Poland Redefining real estate energy efficiency

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LEED and BREEAM certifications are currently a must-have in the Polish commercial real estate sector. But is that enough? Does the market need a certification that evaluates actual energy consumption results with annual audits? Michał Wójcik, a sustainability associate at construction engineering specialists Cundall, introduces NABERS – a certification system developed in Australia and now successfully operating on the UK market.
What is NABERS certification? What requirements must be met to obtain it? NABERS is a building energy efficiency rating system based on actual, measured energy consumption. It was developed in Australia over 20 years ago and has been highly successful there. Since 2010, public institutions in Australia have been required to operate in buildings with an appropriate NABERS rating, and since 2017, obtaining and disclosing this rating has been mandatory when leasing or selling office space of over
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Retail & leisure

Czech Republic Retail parks growing rapidly across Czech Republic

schedule 06 May 2026
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Retail parks in the Czech Republic are rapidly expanding and already account for almost a third of all modern retail space. In 2025, 82,400 sqm of new and expanded retail parks were delivered to the market, and the pace of their expansion is accelerating. Overall, developers plan to deliver 19 retail parks to the market this year, with a total area of nearly 90,000 sqm. This follows from data by Cushman & Wakefield.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 7R lays cornerstone in Nowa Huta

schedule 06 May 2026
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7R has laid the cornerstone for a state-of-the-art logistics and technology hub in Kraków. 7R Hub Nowa Huta is set to deliver around 230,000 sqm of modern industrial space. Even before construction work began on ul. Igołomska in Kraków, 7R had secured lease agreements for much of the commercial space in the project.

Warehouse & industrial

Austria Padeldome enters MLP Business Park Vienna

schedule 06 May 2026
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Leading Austrian padel operator Padeldome has signed a lease to build develop a 16-court sports centre within MLP Business Park Vienna, set to open in June 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland Kingstone and Iroko partner up

schedule 06 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Kingstone Real Estate has entered into a partnership with French investment fund and asset manager Iroko. The partners intend to identify properties in Poland that generate stable and long-term investment revenues.

Investment & finance

Poland Panattoni sells Auchan distribution centre

schedule 06 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Panattoni has completed the sale of an automated e-grocery distribution centre leased to Auchan in the Warsaw region. The buyer is French investment fund Corum XL, managed by Corum Asset Management. The property was sold for EUR 30.2 mln.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Uni-logistics moves into President's Quay

schedule 06 May 2026
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Uni-logistics has leased the entire 8th floor of President's Quay in Gdynia. Uni-logistics will occupy 1,115 sqm in the first phase of the Waterfront mixed-use development, owned and managed by Vastint. Colliers advised the tenant on the transaction.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Daftcode enters Centrum Marszałkowska

schedule 06 May 2026
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Daftcode, a tech venture capital company, has leased nearly 800 sqm of office space at Centrum Marszałkowska in Warsaw. The tenant was represented by Newmark Polska.

Investment & finance

Poland Ares completes portfolio sale

schedule 05 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Ares Management Corporation has completed the acquisition of a modern logistics portfolio in Poland for its Ares Real Estate funds. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Warehouse & industrial

CEE region DHL follows Pepco into Romania

schedule 04 May 2026
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DHL Supply Chain and discount retailer Pepco are expanding their long-standing collaboration to further strengthen Pepco’s distribution operations across Europe.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Canteen opens in Konstruktorska

schedule 04 May 2026
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Canteen 5 Senses is to open in the Konstruktorska Business Center office building in Warsaw, which is part of the Golden Star Estate portfolio. Additionally, Contract Meble Biurowe, which operates a showroom in the building, has extended its 350 sqm lease.

Hotels

Poland Swissôtel comes to Gdynia

schedule 04 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

In 2027, the first Swissôtel hotel in Poland will open in Gdynia. The project, being developed in partnership with Allenort Group, will be part of the Waterhall complex.

Investment & finance

Poland Sienna Center sold

schedule 04 May 2026
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Belgian investment fund AYA Properties Fund has purchased the Sienna Center office building in Warsaw from CA Immo.

Hotels

Poland Strong Warsaw hotel growth

schedule 04 May 2026
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According to the latest study by Cushman & Wakefield, Warsaw remains one of the strongest hotel markets in the CEE region. In 2025, the city recorded one of the highest RevPAR increases among CEE-6 cities, while also leading the growth in hotel room supply.

Investment & finance

Poland Atal buys out Budner

schedule 04 May 2026
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The Atal Group has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire shares in companies from the Budner Group for PLN 133.5 mln. This includes companies that hold real estate. Through this deal, Atal will be able to develop new projects in the Tri-City area, with a usable area of around 70,000 sqm.

Residential

Slovakia Zeitraum enters Slovakia

schedule 04 May 2026
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Zeitraum has become the operating partner of the first major serviced apartment project in Bratislava under development by Lucron in the city's Nesto district.

Investment & finance

Poland BIG buys Power Park Kielce

schedule 04 May 2026
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BIG Poland has acquired Power Park Kielce. Following the transaction, the park is to become the 12th retail park in the company’s Polish portfolio, bringing the total gla of its assets under management to close to 247,000 sqm.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland IAG stays in O3

schedule 30 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

IAG GBS Poland, the shared services centre of the International Airlines Group, has extended its 2,2000 sqm office lease in the O3 Business Campus complex in Kraków.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Helios to move into Brama Miasta B

schedule 30 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

In October, the Helios cinema chain, part of the Agora Group, will move into the Brama Miasta B office building in Łódź, owned by Skanska Commercial Development Europe.

Hotels

Romania RevPAR up by 12 pct

schedule 30 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Bucharest’s hotel market recorded the strongest performances in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12 pct year-on-year, outperforming the CEE-6 average, according to a market analysis conducted by Cushman & Wakefield.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tenant activity slows

schedule 29 April 2026
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According to the latest ‘Office Market in Warsaw. Q1 2026’ report by Axi Immo, the Warsaw office market recorded a decline in occupier activity in the first quarter of 2026, while the availability of office space in central locations remained limited, putting upward pressure on rents.

Latest in ESG

schedule 13 April 2026

Outstanding for City Point Okęcie Logistics Park

City Point Okęcie Logistics Park, a joint venture between Partners Group and Peakside Capital Advisors, has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification with a score of 92.3 pct. The rating places the project among the leading logistics facilities in Poland.

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.

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