Poland Jonathan Cohen on the photovoltaic revolution [Eurobuild FM]

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As Poland rises to 4th place in the EU in terms of the growth of photovoltaic installations, Jonathan Cohen of Colliers tells us more about how their use can raise the value of properties by fulfil stricter renewable energy commitments, meeting green bond obligations and, basically, saving money as energy costs soar.
Listen to "Jonathan Cohen on why you can’t afford to be left behind by the photovoltaic revolution" on Spreaker. Jonathan Cohen, senior partner, director of building consultancy, Colliers, is an expert with over 30 years of experience in the construction and investment sector which he gained in Great Britain and CEE region, mainly in Poland. Principally he has focused on office, production-distribution and retail sectors, however has also experience in hotel and residential sectors. He has be
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Poland August 7th - mark the date

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Once again, for the 15th time, the real estate industry is to come together for a worthy cause in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. This year's JLL Charity Volleyball Tournament will take place on August 7th at the Monta Beach Volley Club in Warsaw.

Investment & finance

Poland Strong investment figures for Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The performance of the Polish commercial real estate investment market during the first 5 months of 2026 has been quite impressive, according to the latest figures from Avison Young. Based on estimated figures for announced transactions, total investment volume has reached around EUR 2.3 bln across around 50 deals.

Infrastructure

Poland Green light for Port of Poland

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The National Appeals Chamber (KIO) has dismissed the appeal lodged against the construction of foundations for the passenger terminal of the Port of Poland airport. This means that the winning bid filed by Budimex in the tender has been upheld and the general contractor contract may now be signed.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Horoz Logistics moves into Prologis Park Alzenau

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Prologis has leased around 9,100 sqm of logistics space at Prologis Park Alzenau near Frankfurt to Horoz Logistics. The deal was brokered by Realogis Immobilien Frankfurt. The property is located in the Süd B30 industrial estate.

Residential

Poland Ageing population requires fewer barriers

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to the 'Community and Apartment Accessible to All' study conducted for Skanska Residential Development Poland, 88 pct of respondents believe that adapting common spaces to the needs of various residents is required, and 85 pct believe that such amenities also help able-bodied people.

Retail & leisure

Poland Promenada grows larger

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

G City Europe has announced that work on the extension of the Promenada centre in Warsaw has begun. A total of 6,000 sqm of retail space is to be created.

Residential

Poland Villa Zlotno under construction in Łódź

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

A Varitex has begun apartment sales for its Villa Złotno development in Łódź.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Orifarm Hostivice logistics and office complex sold

schedule 09 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

CHS – Immobilien has sold the Orifarm Hostivice logistics and office complex, located on the western outskirts of Prague to a private investor. The seller was represented in the deal by Colliers.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Panorama Park II completed

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction of Panorama Park II mixed-use centre has been completed in Kościelna Wieś near Kalisz.

Residential

Poland 60 apartments from Agrobex

schedule 08 June 2026
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Agrobex, as the general contractor, is constructing 60 apartments under the Social Housing Initiative in Dobrzelów, in the Łódź region. The investor is SIM Łódzkie. The first building will be completed in the third quarter of 2027.

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POLAND This sporting real estate life

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

On Friday, May 29th, the biggest sports day in the real estate calendar took place: the annual Eurobuild CEE Golf, Tennis and Running Tournaments organised by Eurobuild Conferences, as well as a completely new event – the Orienteering Run.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden completes Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Harden Construction has completed the third building of the Panattoni Park Gdańsk West II manufacturing and warehouse complex. The latest stage of the project in Janków Gdański, with over 39,000 sqm, was constructed under a Design and Build contract.

Investment & finance

EMEA region Climate change impacts location

schedule 08 June 2026
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 Climate and environmental pressures are intensifying across EMEA and are becoming harder for real estate leaders to ignore. New research from Colliers shows climate risk in real estate is increasingly influencing location decisions, operating performance and long-term asset strategy. Colliers’ report, 'Building Resilience: 5 Megatrends Redefining Corporate Real Estate', identifies climate risk as one of five global megatrends redefining corporate real estate strategy.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic BMW moves in early

schedule 08 June 2026
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Warehouse developer Gridarch has granted early access to the stage III halls at Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park, before the final approvals have been granted. Logistics Operator DP World is to use the early access to install its equipment on behalf of automotive giant BMW. The three buildings total 124,000 sqm and should receive final certification in the summer of this year.

Retail & leisure

Poland Mr. DIY opens in Eden

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Eden Retail Park in Zgorzelec continues to strengthen its retail offering with the opening of a new MR.DIY store. The new store, occupying 874 sqm, will officially open to customers on June 13, 2026.

Retail & leisure

Poland Castorama Design Studio opens in Wołomin

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Galeria Wołomin has expanded its interior design offerings. On June 3rd, the Castorama Design Studio opened a store in the centre.

Retail & leisure

POLAND New faces in Turawa Park

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

A number of new tenants are appearing in the Turawa Park shopping centre in Zawada near Opole (south-west Poland) in the next few months. The mall is owned by Focus Estate Fund.

Infrastructure

POLAND Strabag wins EUR 255 mln contract

schedule 08 June 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Strabag has been awarded a EUR 255 mln contract from PKP PLK (the Polish State Railways) to upgrade a 31 km section of railway between Maksymilianowo and Wierzchucin in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland).

