POLAND Sofitel Wrocław Old Town falls victim to the pandemic

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Polish hotel operator Orbis has decided not to re-open the Sofitel Wrocław Old Town after its closure due to the pandemic.
According to a company announcement, the decision was made “due to the lack of prospects for the thorough modernisation of the hotel necessary for it to maintain its market position and for the hotel leasing contract to be extended”. The 5-star hotel in the city's historic quarter had 205 rooms including 15 suites as well as 13 conference and banquet rooms. Orbis’ management has stated that its priority now is to support employees and retain the maximum number of jobs. Most of the people
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Five leases at Oxygen Park

schedule 14 April 2026
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Recently, the Golden Star Estate team leased a total of around 2,400 sqm within the Oxygen Park development on Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw. Agreements were renewed with three existing tenants, while two new leases were also signed.

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schedule 30 March 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Thule to open automated logistics centre

schedule 14 April 2026
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Swedish-based Thule Group is to open an automated high-bay warehouse in Krzyż Wielkopolski to serve as a central distribution hub for Europe and selected international markets. The centre will be built in partnership with Mecalux.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Stokrotka comes to Gdańsk

schedule 14 April 2026
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The Stokrotka chain has leased 4,100 sqm of warehouse and office space at Fortress Logistics Park Gdańsk. This is Stokrotka's second lease with Fortress, having previously also taken up space in Fortress Park Bydgoszcz.

Construction

Poland Poland underestimates Building site crime

schedule 14 April 2026
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According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figure is much lower at only 36 pct.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish investors enter the scene

schedule 14 April 2026
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2026 will bring a further increase in the importance of Polish capital in the commercial real estate market. Transactions worth nearly EUR 1 bln were completed in Q1, according to data from Colliers – the highest figure since 2022 and 40 pct more than in the previous year. The figures suggest a lasting shift in the structure of investment demand and a new market hero: Polish capital.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany M7 buys up two buildings

schedule 14 April 2026
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M7 Real Estate has announced the acquisition of two newly constructed logistics buildings in the distribution hubs of Düsseldorf and Kassel.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland DAF opens used truck centre

schedule 14 April 2026
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DAF has opened its Used Trucks Centre in Warsaw in Urzut, near Warsaw, along the S8 expressway. The group, represented by PACCAR Financial Polska, was advised by Cushman & Wakefield throughout the project on plot selection and acquisition through to project management.

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POLAND Compelling reasons to invest in Polish offices

schedule 14 April 2026
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French investor Arkéa REIM hit the headlines recently with its acquisition, through the SCPI Transitions Europe fund it manages, of the Brain Park A office building in Kraków. This followed the 2024 purchase of Lastadia Office in Szczecin by the fund. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to the company's CEO, Yann Videcoq, about why he feels so confident about these particular properties and the office markets in Poland’s regional cities.

Warehouse & industrial

Data centre development heats up

schedule 13 April 2026
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According to the 'EMEA Data Centre MarketBeat H2 2025,' report by Cushman & Wakefield, the EMEA data centre market has entered a phase of accelerated, albeit increasingly selective, growth.

Investment & finance

Poland No one to take over

schedule 13 April 2026
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More than half of the 200 leading development companies in Poland are family-owned businesses with domestic capital. The vast majority of them are managed by individuals aged 50 or over, who have not yet announced official succession plans. When no successor is available within a family, the owners of these companies may be forced to sell their businesses, state JLL Living and Crido in their latest 'Mergers and Acquisitions in the Polish Housing Market' report.

Investment & finance

Poland Poland continues to attract investment

schedule 13 April 2026
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Poland is among the top European countries attracting investor interest. One of the reasons is an expected increase in value from commercial real estate investments due to pressure on rental rates, states CBRE in its '2026 Poland Real Estate Market Outlook' report.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Chrzan enters Equal Business Park

schedule 13 April 2026
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The Chrzan lunch bar has joined the tenants of the Equal Business Park office complex on ul. Wielicka 30 in Kraków.

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schedule 13 April 2026
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City Point Okęcie Logistics Park, a joint venture between Partners Group and Peakside Capital Advisors, has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification with a score of 92.3 pct. The rating places the project among the leading logistics facilities in Poland.

