Poland Monika Żywiecka triumphs in the women’s singles!

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marked a decisive turning point in 2025, moving from hesitation to execution as investment volumes surged to EUR 11.6 bln across the region’s six core markets, a 31 pct year-on-year increase according to the latest insights from Colliers. The rebound was driven by disciplined underwriting, stabilising pricing and the return of liquidity — increasingly led by domestic and regional investors.

Retail & leisure

Poland Another store for dm

Office & mixed-use development

The dm drugstore chain has opened a new store in the Avenida Poznań shopping centre, on ul. Stanisława Matyi. This is the 75th dm location in Poland, the 12th in Wielkopolska, and the third in Poznań.

Poland Kraków the most important regional office market

At the end of 2025, the stock of modern office space in Kraków came to 1.84 mln sqm, according to data from Savills.

Retail & leisure

Poland Lidl comes to Bohema

A Lidl Polska store has opened in the mixed-use AFI Home Metro Szwedzka complex in Warsaw's Praga-Północ district, developed by AFI Poland, next to the entrance to the metro.

Poland First building of CTPark Warsaw Janki ready

Office & mixed-use development

CTP has completed the first stage of the CTPark Warsaw Janki industrial and logistics park in Puchały, near Warsaw. The completed building offers over 9,100 sqm gla.

Poland Supply gap dominates market

The year 2025 confirmed a strong recovery in the Warsaw office market, while new supply continued to decline. Axi Immo reports that a supply gap remains in the market, particularly in central Warsaw locations.

Poland Nowa Szkoła expands in CELH

Nowa Szkoła has renegotiated its lease and expanded within the Central European Logistics Hub in Łódź. The total area occupied by the tenant in the AEW owned logistics park will total 12,500 sqm.

Romania Romania a maturing market

Demand for industrial and logistics space in Romania increased by 51 pct year-on-year in 2025, reaching 1.275 mln sqm. This was the second-highest ever figure for the market, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Investment & finance

Poland Warsaw now third best European investment destination

Warsaw has emerged as one of the most attractive cities for investment in Europe in 2026, according to CBRE's 'European Investor Intentions Survey 2026'. The city ranked third in the ranking, trailing only London and Madrid.

Residential

Poland Student Depot breaks ground in Gdańsk

Kajima Properties Europe has broken ground on a 517-bed Student Depot residence in Gdańsk. This will be the second Student Depot PBSA centre in the city.

Retail & leisure

Poland A bigger, better Pogoria

The second expansion of the Pogoria Shopping Centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza has been completed.

Investment & finance

Poland 2025 a time of structural change

Although the volume of investment transactions in 2025 reached around EUR 4.5 bln, a 13 pct decrease compared to the previous year, the past 12 months were marked by significant structural changes states Cushman & Wakefield.

Residential

Poland House prices still rising

By the end of 2025, many residential projects launched in Warsaw in response to increased demand two years ago had been completed. This has contributed to a record high increase in the share of completed unsold units on offer to 19.6 pct, according to the latest data from CBRE and Tabelaofert.pl.

Hotels

Romania Mercure opens in Bucharest

Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in Oradea as well as in Khiva in Uzbekistan in 2026.

Poland Makita doubles area in MLP Pruszków II

Power tool producer Makita has expanded its leased space at the MLP Pruszków II complex to around 18,000 sqm, nearly doubling its previously occupied area. The tenant is expected to move into its new space in mid-2026. Cushman & Wakefield supported the tenant in the transaction.

Exclusive

CEE region Hungary exit - the right decision

Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell-off in Hungary and CA Immo's further plans for the CEE

Poland PINK releases figures for 2025

According to the latest data from the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) at the end of Q4 2025, total modern industrial and logistics stock (including office space in these facilities) reached 36.6 mln sqm, with the largest markets being the Mazowieckie region (7.34 mln sqm), the Śląskie region (6.19 mln sqm), and the Dolnośląskie region (5.31 mln sqm).

Poland Work begins in Nadarzyn

Panattoni is starting the next stage of Panattoni Park Warsaw South IV – a new 26,300 sqm warehouse will be built as part of the complex in Nadarzyn. The first tenant of the new building is sports store DZIK.

Residential

Poland Two projects in Grodzisk announced

Office & mixed-use development

aHouse Development has just announced the start of two residential projects in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw - Apartamenty Rusałki and Osiedle Montwiłła.

Poland Running out of space

04 February 2026