Public buildings

Poland Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated

schedule 03 June 2026
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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.

Retail & leisure

Poland German burgers in Manufaktura

schedule 03 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

A new food concept has entered the Manufaktura centre in Łódź with the opening of Berlin-based fast food chain Burgermeister.

Latest in Eurobuild FM

schedule 02 October 2025

The power of community

We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.

schedule 20 March 2025

A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3

Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM. This time, we asked experts from our home country for their input.

schedule 18 March 2025

A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2

Welcome to the latest instalment of EurobuildFM from this year's MIPIM fair. This time, three experts are sharing their insights: Dieter Knittel, the head of CEE at Pbb, Richard Wilkinson, the CFO of CTP, and Fabio Carrozza, the managing director of BF.real estate finance.

schedule 28 February 2025

Poland versus the West

Listen to the latest recording from our Eurobuild FM series. We asked Jos Tromp, Head of Business Development and Head of Research & Data Intelligence, Continental Europe, CBRE, to comment on the market situation.

schedule 11 October 2024

What's on the horizon in Munich? Part II

Today, we bring you another brief recording from Expo Real 2024. Tune to listen to our experts' opinions. and immerse yourself in the event's atmosphere!

schedule 10 October 2024

What's on the horizon in Munich?

We are launching a series of short recordings from Expo Real 2024! Featuring forecasts, assessments, comments. Take the time to listen!

schedule 28 June 2024

Damian Grzywacz and Bartosz Szumski on the development of The Form building

Welcome to the really hot episode of Eurobuild FM! Our editorial team visited the construction site of The Form, a unique office building, which is being built in the area of ​​Rondo Daszyńskiego. Listen to the podcast straight from the construction site!

schedule 24 June 2024

Jarosław Szanajca and Marcin Rams on the Kraków housing market

In the latest episode of Eurobuild FM, we talk about the specifics of the Kraków housing market with Jarosław Szanajca and Marcin Rams, the respective CEOs of Dom Development and Dom Development Kraków.

schedule 20 June 2024

Mateusz Polkowski on the market transformation since Poland's EU accession

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, while JLL is celebrating30 years of operations in Poland, Mateusz Polkowski, the head of research at JLL Poland, summarises the changes on the real estate market and in the Polish economy over the last two decades.

schedule 19 June 2024

Sebastian Sołtys on the development plans of LPP Logistics

The latest episode of Eurobuild FM smells of salty wind, as we've just recorded it in Pruszcz Gdański, visiting the largest facility of LPP Logistics. Ambitious plans, gigantic capital, new warehouse space and hundreds of new showrooms - listen to details in the latest edition of our podcast.

schedule 18 June 2024

Michael Polzer on the European housing market

In the hot episode of Eurobuild FM, Michael Polzer, CEO of RE/Max Europe, comments on the condition of the housing sector, the biggest challenges it faces, and its prospects.

schedule 09 June 2024

Jacek Bagiński on the reduction of interest rates by ECB

After five years of increases, the European Central Bank finally decided to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. What does such a reduction mean for the market, how will it affect investors and how quickly will we notice its effects – says Jacek Bagiński, CFO at EPP, in the Eurobuild FM hot episode.

schedule 27 May 2024

Zdena Noack on the student housing sector

In the latest episode of Eurobuild FM, Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, comments on the condition of the sector in Poland, its prospects, and also reveals the company's expansion plans for the coming months.

schedule 09 May 2024

Przemysław Pawłowski on the revolutionary technology of office Internet

Welcome to a special episode of Eurobuild FM! Next Monday, the May issue of the "Eurobuild CEE" monthly will be released, and today we have a preview of the cover topic in the form of a podcast.

schedule 07 May 2024

Christopher Mertlitz on the current and future investment market in Europe

We invite you to listen to our still hot Eurobuild FM podcast! Christopher Mertlitz, managing director and the head of European investment at W.P. Carey, shares his opinions exclusively for Eurobuild's readers!

schedule 26 April 2024

The Swedish promised land lies ahead!

EUR 115 bln – this is the amount the Swedish government and local authorities intend to invest in construction and infrastructure projects in the Stockholm region by 2040. The biggest problem for this investment is not financing, but... the lack of contractors. This opens up a huge opportunity for Polish companies – and not only those in the construction sector!

schedule 07 April 2024

Tristram Carfrae on sustainable engineering

Welcome to Eurobuild FM! We invited an excellent expert to the today's episode – distinguished structural engineer Tristram Carfrae, deputy chair of world-renowned design consultants Arup gave us an exclusive interview.

schedule 21 March 2024

Big business under the palm trees (ep. 3)

We invite you to the third and last episode of the special podcast from Cannes! Today, three different views on different market segments, united by one approach – quite healthy optimism!

schedule 19 March 2024

Big business under the palm trees (ep. 2)

TECHNOLOGIES - this is a word that must be written in capital letters, because the role of this segment at the concluded MIPIM 2024 fair was equally capital. Listen to the second episode of the special podcast straight from Cannes!

schedule 17 March 2024

Big business under the palm trees (ep. 1)

MIPIM 2024 has officially closed, but we have our special podcast series from Cannes for you! Tune in to all the latest news, opinions and forecasts from the fair – this week exclusively at www.eurobuildcee.com and global streaming platforms!

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