Top Tower to top them all

Architecture and urban planning
CZECH REPUBLIC Trigema is preparing for the construction of the tallest building in the Czech Republic – the 135m Top Tower in Prague’s Nové Butovice district.
Top Tower is to be located on a new 1 km pedestrian zone on the Pankrác plain that runs between the Nové Butovice and Hůrka metro stations through Sluneční náměstí square. The building, which will mainly contain rental apartments, has been designed by architect Tomáš Císař of Prague studio Black n’ Arch as well as world-famous artist and sculptor David Černý. According to the first estimates for the project, investment costs will come to CZK 2 bln (app. EUR 77.5 mln). The main t
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Retail & leisure

Czech Republic Retail parks growing rapidly across Czech Republic

schedule 06 May 2026
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Retail parks in the Czech Republic are rapidly expanding and already account for almost a third of all modern retail space. In 2025, 82,400 sqm of new and expanded retail parks were delivered to the market, and the pace of their expansion is accelerating. Overall, developers plan to deliver 19 retail parks to the market this year, with a total area of nearly 90,000 sqm. This follows from data by Cushman & Wakefield.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 7R lays cornerstone in Nowa Huta

schedule 06 May 2026
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7R has laid the cornerstone for a state-of-the-art logistics and technology hub in Kraków. 7R Hub Nowa Huta is set to deliver around 230,000 sqm of modern industrial space. Even before construction work began on ul. Igołomska in Kraków, 7R had secured lease agreements for much of the commercial space in the project.

Warehouse & industrial

Austria Padeldome enters MLP Business Park Vienna

schedule 06 May 2026
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Leading Austrian padel operator Padeldome has signed a lease to build develop a 16-court sports centre within MLP Business Park Vienna, set to open in June 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland Kingstone and Iroko partner up

schedule 06 May 2026
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Kingstone Real Estate has entered into a partnership with French investment fund and asset manager Iroko. The partners intend to identify properties in Poland that generate stable and long-term investment revenues.

Investment & finance

Poland Panattoni sells Auchan distribution centre

schedule 06 May 2026
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Panattoni has completed the sale of an automated e-grocery distribution centre leased to Auchan in the Warsaw region. The buyer is French investment fund Corum XL, managed by Corum Asset Management. The property was sold for EUR 30.2 mln.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Uni-logistics moves into President's Quay

schedule 06 May 2026
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Uni-logistics has leased the entire 8th floor of President's Quay in Gdynia. Uni-logistics will occupy 1,115 sqm in the first phase of the Waterfront mixed-use development, owned and managed by Vastint. Colliers advised the tenant on the transaction.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Daftcode enters Centrum Marszałkowska

schedule 06 May 2026
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Daftcode, a tech venture capital company, has leased nearly 800 sqm of office space at Centrum Marszałkowska in Warsaw. The tenant was represented by Newmark Polska.

Investment & finance

Poland Ares completes portfolio sale

schedule 05 May 2026
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Ares Management Corporation has completed the acquisition of a modern logistics portfolio in Poland for its Ares Real Estate funds. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Warehouse & industrial

CEE region DHL follows Pepco into Romania

schedule 04 May 2026
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DHL Supply Chain and discount retailer Pepco are expanding their long-standing collaboration to further strengthen Pepco’s distribution operations across Europe.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Canteen opens in Konstruktorska

schedule 04 May 2026
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Canteen 5 Senses is to open in the Konstruktorska Business Center office building in Warsaw, which is part of the Golden Star Estate portfolio. Additionally, Contract Meble Biurowe, which operates a showroom in the building, has extended its 350 sqm lease.

Hotels

Poland Swissôtel comes to Gdynia

schedule 04 May 2026
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In 2027, the first Swissôtel hotel in Poland will open in Gdynia. The project, being developed in partnership with Allenort Group, will be part of the Waterhall complex.

Investment & finance

Poland Sienna Center sold

schedule 04 May 2026
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Belgian investment fund AYA Properties Fund has purchased the Sienna Center office building in Warsaw from CA Immo.

Hotels

Poland Strong Warsaw hotel growth

schedule 04 May 2026
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According to the latest study by Cushman & Wakefield, Warsaw remains one of the strongest hotel markets in the CEE region. In 2025, the city recorded one of the highest RevPAR increases among CEE-6 cities, while also leading the growth in hotel room supply.

Investment & finance

Poland Atal buys out Budner

schedule 04 May 2026
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The Atal Group has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire shares in companies from the Budner Group for PLN 133.5 mln. This includes companies that hold real estate. Through this deal, Atal will be able to develop new projects in the Tri-City area, with a usable area of around 70,000 sqm.

Residential

Slovakia Zeitraum enters Slovakia

schedule 04 May 2026
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Zeitraum has become the operating partner of the first major serviced apartment project in Bratislava under development by Lucron in the city's Nesto district.

Investment & finance

Poland BIG buys Power Park Kielce

schedule 04 May 2026
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BIG Poland has acquired Power Park Kielce. Following the transaction, the park is to become the 12th retail park in the company’s Polish portfolio, bringing the total gla of its assets under management to close to 247,000 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland IAG stays in O3

schedule 30 April 2026
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IAG GBS Poland, the shared services centre of the International Airlines Group, has extended its 2,2000 sqm office lease in the O3 Business Campus complex in Kraków.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Helios to move into Brama Miasta B

schedule 30 April 2026
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In October, the Helios cinema chain, part of the Agora Group, will move into the Brama Miasta B office building in Łódź, owned by Skanska Commercial Development Europe.

