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

Coronavirus
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.
According to Catella's latest 'Market Tracker' report, the short term impact of rent payment defaults are likely to lead to loss of earnings and revaluations across the market. While stressing that nothing can be predicted with any certainly right now, the report points out that the longer the lack of liquidity, interrupted cash flows and the additional costs due to the epidemic continue, the greater the negative effects will be. These include falling rents and increased risk premiums. In turn,
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Logicor completes warehouse redevelopment in Piaseczno

schedule 27 October 2026
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Logicor has completed the redevelopment of its 48,000 sqm B3 warehouse at Logicor Piaseczno, near Warsaw, converting the building into flexible warehouse units ranging from 1,700 to 5,700 sqm. The project is the company’s first of its kind in Poland and responds to growing demand for smaller warehouse spaces in the Warsaw area.

Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.

schedule 22 October 2026

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Hotels

Poland Mercure Gdynia Centrum earns four-star rating

schedule 27 October 2026
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Mercure Gdynia Centrum has officially been awarded a four-star rating following an application by the hotel’s owner, Essendi. The decision marks the culmination of a two-year modernisation programme at a hotel that has been part of Gdynia’s cityscape for more than 40 years.

Warehouse & industrial

Polska Grupa Antczak to build Aalberts Surface Technologies facility in Kalisz

schedule 27 October 2026
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Grupa Antczak has been appointed general contractor for a new production and warehouse facility for Aalberts Surface Technologies in Kalisz. The project is being developed in the Dobrzec-Zachód Economic Zone and reflects the city’s growing role as a centre for advanced manufacturing.

Retail & leisure

Poland LUCA opens second location at Wars Sawa Junior

schedule 27 October 2026
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LUCA has opened its second outlet at the Wars Sawa Junior complex in Warsaw. The new 149 sqm unit is located in the SAWA section, expanding the complex’s food and beverage offer and strengthening the brand’s presence in central Warsaw.

Hotels

Poland Wave Hotels launches in Poland

schedule 27 October 2026
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Wave Hotels, a new company within the Green House Development group, is entering the Polish hospitality market. It will focus on acquiring hotels and resorts, improving their profitability and managing properties owned by independent operators.

Retail & leisure

Poland IKEA and CentrumRowerowe.pl to open stores in Galeria Echo

schedule 27 October 2026
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Galeria Echo in Kielce has signed lease agreements with IKEA and CentrumRowerowe.pl. Both brands are set to open their first and only stores in the Świętokrzyskie region in the first half of 2027, occupying a combined area of approximately 6,000 sqm previously used by Carrefour, which is due to close at the end of October 2026.

Data centres

Poland Warsaw and Kraków strengthen their AI credentials

schedule 27 October 2026
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Warsaw is strengthening its position on Europe’s artificial intelligence map, while Kraków stands out for its technology sector growth potential. According to Colliers’ AI Clusters in Europe report, Kraków ranks second among 40 cities for projected technology sector growth through 2030, behind Budapest.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Flexible office occupancy hits record 85 pct

schedule 27 October 2026
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Global flexible office occupancy has reached a record 85 pct, while 76 pct of operators plan to expand over the next 12 months. According to the Workthere Flexmark 2026 report, flexible workspaces are increasingly becoming part of large companies’ long-term real estate strategies, with AI businesses emerging as a new source of demand.

Residential

Poland Develia completes 83-unit development in Wrocław

schedule 26 October 2026
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Develia has completed Traugutta Vita, a residential and office development in Wrocław’s Przedmieście Oławskie district. The four-storey building comprises 48 apartments and 35 office units. The final apartments, ranging from 42 to 68 sqm, are available at promotional prices starting at PLN 11,500 per sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland MLP Group secures record 42,000 sqm lease with Auto Partner

schedule 26 October 2026
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MLP Group has signed its largest lease of 2026, with automotive parts distributor Auto Partner taking 42,000 sqm of warehouse and office space at the MLP Bieruń West logistics park in Upper Silesia. The development is already approximately 75 pct leased, ahead of its planned handover in September 2027.

Residential

Poland Murapol launches 191-apartment project in Katowice

schedule 26 October 2026
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Murapol Group has launched pre-sales at Murapol BrynówOne, a new residential development at ul. Rzepakowa in Katowice. The seven-storey building will comprise 191 apartments ranging from 26 to 72 sqm, with prices starting at PLN 10,840 per sqm. Completion is scheduled for Q3 2028.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Prologis builds 6,400 sqm vehicle conversion centre in Poznań

schedule 26 October 2026
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Prologis has started construction of a 6,400 sqm build-to-suit (BTS) vehicle conversion centre at Prologis Park Poznań III for a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Residential

Poland Archicom gets green light for Warsaw residential project

schedule 26 October 2026
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Archicom, part of Echo Group, has secured approval from Warsaw City Council to proceed with preparations for a residential development at the junction of Postępu and Bokserska streets. The project will comprise five residential buildings on a 1.3-hectare site, with retail and service units, landscaped courtyards and publicly accessible spaces.

Investment & finance

Poland DL Invest Group secures up to EUR 54 mln from BNP Paribas for logistics development

schedule 26 October 2026
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DL Invest Group has secured up to EUR 54 mln in financing from BNP Paribas to fund the construction of new logistics facilities. The loan, secured against the company’s logistics property portfolio, matures in February 2033.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland SK hynix leases 2,800 sqm in Olivia Centre in Gdańsk

schedule 26 October 2026
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SK hynix memory solutions Poland has leased nearly 2,800 sqm of office space at Olivia Centre in Gdańsk, with Knight Frank advising on site selection and lease negotiations.

Warehouse & industrial

Serbia CTP starts construction of Serbia’s largest logistics park

schedule 26 October 2026
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CTP has started construction of CTPark Belgrade Borča, a 40-hectare industrial and logistics park with a planned capacity of 222,700 sqm. Located 10 km from central Belgrade, the development has secured its first tenant, MD International (MDI), part of Waberer’s Group, which has pre-let 10,000 sqm.

Eurobuild Awards

CEE REGION Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!

schedule 23 October 2026

The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury registrations are now still open until October 30th, 2026 (rather than the original deadline of October 22nd).

Retail & leisure

Poland OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space

schedule 23 October 2026
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OTO Park Lubin opened on 22 October 2026. The new retail park, located at 3A/3B Jana Pawła II Street, offers more than 14,000 sqm of gross leasable area (GLA), 30 shops and service outlets, and over 400 parking spaces. The development was jointly delivered by Falcon Investment Management and Acteeum Group, with Trasko acting as the general contractor. The scheme has created more than 200 jobs.

Residential

Poland Trust Investment to make its Warsaw debut in Rembertów

schedule 23 October 2026
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Trust Investment is set to enter the Warsaw residential market with its first project to be situated in Rembertów amid surrounding woodland. The development is intended to have an intimate character, with architecture designed to complement the green surroundings. Details of the project and the launch date for sales have not yet been disclosed.

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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