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Residential

Poland Cornerstone laid for Liberty Tower

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The cornerstone of Liberty Tower by Cavatina has been laid at ul. Grzybowska 54 in Warsaw. Even before the sales office opened in February of this year, 60 apartments on the top floors were sold.

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SPAIN SIMA – The Global Hub of Living

schedule 30 March 2026
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SIMA – The Global Hub of Living is the world’s leading investment fair and conference for the residential and living sector, offering a unique and comprehensive B2B2C experience and serving as the main meeting point for the entire residential and living value chain: capital markets, developers, institutional investors, funds, end buyers, consultancies, public administrations and governments. SIMA 2026: the international epicentre of the living sector May 20th to 23rd, Madrid, Spain

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Data4 opens second Warsaw data centre

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Data4 has officially opened its second data centre in Jawczyce, just outside Warsaw, with a capacity of 10 MW. The event was attended by Andrzej Domański, the minister of finance and the economy, Dariusz Standerski, the vice minister of digitisation, and Olivier Micheli, the president of Data4.

Residential

Poland Sales begin for Eterna

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Dekpol Deweloper has begun sales for its Eterna project under development on ul. Stępkarska in Gdańsk’s Młode Miasto district, encompassing the city’s former docklands.

Residential

Poland Warsaw provides for the elderly

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The city of Warsaw has signed a contract to construct a new home for the elderly at ul. Szubińska 4 in the Bielany district.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Andersia Tower almost full

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Andersia Tower in Poznań is now close to fully commercialised, with Savills having secured leases for over 3,500 sqm of space.

Residential

Poland Craft Zabłocie completed

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Cordia Polska has completed the construction of its Craft Zabłocie residential project in Kraków. The six-storey building includes one service unit and 94 apartments ranging in size from 26 sqm to 78 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Swobodna Spot delivered

schedule 09 April 2026
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Echo Investment has completed construction of the Swobodna SPOT office building in Wrocław and has now been issued with an occupancy permit. The ten-storey building designed by the Kuryłowicz + Architekci studio comprises 16,000 sqm of office space.

Retail & leisure

Poland LCP Poland launches fifth MPark project this year

schedule 09 April 2026
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LCP Poland, part of M Core has purchased land in Nowa Wola near Warsaw, where it is to launch its fifth retail park development project this year. MPark Nowa Wola is to comprise two buildings with 16 leasable units and a total gla of almost 7,500 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Signet builds for Smart Design Expo

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

General contractor Signet is building a 4,300 sqm production facility for exhibition stand designer and manufacturer Smart Design Expo in Wysogotowo near Poznań. 

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Visa for The Bridge

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by NN

Digital payment and credit card Visa will soon begin operations from Ghelamco’s The Bridge tower in Warsaw. The long-term lease for 17,300 sqm of space is the largest transaction so far this year in the city’s office leasing market.

Investment & finance

Poland EPP secures EUR 323.9 mln in financing

schedule 09 April 2026
Opr./edited by NN

EPP has secured a EUR 323.9 mln loan to refinance existing debt on its fully-owned shopping centre portfolio. The financing covers King Cross Marcelin in Poznań, two assets in Szczecin (Galaxy and Outlet Park), and Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland More tenants at the former FSO factory

schedule 08 April 2026
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Okam has signed eight new leases, totalling nearly 6,300 square meters over Q1 for the 62 ha site of the former FSO car factory on ul. Jagiellońska in Warsaw.

Investment & finance

Poland Panattoni takes on EUR 22.5 mln in financing from Pekao

schedule 08 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Panattoni has secured EUR 22.5 mln in financing from Pekao to develop a factory for ZREW Transformatory. 

Infrastructure

Europe Aviation to drive real estate investment

schedule 08 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The latest report by Colliers charts the expansion of airport capacity in the region and its impact on commercial real estate, particularly hotels, restaurants, and retail properties.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland MLP builds for courier tenant

schedule 08 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

MLP is to build a 9,500 sqm operational centre for an undisclosed courier tenant in Gorzów Wielkopolski. The completion and handover are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.

Retail & leisure

Poland Jysk comes to Janki

schedule 07 April 2026
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Jysk will open a 1,700 sqm DIY store at HomePark Janki near Warsaw on April 11th.

Investment & finance

Poland CEE investment volume hits record high

schedule 07 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to the latest data from Cushman & Wakefield, the total value of investment transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2025 reached approximately EUR 11.8 bln, representing a 34 pct year-on-year increase and the highest annual figure since 2019.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Bonprix enters Nowa Fabryczna

schedule 07 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

E-commerce fashion brand Bonprix, a fashion brand has opened an office on the 5th floor of the Nowa Fabryczna office building in Łódź. The company occupies nearly 2,400 sqm.

Residential

Poland Wynalazek Quarter project proposed

schedule 07 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Octava Property Trust and the WWAA architectural studio are proposing to transform a 2 ha plot at the intersection of ul. Marynarksa and ul. Wynalazek  under the Special Housing Act.

