Samsung aims to seduce retailers with gesture-reading displays

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WORLD Samsung Display, a manufacturer of OLED and LCD displays, has introduced mirror and transparent OLED display panels that recognize facial expressions and hand gestures.
The Samsung Mirror Display will be integrated with the Intel RealSense technology to create a “virtual fitting room” that will be used to help consumers “vividly” see themselves wearing clothing apparel, shoes or jewelry they like. “Once retailers adopt the combined Samsung-Intel “personalization” virtual imaging solution, consumers will be able to go to stores to see retail items in ways that will greatly enhance point-of-purchase shopping as we know it today,” says Samsung. Th
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Infrastructure

Poland Pekabex to build Malbork shelter

schedule 06 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Pekabex BET won two tenders in Malbork for the design and construction of civil defence infrastructure. The two contracts are worth more than PLN 10 mln gross.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail still growing rapidly

schedule 06 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Polish retail market is showing no signs of slowing down. Fashion stores are showing the greatest growth, according to the CBRE report 'Retail Market from a Tenant Perspective.'

Residential

Poland Pekabex to build for Mosaic

schedule 06 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Pekabex has signed an agreement with Mosaic Łacina Studentliving, part of the Mosaic World Group, to build a student residence in Poznań . The project will be built near the Rataje roundabout and is expected to be completed before the start of the 2028/2029 academic year.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Quadrum goes Stella

schedule 06 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction company Quadrum is moving its head office to the Stella Office complex, located at ul. Przybyszewskiego 75 in Kraków.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland HL Development builds in Warsaw

schedule 06 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work has begun on the first project by HL Development. The HLD Macierzysz warehouse and service complex near Warsaw is being built near the Konotopa junction, with access to the A2 motorway and the S2 and S8 expressways.

Investment & finance

Hungary Sino Logistics to take over Logicor in Hungary

schedule 06 July 2026
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Logicor is exiting Hungary with the sale of its operations to Singapore-based Sino Logistics.

Exclusive

EUROPE Quality investment – Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate

schedule 06 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Swedish property company Stena Real Estate has been active in Poland's main office markets for several years now, during which time it has acquired the High5Ive 1, 2 and 3 buildings in Kraków, Centrum Południe in Wrocław, and Studio B in Warsaw. Now it has added Studio A to its portfolio. So, we spoke to Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate – and asked her why her company has taken such a shine to the Polish office scene.

Investment & finance

CZECH REPUBLIC Aurelia buys two office buildings from Pimco

schedule 06 July 2026
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Czech real estate fund Aurelia has acquired the Trimaran and City Element office buildings in Prague’s Pankrác district from Pimco Prime Real Estate for EUR 90 mln.

Retail & leisure

Poland Scallier builds in Bolesławiec

schedule 03 July 2026
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Scallier is building a modern retail park on al. Tysiąclecia in Bolesławiec.

Investment & finance

Poland Poles turning online for mortgages

schedule 03 July 2026
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Poles are taking out mortgages online while the memory of Swiss Franc loans is fading with each generation. This is the result of a new study by Business Growth Review commissioned by Otodom, conducted in May of this year, on a sample of 1,328 people.

Investment & finance

Poland Strabag snaps up Olivia Star

schedule 03 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Strabag Group has purchased the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk. This is the largest office building in a regional city with 40,000 sqm gla and the purchase price came to around EUR 150 mln. Kingstone RE represented the purchaser during the transaction and has been mandated with the long-term asset management of the property.

Investment & finance

Europe Spain now most attractive European economy

schedule 03 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to a report prepared by PlayersTime indicates that Spain is currently the most promising economy in Europe in terms of growth, innovation, and investment. The study, covering 31 countries, considered factors such as startup activity, the real estate market, productivity, income, demographics, and the labour market.

Residential

Poland Cavare commercialises Jankego apartments

schedule 03 July 2026
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Cavare is taking on the role of an independent PRS property operator. The company has opened a leasing office in Katowice at ul. Jankego 15, and has begun commercialising the 164-apartment complex.

Investment & finance

POLAND Skanska sells Studio A to Stena

schedule 03 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Skanska has sold Studio A, the second phase of its Studio office development in Warsaw, for EUR 159 mln to fellow Swedish group Stena Real Estate, which has now become the owner of both phases of the complex.

Exclusive

POLAND A statement deal – Tomasz Nowakowski of Lewandpol Group

schedule 03 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

A few weeks ago, Lewandpol Group hit the headlines with its EUR 107 mln acquisition of the 19,300 sqm Central Point office building in Warsaw city centre from Immobel, marking its entry into the office sector. Does this also mean that the company, which has previously built its reputation by developing solar farms, now intends to become a major player on the Polish commercial real estate scene? We asked Tomasz Nowakowski, the director of real estate at Lewandpol Group for the answers...

