Robots ready to take over?

Human resources
POLAND According to ADP’s recently published ‘Workforce View in Europe 2018’ report, the topic of human resources skills is now inseparable from that of automation.
At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) and robotisation are developing at a rapid pace in a number of industries, many employees are increasingly concerned about what this means for their future in the workplace. Indeed, almost a third (28 pct) of employees in Europe believe that their work will be automated sooner or later. Not many feel that this is just around the corner, with only one in fifty (2 pct) afraid that their work will be automated or replaced by a robot sometime during the ne
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Rohlig SUUS stays on in Janki

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

European Logistics Investment (ELI) has signed a lease renewal and expansion at its Warsaw Airport Park in Janki with Rohlig SUUS Logistics. The agreement increases the tenant’s footprint to approximately 48,000 sqm.

Hotels

Poland Lithuanians construct hotel in Gdańsk

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work on a hotel has been launched in the Wrzeszcz district of Gdańsk. Lithuanian 1 Asset Management is the investor and the developer is the Gdańsk-based Upside Property.

Investment & finance

Poland PKO refinances ELI

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Logistics platform European Logistics Investment secured EUR 136 mln in financing from PKO Bank Polski to refinance existing assets in the company's portfolio.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mr DIY comes to Sandecja

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Mr.DIY will open a store in the Galeria Sandecja shopping centre in Nowy Sącz, owned by Focus Estate Fund. A lease agreement for nearly 750 sqm has been signed, and the store opening is planned for the second quarter of 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland Appennin buys Dunlop centre

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Hungarian-based Appeninn has acquired the Goodyear logistics centre in Tarnów. The sale was brokered by Indotek Group. 

Investment & finance

Romania Retail centres outside Bucharest attracting investors

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Shopping centres located outside the Romanian capital were the most attractive asset class for investors in 2025, accounting for nearly 40 pct of the total transaction volume, according to the Romania Marketbeat Investment H2 2025 report. Office buildings in Bucharest came in second with a 30 pct share of the total investment volume.

Retail & leisure

Poland Świderek retail park under construction

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Redkom Development has begun construction of the Świderek retail park in Otwock. The centre is now fully commercialised. The park will feature an Italian restaurant, a Viet Point Asian restaurant, and a drive-through.

Events

Poland The night is worth billions

schedule 27 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Why nighttime is no longer just a time for entertainment but is becoming part of urban, investment, and climate policy was discussed during the ULI Poland event "Places + Spaces: What Happens After Dark?", held at the Norblin Factory in Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Aldi enters CTPark Warsaw Emilianów

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Aldi discount chain has launched operations at CTPark Warsaw Emilianów, where it has opened its third distribution centre in Poland. The chain's central warehouse occupies 43,000 sqm of space within the complex.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Mbank moves into Infinity

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

mBank has decided to relocate its largest corporate branch in Lower Silesia to the Infinity office building on ul. Legnicka in Wrocław. The bank's office will occupy nearly 1,300 sqm on the fourth floor of the building, owned by Avestus Real Estate and Alchemy Properties.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Prologis delivers fulfilment centre to Schaeffler

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Prologis has delivered its new Eastern European Regional Distribution and Fulfilment Centre to automotive parts supplier Schaeffler, The centre in Ujazd, in the Opole region, comprises 62,500 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Gardens to surround Towarowa

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Towarowa22 development has been issued permits for the renovation of the Dom Słowa Polskiego (Polish House of Words) building and green its immediate surroundings. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Cordon Electronics stays on with MLP

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Cordon Electronics has renewed its lease of  7,800 sqm, including over 450 sqm of office space in MLP Park Pruszków II.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic SERT signs lease renewals

schedule 26 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Stoneweg, on behalf of Stoneweg European Real Estate Investment Trust (SERT), has signed three lease renewals for around 17,000 sqm across its industrial portfolio in the Czech Republic.

Hotels

ibis Styles open in Tbilisi

schedule 25 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

ibis Styles has announced the opening of the ibis Styles Tbilisi Mziuri Park in one of the city's greenest districts, next to the historic Wine Factory district and Chavchavadze Avenue. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Wrocław becomes gateway to Europe

schedule 25 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Wrocław is becoming a key logistics and technology hub in the CEE region, offering operational standards comparable to those in Germany or the Czech Republic while offering rental costs up to 40 pct lower, according to 'Wrocław, a City of Business Opportunities,' the latest report by Cushman & Wakefield.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Second stage of Marq Gliwice II underway

schedule 25 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Greenyard Logistics Poland has begun construction of a new freezer warehouse in Gliwice. This development is the second stage of the Marq Gliwice II Logistics Centre, with nearly 12,000 sqm of BTS space under construction

Retail & leisure

Poland Green light for Człuchów retail park

schedule 25 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

PKB Inwest Budowa has been granted a building permit for a retail and service park in Człuchów. Construction work on ul. Kasztanowa will begin in March.