Latest in ESG

schedule 01 April 2026

Segro continues to certify

Warehouse developer Segro is continuing to certify the parks in its portfolio under BREEAM In-Use. In Q1 2026, eight buildings in its parks in Łódź, Gliwice, Stryków, and Wrocław, as well as its park in  Żerań Warsaw, were certified.

schedule 27 March 2026

Setting out the direction for the real estate industry

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate, with the Polish Council of Shopping Centres, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the Urban Land Institute, has published the 'ESG for Commercial Real Estate 3.0' compendium of ESG practices in the real estate industry.

schedule 12 March 2026

Designer Outlet Sosnowiec goes green

the Designer Outlet Sosnowiec shopping centre has installed a 50 kWp solar panel installation, with all of the energy to be used by the centre.

schedule 06 March 2026

Idea Aurora takes BREEAM

The Idea Aurora residential development, being developed by Unidevelopment in Radom, has received BREEAM Final certification, which is awarded upon completion of construction work. It is the first residential development in the city to receive such a certificate.

schedule 17 February 2026

Retro Office now accessible

The Retro Office House office building in Wrocław, owned by Globalworth, has received a Building Without Barriers certificate from the Integracja Foundation, attesting that the building complies with architectural accessibility standards and ensures the building meets the needs of the disabled, the elderly and those with children. This is the 580th certificate awarded.

schedule 11 February 2026

Platinum for Premium Point and Plaza

The Premium Point and Premium Plaza office buildings, owned by GTC and located in the Piața Victoriei area of Bucharest (its CBD), have been awarded the LEED v4.1 Existing Buildings certificates at the highest ‘Platinum’ level.

schedule 11 February 2026

PPA for Signum Work Station

TriGranit has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Unimot, guaranteeing the supply of green energy from traceable renewable sources at Signum Work Station for the next three years

schedule 27 January 2026

GTC signs power purchase agreement

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 Poland are to be powered by electricity, mostly sourced directly from renewable energy suppliers, including solar and wind farms.

schedule 14 January 2026

ESG to evolve with the regulations

Gabriela Cader, architect and ESG specialist at SRDK STUDIO, shared her forecasts for 2026, stating that the introduction of formal requirements is required for the further development of ESG solutions in Poland.

schedule 12 December 2025

Light On takes Platinum

The LightOn office project, under construction on ul. Prosta in Warsaw, has been awarded WiredScore Platinum certification. The building received 98 points out of a possible 100.

schedule 11 December 2025

Budapest One ranked Outstanding

The second stage of the Budapest ONE office complex has achieved the highest possible BREEAM In-Use rating of Outstanding for its operational performance. Developed by Futureal, the building is now ranked as the second most sustainable property in Hungary, certified under Buildings In Use, with the highest ranking building of the category being Etele Plaza, also developed by Futureal.

schedule 10 December 2025

Prologis contracts Engie Zielona Energia as electricity provider

Prologis has signed a physical power supply agreement (PPA) with Engie Zielona Energia, a Polish company within the Engie Group. The contract will come into force in January 2026.

schedule 09 December 2025

Warehousing to be transformed by EUDR

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will affect not only raw material producers but also the entire logistics industry in Poland. Although full implementation, companies that use this time to prepare can gain a significant competitive advantage.

schedule 02 December 2025

Manufaktura now Outstanding

The Manufaktura complex in Łódź has received a BREEAM In-Use Outstanding rating for both asset Performance (88.9 pct) and management performance (85.3 pct).

schedule 27 November 2025

Ace of Space has no barriers

The Ace of Space powered by Globalworth space, located in Renoma, Wrocław, has been awarded a 'Building Without Barriers' certificate by the Integracja Foundation. It is the first coworking space in Poland to receive this distinction.

schedule 26 November 2025

B10 goes Platinum

The B10 building on ul. Bolkowska in Wrocław has now received a WELL certificate with the highest rating of Platinum. For the developer and owner of the building, Vastint, this is the first distinction of its kind in Europe.

schedule 17 November 2025

Platinum for Q22

The Q22 office building in Warsaw's Śródmieście district has been awarded WiredScore and SmartScore certification with a rating of Platinum.

schedule 28 October 2025

Logicor opens Serenity Park in Mysłowice

Logicor has officially opened the first public park in the grounds of a logistics centre in Poland. Logicor’s Serenity Park in Mysłowice comprises 4 ha of green space designed to further ecology, education, and recreation.

schedule 17 October 2025

City Gate Office awarded latest LEED

The south tower of GTC's City Gate office complex in Bucharest has become the first building in Romania to be awarded LEED Gold v5 certification with a rating of Gold.

schedule 14 October 2025

Outstanding awarded to CTP

CTP has been awarded BREEAM certification for its WARS01 building, in the CTPark Warsaw South complex. The building, which is occupied by the Douglass perfumery chain, was assessed according to the International Refurbishment and Fit-out 2015: Industrial standard.

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