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Sharman Church expands into street retail
CEE REGION Sharman Church Chartered Surveyors has opened a new department that will focus on high street retail and ground floor office units.
Retail & leisure
Furniture on Nowy Świat
POLAND Asymetria has become the latest tenant of the retail and service area in the Nowy Świat 2.0 office building in Warsaw.
Polish ministries bash new retail tax
POLAND Seven Polish ministries have submitted their reviews of the new retail tax law proposed by the Ministry of Finance. They criticise the scope of the new legal regulations and the way the new levy is to be charged, and worry about the negative impact it could have on Polish businesses and customers.
Mall in Kyiv to shut down
UKRAINE The Alta Center shopping centre on Moskovs'kyi Ave in Kyiv will soon be closing down, according to Ukrainian web portal Retail Community.
Retail & leisure
New Inditex brand launches in Poland and Romania
CEE REGION From April all Inditex brands: Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe, will sell online across 28 EU member states.
Retail & leisure
Maxima Grupė to invest EUR 99.5 mln
LITHUANIA/LATVIA/ESTONIA/POLAND/BULGARIA The turnover of Lithuanian supermarket group Maxima Grupė in 2015 rose by 3.6 pct y-o-y to EUR 2.677 bln. In 2014 it rose by 2.5 pct.
Retail & leisure
Fitness "point" for FamilyPoint
POLAND A Fitarena fitness club is to be opened in mid-February in the FamilyPoint shopping centre in Głogów.
Retail & leisure
Longer lasting Komfort in Zielony Targówek
POLAND Komfort has extended the 1,200 sqm lease for its flagship store in the Zielony Targówek retail park in the north-east of Warsaw.
Biedronka tops new retail tax payers
POLAND According to money.pl, Biedronka will be the largest payer of the new retail tax of any retail chain, with a tax bill of app. PLN 0.5 bln.
Retail & leisure
H&M to open 425 stores, further expand in CEE
WORLD H&M Group's store portfolio, which currently reaches 3,924 locations in 61 countries, is to be enlarged by 10-15 pct a year. In FY 2016 the company plans to open 425 new stores net.
Estonia the clear leader for Baltic retail
THE BALTIC STATES Estonia is the retail property leader and will continue to grow, according to a report by Ober-Haus Real Estate Advisors, while Lithuania is experiencing moderate growth but many Latvian projects still remain on paper. The stable growth in consumption in the Baltic states continues to boost the development of retail, both in the capital cities and in other regions of the three countries.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Północna 60 pct leased
POLAND The Galeria Północna shopping centre development in Warsaw’s Białołęka district is now 60 pct leased.
Retail & leisure
Thousand metres in Lublin for Royal Collection
POLAND A Royal Collection boutique has opened in Złote Zamkowe in Lublin. The 1,000 sqm multi-brand store is the first of the chain in the city.
Retail & leisure
Dunkin’ Donuts’ ventures forth in Wilanów
POLAND The Dunkin’ Donuts café chain has opened an outlet in the Royal Wilanów office building which belongs to Capital Park.
Retail & leisure
Polish brands break into Slovak market
SLOVAKIA Polish fashion brands Simple and Gino Rossi are to open stores in the Centrál shopping centre in Bratislava.
Retail & leisure
CH Bażantowo to get larger
POLAND The Bażantowo shopping centre in Katowice is to be extended.
Retail & leisure
Bydgoszcz outlet centre to get underway in H1
POLAND The design work has started on Metropolitan Outlet Bydgoszcz – the latest project by Carrefour and White Star Real Estate and the first outlet centre in the town.
Retail & leisure
Galeria Morena getting more sporty
POLAND Three new sports brands have leased space in the Galeria Morena shopping centre, which is currently undergoing extension work in Gdańsk.
Desigual chain grows in Romania
ROMANIA Fashion retailer Desigual is to open its first Romanian location beyond Bucharest.
Retail & leisure
American Eagle flies away from Poland?
POLAND US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters has closed down Polish locations.
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
The man from NASA
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF
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 opens in Oradea
Accor has announced the opening of the Mercure Oradea. The new 90-room hotel is the hospitality group’s 26th location in the country. It is managed by ...
Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud
Marvipol launches Unique Hotel Kołobrzeg
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
Hydrobudowa Gdańsk to modernise Władysławowo quay for BC-Wind
Ocean Winds has selected Hydrobudowa Gdańsk as the general contractor for adapting part of the port infrastructure in Władysławowo on the Baltic coast ...
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
PLN 52 bln developed, but supply not keeping up with demand
July saw a shift in the supply-demand ratio across Poland’s seven largest housing markets. The pool of available developer units fell below the 60,000 ...
Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy
CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward
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
Warsaw office market picks up in Q2
After a subdued start to the year, Warsaw’s office market gained significant momentum in Q2 2026, with tenant activity in H1 reaching 420,000 sqm, rep ...
VeloBank renews Citi Handlowy lease in Q22
Knight Frank chosen for Loft Park in Kraków
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
Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months
Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. ...
Still too few student beds
Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project
Retail & leisure
TK Maxx to debut in Galeria Wiślanka
TK Maxx is to open a 2,200 sqm store in Galeria Wiślanka in Żory, about 30 km southwest of Katowice in Silesia. This will be the British clothing chai ...
Auchan opens in Fuzja
Intermarché opens new-format supermarket in Radlin
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
MLP enters Hamburg market
MLP Group has acquired a 6.8 ha brownfield site from a private owner in Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg – marking the group’s debut in th ...