Investment & finance

Poland Principal buys industrial asset in Kraków

schedule 13 April 2026
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Principal Asset Management has expanded its Polish portfolio with the acquisition of a 16,281 sqm industrial property in Kraków, in a sale-and-leaseback transaction on behalf of the LOG IN fund managed by Theoreim.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Assa Abloy stays on in Wiśniowy Business Park

schedule 13 April 2026
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Assa Abloy, a provider of access control solutions, will continue to operate from the Wiśniowy Business Park office building.

Warehouse & industrial

Austria MLP builds in Vienna again

schedule 13 April 2026
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MLP Group has launched a second project in Vienna and has finalised the acquisition of a 0.6 ha development plot located just next to the Wien Hauptbahnhof railway station.

Residential

Poland Kalter to build for Napollo

schedule 10 April 2026
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The Napollo Group has appointed Kalter as the general contractor for a residential project. In the first stage of the Mono estate, two buildings are to be constructed with underground parking on ul. Odkryta in Warsaw's Białołęka district.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse market now stable

schedule 10 April 2026
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In 2025, the Polish warehouse market showed signs of stabilisation, with continued caution from both developers and tenants. As the Polish economy accelerated in the second half of the year, market sentiment improved, according to the latest report by Avison Young.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Segro breaks ground for Corning

schedule 10 April 2026
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Segro has broken ground on a new, BTS manufacturing and warehousing centre of over 35,000 sqm for fibre optics manufacturer Corning Optical Communications in Segro Logistics Park Stryków. Corning has been based in the park since 2006. JLL advised Corning in the lease transaction.

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schedule 09 April 2026

Kempinski buys Augustine Hotel, Prague

Kempinski Hotels has acquired the Augustine Hotel in Prague. This is the first acquisition for the hospitality group in over 50 years, since it bought the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich in 1970.

schedule 17 March 2026

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schedule 12 March 2026

Mercure expands in Romania

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schedule 27 February 2026

Lithuanians construct hotel in Gdańsk

Construction work on a hotel has been launched in the Wrzeszcz district of Gdańsk. Lithuanian 1 Asset Management is the investor and the developer is the Gdańsk-based Upside Property.

schedule 25 February 2026

ibis Styles open in Tbilisi

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schedule 05 February 2026

Mercure opens in Bucharest

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schedule 15 January 2026

Swissôtel opens in The Czech Republic

The Swissôtel chain has announced the opening of its first hotel in the Czech Republic in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně.

schedule 22 December 2025

AC Hotels to open in Port Praski

The façade of the Minter townhouse, in the Port Praski development in Warsaw, has been unveiled, restoring its Art Nouveau style.

schedule 18 December 2025

New look for Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square

The comprehensive renovation of the Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square has been completed. The work included 146 guestrooms, the lobby, the fitness centre, the swimming pool, the wellness area, and the conference room.

schedule 12 November 2025

Tourism set to boom around the Med

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schedule 03 November 2025

Novotel comes to Croatia

Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.

schedule 16 October 2025

Staycity to open first Aparthotel in Warsaw

Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development of a new Staycity Aparthotel in Warsaw, marking Staycity’s entry into the Polish market.

schedule 10 September 2025

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schedule 29 August 2025

Leonardo expands in JM Tower

Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is only responsible for managing the section where the Leonardo Royal Warsaw hotel operates.

schedule 22 August 2025

Self service in Opole

The De Silva Inn Opole is now open. This is  Poland's largest fully self-service hotel with a usable area of around 4,000 sqm.

schedule 11 August 2025

Mercure comes to Transylvania

The Mercure Hotels & Resorts chain has opened its first hotel in Transylvania. The Mercure Alba Iulia has 118 rooms as well as modular meeting spaces.

schedule 07 August 2025

Redefining luxury

The value of the hotel and spa services market in Poland increased by 16.7 pct year-on-year in 2024, reaching PLN 7.8 bln. According to KPMG, this trend is consistent with the broader, global recovery of the tourism sector.

schedule 24 April 2025

Romanian hotel market continues to recover

The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024, in terms of RevPAR and occupancy rate, while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100.

schedule 03 April 2025

Condo to be built on the Baltic

Peninsula Property has signed a contract with Doraco to build The Elements Resort, a condohotel in Dźwirzyno on the Baltic sea.

schedule 01 April 2025

Marriott plans to expand Four Points by Flex portfolio

Marriott International has announced plans to double its portfolio of Four Points Flex by Sheraton hotels across Europe by the end of 2026.

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