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Poland Good start for Polish retail
Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market. The opening of 2024 is encouraging and new retail space supply in the coming months is likely to match or even surpass last year’s total.
Retail & leisure
Czech Republic Prague’s Černý Most shopping mall will grow
Centrum Černý Most, a shopping centre in the Prague region, is set to undergo a significant expansion of 9,100 sqm that will add over 30 new shops and restaurants, as well as additional screens to the centre’s multiplex cinema.
Retail & leisure
Poland Glinianka changes hands
Redkom Development sold 100 pct of shares in the company holding the Glinianka complex. The retail park, located near Warsaw, has been bought by CEE-Big Europe.
Retail & leisure
Poland Terg invests in retail parks
Terg, the owner of Media Expert, plans to strengthen its portfolio of investments in its own retail locations. The company wants to put into operation facilities with a total area of 72,000 sqm within the next two years.
Retail & leisure
Poland Smart Parks are springing out
Smart Park Poland and RG Leasing announced the latest progress in the implementation of their investment projects. After last year's openings in Mława and Wąbrzeźno, more locations are coming up.
Retail & leisure
Poland New tenants, more work at Turawa Park
The project of expansion at Turawa Park – which received a building permit last year – has now entered the construction phase, with the handover to the general contractor. In support of this project, Focus Estate Fund has secured financing through a credit facility provided by BNP Paribas Bank.
Retail & leisure
Poland Redkom develops Przystanek Karkonosze
Redkom has finalised the purchase of the property earmarked for the development of the Przystanek Karkonosze retail park. The operator in the facility under construction will be Lidl Polska.
Retail & leisure
Romania Leroy Merlin to expand in Bucharest
Leroy Merlin leased two retail spaces in Bucharest with a combined area of 21,000 sqm from the Supernova Group.
Retail & leisure
Romania A shift towards bigger cities
According to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the development activity in the Romanian retail market remains animated. Close to 215,000 sqm of retail spaces were delivered in 2023, the highest level during the last seven years.
Retail & leisure
Poland Retail continues to recover
Cushman & Wakefield has summarized the situation on the Polish retail market in 2023, which saw heightened development activity, with about 450,000 sqm of new retail space delivered. The Polish retail sector continued to recover, as confirmed by the number of debuts. Meanwhile, the slower price growth bolstered consumer sentiment, leading to higher retail turnover levels.
Retail & leisure
Czech Republic Record number of new brands
39 new brands entered the Czech retail market last year, a record number achieved in the past ten years, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s monitoring. Some of the most notable brands include Victoria's Secret, Popeyes, Signorvino, Rossopomodoro and Zadig & Voltaire.
Retail & leisure
CEE Pařížská is the most expensive
In this year's 33rd edition of the Cushman & Wakefield Main Streets Across the World ranking, the Czech Pařížská street has been ranked 11th in Europe and the first in the CEE region. The survey compares nearly 50 countries around the world by the level of retail rents on the most expensive shopping street in each country.
Retail & leisure
Romania For the sixth time in Romania
Scallier has opened another retail park in Romania. The 8,500 sqm development was built in Mosnita, a town on the outskirts of Timisoara. The facility is almost fully leased.
Retail & leisure
Poland Karuzela spins into Biała Podlaska
Mitiska REIM and Karuzela Holding have opened their ninth Karuzela retail park in Poland – in the eastern city of Biała Podlaska.
Retail & leisure
ROMANIA Cosmic expansion for Opus
Opus Land Development has opened the extension of Cosmopolis Plaza in Ștefăneștii de Jos on the northern outskirts of Bucharest.
Retail & leisure
ROMANIA Wittchen opens 1st Romanian store
Polish fashion brand Wittchen has opened its first Romanian store in the ParkLake shopping centre in Bucharest.
Retail & leisure
Romania Largest CEE retail complex opens in Craiova
NEPI Rockcastle’s Promenada Craiova shopping complex in central southern Romania has been officially opened. The EUR 136 mln project is the largest retail development by size and investment value to open in the CEE region in 2023, according to CBRE.
Retail & leisure
POLAND Popeyes pops into Złote Tarasy
The first Popeyes restaurant in Warsaw has opened in Złote Tarasy. The Louisiana-based fast food chain is the seventh new tenant of the shopping centre this year.
Retail & leisure
Poland Street in the passage
Street Restaurant has opened in the Lixa office complex. The restaurant occupies approx. 470 sqm on the ground floor of the Lixa C building, facing the pedestrian walkway between ul. Kasprzaka and Giełdowa.
Retail & leisure
Poland Answear.com debuts in Warsaw
The owners of Answear.com and the Capital Park Group have signed a contract to lease space in the Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw. In the developer's flagship investment, the first stationary store of the digital platform will be established.
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
Intermodal strengthens Poland’s position on the European logistics map
In the first quarter of 2026, Polish railways transported almost 790,000 TEUs in intermodal transport. This segment's share of total rail transport re ...
Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska
Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction
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
New conference centre for Diuna
A new, 460 sqm conference centre has opened in building D of the Diuna office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, which is owned by Syrena Real Es ...
PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower
Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center
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
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
Logistics terminal in Panattoni Kraków East V
Panattoni has completed the development of a dedicated logistics terminal for a leading e-commerce player. The almost 8,000 sqm BTS facility, which is ...
