Government takes on board PRCH recommendations

Coronavirus
POLAND The range of temporary trading restrictions in Polish retail buildings above 2,000 sqm imposed by the Ministry of Health has been clarified after consultations with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres [PRCH] and the Ministry of Development.
The clarified regulations, which came into force on March 21st, are additional to those announced on March 13th and imposed the next day. They do not apply to stores of less than 2,000 sqm or to the sale of food, cosmetics, toiletries and cleaning products, medicinal products (including in pharmacies or pharmaceutical outlets), medical devices, special-purpose foodstuffs, newspapers, construction or DIY goods, pet products and fuel. retail islands and other services are to remain closed, with th
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland LemonTree starts work on 30,000 sqm Stream Kraków development

schedule 14 October 2026
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LemonTree has started construction of Stream Kraków by LemonTree, a warehouse and office development of nearly 30,000 sqm near Kraków Airport and the A4 motorway. The project is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2027. Goldbeck has been appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland MSX Elektronika leases space at MLP Pruszków I

schedule 14 October 2026
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MSX Elektronika has leased more than 1,300 sqm of warehouse and office space at MLP Pruszków I. The contract electronics manufacturer will use the premises for device assembly and related production and logistics operations. Handover is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. Maxon Nieruchomości represented the tenant.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland E-commerce platform leases 88,000 sqm in two Logicor parks

schedule 14 October 2026
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A global e-commerce platform has leased a total of 88,000 sqm of warehouse space at two Logicor logistics parks in central Poland. The agreements cover 68,000 sqm at Logicor Stryków and 20,000 sqm at Logicor Łódź I. Announced on 13 October 2026, the transaction strengthens the tenant’s logistics infrastructure in one of the country’s key distribution regions.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Capgemini doubles office space at Business Garden Warsaw

schedule 14 October 2026
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Capgemini will double its office space at Business Garden Warsaw, taking a total of 3,400 sqm at Vastint’s office campus on Żwirki i Wigury Street. The expansion adds 1,700 sqm and reflects the growth of the company’s Warsaw team and changing employee needs.

Retail & leisure

Poland BIG Konstantynów to open expanded retail park on 29 October

schedule 14 October 2026
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BIG Konstantynów will open a new section of its retail park on 29 October 2026, adding around 13,500 sqm of retail space. Following the expansion, the complex will offer around 21,000 sqm in total, including the existing Kaufland and Bricomarché stores. The entire development is fully leased.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Cross-dock warehouses cater to specialised logistics needs

schedule 14 October 2026
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Cross-dock warehouses are designed to transfer goods rapidly between inbound and outbound transport, with minimal storage time. Unlike traditional warehouses, their key performance measure is throughput rather than storage capacity, reflecting their ability to handle large numbers of vehicles and significant volumes of goods, according to Axi Immo.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office vacancy rate falls to 7.9 pct

schedule 14 October 2026
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At the end of Q3 2026, the vacancy rate in Warsaw’s office market stood at 7.9 pct, while total modern office stock reached approximately 6.23 million sqm. No new office buildings were completed during the quarter, and take-up exceeded 175,000 sqm, according to the latest data from the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK).

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Syrena Real Estate to modernise Warsaw office building

schedule 13 October 2026
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Syrena Real Estate will refurbish its building at 18 Piękna Street in Warsaw and rebrand it as Elma. The project will modernise the offices, nearly double the retail space and replace the lower floors with a more open, glazed frontage. Work is due to start in Q1 2027 and finish in Q3 2028.

Residential

Poland Poland’s housing market stabilises

schedule 13 October 2026
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Residential developers sold 12,500 homes across Poland’s seven largest housing markets in the third quarter of 2026, up 5.7 pct from the previous quarter. They launched 12,800 new units, while the number of homes available for sale reached 70,200 at the end of September. According to real estate consultancy JLL, sales and new supply are broadly balanced, but the growing stock of completed unsold homes and shifting buyer sentiment point to a more uncertain outlook.

Construction

Poland BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences

schedule 13 October 2026
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BERGER Bau Polska will modernise the Kredka and Ołówek student residences owned by the University of Wrocław under a contract worth PLN 41.44 mln gross. Work will bring the buildings into compliance with current fire safety regulations and is scheduled to run from October 2026 to April 2029.

Investment & finance

Poland Poland’s Retail Park Market Drives Growth in Portfolio Transactions

schedule 13 October 2026
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Poland’s increasingly mature retail park market is creating opportunities for portfolio transactions, allowing investors to expand their presence more quickly and allocate capital more efficiently. However, as highlighted in Retail Parks Uncovered, an investment report prepared by Avison Young in cooperation with CMS, Newgate Investment and PROH, these deals require careful legal due diligence, transaction structuring and risk management.

