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Ninth Dekada centre opens
POLAND Dekada’s ninth retail facility has opened in Brodnica in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province).
Developers shift interest to smaller cities
POLAND In H1 2014 over half of new retail space was completed in cities with less than 100,000 inhabitants, with another 22 pct in cities with populations of between 100,000 and 200,000, according to research by DTZ.
Retail & leisure
Klépierre builds multibillion retail empire
EUROPE Paris-listed pan-European shopping centre operator Klépierre is set to acquire the Netherlands-based retail group Corio for EUR 7.2 bln. The move comes as Klépierre, which owns assets worth EUR 14 bln, aims to strengthen its position on the market and become Europe’s “leading pure-play retail property company.”
LC Waikiki expands in Ukraine
UKRAINE Turkish fashion retailer LC Waikiki has singed a 1,190 sqm lease for space in the Riviera shopping centre in Odessa.
Galardia nearly full
POLAND Jysk, Altero, Martes Sport, Briju and Textil Market are the latest brands to sign up for space in the Galardia shopping centre in Starachowice.
Retail & leisure
24/7 fitness operator enters Warsaw market
POLAND Newly-launched Polish gym chain CityFit has leased 2,800 sqm in a centrally-located Warsaw skyscraper, Spektrum Tower, complementing the refurbishment work that currently takes place in the eleven-year old building.
Retail & leisure
Bowling in Wzorcownia
POLAND The Wzorcownia Włocławek shopping centre has secured two new tenants from the sports and recreation sector.
Retail & leisure
Shopping malls on rise in Poland
POLAND Retail real estate market in Poland is seeing a healthy growth as smaller cities willingly develop new shopping centres to enhance local offer and catch up with big cities, a study by JLL shows.
Retail & leisure
Ciechanów shopping mall expands by 3,000 sqm
POLAND Eight-year old Galeria Mrówka, a Ciechanów shopping centre, has informed that it will undergo an extensive refurbishment and extension by the end of Q3 2015. The construction work, which is scheduled to begin in Q3 2014, will be performed by the mall’s owner, Rolbud.
Retail & leisure
Fitness club in Kraków Plaza
POLAND Fitness Platinium has joint the tenant list of the Plaza Kraków shopping centre.
Retail & leisure
New companies in Warsaw Zaułek Piękna
POLAND Three new companies are moving into Zaułek Piękna, an office building located at the junction of ul. Piękna and ul. Krucza in central Warsaw.
Carrefour to open in Fabryka Wołomin
POLAND French supermarket chain Carrefour has leased over 5,500 sqm in Fabryka Wołomin, a shopping centre that is being developed near Warsaw. Nearly 4,000 sqm of the newly-rented space will be dedicated to retail. The mall is scheduled to open in the autumn 2015.
Retail & leisure
Starbucks debuts in Romanian offices
ROMANIA Starbucks has leased 200 sqm in Novo Park, an office complex located in the northern part of Bucharest, as the US coffee shop chain is entering Romanian office buildings.
Retail & leisure
Wola Park begins to grow
POLAND The preparation has started for Wola Park’s extension, a move that will turn the shopping centre into Warsaw’s second largest shopping mall. By the end of next year, Wola Park is set to be 17,500 sqm larger, offering 77,500 sqm of space in total.
Retail & leisure
McDonald’s to open new restaurants in Ukraine
UKRAINE McDonald's plans on opening three to four new restaurants in Ukraine by the end of the year, which would increase the total number of its Ukrainian restaurants to 83 to 84.
Challenging H1 on Ukrainian retail market
UKRAINE During the first half of 2014, 45,000 sqm of retail space was added to the total stock in the Ukrainian capital, according to research by DTZ.
Retail & leisure
Nine new tenants in Tarasy Zamkowe
POLAND Immofinanz, the developer of the Tarasy Zamkowe shopping centre in Lublin, has secured nine new leases.
Retail & leisure
UK-based investor to open 50 gyms in Poland
POLAND CityFit, a new 24/7 fitness club chain created specifically for the Polish market by a London-based private equity fund, has launched its first, 1,500 sqm gym. The company plans on opening 50 variously-sized clubs in a total investment of PLN 100 mln over the next three years.
Retail & leisure
Carrefour and Lukoil open four more
POLAND Four new Carrefour Express/Lukoil petrol stations have been opened: two in Poznań and the other two in Gdynia and Pruszcz Gdański.
Retail & leisure
Work on Bydgoszcz IKEA to start soon
POLAND Preparations are in progress for the launch of the construction of an IKEA store in Bydgoszcz.
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
City Gate Office awarded latest LEED
The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with ...
Outstanding awarded to CTP
Homepark goes Excellent
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
Last day to register
For the 15th time, we invite you to one of the most important and prestigious events in the commercial real estate calendar in Central and Eastern Eur ...
PBSA enters the mainstream
Let's look into the future!
Exclusive
The voice of the younger generation
In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed a ...
EGLS enters the scene
The cost of going green
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
Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development ...
Romanian hotels grow
Leonardo expands in JM Tower
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
Now's the time to buy
The investment market in Poland for Q1-Q3 2025 reflects stable market conditions, with year-to-date volume aligning closely with the Q1-Q3 of 2024. By ...
Onde enters Romania
Croatia growing fast
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
High demand but low supply
The supply of modern office space in Poland's eight largest regional cities reached 6.73 mln sqm. Although the market is showing signs of stabilisatio ...
Construction underway on AFI Tower
AI park to be built in Heilbronn
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
StudentSpace comes to Warsaw
StudentSpace, the student housing platform created by Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction o ...
No drop in price from price transparency act
Kraków PRS continues to grow
Retail & leisure
Grand Department Store in Pardubice reopens
PSN has completed the reconstruction of the Grand Department Store in Pardubice. The historic building has been transformed into a modern, mixed-use r ...
Consumer spending accelerates GDP growth
Osada to open in Łask
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
Industrial market booming
In Q3 2025, industrial construction volume in the Czech Republic reached a two-year high, and demand was significantly stronger than in the previous y ...
