Retail & leisure
RSSRetail vacancy creeping up
POLAND At the end of H1 this year the vacancy rate for the 18 largest retail markets in Poland increased to 4.1 pct (3.5 pct at the end of 2016), mainly due to the closure of stores previously occupied by the now bankrupt Praktiker, claims the Polish Retail Research Forum (PRRF).
Medicine comes to Galeria Północna
POLAND Medicine Everyday Therapy is to open a 400 sqm fashion store in Galeria Północna. The lease was brokered by Cushmann & Wakefield
Retail & leisure
In shape in Plac Unii
POLAND The Calypso Fitness club is to take up nearly 1,400 sqm in the Plac Unii office and retail complex in Warsaw.
Dictador rearranges holdings
POLAND Clothing retailer Dictador Global has purchased shares in EMG, a company created through the division of Esotiq & Henderson.
Smyk enlarges
POLAND A modernised and enlarged Smyk store has been opened in the Wola Park shopping centre in Warsaw.
Auchan changes format
ROMANIA Auchan has leased a 2,300 sqm store for a new convenience supermarket format in the Bucur Obor shopping centre in Bucharest.
Retail & leisure
There’s whisky in the jar
POLAND Coctail Bar Max & Dom Whisky has signed a lease for two-storey unit of over 450 sqm at ul. Nowy Świat 32 (on the corner of ul. Foksal), one of the most expensive streets in Poland.
IKEA opens first store in Serbia
SERBIA President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has officially opened the first Ikea store near Bubanj Potok in Serbia in Belgrade.
Retail & leisure
Better eggs in Tesco and Intermarché
POLAND/EUROPE Two more chains have announced their plans to phase out eggs from battery hens which are to disappear from Tesco shops and the Intermarché within eight years.
Strong sales for Zalando
EUROPE Zalando had increased revenues in the first half of 2017 by 21.5 pct to EUR 2 bln.
Retail & leisure
AFI builds Brașov mall
ROMANIA AFI is building Brașov Mall, a 45,000 sqm shopping centre with 160,000 sqm gba in Brașov, with the future space already 80 pct commercialised.
Retail & leisure
Two tenants for Mega
RUSSIA Noodle House has leased space in the Mega shopping centre in Khimki, while MAC has taken up space in the Mega centre in Moscow’s Tyoply Stan district.
Retail & leisure
Cakes and ice cream in Wola Park
POLAND An ice cream parlour and a pâtisserie have been opened in the Wola Park shopping centre in Warsaw.
Retail & leisure
Less for lease at Lublin Plaza
POLAND Paris Optique is the latest brand to appear in the Lublin Plaza shopping centre, while a number of existing tenants have decided to enlarge their stores.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Północna to open on September 14th
POLAND Galeria Północna, the first large-format shopping centre in Warsaw’s Białołęka district, is to welcome its first customers on September 14th.
Data marketing from Mood
POLAND Social networking is changing traditional wi-fi into marketing and analytical tools.
Food court reopens in Gdańsk
POLAND The Galeria Madison shopping centre has opened the first section of its renovated food court on the second floor of the mall with a view of the Old Town in Gdańsk.
Kaufland at the World Games
POLAND Kaufland opened a temporary 300 sqm store for sports fans at The World Games 2017, an event held in Wrocław from July 20th to July 30th for sports not contested in the Olympic Games.
Bricomarché in Bartoszyce
POLAND Bricomarché opened its 144th Polish home and garden centre on ul. Tartaczna in Bartoszyce on July 26th.
Retail & leisure
Wojas in Libero
POLAND Polish footwear producer Wojas is to open a store in Galeria Libero, which is being developed by Echo Investment in the southern part of Katowice. The shop will have an area of almost 160 sqm.
Conferences
Schedule 2026
12th Commercial Real Estate Investment Conference
25th Eurobuild Golf Tournament
2st EurobuildCEE Summer Tennis Tournament
3rd EurobuildCEE Running Tournament
The 22nd CEE Warehouse & Logistics Conference
Data Center – Real Estate, Technology, Investments
32nd Polish Commercial Real Estate Market Conference
The 16th Central & Eastern Europe EurobuildCEE Awards 2026
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Architecture and urban planning
Świecie remodelled around castle
The Teutonic Castle in Świecie is undergoing a restoration as part of a broader plan to redevelop the town, providing space for education, culture and ...
Dance centre opens in Warsaw
Public consultations held for Park Wilanów
Construction
Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
Construction industry waiting to boom
Warsaw returns another building to its prime
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
Designer Outlet Sosnowiec goes green
the Designer Outlet Sosnowiec shopping centre has installed a 50 kWp solar panel installation, with all of the energy to be used by the centre.
Idea Aurora takes BREEAM
Retro Office now accessible
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
Kazimierz Krupa takes the helm of Eurobuild magazine!
We are pleased to announce that Kazimierz Krupa, an economic journalist and capital market analyst, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Eurobuild CE ...
The March (MIPIM) issue of Eurobuild is now out!
The latest issue of Eurobuild has hit the shelves!
Events
Greetings from day three of MIPIM!
On a very busy second day of the MIPIM in Cannes, Eurobuild CEE and MDDP held their MIPIM lunch at the La Plage du Festival beach restaurant on the re ...
Let’s meet in Cannes
The night is worth billions
Exclusive
Our plans are ambitious
Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out abou ...
Our plans are ambitious
From Tallinn to Dubrovnik
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
Mercure expands in Romania
Mercure has signed a contract to develop a hotel in Craiova and has also announced it is to open the Mercure Oradea hotel.
Lithuanians construct hotel in Gdańsk
ibis Styles open in Tbilisi
Human resources
Change at the top for ULI Europe
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March ...
ULI announces new chairs
Panattoni bets big on data centres
Infrastructure
Road agreement signed for CPK
The Central Communication Port (CPK) and the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) have signed an agreement regulating the pre ...
One step closer to atomic power
Intercor to build Piaski-Dorohucza
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
Brain Park A sold
Echo Investment has sold the Brain Park A office building in Kraków to the SCPI Transitions Europe fund, managed by Arkéa REIM. The building comprises ...
Germany still core
Ireks plans centre near Bucharest
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
Chemical company stays on in Mogilska
An international chemical company, the anchor tenant of the Mogilska 43 Office building, has decided to extend its 5,000 sqm lease.
Alkotás Point under modernisation
Investors turn back to offices
Property and Facility Management
Savills takes on two Warsaw buildings
The Savills' landlord representation team has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent for two office buildings in Warsaw: Greenwings Offices and ...
Tensions in the gulf promote energy efficiency
Sicore stays with MVGM
Public buildings
A new look for central Warsaw
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Oleśnica railway station restored
Warsaw Uni building underway
Residential
PRS gains strength in Kraków
Kraków is strengthening its position as one of the most important residential markets for institutional investors in Poland, according to the report ' ...
Antczak given the go-ahead for Twarda 7
IMV to manage Słowackiego
Retail & leisure
OTO Park Dęblin opens
The OTO Park Dęblin retail complex has opened in Dęblin – the eighth operational retail park developed by Falcon Investment Management under this bran ...
Pako Lorente doubles in size
Hdrèy enters Manufaktura
Technology
Rentujemy to revolutionise the market
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
Velis has a new name
Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO
Warehouse & industrial
Fiege expands with Accolade
Logistics operator Fiege is expanding its operations in two locations and extending its lease in a third, covering over 20,000 sqm of space in Accolad ...
