Treimorfa – new vision, new plan

Architecture and urban planning
POLAND GD&K Group has revealed new visualisations of the Kraków project it is jointly developing with Verity Development.
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The Treimorfa tower, which according to the investors’ plans will have 27 storeys and will be 102.5m in height – 10m taller than the abandoned ‘Szkieletor’ project it is replacing. The new project will comprise office, residential and hotel space.

Biuro Architektoniczne DDJM is responsible for the latest architectural design. The Treimorfa project involves rebuilding the unfinished Szkieletor building of the Polish Engineering Association, which has towered above the Mogilskie roundabout since 1979. The beginning of the construction work is scheduled for the spring.

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Hotels

Poland Poland’s hotel investment market slows as Warsaw leads CEE-6 supply growth

schedule 28 August 2026
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Hotel investment transactions in Poland were worth EUR 59 mln in the first half of 2026, down 24 pct year on year. At the same time, Warsaw is expected to be the fastest-growing hotel market among the CEE-6 capitals in terms of room supply in 2026, with a forecast increase of 7.2 pct.

Retail & leisure

Poland Sinsay opens in BIG Włocławek

schedule 28 August 2026
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BIG Włocławek is strengthening its retail offer. On August 26, a new Sinsay store of nearly 900 sqm opened at the retail park. It is another well-known brand to join the property’s tenant mix.

Construction

Poland Polish construction sector under pressure

schedule 28 August 2026
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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.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Polish warehouse market rebounds as tenant demand rises by more than 21 pct

schedule 28 August 2026
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The first six months of 2026 brought a clear recovery in tenant activity, while developers maintained a cautious approach. Demand for warehouse and industrial space increased by 21.3 pct year on year, while the vacancy rate fell to 6.6 pct, according to the latest Warehouse and Industrial Market in Poland report by advisory firm Newmark Polska.

Investment & finance

CEE region CEE commercial real estate market sees strong rebound

schedule 28 August 2026
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The first half of 2026 brought a clear recovery in the Central and Eastern European commercial real estate market. Investors in the six countries analysed completed transactions worth a combined EUR 5.5 bln, up 20 pct year on year. More important than the increase in volume, however, is the return of large deals across multiple sectors and most markets in the region.

Retail & leisure

Poland BIG Poland officially opens BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki

schedule 28 August 2026
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BIG Poland has officially opened BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, completing the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park. The retail park offers approximately 11,000 sqm of space and 19 shops and service outlets.

Public buildings

Czech Republic Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice

schedule 28 August 2026
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Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with the opening scheduled for September 2028.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mango opens first store in Zielona Góra and Lubusz Province

schedule 28 August 2026
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Spanish fashion brand Mango has opened its first store in Zielona Góra and the Lubusz Province. The more than 500 sqm store is in Focus Mall Zielona Góra.

ESG

Poland PAD RES launches 24 MW solar farms in Koszalin district

schedule 27 August 2026
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PAD RES Group has launched two identical solar farms in Biesiekierz municipality, Koszalin district. The installations have a combined capacity of 24 MW.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland National Heritage Board relocates to HOP in Warsaw

schedule 27 August 2026
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The National Heritage Board of Poland (NID) has relocated its headquarters to HOP at ul. Chmielna 132/134 in Warsaw. The institute has leased nearly 3,800 sqm across five floors. Following the deal, the building owned by Syrena Real Estate is 98 pct leased.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Silverstone expands at Segro Logistics Park Stryków

schedule 27 August 2026
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Silverstone is increasing its leased space at Segro Logistics Park Stryków by 38 pct to nearly 5,000 sqm. The company is moving to a larger unit within the park under an extended lease agreement with Segro.

Residential

Poland Poland had 16,500 PBSA beds at end-2025

schedule 27 August 2026
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The private student accommodation sector in Poland had around 16,500 beds at the end of 2025, with a further 7,700 in planning or under construction, according to JLL. Despite growing supply, the market remains significantly undersupplied.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Adgar PDT Wola receives LEED Gold certification

schedule 27 August 2026
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Adgar PDT Wola, a former department store at 8/12 Młynarska Street in Warsaw, has received LEED Gold certification with a score of 79 out of 100. The 1950s building was converted into an office and commercial property and now offers 8,512 sqm of total space.

Warehouse & industrial

Polska Winkler Polska joins MLP Business Park Łódź

schedule 27 August 2026
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Winkler Polska has leased around 1,500 sqm at MLP Business Park Łódź. Savills advised the company during the lease negotiations.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Dieseo takes remaining Lensahn space

schedule 27 August 2026
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Garbe Industrial has extended its lease with Kiel-based e-commerce company Dieseo, which has leased an additional 11,700 sqm at the logistics centre in Lensahn, East Holstein.

Investment & finance

Romania Global Vision Acquires Two Office Towers in Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți Area

schedule 27 August 2026
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Global Vision has acquired a property comprising two office towers in Bucharest’s Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți area, in a deal worth several tens of millions of euros.

Residential

Poland Euro Styl puts 78 apartments on the market at Konstelacja near Gdynia

schedule 26 August 2026
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Euro Styl, part of Dom Development Group, has put 78 apartments on the market as part of the latest stage of the Konstelacja development on ul. Paderewskiego in Pogórze, near Gdynia. Two three-storey buildings are to be built with apartments ranging from 33 to 76 sqm. Handover is scheduled for Q2 2028.

Investment & finance

European real estate investment picks up pace

schedule 26 August 2026
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Investment in European real estate reached around EUR 53 bln in Q2 2026, up 6 pct year on year. The transaction volume came to more than EUR 100 bln in the first half of the year. Poland was among the countries where investment activity grew fastest.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tricity office take-up rises by more than 32 pct in first half

schedule 26 August 2026
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Tenants leased almost 70,600 sqm of office space in the Tricity in the first half of 2026, an increase of more than 32 pct year on year. At the same time, the vacancy rate fell to 10.4 pct, one of the lowest levels among Poland’s main regional office markets.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Philips Polska expands office at Symetris Business Park

schedule 26 August 2026
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Philips Polska, which has been a tenant at Łódź’s Symetris Business Park for several years, has expanded its office in the complex to almost 9,700 sqm.

Latest in Architecture and urban planning

schedule 18 May 2026

Praga to tower up over Warsaw

High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division between the left and right banks of the Vistula. The opening of the popular pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Vistula, the ongoing reconstruction of Okrzei Street, and the development of transportation infrastructure – including the planned modernisation of the Eastern Railway Station and the Warsaw-Stadion station – are functionally integrating Praga into the New Center of Warsaw.

schedule 20 April 2026

ULI releases New Urban Poland report

The Urban Land Institute Poland has published the ‘New Urban Poland’. Using 14 projects from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Wrocław, the publication demonstrates how former industrial city centre areas have been transformed into places with housing, work, entertainment, restaurants, services, and public space.

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

The Teutonic Castle in Świecie is undergoing a restoration as part of a broader plan to redevelop the town, providing space for education, culture and tourism.

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.

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