Browar Lubicz two-thirds done

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POLAND Two-thirds of the construction of the second stage of Browar Lubicz in Kraków has now been completed, with the shell building almost ready.
General contractor Warbud is currently finishing the installation of internal systems and the fitting of the windows. The residential buildings of the multi-functional complex are to be given clinker brick frontages. The work on the ‘F’ residential building and the ‘G’ office building is the most advanced. Electric and plumbing systems have been installed inside the buildings. In the residential building all the windows have been fitted, as well as 85 pct of the external clinker brick fa
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Syrena Real Estate to modernise Warsaw office building

schedule 13 October 2026
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Syrena Real Estate will refurbish its building at 18 Piękna Street in Warsaw and rebrand it as Elma. The project will modernise the offices, nearly double the retail space and replace the lower floors with a more open, glazed frontage. Work is due to start in Q1 2027 and finish in Q3 2028.

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schedule 13 October 2026
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Residential developers sold 12,500 homes across Poland’s seven largest housing markets in the third quarter of 2026, up 5.7 pct from the previous quarter. They launched 12,800 new units, while the number of homes available for sale reached 70,200 at the end of September. According to real estate consultancy JLL, sales and new supply are broadly balanced, but the growing stock of completed unsold homes and shifting buyer sentiment point to a more uncertain outlook.

Construction

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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 13 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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Retail & leisure

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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 12 October 2026
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schedule 09 October 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 09 October 2026
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Polska Zalando rolls out AI-powered returns

schedule 09 October 2026
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Latest in Construction

schedule 13 October 2026

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schedule 08 October 2026

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schedule 08 October 2026

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schedule 25 September 2026

Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall

Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design-and-build contract is worth more than PLN 168 mln.

schedule 23 September 2026

Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University

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schedule 21 September 2026

Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road

Budimex has begun reconstructing a more than 2-kilometre section of the I/43 road near Černá Hora in the Czech Republic. The CZK 250.2 mln contract (EUR 10.3 mln) covers the construction of a new road and two bridges.

schedule 18 September 2026

Budimex to complete Bydgoszcz hospital expansion

Budimex will complete the expansion of Dr Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz. The contract is worth nearly PLN 211 mln gross.

schedule 18 September 2026

Berger Bau to modernise Wrocław police headquarters

Berger Bau has signed a contract to modernise the Lower Silesian Police headquarters in Wrocław. The PLN 24 mln project is scheduled for completion within 28 months.

schedule 01 September 2026

Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage

Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has reached 42 pct, according to Randstad’s latest report, 'Labour Market in the Construction Sector: Trends, Challenges and Recruitment Strategies for 2026'. Demographic changes, rising employee expectations and the sector’s shift towards Construction 4.0 are adding to the pressure.

schedule 31 August 2026

Carbon Counts in Construction

Cost remains a decisive factor in construction tenders, but investors are increasingly looking beyond the upfront price. For production facilities and warehouses, factors such as delivery time and technical specifications are now being considered alongside a building’s carbon footprint over its entire life cycle.

schedule 28 August 2026

Polish construction sector under pressure

Construction material prices are rising significantly more slowly than inflation, with prices in some categories even falling. Despite this, the situation for construction companies remains challenging. The number of corporate insolvencies in the sector rose by 31.3 pct year on year, while the number of restructuring proceedings almost doubled. Weaker demand, high labour costs and pressure on liquidity are among the main challenges facing the industry.

schedule 20 August 2026

Polish housing market slows as projects put on hold

Poland’s residential construction market is slowing, with 936 projects put on hold over the past year. Yet investors continue to prepare new projects, with activity in planning and design on the rise. According to Kompas Inwestycji, 1,219 projects reached the foundation stage or moved into construction between August 2025 and July 2026.

schedule 20 August 2026

Planning Code Set to Change Real Estate Market

The Territorial Planning, Urbanism and Construction Code (CATUC) is expected to have a significant impact on Romania’s real estate market. Two measures are likely to be particularly important: tighter limits on how much can be built on a site and a new infrastructure payment, the cost of which has yet to be determined, according to Crosspoint Real Estate.

schedule 14 August 2026

Tunnel boring soon to begin

Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete support for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) shield has been completed, while the first components of the machine are being assembled on site. Tunnelling on one of Poland’s most important underground railway projects is due to begin in 2027.

schedule 12 August 2026

Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant

The construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant has reached an important milestone. Bechtel, the project’s general contractor, is taking over management of the construction site from Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ). At the same time, Budimex, one of Poland’s largest construction companies, has begun the earthworks.

schedule 23 June 2026

Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK

Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massive Port of Poland (or CPK) transport hub, which is being developed between Warsaw and Łódź.

schedule 19 June 2026

Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station

A significant stage in the assembly of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station has been completed.

schedule 12 June 2026

Poland heading for a two-tier market

The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure and energy megaprojects.

schedule 14 April 2026

Poland underestimates Building site crime

According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figure is much lower at only 36 pct.

schedule 16 January 2026

Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park

Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first stage of a 20,000 sqm logistics park in Bucharest.

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