Papalekas steps down

Human resources
POLAND/ROMANIA Ioannis Papalekas, the founder of Globalworth, is stepping down from the board of directors of Globalworth with immediate effect but will remain as CEO.
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Dimitris Raptis, the current deputy CEO, has been appointed co-CEO and will also retain his position as chief investment officer. The news follows the announcement of Ioannis Papalekas selling his entire stake in the company to CPI Property. As a result of this sale CPI has gained the right to elect a member to the board and have nominated Martin Bartyzal as a non-executive director.

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Warehouse & industrial

Germany Garbe to build in Soest

schedule 10 June 2026
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Garbe Industrial will begin construction work on the Garbe Industrial Park in Soest (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) in the second quarter of 2026. The 19,200 sqm centre is to be constructed on a 2.8 ha plot next to the A44 motorway.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic 7R announces first lease in Czech Republic

schedule 10 June 2026
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GXO has signed a lease for around 26,000 sqm of warehouse space at 7R Park Lavičky, a modern complex being developed in a joint venture with the Czech investment fund WOOD & Company. The tenant is to use the space to set up a 3PL logistics centre to support the European distribution of cosmetics company L’Oréal.

Residential

Poland Moja Oszmiańska arises in Warsaw

schedule 10 June 2026
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The Moja Oszmiańska residential project is being jointly developed by Grupo Lar Polska and Hanner in Warsaw's Targówek district. The investors have now announced that the general contractor is to be Erbud, which is to sign a PLN 51.6 mln contract.

Retail & leisure

Poland Shopping centres must adapt to mixed generations

schedule 10 June 2026
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Generation Alpha is increasingly making its presence felt in the retail world, with not only their own choices but also their influence on the purchasing decisions of entire households. At the same time, the market is increasingly recognising the importance of shoppers aged 50+ and seniors.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Sirowa enters Koneser

schedule 10 June 2026
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Sirowa Poland, an international distributor of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, has leased 958 sqm of modern office space in Building P of the Koneser Praga Center.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Park Kielce grows

schedule 10 June 2026
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Accolade is expanding Park Kielce with a new extension of over 13,400 sqm. The building is 75 pct leased, and tenants from the logistics and distribution sectors have already moved in. A final unit of approximately 3,300 sqm remains available for lease.

Retail & leisure

Poland Lidl to open in Sigma Retail Park

schedule 10 June 2026
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A 1,800 sqm Lidl grocery store will open next year in the Sigma Park Retail Park, which is currently under construction in Darłowo.

Investment & finance

Poland Hillwood sells S8 Warsaw South logistics centre

schedule 10 June 2026
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Hillwood Polska has signed a preliminary agreement to sell the Hillwood S8 Warsaw South logistics centre to Toya. The development is in the Żabia Wola just outside Warsaw.

Events

Poland August 7th – mark the date

schedule 09 June 2026
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Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate sector is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. This year's JLL Charity Volleyball Tournament will take place on August 7th at the Monta Beach Volley Club in Warsaw.

Investment & finance

Poland Strong investment figures for Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
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The performance of the Polish commercial real estate investment market during the first 5 months of 2026 has been quite impressive, according to the latest figures from Avison Young. Based on estimated figures for announced transactions, total investment volume has reached around EUR 2.3 bln across around 50 deals.

Infrastructure

Poland Green light for Port of Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
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The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of Poland airport. This means that the winning bid filed by Budimex in the tender has been upheld and the general contractor contract may now be signed.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Horoz Logistics moves into Prologis Park Alzenau

schedule 09 June 2026
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Prologis has leased around 9,100 sqm of logistics space at Prologis Park Alzenau near Frankfurt to Horoz Logistics. The deal was brokered by Realogis Immobilien Frankfurt. The property is located in the Süd B30 industrial estate.

Residential

Poland Ageing population requires fewer barriers

schedule 09 June 2026
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According to the 'Community and Apartment Accessible to All' study conducted for Skanska Residential Development Poland, 88 pct of respondents believe that adapting common spaces to the needs of various residents is required, and 85 pct believe that such amenities also help able-bodied people.

Retail & leisure

Poland Promenada grows larger

schedule 09 June 2026
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G City Europe has announced that work on the extension of the Promenada centre in Warsaw has begun. A total of 6,000 sqm of retail space is to be created.

Residential

Poland Villa Zlotno under construction in Łódź

schedule 09 June 2026
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A Varitex has begun apartment sales for its Villa Złotno development in Łódź.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Orifarm Hostivice logistics and office complex sold

schedule 09 June 2026
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CHS – Immobilien has sold the Orifarm Hostivice logistics and office complex, located on the western outskirts of Prague to a private investor. The seller was represented in the deal by Colliers.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Panorama Park II completed

schedule 08 June 2026
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Construction of Panorama Park II mixed-use centre has been completed in Kościelna Wieś near Kalisz.

Residential

Poland 60 apartments from Agrobex

schedule 08 June 2026
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Agrobex, as the general contractor, is constructing 60 apartments under the Social Housing Initiative in Dobrzelów, in the Łódź region. The investor is SIM Łódzkie. The first building will be completed in the third quarter of 2027.

EurobuildCEE

POLAND This sporting real estate life

schedule 08 June 2026
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On Friday, May 29th, the biggest sports day in the real estate calendar took place: the annual Eurobuild CEE Golf, Tennis and Running Tournaments organised by Eurobuild Conferences, as well as a completely new event – the Orienteering Run.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden completes Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II

schedule 08 June 2026
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Harden Construction has completed the third building of the Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II manufacturing and warehouse complex. The latest stage of the project in Janków Gdański, with over 39,000 sqm, was constructed under a Design and Build contract.

Latest in Human resources

schedule 01 April 2026

Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle

Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.

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.

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