Investment & finance

Poland Office sector stands predominant

schedule 24 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The office sector is strengthening its dominant position within the structure of investment transactions in Poland. This is supported by the record-high demand for office space in the country’s largest office hubs, alongside a deepening shortage of new supply. The limited availability of modern space in prime locations is driving rental growth, improving asset profitability, and increasing investor interest in office real estate.

Investment & finance

Poland Napollo moves into Logistics

schedule 24 February 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Napollo has announced that it is to invest in logistics properties alongside its retail and residential business lines.

Latest in Human resources

schedule 10 February 2026

Change at the top for ULI Europe

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has appointed Simon Durkin as Chief Executive Officer Europe, ULI, succeeding Lisette van Doorn, commencing early March 2026.

schedule 07 October 2025

ULI announces new chairs

ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shaping ULI Poland’s agenda is joined by Ilona Otoka (Savills Poland), Michał Witkowski (Colliers), Waldemar Grabka (EQT Exeter), Rafał Stoparczyk (Skanska Commercial Development Europe) and Justyna Glinka (Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy), who, as the newly appointed chair of young leaders, also becomes a member of the ULI Poland Executive Committee.

schedule 10 July 2025

Panattoni bets big on data centres

Panattoni is launching a new strategic initiative to develop data centres in Europe, the UK, India and the Middle East. Four experienced specialists have been hired to implement the project.

schedule 27 June 2025

Five new board members at JLL

Five new members are joining JLL's management board, and will take on their new roles from the beginning of July.

schedule 03 June 2025

A change of guard at Eurobuild

From the beginning of June this year, Anna Korólczyk-Lewandowska takes over the position of Editor in Chief of Eurobuild magazine.

schedule 29 August 2024

Changes at the helm of Dom Development

Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the supervisory board. From the beginning of 2025, Mikołaj Konopka, current member of the management board and co-founder and president of Euro Styl, will take over the reins of the company.

schedule 08 January 2024

Savills has new CEO

Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held the position of head of Corporate Finance and Valuation at Savills. 

schedule 17 October 2023

New head of retail at Cushman & Wakefield

Michał Masztakowski has taken up the position of the head of the retail agency in Poland at Cushman & Wakefield. He will be responsible for preparing and implementing the department's business strategy, expanding the firm's client portfolio and leading a team advising tenants and investors.

schedule 30 August 2023

Savills appoints CEE CEO

Savills has appointed Stuart Jordan, the current managing director of the consultancy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as CEO of the entire CEE region.

schedule 12 December 2022

Hotel Gellért changes hands

BDPST Group has acquired the Hotel Gellért Szálló in central Budapest from Danubius Hotel Group for an undisclosed sum.

schedule 08 September 2022

Ettenauer steps down as S Immo CEO after CPI takeover

Austrian real estate investor S Immo, following the successful completion of the mandatory takeover offer by Prague-based CPI Property Group, has by mutual consent terminated the contract of S Immo’s CEO, Bruno Ettenauer.

schedule 18 July 2022

Changes at the top for 7R

Łukasz Jachna, the current member of the board and the chief capital markets officer of Polish warehouse developer 7R, has decided to leave the company. He will remain the head of the capital markets team until the end of September this year.

schedule 05 July 2022

Colliers goes West in Serbia

Colliers has entered into an affiliate agreement with Serbian real estate services company West Properties.

schedule 25 April 2022

Generation Park Y awarded gold

The Generation Park Y office tower, which was developed by Skanska in Warsaw's Wola-Centrum district and is now owned by Hansainvest Real Assets, has received a Well Core & Shell ‘Gold’ certificate.

schedule 15 April 2022

Meet Klara the constructor of the future

Polish construction firm Erbud has published a book aimed at encouraging girls to think about a career in the building industry.

schedule 11 January 2022

New CDO at MDC2

Maciej Madejak has been appointed chief development officer, founder, and member of the management board of MDC2. Previously, he held management-level positions at Prologis, Goodman and Panattoni.

schedule 02 August 2021

Avison Young branches out with Valuation

Avison Young has broadened its range of services with valuation and advisory.

schedule 02 July 2021

Monika Rajska-Wolińska promoted to Colliers’ CEE head

Monika Rajska-Wolińska has been promoted from managing partner for Poland to the position of CEO of Colliers in Central and Eastern Europe, which now covers Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, effective from August 1st, 2021.

schedule 01 July 2021

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach to lead CA Immo

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach has been chosen to be the next CEO of Austrian real estate investor and developer CA Immo.

schedule 07 May 2021

Colliers seeks new Serbian and Greek partners

Colliers has announced that it is ending its affiliation with its partner companies in Serbia and Greece.

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