Czech Republic Residential market overheated in Prague

Residential
Colliers has summed up this year’s activity in the Czech residential real estate market. According to their analysis, Czechs are oriented largely towards an ownership model. The main driver for price increases is a significant excess of demand over supply.
The ratio of owner-occupied to rented apartments in Prague is approximately 70:30, comparable to the EU27 average. Still, the Czech Republic is somewhat behind more advanced markets in terms of market evolution towards new trends. However, with the shift to hybrid working, intense talent searches, and the growth of the business services sector, Prague and other large Czech cities will need more flexible housing solutions soon. Sales prices for flats have been increasing constantly since 2014. I
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Residential

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

Poland two leases in Logicor Łódź III

schedule 25 August 2026
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Logicor Łódź III is now fully leased after Transfer Multisort Elektronik (TME) and an aluminium processing company have both signed new agreements.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTPark Warsaw Emilianów Earns BREEAM Outstanding Rating

schedule 25 August 2026
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CTPark Warsaw Emilianów has achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating, scoring 89.1 pct in the assessment.

Retail & leisure

Poland Luxury Brands Take a Closer Look at Warsaw

schedule 25 August 2026
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Global luxury brands are expanding more cautiously, choosing markets and locations more carefully rather than rapidly adding stores, according to Colliers’ EMEA Retailer Performance & Consumer Spending Trends report. Weaker consumer confidence, higher costs and a less certain economic outlook are making retailers pay closer attention to sales and profitability. Warsaw remains one of the markets attracting interest from luxury brands, including some that have yet to enter Poland.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Hyundai Motor Poland expands in Wołoska 24

schedule 25 August 2026
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Hyundai Motor Poland has renewed its lease at Wołoska 24 in Warsaw and expanded its office space by around 30 pct. The company will now occupy nearly 1,700 sqm, up from around 1,300 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni starts final stage of Zgierz I

schedule 25 August 2026
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Panattoni has started work on the final stage of Panattoni Park Zgierz I in Lućmierz, near Łódź. The new 16,400 sqm warehouse will bring the park’s total space to more than 29,000 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland Primark opens first store in northern Poland

schedule 25 August 2026
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Primark has opened a store in Forum Koszalin, its first in northern Poland and its ninth in the country. The store, which spans more than 2,000 sqm, opened on 25 August.

Retail & leisure

Romania Peek & Cloppenburg to open 3,600 sqm store in Rivus

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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Elanders Polska has taken nearly 5,600 sqm at Hillwood Wrocław East in Dobrzykowice, just outside Wrocław. The deal covers more than 5,000 sqm of warehouse space and around 600 sqm of offices. Only one 4,200 sqm unit remains available at the park.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Tight supply leaves tenants competing for warehouse space

schedule 24 August 2026
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Poland’s overall warehouse vacancy rate is around 7 pct, but large, well-located warehouse space is becoming much harder to find. Companies looking for more than 15,000 sqm are increasingly competing for the same buildings. According to SQM Advisory, the squeeze is no longer confined to the very largest warehouses; availability of mid-sized units is also tightening.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse market picks up as tenants expand

schedule 24 August 2026
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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
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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.

Residential

Poland Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy

schedule 24 August 2026
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Flora Development has received an occupancy permit for Esy Floresy, its residential project at ul. Cybernetyki 7 in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development comprises 213 apartments across two buildings, with apartment handovers beginning in August. The developer is also preparing its next residential project and seeking further development opportunities in Warsaw.

Property and Facility Management

Poland ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków

schedule 24 August 2026
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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 technical services across the 20,000 sqm building at ul. Przy Rondzie 4, beside the Mogilskie roundabout.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse demand strengthens as availability tightens in Poland

schedule 24 August 2026
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Poland’s warehouse market gained momentum in the first half of 2026 as occupier demand picked up while the development pipeline continued to shrink. Gross take-up rose 21 pct year on year, while net take-up – covering new leases and expansions – jumped 58 pct to more than 2.1 mln sqm. The vacancy rate fell to 6.3 pct and space under construction dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. According to Axi Immo, the combination of strong demand and limited new supply could stimulate rent rises in many markets.

Investment & finance

Poland Henley sells Poznań shopping centre Galeria Pestka

schedule 24 August 2026
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Henley has completed the sale of Galeria Pestka, a 41,658 sqm shopping centre in Poznań, Poland, to OPAL CENTRES, part of DromeStar Group. During Henley’s ownership, annual footfall rose from 4.8 mln to 5.1 mln, returning above pre-pandemic levels, while occupancy remained above 95 pct.

Human resources

Poland Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland

schedule 21 August 2026
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Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as part of the company’s new management team.

Public buildings

Czech Republic Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital

schedule 21 August 2026
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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.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Drutex to invest PLN 30 mln in headquarters expansion

schedule 21 August 2026
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Drutex has begun the second phase of an expansion of its headquarters in Bytów, northern Poland. The PLN 30 mln project will refurbish its existing office building and connect it to the rest of the complex, which was completed last year. Allcon has been appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s warehouse market looks beyond space

schedule 21 August 2026
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Poland’s modern warehouse and industrial stock has reached 37.44 mln sqm. Demand rose by 47 pct year on year in the first quarter of 2026. At the same time, companies are raising their expectations of what such facilities should offer. Floor space and location remain important, but so do flexibility, automation and the potential for future expansion.

