Brown is the new green

According to Statistics Poland as cited by Newmark Polska, on 62 ha of construction sites in 2021 land reclamation was being carried out. Bringing such sites back into use seems to follow the principles of green construction, whereas raising a new building from scratch on undeveloped land uses up existing resources. However, the development time is often considerably longer, and, in comparison to a greenfield project, the project is far more complicated and the costs are higher. Historical knowledge Michał Samborski, the head of development at Panattoni, claims that the trend for developers to turn to brownfield sites has been evident for many years, but lately it has been picking up extra pace. Maciej Wójcikiewicz, the director of the valuation department at CBRE, makes the point that the original usage of the land and its current status are crucial: “There are no universal features. When it comes to real estate that is not under conservation protection, there’s usu