Events
We regret to inform you that Piotr Kroenke, long-time general director of GTC and co-creator of many of the company's successes, has passed away.
Material partner
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the construction of which will start at the turn of 2024/2025, offers 4,700 sqm of service space and 2,700 sqm of office space.
ESG
BIK Park Sosnowiec II has successfully passed the BREEAM certification at the Very Good level. Last year, BIK Park Wrocław I and II - two other properties from the portfolio of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych - went through the same assessment process.
Investment & finance
According to the special research report Romania Retail Destinations 2024, released by CBRE Romania, by the end of 2024 the stock of modern retail spaces in the country will overpass 4.5 mln sqm. It will set a new record for Romania.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has built another facility in Lesser Poland, City Logistics Krakow Airport II. The investment was made on a speculative basis and already has its first tenant – Allegro.
Warehouse & industrial
Marelvi, a distributor of electronics and home appliances in Romania, has extended its lease agreement for more than 8,100 sqm of space at the MLP Bucharest West logistics park.
Eurobuild CEE
The next edition of our monthly magazine is now available both in paper and digital versions! Traditionally, the new issue was first sent to our conference guests, and then to all readers!
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has launched the construction of Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska IV. A major tenant has already been found with Midocean to lease 20,000 sqm of storage space, including an extension option for a further 10,000 sqm.
Investment & finance
Mitiska REIM has sold a 6.7ha land plot to Momentum Leisure to develop a theme and water park which will further reinforce the offering of the Europa Centralna retail center, located in Gliwice.
ESG
CTP, in cooperation with Ruby Project Management, has received the highest level of the WELL certification for its project Domeq in Brno. It's the first residential investment in the country to meet the criteria.
Investment & finance
Hillwood has increased its loan with Millennium Bank to EUR 29 mln for the construction of phase II of the Park Hillwood Zgierz I project, located in Central Poland, 2.5 km from the A2 motorway entrance and 15.5 km from the A1 motorway junction.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni has finished the construction of a logistics centre for Hermes Fulfilment. This is the first project that has been built for the company in Poland.
Office & mixed-use development
Two distinct trends have emerged in 2023: securing entry into prime new locations and optimising the portfolio through best value negotiations, all driven by a market with limited deliveries. After the first three months of this year, the office sector in Bucharest shows a positive fluctuation in terms of total leasing activity, being 71 pct higher than the same period last year.
Eurobuild FM
Welcome to Eurobuild FM! We invited an excellent expert to the today's episode – distinguished structural engineer Tristram Carfrae, deputy chair of world-renowned design consultants Arup gave us an exclusive interview.
Office & mixed-use development
LemonTree, in cooperation with Commercecon, has launched the construction of Booster Zabrze following the cornerstone ceremony for the project. The mixed-use development will ultimately offer more than 100,000 sqm of retail, logistics and office space, surrounded by landscaping — accessible to both tenants and local residents.
Investment & finance
EPP and Echo Investment have successfully secured a loan worth EUR 145.2 mln for the new financing of the Galeria Młociny shopping centre in Warsaw.
Residential
One United Properties has concluded a memorandum of understanding with CPI Property Group for the acquisition of a 21 ha site close to the Eroii Revoluției metro station just south of Bucharest city centre. The project planned on the site should see the construction of round 5,000 housing units.
Warehouse & industrial
Panattoni is developing another BTS project for K-Flex – an international manufacturer of elastomeric thermal and acoustic insulation materials. A seventh building of 20,000 sqm in the warehousing and manufacturing complex in Uniejów will be completed in June this year.
Investment & finance
Hillwood Polska has signed a loan agreement with mBank worth more than EUR 28.4 mln for the construction of a warehouse in Dobrzykowice near Wrocław. The building will be part of the Hillwood Wrocław East project being developed together with LCube.
Residential
Solida Capital Europe and 1 Asset Management selected Pekabex for the execution of the purpose student housing PBSA project located in Puławska street in Warsaw.
Panattoni has built another facility in Lesser Poland, City Logistics Krakow Airport II. The investment was made on a speculative basis and already has its first tenant – Allegro.
Marelvi, a distributor of electronics and home appliances in Romania, has extended its lease agreement for more than 8,100 sqm of space at the MLP Bucharest West logistics park.
Panattoni has launched the construction of Panattoni Park Ruda Śląska IV. A major tenant has already been found with Midocean to lease 20,000 sqm of storage space, including an extension option for a further 10,000 sqm.
Panattoni has finished the construction of a logistics centre for Hermes Fulfilment. This is the first project that has been built for the company in Poland.
Panattoni is developing another BTS project for K-Flex – an international manufacturer of elastomeric thermal and acoustic insulation materials. A seventh building of 20,000 sqm in the warehousing and manufacturing complex in Uniejów will be completed in June this year.
Maracana, a company specialising in transport, warehousing, logistics and distribution services, has renewed its lease contract for 5,000 sqm at the MLP Bucharest West logistics park.
CTP has leased 3,600 sqm of production space at CTPark Oradea Cargo Terminal to Etron Technology. The Asian EMS company is a supplier for PCBA, with customers focused mainly on fields like industrial control, medical, automotive, communications, new energy, and high-end consumer products.