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schedule 25 August 2026

Warsaw developers increase supply as sales stall

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.

schedule 24 August 2026

Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy

Flora Development has received an occupancy permit for Esy Floresy, its residential project at ul. Cybernetyki 7 in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development comprises 213 apartments across two buildings, with apartment handovers beginning in August. The developer is also preparing its next residential project and seeking further development opportunities in Warsaw.

schedule 21 August 2026

SGI completes penultimate stage of Łopuszańska 47

SGI has completed the penultimate building at its Łopuszańska 47 residential development in Warsaw’s Włochy district. Handover of the 87 apartments has now begun. Launched in 2022, the development will eventually comprise four buildings with more than 400 apartments.

schedule 20 August 2026

Resi4Rent completes 620-unit PRS development in Wrocław

Resi4Rent has completed a 620-unit PRS development at ul. Bardzka in south-eastern Wrocław. The development is located between the Huby and Tarnogaj districts.

schedule 20 August 2026

Atal adds 31 apartments to the Kraków residential market

Atal has added 31 apartments to the Kraków residential market as part of its Zakole Wisły II project. The development is located near ul. Nowohucka. Prices range from PLN 14,100 to PLN 16,900 per sqm before interior finishing.

schedule 18 August 2026

Splot Wola nears completion

Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75 pct of the apartments already sold. Construction is also nearing completion, with work scheduled to finish in Q3 2026. The occupancy permit is expected to follow, with apartment handovers planned for Q4.

schedule 06 August 2026

Liberty Tower sells PLN 250 mln in six months

Since sales began in February 2026, 122 contracts have been concluded in the Liberty Tower residential building in Warsaw, which is owned by Cavatina. The total value of the transactions for units in the development on ul. Grzybowska exceeded PLN 250 mln.

schedule 31 July 2026

Still too few student beds

The number of beds in Poland's purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector grew by 24 pct year on year in the first half of 2026, reaching 17,900 beds. According to the latest report from property consultancy Knight Frank, despite this rapid growth, occupancy remains above 97 pct with supply still struggling to keep pace with rising student demand.

schedule 29 July 2026

Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project

Mercator Estates, part of the Mercator Medical Group, has secured the final building permit for a residential redevelopment project in the centre of Kraków. The project will see two historic tenement buildings at the junction of ul. Lubicz and ul. Westerplatte restored and converted into a high-end residential development.

schedule 29 July 2026

CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3

CeMat has appointed FineTech Construction as the general contractor for Moje Bielany 3, the latest stage of its mixed-use development in Warsaw's Bielany district. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.

schedule 28 July 2026

Portico Marina to be built by Alfa-Bet Polska

Portico Marina Invest has appointed Alfa-Bet Polska as the general contractor for its Portico Marina residential development on the shores of Zegrze Lake. Construction is due to begin in August 2026, with completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2028.

schedule 21 July 2026

Okam completes Inspire

The Inspire residential estate in Katowice's Three Ponds Valley has received occupancy permits for its final two stages, marking the completion of the entire project developed by Okam,  The estate now comprises 421 apartments in seven buildings.

schedule 21 July 2026

Takt Lirników enters the final development stage

Construction of the Takt Lirników residential development in Kraków has reached another major milestone. The project, being developed by Matexi Polska in the Podgórze Duchackie district, has now reached the shell and core stage, allowing work to move on to advanced mechanical and electrical installations, façade works and the interior fit-out.

schedule 20 July 2026

Dyfrakcja almost ready

The Dyfrakcja estate, under development by Duda Development, is entering its final construction stage.

schedule 17 July 2026

Atal launches Unii Lubelskiej

Atal has put 319 apartments on the market as part of its latest development in Poznań – Atal Unii Lubelskiej. The project is being built on ul. Heleny Tadeuszak in the city's Rataje district.

schedule 13 July 2026

Senate votes to standardise house price reporting

The Polish Senate has passed an amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units and Single-Family Homes and to the Developer Guarantee Fund. The new regulations do not change the obligation to publish the prices of homes on investment websites, but introduce a uniform method for submitting this data to the state portal dane.gov.pl.

schedule 10 July 2026

Develia to build Skorosze Vita

Develia has begun selling apartments in the new Skorosze Vita development in Warsaw's Ursus district.

schedule 10 July 2026

GN Group buiilds first student hall

Construction work has begun on a new student residence on ul. Pułaskiego in Poznań. The general contractor is WPIP Construction, and completion is scheduled for September 2027.

schedule 09 July 2026

Building permits a scarce resource

The increasing length of time it takes to issue building permits is changing the rules of the game in the Warsaw residential land market.

schedule 08 July 2026

Yareal builds in Żoliborz

Sales have been launched for 66 apartments in Yareal’s first project in Warsaw’s Żoliborz district.

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