Lily or crystal to be built near the Marriott?

Architecture and urban planning
POLAND A skyscraper 260m in height could be built next to the Marriott hotel in Warsaw.
A concept for the building was drawn up by the Zaha Hadid studio a few years ago. Now a new vision could be given to the project. Will the tallest skyscraper in Poland look like this? Visualisations of the building, called Lim Tower, planned at the site of the skyscraper that was prepared by the star of world architecture, have appeared on the website of Amans. However, the project, the investment costs for which are estimated at EUR 270–300 mln, has been suspended until the situation on the m
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Investment & finance

Poland Accolade and Conseq buy into Kaufland centre

schedule 30 March 2026
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Accolade and Conseq have finalised the purchase of a modern BTS distribution centre fully-leased to the Kaufland grocery chain. The purchase was supported by mBank with an acquisition loan of EUR 22 mln.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland ISS appointed to Studio A

schedule 30 March 2026
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ISS has been selected to deliver technical services for the Studio A office building in Warsaw. The ISS team will be responsible for technical maintenance and ensuring the efficient operation of all systems and installations.

Events

Poland Geopolitics meets capital and energy

schedule 30 March 2026
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ULI Poland is to hold the 'Matrix of Real Estate' conference from April 15th -16th at the Norblin Factory in Warsaw to discuss the impact of geopolitics, energy transition, and technology on long-term asset value.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland GIOŚ moves into HOP

schedule 30 March 2026
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The Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (GIOŚ) has leased 4,600 sqm of office space in HOP building on ul. Chmielna in Warsaw, owned by Syrena Real Estate.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mr. DIY opens in Galeria Północna

schedule 30 March 2026
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Malaysian DIY chain Mr. DIY has opened a 1,000 sqm store on the first floor of the Galeria Północna shopping centre in Warsaw. This is one of the brand's largest stores in Poland.

Residential

Poland Paris comes to Warsaw

schedule 30 March 2026
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Profbud has been issued with the final building permit for eight buildings in its City of Polish Olympic Champions project under development in Mysiadło, on the outskirts of Warsaw.

Retail & leisure

Poland Storage enters Blue City

schedule 30 March 2026
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A self-storage facility has opened in Warsaw's Blue City shopping centre, operated by Schowek24.

Retail & leisure

Poland Pekao finances Europa Centralna transformation

schedule 30 March 2026
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Mitiska REIM has secured EUR 44 mln in development and investment financing from Bank Pekao SA for the refurbishment of Europa Centralna convenience centre, the largest retail redevelopment project currently underway in Poland.

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schedule 30 March 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Łódż still an important hub

schedule 27 March 2026
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The Łódź region remains one of Poland's key logistics hubs. According to Axi Immo, demand for warehouse space in the region reached 1.17 mln sqm in 2025 (+17 pct year-on-year), the second-highest figure in the country.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Regions grow slowly

schedule 27 March 2026
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Modern office stock in Romania’s main regional cities – Cluj - Napoca, Timișoara, Iași and Brașov - currently stands at approximately 1.08 mln sqm, while no office project has been delivered in these markets over the past two years, according to 'Romania Office Report' released by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company.

Events

Poland Bieg Na Szczyt this weekend

schedule 27 March 2026
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This Saturday, stair-running enthusiasts will gather for the fourteenth time at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Entrants will have 38 flights to climb, and the event will raise funds for the SOS Children's Village in Kraśnik.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni signs up 4M Pro&Invest

schedule 27 March 2026
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4M Pro&Invest has leased nearly 4,100 sqm of warehouse space in Panattoni Park Poznań XIV. WIth the signing of this agreement, the two completed stages of the development are now fully leased.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Iaso to redefine the centre of Katowice

schedule 27 March 2026
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Iaso, a new mixed-use complex combining offices, a hotel, and services, is being built in the centre of Katowice. The investor behind the project is the Epione Group.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Upper Silesia grows stronger

schedule 27 March 2026
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Upper Silesia remains one of the key industrial and logistics markets in Poland. According to the Savills 'Market in Minutes - Upper Silesia' report, modern warehouse space in the region reached 6.19 mln sqm, representing an 8 pct increase year-on-year.

Office & mixed-use development

Czech Republic Limited new supply

schedule 27 March 2026
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The Brno office market ended 2025 with rising vacancy rates and a record low number of new projects. In Ostrava, new construction has practically come to a standstill, and the situation is no better in other regions. Developers outside Prague are thus increasingly focusing on apartments, as office projects simply aren’t profitable without pre-leases or exceptional locations.

ESG

Poland Setting out the direction for the real estate industry

schedule 27 March 2026
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The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate, with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the Urban Land Institute, has published the 'ESG for Commercial Real Estate 3.0' compendium of ESG practices in the real estate industry.

