The birth of a star
Self-storage
CematBox micro-warehouses make up a complementary feature of the Moje Bielany housing estate, under construction in Warsaw's Bielany district
Self-storage – that is, self-service storage units for rent – is ceasing to be a niche segment in Poland. A few years ago, it was still at an early stage of development, but today it ranks among the fastest-growing areas of the commercial real estate market. The scale of the market is expanding, and alongside it the interest of both customers and investors is growing
Looking at the figures, the recent development of the Polish self-storage market has been striking. Only a few years ago, just a few dozen facilities of this kind were in operation, whereas in 2025, there were already almost 200 self-storage facilities functioning nationwide [based on data from CBRE and FEDESSA (Federation of European Self Storage Associations) – editor’s note]. For comparison, there were app. 90 facilities in 2020, around 120 in 2022, and about 160 in 2024. The total available space currently amounts to app. 225,000 sqm, which means that within just five years the market has effectively doubled in size. Double-digit year-on-year growth has been maintained and remains among the highest across the entire commercial real estate sector in Poland. Despite this dynamic expansion, Poland continues to be characterised by significantly lower per capita supply compared to Western European countries, which – according to experts – creates substantial room for further dev
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