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Warsaw developers significantly increased the number of new apartments for sale in the second quarter of 2026, but sales fell. They brought 4,753 homes to market, up 66.8 pct from the previous quarter, while 3,840 apartments were sold, a 9.4 pct decline. The increase in supply pushed the number of apartments available for sale to 16,345 at the end of June, up 7.1 pct from three months earlier. Even so, quarterly sales remained 4.6 pct above the five-year average of 3,670 homes, according to data from CBRE and Tabelaofert.pl.

Poland two leases in Logicor Łódź III

Logicor Łódź III is now fully leased after Transfer Multisort Elektronik (TME) and an aluminium processing company have both signed new agreements.

Poland CTPark Warsaw Emilianów Earns BREEAM Outstanding Rating

CTPark Warsaw Emilianów has achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating, scoring 89.1 pct in the assessment.

Retail & leisure

Poland Luxury Brands Take a Closer Look at Warsaw

Office & mixed-use development

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.

Poland Hyundai Motor Poland expands in Wołoska 24

Hyundai Motor Poland has renewed its lease at Wołoska 24 in Warsaw and expanded its office space by around 30 pct. The company will now occupy nearly 1,700 sqm, up from around 1,300 sqm.

Poland Panattoni starts final stage of Zgierz I

Panattoni has started work on the final stage of Panattoni Park Zgierz I in Lućmierz, near Łódź. The new 16,400 sqm warehouse will bring the park’s total space to more than 29,000 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland Primark opens first store in northern 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.

Retail & leisure

Romania Peek & Cloppenburg to open 3,600 sqm store in Rivus

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 Elanders Polska takes nearly 5,600 sqm at Hillwood Wrocław East

Elanders Polska has taken nearly 5,600 sqm at Hillwood Wrocław East in Dobrzykowice, just outside Wrocław. The deal covers more than 5,000 sqm of warehouse space and around 600 sqm of offices. Only one 4,200 sqm unit remains available at the park.

Poland Tight supply leaves tenants competing for warehouse space

Poland’s overall warehouse vacancy rate is around 7 pct, but large, well-located warehouse space is becoming much harder to find. Companies looking for more than 15,000 sqm are increasingly competing for the same buildings. According to SQM Advisory, the squeeze is no longer confined to the very largest warehouses; availability of mid-sized units is also tightening.

Poland Warehouse market picks up as tenants expand

Office & mixed-use development

Poland’s warehouse market picked up noticeably in the first half of 2026 after a year dominated by lease renegotiations. New leases and expansions made up 60 pct of tenant activity, while cautious development kept new supply in check. The vacancy rate fell from 7.1 pct at the end of March to 6.3 pct at the end of June, according to JLL.

Poland Wrocław office market sees weaker tenant activity in H1 2026

Tenant activity slowed in Wrocław in the first half of 2026. Two office projects were completed in the first quarter, leaving no buildings under construction. The vacancy rate also edged down. However, with around 295,000 sqm of space available for immediate occupation, it will take time for the market to rebalance, according to Newmark Polska’s 'Office Occupier – Wrocław Office Market' report.

Residential

Poland Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy

Property and Facility Management

Flora Development has received an occupancy permit for Esy Floresy, its residential project at ul. Cybernetyki 7 in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development comprises 213 apartments across two buildings, with apartment handovers beginning in August. The developer is also preparing its next residential project and seeking further development opportunities in Warsaw.

Poland ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków

ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing technical services across the 20,000 sqm building at ul. Przy Rondzie 4, beside the Mogilskie roundabout.

Poland Warehouse demand strengthens as availability tightens in Poland

Poland’s warehouse market gained momentum in the first half of 2026 as occupier demand picked up while the development pipeline continued to shrink. Gross take-up rose 21 pct year on year, while net take-up – covering new leases and expansions – jumped 58 pct to more than 2.1 mln sqm. The vacancy rate fell to 6.3 pct and space under construction dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. According to Axi Immo, the combination of strong demand and limited new supply could stimulate rent rises in many markets.

Investment & finance

Poland Henley sells Poznań shopping centre Galeria Pestka

Henley has completed the sale of Galeria Pestka, a 41,658 sqm shopping centre in Poznań, Poland, to OPAL CENTRES, part of DromeStar Group. During Henley’s ownership, annual footfall rose from 4.8 mln to 5.1 mln, returning above pre-pandemic levels, while occupancy remained above 95 pct.

Human resources

Poland Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland

Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as part of the company’s new management team.

Public buildings

Czech Republic Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital

Office & mixed-use development

Construction has begun on a new emergency care unit at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, officially launched by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Health Minister Adam Vojtěch. The CZK 2.2 billion project is one of the hospital’s largest investments and forms part of the Czech government’s strategic healthcare infrastructure programme.

Poland Drutex to invest PLN 30 mln in headquarters expansion

Drutex has begun the second phase of an expansion of its headquarters in Bytów, northern Poland. The PLN 30 mln project will refurbish its existing office building and connect it to the rest of the complex, which was completed last year. Allcon has been appointed as the general contractor.

Poland Poland’s warehouse market looks beyond space