Smart benches all the rage

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POLAND BValue is to invest PLN 1–3 mln in Seedia, which produces solar benches and innovative devices for smart cities.
This is the first project of the fund as part of the latest Bridge Alfa scheme carried out jointly with NCBiR. Seedia is a start-up in Kraków establish by Piotr Hołubowicz – a young engineer from the Kraków University of Science and Technology [AGH], who was later joined by Artur Racicki, the founder of Social Wi-Fi. Seedia designs and creates smart devices for urban infrastructure powered by solar panels, such as benches, stands, bus shelters and street furniture. All the devices are envir
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Warehouse & industrial

POLAND Over 67k leased at DL Invest Park Bielsko-Biała

schedule 05 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

In recent months, DL Invest Group has signed lease agreements covering over 67,000 sqm in its DL Invest Park Bielsko-Biała complex. The transactions include long-term contract extensions with existing clients and new agreements with companies in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.

Interior design

POLAND ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm of offices, designed by the MIXD architectural studio, are located on the former premises of the Dom Słowa Polskiego printing plant.

Infrastructure

POLAND Orlen buys 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Wielkopolska

schedule 04 August 2026

Orlen Group has finalised the purchase of a hybrid renewable energy farm project with a total capacity of 216 MW in Kazimierz Biskupi in Wielkopolska. The complex, combining solar and wind power, will generate around 315 Gwh of electricity, meeting the needs of almost 143,000 households.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND New conference centre for Diuna

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

A new, 460 sqm conference centre has opened in building D of the Diuna office complex in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, which is owned by Syrena Real Estate.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND M4B chooses MLP Pruszków II

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Polish tech firm M4B has leased app. 3,600 sqm of industrial space in a newly constructed building in MLP Pruszków II, in Warsaw’s western outskirts.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND PwC Polska takes 20k in AFI Tower

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

PwC Polska is to be an anchor tenant of AFI Tower, which is under construction in central Warsaw, having leased around 20,000 sqm of office space.

Investment & finance

POLAND Apsys goes shopping for 3 Stawy

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Apsys has completed the acquisition of the 3 Stawy shopping centre in Katowice. The 38,600 sqm gla mall was acquired from a fund managed by Union Investment.

Office & mixed-use development

BULGARIA Big bank gets bigger in Advanced Business Center

schedule 04 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

A leading investor and manager of CEE commercial real estate has renewed its lease and expanded its area to more than 5,500 sqm in the Advance Business Center in Sofia, the developer and the owner of which is Globe Trade Centre.

Infrastructure

POLAND Tender for Tomaszów Mazowiecki station reconstruction

schedule 03 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Polish State Railways (PKP S.A.) is planning the comprehensive modernization of the railway station in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Following the completion of the design phase, the PKP has announced a tender for the selection of a general contractor. Bids can be submitted until August 21st of this year.

Warehouse & industrial

CZECH REPUBLIC DIrect Auto drives straight in to VGP České Budějovice

schedule 03 August 2026
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Car insurer and advisory Direct Auto has leased 4,200 sqm in building B of VGP Park České Budějovice. With this contract, the warehouse facility is now fully leased.

Office & mixed-use development

POLAND Savills gets Prime lease contract

schedule 03 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Savills' landlord representation team has been appointed co-exclusive agent responsible for the commercialization of the Prime office building on ul Grzybowska in Warsaw's Wola-Centrum business district.

Investment & finance

CEE REGION CEE real estate investment goes steadily upward

schedule 03 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

The momentum of the Central and Eastern Europe commercial real estate market picked up markedly in the first half of 2026, according to Colliers' CEE Investment Scene H1 2026' report. Total investment volume across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 bln - up from EUR 5.4 bln a year earlier, confirming that capital is returning to the region however in a more selective and disciplined way than in previous cycles.

Investment & finance

WORLD Savills takes over Eastdil

schedule 03 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Savills has completed its acquisition of global real estate investment bank Eastdil Secured for app. GBP 827 mln. The bank will now act as Savills Group's real estate investment bank and has already been rebranded as Eastdil Secured Savills.

Warehouse & industrial

SLOVAKIA Garbe Green Park Senec on its way

schedule 03 August 2026
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Construction work has started on Garbe Green Park Senec, about 30 km east of Bratislava.

Investment & finance

POLAND BIG Poland adds Grodzisk Sfera Park to portfolio

schedule 03 August 2026
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BIG Poland has acquired Grodzisk Sfera Park in Grodzisk Mazowiecki from Belgian developer GHRE for an undisclosed sum.

Investment & finance

POLAND Appeninn buys Dekada portfolio for €100m

schedule 03 August 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Hungarian real estate investor Appeninn Asset Management Holding has completed the acquisition of eleven Dekada retail centres across Poland for more than EUR 100 mln.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND HOPI happy to expand in P3 Mszczonów

schedule 31 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Logistics service provider HOPI has leased 22,790 sqm in the new DC9 building at P3 Mszczonów. The building, which is to be BREEAM ‘Excellent’ certified, has already received its occupancy permit and has been handed over to the tenant.

Public buildings

POLAND Szczecin castle reconstruction completed

schedule 31 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) in Szczecin. The project also involved the comprehensive redevelopment of the castle’s north terrace and northern escarpment.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic PEI-Genesis enters CTPark Louny II

schedule 31 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

 CTP has signed a long-term lease agreement with PEI-Genesis Group – a global leader in the design and assembly of custom-engineered connectors and cable solutions for harsh environments. PEI-Genesis will occupy nearly 5,000 sqm of distribution space in a newly built warehouse at CTPark Louny II to support the European deliveries of cables, connectors, and interconnect solutions to customers in the datacentre and telecommunications, defence, energy, and healthcare industries.

Infrastructure

Poland Budimex builds over the Ruda

schedule 31 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The road bridge on ul. Dworcowa over a railway line and the river Ruda has been opened, representing one of the most important stages in the modernisation of railway line No. 148 on the Pszczyna – Żory section carried out by Budimex. The project was commissioned by PKP PLK.

Latest in Technology

schedule 20 July 2026

Singu takes over QRmaint

Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers of CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) software.

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.

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