WORLD Employers in no rush to return to workplaces

Coronavirus
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.
Only 20 pct of companies said they intended to reopen as soon as government restrictions are lifted. A larger proportion (42 pct) said they would do so after their internal standards are met. Around 72 pct of companies are to carry out a phased reopening with defined percentages or groups of employees readmitted over weeks or months. Meanwhile, 52 pct expect to give employees the option of working from home for the foreseeable future – although this varies widely according to the business sect
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland WSP takes 1,100 sqm at Skyliner II

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

WSP Polska, a global engineering and consulting firm, has signed a lease with Karimpol Polska for 1,100 sqm of office space on the 12th floor of Skyliner II. The office will house WSP’s engineers and consultants specialising in building services, infrastructure, environmental services and sustainability.

Investment & finance

Poland Lett takes Gdańsk PRS portfolio to 646 units

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Cavare by Cavatina will develop a 310-unit PRS project in Gdańsk for Urban Partners’ Lett platform. Once completed, Palio D1 will operate as Lett Stocznia, bringing Lett’s portfolio at the Palio complex to 646 units.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s Logistics Investment Market Posts Strong First Half

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Poland’s industrial and logistics investment market recorded EUR 782 mln in transactions in the first half of the year, across 18 deals. This was 36 pct above the five-year average and the sector’s third-highest first-half investment volume on record, after 2020 and 2021. The strong showing was driven by more than a return of large deals, however. Investors are increasingly prioritising long-term, predictable income, while sale-and-leaseback transactions are becoming an increasingly important way of bringing assets to market.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw and Regional Office Markets Diverge

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Warsaw and Poland’s regional office markets are increasingly moving in different directions. In the capital, strong demand and limited availability of prime space are leaving tenants with fewer options, while greater availability in the regional cities gives companies more freedom to relocate.

Retail & leisure

Poland EV Charging Hub Opens at Manufaktura

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Manufaktura in Łódź has opened a new ultra-fast EV charging hub in partnership with Eleport, adding eight new chargers to the complex’s existing charging facilities.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s Warehouse Demand Hits 2022 High

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Poland’s industrial and logistics market entered 2026 with a marked increase in tenant activity. In the first half of the year, demand reached its highest level since 2022, while the vacancy rate fell to its lowest level in more than three years. At the same time, Poland’s total modern warehouse stock approached 37.5 mln sqm, reinforcing the country’s position as the most developed logistics market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Office & mixed-use development

Polska Signum Work Station Earns ActiveScore Platinum

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Signum Work Station office building on ul. Domaniewska in Warsaw’s Mokotów district has received ActiveScore Platinum certification. The certification recognises the building’s comprehensive facilities and amenities for cycling and other forms of active mobility.

Retail & leisure

Romania Romania’s Retail Market Grows

schedule 19 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Romania’s consumer spending continued to support the expansion of the retail sector in 2025 despite persistent inflationary pressures. The 125 major retailers analysed generated more than EUR 42 bln in sales during the year, representing a 5.6 pct increase compared with 2024 and a 77 pct increase compared with 2019, according to the 'Romania Retail Snapshot 2026', published by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The study is based on the financial results of companies operating across 13 retail segments.

Residential

Poland Splot Wola nears completion

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75 pct of the apartments already sold. Construction is also nearing completion, with work scheduled to finish in Q3 2026. The occupancy permit is expected to follow, with apartment handovers planned for Q4.

Investment & finance

Poland EPP takes EUR 106 mln in financing

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

EPP has completed the EUR 106 mln refinancing of four M1 shopping centres in Bytom, Częstochowa, Poznań and Radom. The refinancing supports the company’s efforts to optimise its capital structure. Absa Corporate and Investment Banking and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) provided the financing in equal shares.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Mitgar Port Operation takes up 7,500 sqm in CTPark Gdańsk Port

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Mitgar Port Operation, one of the leading logistics providers to the automotive sector, has leased more than 7,500 sqm of modern warehouse space inCTPark Gdańsk Port. Querco Property advised Mitgar Port Operation on the transaction.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tenants still active but few new buildings

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Office take-up across Poland’s regional markets totalled 310,000 sqm in the first half of 2026, down 21 pct year on year. At the same time, net demand increased, new supply remained limited and tenants increasingly focused on the highest-quality office space. These are the key findings of Axi Immo’s latest report, 'Regional Office Market: H1 2026', covering the country’s major office markets outside Warsaw.

Public buildings

Poland Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The City of Poznań and Dekpol Budownictwo have signed a contract for the major redevelopment of the Poznań Palm House. The city’s landmark attraction will undergo an extensive upgrade to bring it up to modern technical standards and provide better conditions for its plants and animals. The contract was signed on 17 August, with Dekpol Budownictwo appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Komplex Torus takes 6,800 sqm of modern space in MLP Pruszków II

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Komplex Torus, a leading distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sq m of modern space in MLP Pruszków II. Newmark Polska advised the tenant throughout the lease negotiations.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland FutureMeds expands in infinity

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

FutureMeds, a company specialising in clinical trials for new drugs and therapies, is expanding its presence at the Infinity office building in Wrocław. Under a long-term lease agreement, the company has taken an additional 592 sqm on the building’s fourth floor. Following the expansion, FutureMeds’ headquarters and clinic will occupy more than 1,700 sqm at Infinity.

Investment & finance

Romania Horizon City wins financing

schedule 18 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Horizon City, a residential being project developed by British investor Ghai Sant Ram in northern Bucharest, has secured EUR 36.5 mln in financing from Libra Internet Bank. The funds will be used to continue and accelerate construction works, with full project completion targeted for the first half of 2027, six months earlier than initially announced.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish office investment market sees strong first-half recovery

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The first half of 2026 saw a clear recovery in investment activity on Poland’s office market. Total transaction volume reached around EUR 594 mln, up 38 pct year-on-year.

Investment & finance

Poland City centre site up for sale in Reda

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Nine plots totalling 4.4 ha are being put up for auction, with the site offering an opportunity to create Reda’s first city centre.

Retail & leisure

Poland Nomad opens in Port Praski

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Nomad has opened a new 290-sqm restaurant that overlooks the marina in Warsaw's Park Praski development.

Retail & leisure

Poland Castorama opens Design Studio in Gemini Park

schedule 17 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Castorama has opened a new Design Studio in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała. Launched on 13 August, the new space adds to the shopping centre’s growing range of services, offering customers professional support with interior design projects, from the initial concept through to installation.

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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