A golden shopping centre for AFI

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ROMANIA Bucharest AFI Ploiești shopping centre owned by AFI Europe Romania has received LEED ‘Gold’ certification for existing buildings and is the only building in town with LEED certification.
The centre is the first and only modern shopping centre to be developed in the centre of Ploiești . It opened in 2013 following an investment of over EUR 50 mln and has a gba of 56,000 sqm, with a gla of 34,000 sqm on two floors. “This latest recognition for our portfolio is a great honour for us, especially since it comes shortly after AFI Tech Park’s LEED Platinum pre-certification for sustainable buildings. We are committed to becoming sustainable not only through our office buildings an
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Falling vacancies, limited new space

schedule 19 May 2026

JLL states that an improvement in consumer sentiment could bring a further gradual increase in tenant activity in the logistics market, provided that there is relative economic and geopolitical stability.

Residential

Poland All in one fee from Resi4Rent

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Resi4Rent is introducing a flat-fee billing model to the Polish PRS market, in which the monthly rental fee also includes utility costs, including electricity, heating, and water. Such billing will be introduced in the Resi4Rent Gdańsk Shipyard development.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Glamox grows bigger in Poland

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Lighting company Glamox will open a new office in Krakow's Tertium Business Park complex and expand its laboratory facilities in Dobczyce. These activities are intended to support the company's growth in Poland and enhance the group's research and development capabilities in Europe.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Segro signs up Dressler Dublin

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Dressler Dublin has leased 14,400 sqm at Segro Logistics Park Stryków.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Wojdyła becomes BASE³

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Wojdyła Business Park at ul. Muchoborska 8 in Wrocław has been rebranded as BASE³ – Home of Business. The results from a change in ownership and a new commercialisation strategy.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Kraków stays stable

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Kraków office market maintained stable fundamentals in Q1 2026, despite a significant decline in tenant activity following a record year in 2025. Stable vacancy rates, limited new supply, and a growing share of new agreements and expansions confirm the resilience of Poland's largest regional office market.

Retail & leisure

Poland Sekunda to open in Hajnówka

schedule 19 May 2026
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A Sekunda retail park is to be developed in Hajnówka. The project will be located on ul. 3 Maja, next to a Lidl grocery store.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland One city, two markets

schedule 19 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

In Q1 2026, the Warsaw office market is becoming increasingly polarised. Differences between central and non-central zones are evident both in terms of the quality of supply and availability of office space, as well as developer activity. In practice, this means the market has split in two with both parts governed by different supply and demand, claims Axi Immo in its latest ‘Office Market in Warsaw in Q1 2026’ report.

Retail & leisure

Poland Media Markt in Homepark Targówek

schedule 18 May 2026
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Media Expert will join the tenants of Homepark Targówek with an electronics store of over 1,000 sqm.

Investment & finance

Poland Defence drives real estate investment

schedule 18 May 2026
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According to the 'Key European Defence Tech Clusters' report by Colliers, changes in the European defence sector are not only redefining the structure of the industry but are also increasingly influencing the investment landscape and demand for specialised real estate in Europe.

Retail & leisure

Poland Martes Sport comes to Bielany

schedule 18 May 2026
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The Auchan Bielany Shopping Centre is expanding its sportswear offerings. A Martes Sport store has taken over a 1,600 sqm unit.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Strabag to construct Queens

schedule 18 May 2026
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Speedwell and Strabag have announced the signing of the construction contract for the development of the Queens District, a mixed-use project to be developed in the Floreasca – Barbu Vãcãrescu area of Bucharest.

Architecture and urban planning

Poland Praga to tower up over Warsaw

schedule 18 May 2026
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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.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Tricity warehouse market stays strong

schedule 18 May 2026
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Savills has published its  'Market in Minutes' report for the Tricity industrial and warehouse market. At the end of 2025, total industrial stock 1.82 mln sqm +4 pct y-o-y. While new supply has now reached 77,300 sqm -74 pct y-o-y. Gross take-up now comes to 351,700 sqm, up 21 pct y-o-y, while net take-up came to 273,300 sqm +37 pct. Currently, 197,400 sqm is under construction, up by 69 pct y-o-y. Of this space, 84 pct has been preleased. (up by 9 pct y-o-y). Headline rents come to EUR 4.20-5.75 per sqm per month, while effective rents come to EUR 3.50-4.70 per sqm per month. Land prices now stand at PLN 150-1000 per sqm.

Investment & finance

Crestyl secures €185m for DockIn

schedule 18 May 2026
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Helaba and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) have provided a Crestyl Group with EUR 185 mln in medium-term financing for its Dock In office park development in Prague 8.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni to build for Bidfood

schedule 18 May 2026
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National food distributor Bidfood has commissioned Panattoni to build a 26,000 sqm distribution centre on a BTO (built to own) basis.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Slow start to year for Bucharest office market

schedule 15 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Leasing transactions for modern office space in Bucharest increased by 14 pct in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while new demand rose by 24 pct. Even so, the market remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to Colliers data. Total new demand reached approximately 24,000 sqm in the first three months of the year, broadly in line with the post-pandemic average, but around 30 pct below the quarterly average recorded between 2017 and 2019.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland A market with solid foundations

schedule 15 May 2026
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The Tri-City warehouse and industrial market is entering a new phase of development, combining stable demand with the growing importance of the manufacturing, port, and advanced technology sectors, according to the 'Market in Minutes: Tri-City. Industrial and Logistics Market' report by Savills.

