Office & mixed-use development
Kraków city centre remains the city’s leading office location. In the first half of 2026, occupier demand for central locations increased, while developer activity remained limited. According to Newmark Polska’s Office Occupier – Kraków Office Market report, rising vacancy outside the city centre and limited new supply are creating increasingly different conditions across Kraków’s office market.
Retail & leisure
LPP has reached the 4,000-store milestone, strengthening its position as one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. The Gdańsk-based group, owner of Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito and Sinsay, is present in 47 markets, with its retail network covering more than 3.2 mln sqm across three continents.
Investment & finance
Poland is strengthening its position among developed markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices has decided to reclassify the country from an emerging to a developed market. The change will take effect in September 2027, when Poland will join the S&P Developed BMI as the 27th country in the index. FTSE Russell and STOXX already classify Poland as a developed market.
Office & mixed-use development
The Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Gdańsk has selected Tryton Business House as the new headquarters of the Provincial Disability Assessment Board. The board will occupy nearly 1,600 sqm of office space.
Retail & leisure
X-kom has opened in Nowe Bielawy in Toruń, alongside a refurbished NEONET store, bringing electronics, consumer electronics and household appliances together under one roof.
Retail & leisure
Decathlon has extended its lease at Warsaw’s Vis à Vis Wilanów retail park, where it has been a tenant since 2018. The store occupies 607 sqm.
Office & mixed-use development
Henkel Hungary and ARM Hungary, the two largest tenants at Millennium Gardens in Budapest, have expanded their office space and signed new long-term lease agreements at the scheme.
Investment & finance
Romanian investors have acquired commercial real estate worth a combined EUR 2.066 bln over the past 20 years, with 69 pct of that capital invested since 2020, according to Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.
Warehouse & industrial
Harden Construction is building Panattoni Park Toruń II, a 16,500 sqm cross-dock facility in Lubicz Dolny near Toruń. InPost will be the main tenant.
Warehouse & industrial
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Polska has leased 5,350 sqm of warehouse and office space at MLP Poznań. The company plans to start operations at the new facility in the first quarter of 2027.
Warehouse & industrial
PepsiCo has opened a fully automated warehouse at its production plant in Grodzisk Mazowiecki after a USD 10 mln investment. The new facility adds storage capacity, streamlines product handling and will allow more direct deliveries.
Warehouse & industrial
A leading e-commerce company has leased nearly 20,000 sqm at Panattoni Park Wałbrzych. The deal marks another lease with Panattoni and gives the tenant a new base in Lower Silesia for serving European markets.
Investment & finance
Polish hotel company De Silva City has acquired four hotels from Essendi Poland in Warsaw and Szczecin. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
Office & mixed-use development
Holding KW is relocating its headquarters to DL Tower in Katowice, where it has leased new office space from DL Invest Group. Its current offices are due to be sold and demolished.
Residential
Alides Polska will start work in September on the redevelopment of the Perun technical gas plant in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district. The project will combine 242 new apartments with the restoration of the site’s historic industrial halls.
Warehouse & industrial
Tecnia Europe has leased nearly 2,800 sqm of warehouse and office space at Hillwood Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s first operational footprint in Poland. The new facility will serve customers in Poland and across Europe.
Residential
Varitex has launched apartment sales for the third stage of Osiedle Zastawna OdNova in southern Łódź. The stage will comprise 16 terraced buildings with single-family and two-unit homes, most with private gardens.
Construction
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has reached 42 pct, according to Randstad’s latest report, 'Labour Market in the Construction Sector: Trends, Challenges and Recruitment Strategies for 2026'. Demographic changes, rising employee expectations and the sector’s shift towards Construction 4.0 are adding to the pressure.
Warehouse & industrial
ATC Cargo has started operations at a new 70,000 sqm logistics centre in Barniewice near Gdańsk. The facility will handle fulfilment and e-commerce operations.
Residential
Yareal has sold the final apartment in its SOHO by Yareal project in Warsaw’s Kamionek district, completing seven years of residential development on the former industrial site.
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with the opening scheduled for September 2028.
Construction has begun on a new emergency care unit at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, officially launched by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Health Minister Adam Vojtěch. The CZK 2.2 billion project is one of the hospital’s largest investments and forms part of the Czech government’s strategic healthcare infrastructure programme.
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.
Austrian construction group Porr has been rolling out its Porr Healthcare division across the markets it is active in, including Poland. The division specialises in the construction of healthcare facilities.
Budimex has been awarded an PLN 86 mln gross contract for the construction of a new specialist outpatient clinic at the L. Zamenhof University Children’s Clinical Hospital in Białystok [Uniwersytecki Dziecięcy Szpital Kliniczny im. Ludwika Zamenhofa w Białymstoku] in its latest contract for the institution.