Hotels

Romania RevPAR up by 12 pct

schedule 30 April 2026
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Bucharest’s hotel market recorded the strongest performances in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12 pct year-on-year, outperforming the CEE-6 average, according to a market analysis conducted by Cushman & Wakefield.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tenant activity slows

schedule 29 April 2026
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According to the latest ‘Office Market in Warsaw. Q1 2026’ report by Axi Immo, the Warsaw office market recorded a decline in occupier activity in the first quarter of 2026, while the availability of office space in central locations remained limited, putting upward pressure on rents.

Latest in Architecture and urban planning

schedule 20 April 2026

ULI releases New Urban Poland report

The Urban Land Institute Poland has published the ‘New Urban Poland’. Using 14 projects from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Wrocław, the publication demonstrates how former industrial city centre areas have been transformed into places with housing, work, entertainment, restaurants, services, and public space.

schedule 20 March 2026

Plans created for Airport City around CPK

CBRE and 4CF have been selected as strategic advisors for the Airport City project, part of the Port Polska development programme. The two companies will develop a vision and operational strategy for the 600,000 sqm project.

schedule 06 March 2026

Świecie remodelled around castle

The Teutonic Castle in Świecie is undergoing a restoration as part of a broader plan to redevelop the town, providing space for education, culture and tourism.

schedule 09 January 2026

Dance centre opens in Warsaw

The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.

schedule 30 December 2025

Public consultations held for Park Wilanów

The Nhood Services Poland team has completed another round of public consultations for its mixed-use Wilanów Park development. Residents voiced their opinions on the proposed uses, services, and surroundings of Wilanów Park.

schedule 17 December 2025

Need for clarity introducing reforms

Polish cities and investors are preparing for the biggest change in spatial planning in two decades. By mid-2026, all municipalities must adopt general plans, which will replace existing zoning studies and become the primary document defining the framework for building location.

schedule 12 December 2025

Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced

Warsaw has announced an architectural and urban planning competition for a development concept for 100 ul. Sobieskiego. The competition results will be announced in June 2026. 

schedule 04 June 2025

MoMA wins architectural grand prix

The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr Studio in the city’s Palace of Culture and Science, with EurobuildCEE being one of the media patrons of the event.

schedule 09 May 2024

Poznań with a green Aura

In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The façade of the building with its organic architecture will be covered with 140,000 plants.

schedule 21 September 2023

Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest

Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Dejvice district (Prague 6).

schedule 20 September 2023

Alto launches Sky Park arch-comp

Alto Real Estate, the owner of the Sky Park complex in Bratislava, has launched an architectural competition for its further development on an adjacent plot.

schedule 12 September 2023

Okam unveils new Warsaw district design

Okam has presented a concept for the development of the former FSO plant site in Warsaw's Żerań. Created in cooperation with the city and the WXCA architectural studio, the masterplan envisages the creation of 12,000 flats as well as a new 10-ha park. 

schedule 04 July 2023

A centre with towers behind

Italian Studio Fuksas has won an international competition to design a trade fair and exhibition centre to be built in Tirana. The planned development is to be built on a 10,000-square-metre site on New Boulevard, in the centre of the city.

schedule 10 February 2023

Love me tender

The City of Helsinki, Finland, has launched a tender competition to sell the Old Customs House in Katajanokka harbour area for redevelopment. The goal of the competition is to find a technically and economically feasible and architecturally outstanding solution for redeveloping the building.

schedule 07 December 2022

Penta holds competition for Dynamitka site

Penta Real Estate is holding an architectural competition for the development of a 4.5 ha brownfield site that formed part of the former Juraj Dimitrov chemical works (known locally as ‘DImitrovka’ or ‘Dynamitka’) in Bratislava.

schedule 17 November 2022

Foster+Partners wins Solidarity Airport design gig

London-based studio Foster+Partners in a consortium with Buro Happold has won the competition to design the Solidarity Airport near Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

schedule 06 October 2022

Modular R&D centre by Chybik+Kristof

A modular construction research centre has been completed for Koma Modular in Vizovice, in the Czech Republic’s eastern Zlín region. The design of the facility is the work of Prague-based architectural studio Chybik+Kristof.

schedule 30 August 2022

Architectural contest launched for Victory Square

An international architectural and urban planning competition has been launched for the development of the ‘4th quadrant’ of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Prague’s Dejvice district.

schedule 19 August 2022

Penta launches ‘Southbank Bratislava’ architectural competition

Penta Investment has launched an architectural and urban design competition for a site along the southern bank of the Danube River in Bratislava.

schedule 05 April 2022

Iulius and Atterbury to transform Cluj district

The Iulius group and Netherlands-based Atterbury Europe are to invest EUR 0.5 bln in a large-scale, mixed-use urban redevelopment project on the 14 ha site of the Carbochim abrasive products plant on the banks of the Someșul Mic river in Cluj-Napoca.

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