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Technology

Poland Rentujemy to revolutionise the market

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Polish technology company Rentujemy, which is involved in short-term rental management, is launching a co-hosting service. With this solution, the company can expand its operations in any city without hiring more staff.

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Antarctica Construction at the edge of the world

schedule 27 November 2025
Opr./edited by JC

The implementation team for the next stage of the construction of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station has reached King George Island – over 14,000 km from Poland.

Office & mixed-use development

Czech Republic Aeven comes to Port7

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Danish technology company Aeven has moved into the Port7 office building in the Holešovice district with a lease of 1,500 sqm. The new offices were developed using a project-and-build model by Colliers.

ESG

Europe Warehousing to be transformed by EUDR

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

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.

Retail & leisure

Poland Gwardia Hall to be renovated

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The City of Warsaw has signed a PPP agreement with CBR Events to modernise the historic Gwardia Hall. The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2029.

Investment & finance

CA Immo sells Berlin court

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

CA Immo has sold the court building on Kirchstrasse in Berlin's Moabit district. The seven-storey building comprises 29,700 sqm gla used by the State of Berlin for the Tiergarten District Court and the Berlin Administrative Court.

Investment & finance

Europe EUR 100 mln raised by Newport Logistics Fund III

schedule 09 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Newport Logistics Fund III has secured its first EUR 100 mln in the initial close of a targeted EUR 300 mln raise, one of Europe’s largest logistics fundraisings in 2025. Already, three projects have been secured in France, Germany, and the UK, while five more assets are under due diligence in Italy, Austria, and Germany.

Infrastructure

Poland Concrete over the S6 expressway

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The first expressway with a concrete surface in northern Poland is being built as part of the S6 expressway between Słupsk and Boże Pole. Lafrentz is in charge of the project.

Construction

Poland Warsaw returns another building to its prime

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The renovation of a townhouse on ul Targowa in Warsaw's Praga district is nearing completion. The work was funded by the housing association with financial support from the city.

Retail & leisure

Poland Redkom builds in Lublin

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work has begun on a new retail and entertainment park in Lublin. The centre, being under development by Redkom Development, is being built on the site of the Galeria Lubelska shopping centre.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Print Logistic chooses Panattoni

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Print Logistic is to move its Polish base of operations to Panattoni's City Logistics Łódź VI, on ul. Dostawcza with a lease of nearly 6,200 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland CPIPG expands serviced office offering

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

CPI Property Group is expanding its myoffice serviced offices to the myhive Crown Tower building in Warsaw, with 97 workstations opening in December.   

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Winit signs up with MLP

schedule 08 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

International logistics operator Winit Germany has leased 36,300 sqm at MLP Business Park Schalke with the option to further expand its space.

EurobuildCEE

The December issue of Eurobuild hits the shelves!

schedule 08 December 2025
Eurobuild CEE

The December 2025 edition of EurobuildCEE magazine has now been published! And, as usual, it's filled with some fabulous interviews, market analysis, reports from our latest conferences...

Eurobuild Awards

CEE REGION All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!

schedule 05 December 2025
Eurobuild CEE

The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was presented with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his massive contribution to the development of the Polish residential sector.

Retail & leisure

Poland Momentum Leisure to build 4th amusement park

schedule 05 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Momentum Leisure is beginning construction work on its fourth amusement park in Poland in an investment of PLN 50 mln.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehousing still strong

schedule 05 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The strong presence of global investors confirms Poland's stability and attractiveness as a key logistics market in the region, according to the latest summary of Q3 2025 published by Knight Frank.

Retail & leisure

Poland Medicine comes to Pogoria

schedule 05 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Medicine has become the third tenant to sign up for space in the extension to the Pogoria Shopping Centre. The clothing brand will occupy over 500 sqm.

Investment & finance

Romania Two buildings sold by Allianz-Țiriac Asigurăr

schedule 05 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

Allianz-Țiriac Asigurări has sold two office buildings near Victoriei Square in Bucharest. The buildings were once the company's headquarters.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail park supply matches mall supply from 2008

schedule 04 December 2025
Opr./edited by AH

The last five years have seen unprecedented change in Poland's retail real estate sector, particularly in retail parks and convenience centres, states the latest report from JLL.

Latest in ESG

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.

schedule 14 October 2025

Homepark goes Excellent

Four Homepark retail properties in the Pradera portfolio, managed by BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, have been awarded a BREEAM In-Use sustainability certification rating of Excellent.

schedule 09 October 2025

Budapest One now Outstanding

The Budapest One office complex has received the highest possible rating of Outstanding for its BREEAM In-Use certification. The project, developed by Futureal, has been acclaimed as the second most sustainable commercial building in Hungary for buildings with BREEAM In-Use, after the Etele Plaza shopping centre, another project by the same developer.

schedule 22 September 2025

Segro becomes still greener

Segro has completed the first stage of BREEAM In-Use certification for 16 buildings in Poland. The total area of the facilities came to ​​335,000 sqm, including buildings in Warsaw, Poznań, Stryków, Gliwice, and Wrocław.

schedule 18 September 2025

Platinum for Lixa D

The Lixa D office building in Warsaw has been awarded WiredScore 'Platinum' certification, joining the Lixa C and E buildings, which previously received the same rating. This confirms the highest quality of digital connectivity, telecommunications solutions, and emergency systems across the Yareal complex.

schedule 27 August 2025

Poland more at risk to climate change

Poland has jumped by as many as 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, ranking countries most affected by climate change, according to the latest report by Cushman & Wakefield.

schedule 19 August 2025

Logicor creates a public park

Logicor Serenity Park is being created in Mysłowice. The project comprises a 4 ha public park within an industrial complex.

schedule 30 July 2025

B10 takes WiredScore Platinum

The B10 office building in Wrocław, owned by Vastint Poland, has been certified with a WiredScore Platinum rating. The certification is an assessment of such factors as the resilience and diversity of the telecommunications systems, the quality of the internet access, the use of the latest technology and the user experience.

schedule 25 July 2025

Moderna Office goes Platinum

Moderna's Warsaw office in the Warsaw Unit office building has been awarded Well v2 certification with the highest possible rating of ‘Platinum’. 

schedule 14 July 2025

GTC teams up with Paul

GTC, together with PAUL Tech AG, has announced a strategic partnership to sustainably upgrade GTC’s residential portfolio in Germany. Almost 4,800 residential units are set to be fitted with climate-neutral heating.

schedule 08 July 2025

Well comes to Panattoni

Panattoni has been awarded a Well ‘Gold’ certificate for the office section of a BTS project in Gliwice. This is the first such certificate awarded in Poland for office space in an industrial facility.

schedule 24 June 2025

LightOn with Outstanding design

LightOn – the latest office project being developed by CPI Property Group at ul. Prosta 69 in central Warsaw – has been awarded BREEAM design stage certification with a rating of ‘Outstanding’.

schedule 23 June 2025

Gold for Polona 68

The Polona 68 Business Center, a boutique office building in the centre of Bucharest, has officially been awarded LEED ‘Gold’ certification.

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