Toyota prepares to reopen Polish plants

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EUROPE Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the partial resumption of operations in its European manufacturing plants, which have been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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The first to partially re-open will be its French plant, which will resume operations from April 22nd. This will be followed by the partial re-opening of the Japanese automotive company’s two Polish plants in Lower Silesia (Wałbrzych and Jelcz-Laskowice) on April 23rd. Plants in the Czech Republic (in Kolín), the UK and Turkey are expected to resume operations after May 4th.

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Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Warehouse market now stable

schedule 27 January 2026
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Modern industrial stock in the Czech Republic reached 13.28 mln sqm according to figures from the Industrial Research Forum.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden completes Panattoni Park Poznań XIV

schedule 27 January 2026
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Harden Construction has completed the construction of the Panattoni Park Poznań XIV complex in Głuchów near Poznań. The development includes two modern warehouses totalling over 22,000 sqm.

ESG

Poland GTC signs power purchase agreement

schedule 27 January 2026
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GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in Poland are to be powered by electricity, mostly sourced directly from renewable energy suppliers, including solar and wind farms.

Investment & finance

Poland BNP Paribas backs Panattoni in Szczecin

schedule 27 January 2026
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Panattoni has secured EUR 42 mln in financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the construction of two warehouses within the Panattoni Park Szczecin Trzebusz II complex.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Hart signs up with MDC2

schedule 27 January 2026
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Hart Logistics has signed a lease for 8,100 sqm in MDC2 Park Gliwice. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Electrolux stays in Pruszków

schedule 27 January 2026
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Electrolux Poland has extended its lease agreement at the MLP Pruszków I logistics centre. The company now has over 26,600 sqm meters of warehouse space and over 300 sqm of offices.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Highest ever Q4 office transactions

schedule 27 January 2026
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The end of 2025 brought a new record to the Warsaw office market – nearly 310,000 sqm was leased in Q4, the highest ever quarterly figures. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the market is sending tenants a clear signal – now is the time to make bold decisions.

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Poland BIM now mainstream

schedule 27 January 2026
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The year 2025 clearly demonstrated that BIM methodology and technology have already entered companies on a large scale. Aleksandra Zielazna-Pawlukiewicz, head of the BIM department at SRDK Studio, reveals her views on the development of this field in the near future.

Investment & finance

CEE region EIB supports rollout of EV charging stations

schedule 26 January 2026
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Eleport, an independent EV fast-charging network operating across Central and Eastern Europe, has secured a EUR 35 mln loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the InvestEU programme.

Retail & leisure

Poland Record high construction

schedule 26 January 2026
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Around 500,000 sqm of new retail space will be delivered to the Polish market in 2025, with the new supply, largely driven by the development of retail parks, according to data from Colliers.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland One regional office building delivered in Q4 2025

schedule 26 January 2026
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At the end of Q4 2025, the total modern office space stock in the largest eight regional office markets came to 6,724,300 sqm. The largest of these markets were Kraków (1,842,300 sqm), Wrocław (1,337,600 sqm), and the Tricity (1,067,000 sqm), according to data from the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) covering Q4 2025. 

Retail & leisure

Poland OTO Park Kłodzko now bigger

schedule 26 January 2026
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Falcon Investment Management has completed the expansion of the OTO Park Kłodzko retail park. The entire complex, including the adjacent Castorama, currently has a gla of over 19,000 sqm.

Infrastructure

Poland Budimex builds more roads

schedule 26 January 2026
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Budimex has obtained a permit to build the seventh section of the S10 expressway between Piecnik and Wałcz in the Western Pomerania region.

Retail & leisure

Poland Smart Play to come to Aleja Bielany

schedule 26 January 2026
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Smart Kids Planet and Aleja Bielany in Wrocław have signed an agreement to create a modern Smart Play Centre (Centrum Mądrej Zabawy). Design work is already underway, and the opening is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026.

Retail & leisure

Poland More tenants in M1

schedule 26 January 2026
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The EPP-managed M1 Łódź shopping centre has announced new tenants with a HalfPrice store (2,200 sqm) and an Itaka travel agency have opened in the centre.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Vestas comes to CTPark Toruń

schedule 26 January 2026
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Danish wind-turbine manufacturer Vestas Poland is the first tenant to lease space at CTPark Toruń, where it is to open a training centre.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Waterfront fills up

schedule 26 January 2026
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The second stage of the Waterfront project developed by Vastint Poland in Gdańsk is almost fully leased. MSC Poland has expanded its existing office space in the building, while Marine Cargo Logistic has signed a new lease.

Office & mixed-use development

Hungary More tenants for Millennium Gardens

schedule 26 January 2026
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A logistics company with a portfolio of over 80,000 sqm has leased space in Millennium Gardens in Budapest.

Residential

Poland Agrobex builds in Poznań

schedule 26 January 2026
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Construction work on 50 municipal apartments has begun on ul. Darzyborska in Poznań. The project has been commissioned by ZKZL, and Agrobex Group is the general contractor.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish capital growing stronger

schedule 23 January 2026
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The growing presence of Polish money in the real estate market isn’t just a passing phase – it’s structural. It largely stems from shifts on the investors’ side, according to the speakers at 'Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2026 – Focus on Poland', organised by ULI Poland, PwC and Greenberg Traurig.

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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

Employers in no rush to return to workplaces

Almost three quarters of employers plan to reintroduce their employees to their workplaces in phases rather than all at once, according to CBRE in its global survey on return-to-work strategies after the Covid-19 pandemic.

schedule 14 May 2020

Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19

WORLD Real estate could actually benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic in the long run due its perception as a safe haven for investors, according to a report just published on the implications of the epidemic for the market by Swedish property consulting and fund management specialists Catella.

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

EUROPE Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the partial resumption of operations in its European manufacturing plants, which have been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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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