Hotels
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Winkler Polska has leased around 1,500 sqm at MLP Business Park Łódź. Savills advised the company during the lease negotiations.
Warehouse & industrial
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Global luxury brands are expanding more cautiously, choosing markets and locations more carefully rather than rapidly adding stores, according to Colliers’ EMEA Retailer Performance & Consumer Spending Trends report. Weaker consumer confidence, higher costs and a less certain economic outlook are making retailers pay closer attention to sales and profitability. Warsaw remains one of the markets attracting interest from luxury brands, including some that have yet to enter Poland.
Primark has opened a store in Forum Koszalin, its first in northern Poland and its ninth in the country. The store, which spans more than 2,000 sqm, opened on 25 August.
Peek & Cloppenburg will open a 3,600 sqm store at Rivus, a mixed-use development under construction in Cluj-Napoca. It will be the retailer’s second store in the city.
Poland’s retail property market saw a clear revival in the first half of 2026. Transaction volumes topped EUR 1 bln, surpassing the total recorded for the whole of 2025. Retail accounted for around one-third of all commercial real estate investment.
Power Park Kielce is being rebranded as BIG Kielce. From August 22nd, the retail park on ul. Radomska will operate under the BIG brand. BIG Poland acquired the property in April.
Manufaktura in Łódź has opened a new ultra-fast EV charging hub in partnership with Eleport, adding eight new chargers to the complex’s existing charging facilities.
Romania’s consumer spending continued to support the expansion of the retail sector in 2025 despite persistent inflationary pressures. The 125 major retailers analysed generated more than EUR 42 bln in sales during the year, representing a 5.6 pct increase compared with 2024 and a 77 pct increase compared with 2019, according to the 'Romania Retail Snapshot 2026', published by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The study is based on the financial results of companies operating across 13 retail segments.
Nomad has opened a new 290-sqm restaurant that overlooks the marina in Warsaw's Park Praski development.
Castorama has opened a new Design Studio in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała. Launched on 13 August, the new space adds to the shopping centre’s growing range of services, offering customers professional support with interior design projects, from the initial concept through to installation.
Finarto Investments has appointed Allcon as the general contractor for Park Kaszuby, a new retail park in Wejherowo. The construction site is due to be handed over and work is scheduled to begin in August 2026. The project will offer 13,000 sqm of leasable space, 17 retail units and 324 parking spaces. The park is scheduled to open in November 2027.
In the first half of 2026, Poland’s modern retail stock grew by more than 200,000 sqm, bringing the total to over 14 million sqm at the end of June. According to real estate advisory firm Colliers, the number of operating retail schemes rose to 738, while retail density reached 374 sqm per 1,000 residents.
In Q2 2026, Poland’s retail property market saw a clear upturn in new supply, with 134,500 sqm of space added. According to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, retail parks are the main driver of market growth, accounting for the largest share of both newly delivered space and projects under construction. The sector’s strength is also reflected in rising retail sales figures and the arrival of new international brands.
Redkom Development has launched construction work on a retail park on Al. Wojska Polskiego in Kalisz.
TK Maxx is to open a 2,200 sqm store in Galeria Wiślanka in Żory, about 30 km southwest of Katowice in Silesia. This will be the British clothing chain’s only location in this region of Poland.
The retail and service offerings at Fuzja in Łódź have expanded with a new tenant. Auchan Polska has opened a 1,200 sqm hypermarket in Fuzja in Łódź, which has been developed out of the historic complex of the former Karol Scheibler factory.
Intermarché has returned to the town of Radlin in southern Poland with the opening of a new-format supermarket. The store comprises 1,000 sqm of retail space.
Bricomarché has expanded with the opening of two new DIY stores, in Częstochowa and Bielsk Podlaski, bringing its total number of outlets in the country to 228.
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The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
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Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
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June 2026
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