Investment & finance
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
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.
Office & mixed-use development
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
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.
Warehouse & industrial
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.
Office & mixed-use development
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.
Warehouse & industrial
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.
Warehouse & industrial
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
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
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
The second expansion of the Pogoria Shopping Centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza has been completed.
Investment & finance
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
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
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.
Warehouse & industrial
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.
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
Warehouse & industrial
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).
Warehouse & industrial
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
aHouse Development has just announced the start of two residential projects in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw - Apartamenty Rusałki and Osiedle Montwiłła.
Office & mixed-use development
At the end of Q4 2025, the total stock of modern office space in Poland's eight main regional markets reached 6.72 mln sqm, according to the latest data from CBRE. The availability of vacant offices has decreased in most cities.
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
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.
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.
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.
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.
POLAND Warehouse developer Panattoni has allocated PLN 500,000 to buy medical supplies for three Polish hospitals.
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.
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.
ROMANIA AFI Europe Romania has announced that it is rescheduling the opening of its AFI Braşov shopping and entertainment centre due to the pandemic.
SLOVENIA The official opening of the Aleja shopping centre in Ljubljana’s Šiška district has been postponed.
POLAND BPI Real Estate Polandis to introduce a virtual sales office for all of its Polish projects.
POLAND Rent payments have been suspended for all tenants in the Sukcesja shopping centre in Łódź.
POLAND The Polish Trade and Distribution Organisation [POHiD], an association of retail chains, are to contribute PLN 15 mln to fight the coronavirus epidemic.
POLAND The Carrefour Foundation and Carrefour Polska are donating around PLN 2 mln to Polish hospitals for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
POLAND The Sukcesja shopping centre owned by Fabryka Biznesu in Łódź has stopped collecting rents from its tenants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.
Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first sta ...
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.
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 ...
GTC has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ekovoltis, due to which all of the company's office buildings and shopping centres in ...
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 December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, ...
On March 28th, the fourteenth Bieg na Szczyt is to be held at the Rondo 1 office building in Warsaw. Tower runners will have 38 floors to conquer, whi ...
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- ...
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 ...
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 ...
ULI Poland has announced the appointment of new co-chairs to its Product Councils and a new Chair of the Young Leaders group. The leadership team shap ...
A new 110/15 kV substation and power lines are under construction in Połaniec. The contractor for the project is Natipol Energy, part of the Olikol G ...
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
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 ...
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 ...
At the end of 2025, the stock of modern office space in Kraków came to 1.84 mln sqm, according to data from Savills.
The Balmain Group has taken over the management of a portfolio of four warehouses owned by Adventum International. The properties, totalling around 18 ...
The reconstruction of the historic Oleśnica railway station, dating back to 1868, is nearing completion. A dedicated passenger area has been created, ...
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 ci ...
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, ...
Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the com ...
CTP has completed the first stage of the CTPark Warsaw Janki industrial and logistics park in Puchały, near Warsaw. The completed building offers over ...
Strong warehouse sector whilst capital cautious and offices yet to rebound
Strong warehouse sector whilst capital cautious and offices yet to rebound
Newmark Polska
Poland’s commercial real estate market enters 2026 in good health and with solid growth potential. Warehouses remain one of the strongest sectors in Europe, while constrained ...
The end of greenwashing as flex grows in strength
The end of greenwashing as flex grows in strength
Walter Herz
The office sector is entering a period of deeper qualitative and financial scrutiny. Decisions regarding new projects, refurbishments, or leasing are now supported by more thorough ...
The quiet revolution in Małopolska
The quiet revolution in Małopolska
Axi Immo
Developers across the region are increasingly favouring heat pumps and photovoltaic systems over traditional gas boilers in warehouse construction. This shift marks a growing commi ...