Czech warehousing investor Accolade has acquired for an undisclosed sum a 20 ha plot from two international owners in Chomutov in the Ústí nad Labem region for an industrial-logistics development.
Panattoni has won financing for the development of its latest development in Western Pomerania. The EUR 20 mln loan was granted by mBank.
Malaysian retail chain, MR D.I.Y., begins operations in Polish market at Hillwood Zgierz I. The company has leased nearly 5,000 sqm at the park to set up its first logistics center in Central Europe.
The 7R Group has been granted permission to build a warehouse in the Czech Republic. This is the first foreign project for the company, which has experienced dynamic growth in Poland for 15 years. The value of the investment comes to more than EUR 30 mln.
Logistics operator 3LP, specialising in automated outsourcing of logistics services for e-commerce sector, is opening its next location. The company has leased 17,000 sqm in the Hillwood Syców logistics park.
CTP has agreed a five-year lease for 19,000 sqm of warehouse space at CTPark Bucharest in Romania to Yusen Logistics, a global logistics provider.
Panattoni has finalised the sale of a centre in Lower Silesia. An international real estate company has purchased Panattoni Park Wrocław West Gate with a total area of 46,900 sqm.
Entalpia Europe has become the first tenant of the Hillwood Łazy logistics centre. The company, which specialises in solutions for the HVAC-R industry, has leased 14,000 sqm of warehouse space and 1,200 sqm, of office space.
According to the latest report “Industrial and Warehouse Market in Poland”, released by Newmark Polska, 2023 was one of the best years in the market’s history. It saw the second highest new supply (3.7 mln sqm) and the third highest take-up (5.6 mln sqm) and development pipeline (2.8 mln sqm). Considerable warehouse availability levels brought a long-awaited stabilization of rental rates.
Automotive company AS-PL has signed up to Panattoni Park Tricity East I by leasing nearly 2,900 sqm of warehouse and office space.
Panattoni has completed and handed over the main European production facility for Maxcess. Built on a BTS basis, the new hall in Łubowo will facilitate the relocation of the existing factory, enhance the capacity for new product and service development, and is expected to double employment, bolstering the local labor market's growth.
The technology company Freudenberg Sealing Technologies will move into the multi-user campus Victoria Park Hamburg, currently being developed by Garbe in a joint venture with the Jebens Group. The property, which has a total area of around 12,000 sqm, is scheduled for completion in February next year.
Segro has signed an agreement with Centrumelektroniki.eu for the rental of warehouse and office space in Silesia. In the new location, the company will strengthen its existing logistics services, offering more efficient completion and shipment of products to the target customer.
Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory ...
According to the report released by research firm Spectis, “Modular construction market in Poland 2024-2029”, top 100 manufacturers of prefabricated b ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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 ...
BIK Park Sosnowiec II has successfully passed the BREEAM certification at the Very Good level. Last year, BIK Park Wrocław I and II - two other proper ...
Eurobuild Awards 2023 is behind us, but if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the special "Eurobuild" supplement prepared for the Gala evening, you ...
The next edition of our monthly magazine is now available both in paper and digital versions! Traditionally, the new issue was first sent to our confe ...
Welcome to Eurobuild FM! We invited an excellent expert to the today's episode – distinguished structural engineer Tristram Carfrae, deputy chair of w ...
We regret to inform you that Piotr Kroenke, long-time general director of GTC and co-creator of many of the company's successes, has passed away.
This latest episode of 'Eye to Eye' is hot out of the podcast oven and ready to listen to! Eurobuild’s guest today is Paweł Sapek, the head of Prologi ...
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 ...
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 ...
CPI Property Group has sold a 50 pct stake in a subsidiary that owns eight hotel properties in the Czech Republic to Bratislava-based Best Hotel Prope ...
Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held th ...
The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport. The programme will include ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
According to the special research report Romania Retail Destinations 2024, released by CBRE Romania, by the end of 2024 the stock of modern retail spa ...
Slovak investment fund Prvý realitný fond, through its company Logis Rugvica, has acquired a plot of land in the area of the village of Sveta Helena n ...
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the constr ...
Two distinct trends have emerged in 2023: securing entry into prime new locations and optimising the portfolio through best value negotiations, all dr ...
M Core announces the launch of ‘Square 7 part of M Core’, a strategic joint venture between M Core and Square 7 Properties, to establish a new managem ...
Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec su ...
One United Properties has concluded a memorandum of understanding with CPI Property Group for the acquisition of a 21 ha site close to the Eroii Revol ...
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 ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
Panattoni has built another facility in Lesser Poland, City Logistics Krakow Airport II. The investment was made on a speculative basis and already ha ...
An open door to redefining the commercial real estate market in Poland
An open door to redefining the commercial real estate market in Poland
Walter Herz
The investment slowdown in the commercial real estate sector that we have been observing in Poland for over a year is primarily the result of the tightening of monetary policy arou ...
The retail sector is not slowing down
The retail sector is not slowing down
Walter Herz
The pandemic, conflict in Ukraine as well as inflation and high interest rates that recent years have brought have reshaped the real estate market around the world. The global slow ...
Retail parks – current opportunities
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Avison Young
Over the last few years, retail parks in Poland were mostly developed in smaller formats, around 5,000 sqm, either adding to the existing retail landscape or introducing modern ret ...