Mostostal Warszawa has completed the second stage of the reconstruction of the north wing of the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle (Zamek Książąt Pomorskich) in Szczecin. The project also involved the comprehensive redevelopment of the castle’s north terrace and northern escarpment.
Agrobex Budowa has been appointed as the general contractor for the restoration of the Dewin–Biberstein–Promnitz Castle in Żary. The 13th-century landmark in western Poland's Lubusz region will be transformed into a new Centre for Culture and Tradition.
Budimex has completed the reconstruction and expansion of the swimming pool and sports and entertainment hall of the Szczecin Sports Centre. The construction was completed on schedule, and the centre has already completed all the required technical inspections. The total investment came to PLN 109.45 mln gross.
Polish Railway Lines (PKP) has signed a contract with general contractor Torpol for the modernisation of Warszawa Wschodnia station (Warsaw East), worth over PLN 3.6 bln. Work will begin in December this year and will cover not only the station but also its immediate surroundings.
Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select a general contractor with bids to be submitted by June 18th.
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway station and the Palace of Culture and Science. The promenade is to be repaved and will feature large green areas.
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, and the ticket office has been relocated.
The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul. Bednarska 2/4. The new building will house the faculties of Journalism, Information and Bibliology and Economic Sciences, as well as the Academic Campus Radio. Construction work will begin at the end of November.
The Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, designed by the WXCA studio, was one of seven winners of the ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2024, awarded by the Urban Land Institute. Presented in the Arts and Culture category, the award is one of the highest international honours in the real estate and urban planning industry.
The Museum of Modern Art opens to the public today. The residents of the capital have been waiting for this investment for nearly twenty years. It is not only a major new institution on the cultural map of Poland, but also another project changing the centre of Warsaw.
The most famous palm tree in Poland will be owned by the Museum of Modern Art. One of Warsaw's best-loved art installations will soon undergo a major overhaul.
A consortium of Balzola Polska, Lantania and EBS Bud has signed a contract for the construction of a building for the District Court for Łódź - Bałuty and Polesie and the District Court for Łódź Śródmieście. The value of the contract is approx. PLN 267,6 mln gross.
The E.Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum is to open in Warsaw on September 4th, International Chocolate Day.
In Gdynia, in the historic location of the South Pier and by the yacht harbour, Ghelamco, together with the Polish Yachting Association (PZŻ), will build a multifunctional building with a sailing centre.
Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec sub-district of Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has re ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According ...
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
PAD RES Group has launched two identical solar farms in Biesiekierz municipality, Koszalin district. The installations have a combined capacity of 24 ...
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
The June issue of EurobuildCEE magazine has now hit the shelves! And one of its recurring themes is how best to operate in an increasingly mature and ...
On 6 August, the 15th JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament for the Real Estate Industry will take place at Warsaw's Monta Beach Volley Club. Eurobu ...
Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Pol ...
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
Mövenpick has opened its first hotel on Croatia’s Adriatic coast in Novi Vinodolski. The resort includes 198 hotel rooms and suites, as well as 304 pr ...
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construc ...
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
Poland is strengthening its position among developed markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices has decided to reclassify the country from an emerging to a develo ...
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Kraków city centre remains the city’s leading office location. In the first half of 2026, occupier demand for central locations increased, while devel ...
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Alides Polska will start work in September on the redevelopment of the Perun technical gas plant in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district. The project will ...
LPP has reached the 4,000-store milestone, strengthening its position as one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. The Gdańsk-based group, owner of R ...
Singu, a European platform for managing commercial property, has today announced the acquisition of QRmaint, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers ...
Harden Construction is building Panattoni Park Toruń II, a 16,500 sqm cross-dock facility in Lubicz Dolny near Toruń. InPost will be the main tenant.
June 2026
Who will win and who will lose with changes to the land market
Who will win and who will lose with changes to the land market
Walter Herz
The biggest change to the land market in years is on the horizon. The spatial planning reform will mean that plots previously considered attractive may lose value, while land with ...
Sales up, supply down
Sales up, supply down
JLL Polska
In the first quarter of 2026, the Polish housing market recorded a significant increase in sales. A total of 12,900 apartments were sold across the country's seven largest cities ( ...
Rent isn't everything. The real costs of leasing warehouse space
Rent isn't everything. The real costs of leasing warehouse space
Newmark Polska
Choosing a new warehouse takes much more than simply comparing rental rates across a few or even a dozen centres. With rising energy costs and varying technical standards, the actu ...