Infrastructure

Poland PKP to modernise two more stations

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Polish State Railways (PKP) has announced tenders to prepare designs for the reconstruction of the Lubań Śląski and Kudowa-Zdrój railway stations.

Investment & finance

Austria First acquisition for Pearl

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Revetas Capital has acquired a building at Reschgasse 20 in Vienna's Meidling district. This is the first transaction completed for Pearl, a new investment platform focused on residential projects in the DACH countries.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Unilever expands in Poznań

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

An automated 36m high-bay warehouse is being built next to the Unilever factory in Poznań.

Investment & finance

Poland Atal completes Budner takeover

schedule 02 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Atal Group has taken control of the Tri-City-based Budner Group, having fulfilled all conditions precedent, including the approval of the Polish competition authorities.  The transaction is worth PLN 100.9 mln. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Amazon expands

schedule 02 July 2026
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Amazon will open its twelfth fulfilment centre in Poland in October 2026 – the first in Lower Silesia.

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schedule 17 June 2026

Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory

The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Development and Resilience Plan.

schedule 18 March 2026

Skanska installs NHIB in Studio A

Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its Studio A office development in Warsaw. StarNet Telecom, in collaboration with technology partner Vector, was responsible for the design and installation of the system.

schedule 09 December 2025

Rentujemy to revolutionise the market

Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the company can expand its operations in any city without hiring more staff.

schedule 12 September 2024

Velis has a new name

Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu, adopting the title of its property management product. The rebranding aims to both refresh the company's image and unify its operations. Velis Real Estate Tech will remain the company's administrative name.

schedule 26 January 2024

Symbiotic fit for HB Reavis and HqO

The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experience platform HqO.

schedule 07 December 2023

Saski Crescent has WiredScore Platinum

The renovated Saski Crescent office building has proven to be fully prepared for challenges in terms of technological requirements. The building's full digital connectivity has been confirmed by the highest level of the WiredScore rating – Platinum.

schedule 31 August 2022

Bright Spaces and digital future for CA Immo Hungary

Bright Spaces has announced a partnership with CA Immo Hungary to digitally showcase five of the latter’s buildings.

schedule 26 August 2022

Sharry and Otis bring touchless access to Smíchoff

Sharry and Otis have partnered to provide a contact-free elevator access system that is operated via a mobile app for the Smíchoff office building in Prague.

schedule 17 June 2022

Hyperscale data centre launched in Warsaw

Vantage Data Centers has announced the opening of two hyperscale data campuses – in Warsaw and Berlin.

schedule 12 May 2022

Hi Tech bicycle storage comes to Norblin Factory

A bicycle storage stacking machine has been installed in the Norblin Factory centre in Warsaw, which can hold up to 96 bikes.

schedule 27 October 2021

Workthere comes to Poland

Savills has launched a Polish version of its Workthere online platform to help potential tenants find flexible workspace and optimise how they use their space.

schedule 17 August 2021

Eobuwie rolls out foot scanning app abroad

Online shoe store Eobuwie.pl has just rolled out its esize.me app in service in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary.

schedule 14 June 2021

Atrium work ten times quicker

Atrium Poland Real Estate Management is to work with Pergamin, a Polish startup that allows contracts to be signed with digital signatures. In this way, the leasing of 14 of Atrium’s centres will be up to ten times quicker.

schedule 31 May 2021

Cushman & Wakefield start droning on

Cushman & Wakefield has teamed up with FairFleet to offer drone surveillance services throughout the EMEA as well as across the Asia Pacific region and Canada.

schedule 01 April 2021

Esoleo embraces AI for solar farm

US company AI Clearing is to provide its fully automated construction progress tracking solution for Esoleo, which is building Poland’s largest solar farm on the site of a former brown coal mine in Brudzew in central Poland.

schedule 26 March 2021

Segro becomes part of Proptech Foundation

Segro has joined the Proptech Foundation.

schedule 29 December 2020

AI Clearing raises USD 2 mln in seed funding

AI Clearing, Inc. has raised USD 2 mln in seed funding to accelerate the development – at its R&D centre in Warsaw – of its artificial intelligence system for monitoring the progress of construction projects.

schedule 08 December 2020

Cushman teams up with Future2

Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has entered into a partnership with leading proptech advisor Future2.

schedule 03 December 2020

Bicycles come to Norblin

The Norblin Factory complex in Warsaw being developed by Capital Park Group through the renovation and conversion of a former metal plating plant is to have an automated bicycle storage centre created by MA-Sistemas, a Spanish company active in Switzerland, Singapore and Israel.

schedule 01 December 2020

New Work goes digital

Flex office operator has launched an app that allows its clients to make bookings, order additional services and also acts as a communication platform.

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