Poland Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees

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The City of Warsaw has repossessed a building, at ul. Sobieskiego 100 in the city's Mokotów Dolny district, from the Russian Embassy.
The city is to use the property to house Ukrainian refugees. The Russian Federation had, up until now, been refusing to hand over the property, despite having already lost its legal battle in the courts. It is extraordinarily symbolic that we have finally closed this case after many years at a time of Russian aggression. And also that this building is to be used by the Ukrainian community. Currently, every room is being inspected and everything inside is being logged. After the inventory is t
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Poland Euro Styl puts 78 apartments on the market at Konstelacja near Gdynia

schedule 26 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Euro Styl, part of Dom Development Group, has put 78 apartments on the market as part of the latest stage of the Konstelacja development on ul. Paderewskiego in Pogórze, near Gdynia. Two three-storey buildings are to be built with apartments ranging from 33 to 76 sqm. Handover is scheduled for Q2 2028.

Investment & finance

European real estate investment picks up pace

schedule 26 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Investment in European real estate reached around EUR 53 bln in Q2 2026, up 6 pct year on year. The transaction volume came to more than EUR 100 bln in the first half of the year. Poland was among the countries where investment activity grew fastest.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tricity office take-up rises by more than 32 pct in first half

schedule 26 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Tenants leased almost 70,600 sqm of office space in the Tricity in the first half of 2026, an increase of more than 32 pct year on year. At the same time, the vacancy rate fell to 10.4 pct, one of the lowest levels among Poland’s main regional office markets.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Philips Polska expands office at Symetris Business Park

schedule 26 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Philips Polska, which has been a tenant at Łódź’s Symetris Business Park for several years, has expanded its office in the complex to almost 9,700 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Kraków office take-up falls 52 pct despite Q2 rebound

schedule 26 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Around 73,000 sqm of office space was leased in Kraków in the first half of 2026, 52 pct less than in the same period last year. Leasing activity nevertheless picked up sharply in the second quarter, with take-up three times higher than in the first three months of the year.

Residential

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schedule 26 August 2026
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Rohe has completed the first stage of the Kozielska Park development in Katowice and has started handing over apartments to their new owners. The first building comprises 68 apartments ranging from 26 to 62 sqm, as well as four retail units. The developer is already preparing the next stage, with construction scheduled to start in Q3 2026.

Warehouse & industrial

Polska 7R starts construction of parcel sorting centre in Bydgoszcz

schedule 26 August 2026
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7R has started construction of a 9,700 sqm build-to-suit centre in Bydgoszcz. The new building at 7R Park Bydgoszcz I will house a parcel sorting centre for an undisclosed tenant specialising in logistics solutions for the e-commerce sector. The centre is due to be completed in Q1 2027.

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Romania Romania’s new planning code could reshape real estate development

schedule 26 August 2026
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Poland Warsaw developers increase supply as sales stall

schedule 25 August 2026
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Warsaw developers significantly increased the number of new apartments for sale in the second quarter of 2026, but sales fell. They brought 4,753 homes to market, up 66.8 pct from the previous quarter, while 3,840 apartments were sold, a 9.4 pct decline. The increase in supply pushed the number of apartments available for sale to 16,345 at the end of June, up 7.1 pct from three months earlier. Even so, quarterly sales remained 4.6 pct above the five-year average of 3,670 homes, according to data from CBRE and Tabelaofert.pl.

Warehouse & industrial

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schedule 25 August 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTPark Warsaw Emilianów Earns BREEAM Outstanding Rating

schedule 25 August 2026
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schedule 25 August 2026
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Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 25 August 2026
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Poland Panattoni starts final stage of Zgierz I

schedule 25 August 2026
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Retail & leisure

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schedule 25 August 2026
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Retail & leisure

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schedule 25 August 2026
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Peek & Cloppenburg will open a 3,600 sqm store at Rivus, a mixed-use development under construction in Cluj-Napoca. It will be the retailer’s second store in the city.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Elanders Polska takes nearly 5,600 sqm at Hillwood Wrocław East

schedule 24 August 2026
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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Tight supply leaves tenants competing for warehouse space

schedule 24 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

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Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse market picks up as tenants expand

schedule 24 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Poland’s warehouse market picked up noticeably in the first half of 2026 after a year dominated by lease renegotiations. New leases and expansions made up 60 pct of tenant activity, while cautious development kept new supply in check. The vacancy rate fell from 7.1 pct at the end of March to 6.3 pct at the end of June, according to JLL.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Wrocław office market sees weaker tenant activity in H1 2026

schedule 24 August 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Tenant activity slowed in Wrocław in the first half of 2026. Two office projects were completed in the first quarter, leaving no buildings under construction. The vacancy rate also edged down. However, with around 295,000 sqm of space available for immediate occupation, it will take time for the market to rebalance, according to Newmark Polska’s 'Office Occupier – Wrocław Office Market' report.

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schedule 29 November 2023

Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!

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 winner for Europe is a Polish couple, Lena and Władysław Grochowski.

schedule 25 April 2022

Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission

Polski Związek Firm Deweloperskich (PZFD) and Build Europe, the organisation representing the national federations of European developers and homebuilders, delivered more than 500 beds in Poland to support Ukrainian refugees, and also provided direct financial support to humanitarian organisations operating on the Ukrainian border in Romania and Moldova.

schedule 13 April 2022

Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees

The City of Warsaw has repossessed a building, at ul. Sobieskiego 100 in the city's Mokotów Dolny district, from the Russian Embassy.

schedule 15 March 2022

City Point Targówek to support refugees

Peakside Capital Advisors and Partners Group have provided a warehouse in their City Point Targówek complex in Warsaw to the Mazovian branch of the Polish Red Cross for the support of Ukrainian refugees.

schedule 10 March 2022

Strabag real estate makes room for Ukrainian refugees

Strabag Real Estate working with the city of Warsaw has prepared 200 beds in the Atrium International Office building for refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine.

schedule 09 March 2022

CBRE leaves Moscow

CBRE Group has announced that it is to discontinue most of its business in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The company has now begun the process of exiting its Moscow office, from where it had been providing leasing, investment, property management and valuation services

schedule 08 March 2022

Eurobuild cuts access with Russia, Belarus

As of midnight today, all of Eurobuild's websites will be inaccessible from the Russian Federation and Belarus. In addition, the editorial team will cease publishing information on the investment and real estate markets of both countries.

schedule 04 March 2022

YIT and Autodesk pull out of Russia

Finnish construction group YIT has announced that it is pulling out of Russia, while Autodesk, a producer of software for the construction and engineering industries, is also withdrawing from the country.

schedule 02 March 2022

Warsaw to take back Russian held property

The city of Warsaw has initiated legal proceedings to take possession of a property it claims was illegally seized by the Russian Federation.

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