Residential

Poland Archicom launches sales for fifth phase of Modern Mokotów in Warsaw

schedule 13 October 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Romania Prime Label’s IPPU Packaging leases 3,000 sqm at Industra Park Iași

schedule 13 October 2026
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Retail & leisure

Romania LPP Group to bring four fashion brands to RIVUS

schedule 13 October 2026
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LPP Group will open stores for Reserved, Mohito, House and Cropp at RIVUS, the mixed-use development taking shape in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The four brands will occupy more than 3,500 sqm, expanding the retail offer of the EUR 550 mln project developed by IULIUS and Atterbury Europe.

Events

Poland Will Poland dominate the AI market?

schedule 13 October 2026
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How will AI change the real estate business? Where are the best data centre sites in Poland? Will Europe be able to feed data centres the energy they need, and how will it be generated?

Hotels

Poland Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście

schedule 12 October 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 12 October 2026
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Residential

Poland Warsaw’s Kamionek district attracts new residential investment

schedule 12 October 2026
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Retail & leisure

Poland Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura

schedule 12 October 2026
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Aurum Optics has opened its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura shopping and leisure centre in Łódź. The new outlet combines eyewear from leading international brands with professional eye examinations and personalised optometric advice.

Residential

Czech Republic YIT Czechia to build 73 apartments in Prague’s Kamýk district

schedule 12 October 2026
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YIT Czechia is developing Kattila Kamýk in Prague 12. The 10-storey building, located at the intersection of Imrychova and Těšíkova streets, will comprise 73 apartments ranging from 30 to 100 sqm. Completion is scheduled for autumn 2028.

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schedule 30 March 2021

Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth

The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.

schedule 24 June 2020

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schedule 14 May 2020

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schedule 14 May 2020

Build Europe pushes post-coronavirus action plan

EUROPE Build Europe, an umbrella organisation for EU-based residential developers and constructors, has presented its recommendations for helping the sector in the EU emerge from the post-Covid19 economic crisis.

schedule 14 May 2020

Polish RE lends an even greater hand to fight the pandemic

POLAND More companies have joined # Property4Heroes - the commercial real estate market's initiative to support hospital staff and ambulance crews across Poland. Each day the initiative delivers 1,150 meals to physicians, nurses, paramedics and support personnel.

schedule 07 May 2020

Panattoni to provide PLN 0.5 bln worth of medical supplies

POLAND Warehouse developer Panattoni has allocated PLN 500,000 to buy medical supplies for three Polish hospitals.

schedule 14 April 2020

Landlords underwhelmed by emergency relief

CEE REGION Preliminary CEE investment volumes for Q1 2020 amounted to app. EUR 3.7 bln, despite the onset of Covid-19 in the region in early March – according to Colliers International’s latest research report.

schedule 14 April 2020

Toyota prepares to reopen Polish plants

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schedule 08 April 2020

AFI Braşov now to open in the autumn

ROMANIA AFI Europe Romania has announced that it is rescheduling the opening of its AFI Braşov shopping and entertainment centre due to the pandemic.

schedule 08 April 2020

Aleja opening postponed

SLOVENIA The official opening of the Aleja shopping centre in Ljubljana’s Šiška district has been postponed.

schedule 07 April 2020

BPI opens virtual sales office

POLAND BPI Real Estate Polandis to introduce a virtual sales office for all of its Polish projects.

schedule 07 April 2020

Rent suspension in Sukcesja

POLAND Rent payments have been suspended for all tenants in the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź.

schedule 03 April 2020

Retailers join the fight

POLAND The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation [POHiD], an association of retail chains, are to contribute PLN 15 mln to fight the coronavirus epidemic.

schedule 02 April 2020

Carrefour donates PLN 2 mln to fight pandemic

POLAND The Carrefour Foundation and Carrefour Polska are donating around PLN 2 mln to Polish hospitals for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

schedule 01 April 2020

Pay no rent in Sukcesja

POLAND The Sukcesja shopping centre owned by Fabryka Biznesu in Łódź has stopped collecting rents from its tenants.

schedule 31 March 2020

Government takes on board PRCH recommendations

POLAND The range of temporary trading restrictions in Polish retail buildings above 2,000 sqm imposed by the Ministry of Health has been clarified after consultations with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres [PRCH] and the Ministry of Development.

schedule 31 March 2020

Rent holiday for CCC and Ultro tenants

POLAND Dariusz Miłek, the president of footwear and accessories retailer CCC and Ultro Holding, the owner and manager of Cuprum Arena in Lubin and Korona in Kielce, has decided to cancel rent collections from tenants whose outlets have been forced to close during the Covid-19 emergency.

schedule 31 March 2020

Develia fears Covid-19 impact on business

POLAND Wrocław-based developer Develia (formerly LC Corp) has announced that the disruption caused by the pandemic could have a significant and potentially serious impact on the current operations of the company and its groups.

schedule 31 March 2020

Economies rebalance in wake of coronavirus

CEE REGION According to analysis by Colliers International all CEE economies this year are to decline or fall into recession as a result of the coronavirus.

schedule 30 March 2020

Movement and gatherings ban tightened further

POLAND The Polish government has introduced a new directive clarifying the restrictions on movement as part of its measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

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