Landlords underwhelmed by emergency relief

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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.
This volume was significantly boosted by the app. EUR 1.3 bln acquisition of the Residomo portfolio in the Czech Republic by Heimstaden, but the turnover was still 68 pct higher than the figure for Q1 2019 (EUR 2.2 bln) and 28 pct more than Q1 2018 (EUR 2.9 bln). Poland took the lion share of the Q1 volume (48 pct), followed by the Czech Republic (39 pct), Slovakia (5 pct), Romania (4 pct), Hungary (2 pct) and Bulgaria (2 pct). Kevin Turpin, the research director for the CEE region at Colliers
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Investment & finance

Romania Local investors dominate in Romania

schedule 20 January 2026
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In 2025, the total investment volume in commercial properties in Romania reached EUR 579.4 mln, according to a study conducted by Fortim Trusted Advisors, an alliance member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni Park Warsaw West IV completed

schedule 20 January 2026
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Harden Construction has completed the construction of Panattoni Park Warsaw West IV in Kaźmierowo near Sochaczew. Glass manufacturer Pilkington Automotive Poland is the first tenant.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Théa enters Lixa

schedule 20 January 2026
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Laboratoires Théa, a company from the ophthalmology industry, has leased 1,000 sqm on the first floor of the Lixa C office building in Warsaw. The building is owned by Yareal Polska.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Little space to find in Warsaw

schedule 20 January 2026
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The Warsaw office market is entering a phase of significant space shortage, particularly in central locations. By the end of 2025, the vacancy rate had fallen to 9.1 pct, and in the city centre, only about 5-6 pct of space remains available, according to the latest data from CBRE.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland FWIP signs up with MLP

schedule 20 January 2026
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FWIP has leased 1,400 sqm in the MLP Business Park Poznań complex. The lease comprises 1,000 sqm of warehouse space, a 200 sqm showroom, and an additional 200 sqm of office space.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Dräger Polska takes more space in Silesia Star

schedule 20 January 2026
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Dräger Polska has leased more space in the Silesia Star complex in Katowice, more than doubling its current area. 

Warehouse & industrial

Poland SFD to move into Opole

schedule 19 January 2026
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Redkom Development will build a warehouse for nutritional supplements, dietary food supplier SFD. The general contractor for the project is Pekabex.

Retail & leisure

Poland Leroy Merlin to open in Projekt Góraszka development

schedule 19 January 2026
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Leroy Merlin has acquired a site in Góraszka with the transaction organised by Nhood Services Poland on behalf of Ceetrus Polska. A DIY store will be built on the 55,000 sqm site.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Knight Frank to take on the Amber Trail

schedule 19 January 2026
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Real estate advisory Knight Frank is to lease out the office space in the Bursztynowy Szlak building in Kraków owned by Archicenter.

Interior design

Poland New look for Otis offices

schedule 19 January 2026
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Tétris Poland, an interior design company owned by JLL, has completed the design and development of the Otis Polska offices.

Retail & leisure

Poland Good year for retail

schedule 19 January 2026
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Last year the retail real estate market was booming, according to the latest figures from Cushman & Wakefield.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Strategy stays in Skyliner

schedule 19 January 2026
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Strategy has extended its 1,500 sqm office space lease in Warsaw's Skyliner building. The company resides on the 22nd floor.

Retail & leisure

Poland Scallier builds in Zabrze

schedule 19 January 2026
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Scallier has begun construction work on a new retail park on ul. Wolności in Zabrze, comprising two buildings with around 3,000 sqmeters gla.

Residential

Poland Marina Royale topped

schedule 19 January 2026
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Belgian developer POC Real Estate has topped off its MiraMar apartment building, which is part of the Marina Royale development.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland First stage of CTPark Toruń now completed

schedule 19 January 2026
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Construction of the first stage of  CTPark Toruń has been completed. The 26,800 sqm building has also been partially leased by a tenant from the sustainable energy solutions sector.

Retail & leisure

Poland Half Price grows larger

schedule 16 January 2026
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HalfPrice has more than doubled in size in the Focus Mall in Piotrków Trybunalski. The discount chain now occupies over 3,300 sqm on the first floor.

Retail & leisure

Poland Outlet Park announces new leases

schedule 16 January 2026
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The EPP-owned Szczecin Outlet Park has added a HalfPrice store to its tenants. Additionally, Starbucks has opened a coffee shop, while several tenants have also decided to extend and enlarge their leases.

Retail & leisure

Poland Media Expert returns

schedule 16 January 2026
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Media Expert has reopened in Galeria Północna after relocating to a larger unit of over 1,000 sqm.

Investment & finance

Poland Centerscape goes shopping with Lidl

schedule 16 January 2026
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Centerscape has completed the acquisition of a newly-constructed standalone retail asset anchored by Lidl, in Mszczonów in the Mazowieckie region, around 50 km southwest of Warsaw.

Construction

Romania Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park

schedule 16 January 2026
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Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first stage of a 20,000 sqm logistics park in Bucharest.

Latest in Coronavirus

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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