Retail & leisure

Poland Rituals Cosmetics comes to Gemini Park Tychy

schedule 15 May 2026
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Rituals Cosmetics has opened a 180 sqm store in the Gemini Park Tychy shopping centre.

Retail & leisure

Poland Xtreme Fitness to enter Karuzela

schedule 15 May 2026
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Xtreme Fitness Gyms will open this summer at the Karuzela shopping centre in Jarosław. The new gym will occupy around 800 sqm on the first floor.

Latest in Green projects

schedule 20 September 2023

EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan

Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation programme across its European business park portfolio.

schedule 20 September 2023

Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki

Real estate investor and fund manager Cromwell Property Group has secured a EUR 66 mln green loan for the 61,000 sqm Janki shopping centre on the southern outskirts of Warsaw.

schedule 31 July 2023

Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania

Pad Res, a joint venture between Griffin Capital Partners and Kajima Europe, is to build two photovoltaic farms in Pomerania with a total capacity of 117 megawatts.

schedule 10 May 2023

KGAL invests more in Polish green energy

German asset manager KGAL Investment Management is to establish a joint venture to build four solar and wind parks with specialist Polish developer Lasuno for its KGAL ESPF 5 impact fund.

schedule 18 April 2023

CTP holds the record

The newly constructed warehouse, which has expanded CTPark Prague West, has been certified as the most environmentally friendly industrial building in the Czech Republic according to ‘BREEAM New Construction’ standards, with a record score of 92.1 pct. The building is home to Rhenus Logistics, which uses it as a cross-dock for its pan-European network for collection services and warehousing.

schedule 28 March 2023

Very Green Norblin

Owned by the Capital Park Group, the Warsaw mixed use complex Norblin Factory has received the final BREEAM certificates for both its office and retail sections. A photovoltaic system has been installed in the complex, and the managers are continuing their efforts to steadily reduce the property’s carbon footprint.

schedule 22 March 2023

Platinium P180

Energy consumption reduced by almost 48 pct, almost 4 mln litres of water saved in a year and CO2 emissions reduced by more than 3,900 tonnes - these are the savings generated by the Warsaw P180 office building, developed by Skanska in Warsaw by the Wilanowska metro station. The investment has just received LEED Core & Shell certification at the Platinum level.

schedule 03 March 2023

First large carbon net zero mall

Docks Bruxsel in Brussels has received a CO2 neutrality certificate from CO2logic/South Pole. It is the first large shopping centre in Europe to receive this certification.

schedule 24 February 2023

Outstanding in Szczecin

Panattoni has received an "Outstanding" rating under the BREEAM International New Construction system for Panattoni Park Szczecin III halls A and B. This is the first such high level of certification in the industrial real estate market in Poland for a newly built investment.

schedule 20 February 2023

CA Immo’s green lease initiative

CA Immo has concluded 45 lease agreements with a total of nearly 29,000 sqm of office space in Warsaw in the past year, 20 pct of which in Q4 of 2022. The company has also introduced a green lease initiative in 2022, governing mutual commitment of landlord and tenant to optimize sustainable building operations. Since May 2022, 23 green lease agreements have already been concluded.

schedule 08 February 2023

.Ktw II is excellent

.Ktw II office building, developed by TDJ Estate, has been certified BREEAM at the Excellent level. The document is the final assessment of the investment's environmental impact. The building achieved a score of 80.6 pct.

schedule 31 January 2023

Towards a sustainable future

Globalworth received 47 various ESG related certifications for its Romanian portfolio in 2022, among them LEED, BREEM, WELL Health & Safety and Access4you accreditations.

schedule 18 January 2023

Life beyond the wind

Panattoni is supporting the upcycling of the machinery used to generate green energy. In 15 of its locations environmentally friendly outdoor furniture made from former wind turbines can already be found, and in 2023 similar furniture is to appear in another 100 locations.

schedule 10 January 2023

Very Good news for Etele Plaza

Futureal’s Etele Plaza in Budapest has received BREEAM 'Very Good' certification in the retail category.

schedule 28 November 2022

Windy in Kostomłoty

Bilfinger Tebodin has completed work on a 27 MW wind farm in Kostomłoty in the South-West of Poland. The investment was carried out by Polenergia, Poland's largest private energy group.

schedule 21 November 2022

Photovoltaics works for Warsaw Unit

Ghelamco has completed its first three photovoltaic farms as part of its programme to achieve energy neutrality, announced in May 2022.  The installations, with a capacity of nearly 3 MW, were built in three locations in the Opole region.

schedule 07 November 2022

Strabag launches C3 pilot project in Bremen

C3, the Circular Construction & Technology Center project in Bremen is the Strabag’s first competence centre for sustainable circularity. It will be focused on resource reprocessing, it will be energy self-sufficient and climate neutral.

schedule 30 September 2022

Outstanding in the Clubhaus

Czech developer CTP has obtained the first BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification – the highest possible level – of its Romanian portfolio for the Clubhaus multifunctional building, part of the CTPark Bucharest West industrial park.

schedule 23 September 2022

Well renewal for Spark C

The fifth floor of the Spark C building in Warsaw, which houses the head office of the Skanska’s commercial development business unit in the CEE region, has just been obtained a renewal of its Well Commercial Interior certificate. This is the first such recertification in Poland and the CEE region, and the second in Europe.

schedule 23 August 2022

Well Health-Safety for Globalworth’s Polish portfolio

All 17 properties in the Polish portfolio of Romanian developer Globalworth have obtained Well Health-Safety Rating certification.

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