Retail & leisure

Poland XIMI-V starts from Blue City

schedule 25 March 2026
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The XIMI-V brand is building a brick-and-mortar chain of lifestyle stores, which are to open in Warsaw. The first is already operating in Warsaw's Blue City shopping centre, while another Warsaw opening is also to take place soon.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Antczak builds for Dino

schedule 25 March 2026
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The Antczak Group has been appointed as the general contractor to construct a new distribution centre in Zawiercie for Dino Polska. The total area will be around 45,000 sqm. Construction is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2027.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland TVM expands across Poland

schedule 25 March 2026
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The TVM Group has expanded its warehouse space in Poland by 10,000 sqm with newly leased space in the Warsaw and Poznań regions, as well as a warehouse in Gdańsk.

Latest in Architecture and urban planning

schedule 20 March 2026

Plans created for Airport City around CPK

CBRE and 4CF have been selected as strategic advisors for the Airport City project, part of the Port Polska development programme. The two companies will develop a vision and operational strategy for the 600,000 sqm project.

schedule 06 March 2026

Świecie remodelled around castle

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schedule 09 January 2026

Dance centre opens in Warsaw

The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.

schedule 30 December 2025

Public consultations held for Park Wilanów

The Nhood Services Poland team has completed another round of public consultations for its mixed-use Wilanów Park development. Residents voiced their opinions on the proposed uses, services, and surroundings of Wilanów Park.

schedule 17 December 2025

Need for clarity introducing reforms

Polish cities and investors are preparing for the biggest change in spatial planning in two decades. By mid-2026, all municipalities must adopt general plans, which will replace existing zoning studies and become the primary document defining the framework for building location.

schedule 12 December 2025

Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced

Warsaw has announced an architectural and urban planning competition for a development concept for 100 ul. Sobieskiego. The competition results will be announced in June 2026. 

schedule 04 June 2025

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 Studio in the city’s Palace of Culture and Science, with EurobuildCEE being one of the media patrons of the event.

schedule 09 May 2024

Poznań with a green Aura

In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The façade of the building with its organic architecture will be covered with 140,000 plants.

schedule 21 September 2023

Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest

Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Dejvice district (Prague 6).

schedule 20 September 2023

Alto launches Sky Park arch-comp

Alto Real Estate, the owner of the Sky Park complex in Bratislava, has launched an architectural competition for its further development on an adjacent plot.

schedule 12 September 2023

Okam unveils new Warsaw district design

Okam has presented a concept for the development of the former FSO plant site in Warsaw's Żerań. Created in cooperation with the city and the WXCA architectural studio, the masterplan envisages the creation of 12,000 flats as well as a new 10-ha park. 

schedule 04 July 2023

A centre with towers behind

Italian Studio Fuksas has won an international competition to design a trade fair and exhibition centre to be built in Tirana. The planned development is to be built on a 10,000-square-metre site on New Boulevard, in the centre of the city.

schedule 10 February 2023

Love me tender

The City of Helsinki, Finland, has launched a tender competition to sell the Old Customs House in Katajanokka harbour area for redevelopment. The goal of the competition is to find a technically and economically feasible and architecturally outstanding solution for redeveloping the building.

schedule 07 December 2022

Penta holds competition for Dynamitka site

Penta Real Estate is holding an architectural competition for the development of a 4.5 ha brownfield site that formed part of the former Juraj Dimitrov chemical works (known locally as ‘DImitrovka’ or ‘Dynamitka’) in Bratislava.

schedule 17 November 2022

Foster+Partners wins Solidarity Airport design gig

London-based studio Foster+Partners in a consortium with Buro Happold has won the competition to design the Solidarity Airport near Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

schedule 06 October 2022

Modular R&D centre by Chybik+Kristof

A modular construction research centre has been completed for Koma Modular in Vizovice, in the Czech Republic’s eastern Zlín region. The design of the facility is the work of Prague-based architectural studio Chybik+Kristof.

schedule 30 August 2022

Architectural contest launched for Victory Square

An international architectural and urban planning competition has been launched for the development of the ‘4th quadrant’ of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Prague’s Dejvice district.

schedule 19 August 2022

Penta launches ‘Southbank Bratislava’ architectural competition

Penta Investment has launched an architectural and urban design competition for a site along the southern bank of the Danube River in Bratislava.

schedule 05 April 2022

Iulius and Atterbury to transform Cluj district

The Iulius group and Netherlands-based Atterbury Europe are to invest EUR 0.5 bln in a large-scale, mixed-use urban redevelopment project on the 14 ha site of the Carbochim abrasive products plant on the banks of the Someșul Mic river in Cluj-Napoca.

schedule 17 February 2022

Tallest Czech tower design unveiled

The Chybik + Kristof architectural studio has revealed its designs for Ostrava Tower in Ostrava city centre, which will be the tallest building in the Czech Republic.

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