa Buma for an undisclosed sum.
Investment & finance
Waryński looking for Eqlibrium buyers
POLAND Waryński has put up for sale the Eqlibrium office building located in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Apsys buys CFI
EUROPE Financière Apsys, which specialises in the development, holding and management of retail properties in France and in Poland, has acquired a 89.11 pct stake in Euronext-listed Compagnie Foncière Internationale (CFI) from Yellow Grafton SC.
Investment & finance
Union Investment assets grow
POLAND/EUROPE Union Investment Real Estate carried out acquisitions and sales transactions with a total value of EUR 3.8 bln last year, while the value of the assets managed by its real estate funds also increased last year, from EUR 31.8 to 34.5 bln.
Investment & finance
Krych steps down from Griffin
POLAND Przemysław Krych has resigned from all the positions he held at Griffin Real Estate and affiliated entities following his detention on corruption charges, the company has announced.
Fitch and Moody's Warsaw love-in
POLAND Fitch has included Warsaw on its long term international rating for the first time, giving the city the highest possible score.
EY sets up WAM advisory
CZECH REPUBLIC EY in the Czech Republic has expanded its services with the addition of a wealth and asset management (WAM) advisory.
Postimaja sold
ESTONIA Northern Horizon Capital, as the manager of the Baltic Horizon Fund, has signed an agreement with Osaühing Letona Properties to acquire the Postimaja shopping centre in Tallinn.
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
Poland more at risk to climate change
Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest r ...
Logicor creates a public park
B10 takes WiredScore Platinum
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
Fresh perspectives for fall!
The September edition of Eurobuild welcomes autumn with fresh insights and inspiration. While the weather cools down, the real estate market is heatin ...
Eurobuild celebrates its 300th issue!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
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
Building momentum for the future
The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of t ...
Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates
Not just for the rich
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 hotels grow
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & ...
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
Self service in Opole
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
Strabag constructs Deleni wind farm
Strabag has been commissioned to erect 23 GE Vernova wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW by PPC Renewables Romania. The 140 MW wind farm Del ...
Tender awarded for CPK rail changes
Most of the land now acquired for CPK
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
More Polish investment in Poland
In the first half of 2025, commercial real estate investment in Poland reached EUR 1.71 bln, broadly in line with the total for the same period in 202 ...
Yanfeng warehouse sold to Clarion Partners
Financing for Sosnowiec V
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
Skyliner II shooting up
The construction of the second phase of the Skyliner office complex in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group, has reached the halfway point. At a height ...
Grant Thornton to move into the Bridge
Exact Sciences enters Lixa D
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
Work begins on Awangarda Mogilska
Skanska Residential Development has begun construction work on the first stage of its Awangarda Mogilska development in Kraków. A total of 278 apartme ...
More Resi4Rent apartments in Kraków
Massive PRS portfolio purchase by Vantage
Retail & leisure
Four retail parks set to grow
Karuzela plans to expand four existing retail parks in Września, Lubliniec, Biała Podlaska, and Ełk. These centres were constructed between 2014 and 2 ...
Agora Mall Arad reopens
Ławica Shopping Park opens in Poznań
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
More jeans from Germany
GXO and Levi Strauss & Co. have opened a fully automated 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Dorsten near Essen to support its European distribution networ ...
