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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Poland A promising academic year

schedule 26 March 2025
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The PBSA market represents an attractive investment opportunity, although it still remains a niche market, according to the authors of a report prepared by Savills.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Topping-out ceremony in Norderstedt

schedule 26 March 2025
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Garbe has recently celebrated the topping-out ceremony for a modern logistics property in Norderstedt, Germany. The new building, located just a few kilometres north of Hamburg's city limits, has a total area of around 12,700 sqm and is scheduled for completion at the end of H1 2025.

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Poland Asana expands its office at Wolf Marszałkowska

schedule 26 March 2025
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Asana, the enterprise work management, has tripled the size of its office at Wolf Marszałkowska. Plans for the coming months include further expansion to over 1,800 sqm of GLA.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Segro extends lease agreement with Bidfood 

schedule 26 March 2025
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The food distributor and service provider for the HoReCa sector will remain in Segro Park Warsaw, Żerań, with 6,200 sqm of warehouse and office space and will additionally rent a 150 sqm office unit.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Brain Park commercialisation completed

schedule 26 March 2025
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Enprom has rented the last available office in Krakow's Brain Park. The Polish power engineering company will occupy 500 sqm of space on the eighth floor of building B.

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Poland Race to the top

schedule 25 March 2025
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On 12 April, the best stair runners will come to Warsaw to take part in the 13th Rondo 1 Run Up. The world's top ranked stair runners, including the current world champions, have announced their participation. Eurobuild is the media patron of the event.

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schedule 25 March 2025
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Office fit-out costs in Prague remain competitive despite rising construction costs and higher demand for modern work environments. The latest report from Cushman & Wakefield EMEA Fit Out Cost Guide confirms that Prague offers companies high-quality office spaces at more favorable prices compared to other European cities.

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Poland Focus Estate Fund expands Polish portfolio

schedule 25 March 2025
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Focus Estate Fund has acquired three shopping centres in Poland. The total area of the assets is approx. 46,000 sqm.

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Poland Martley Capital sales in Warsaw

schedule 25 March 2025
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Martley Capital has finalized the sale of Mazovia Plaza, an office building located in the heart of Praga Północ - an increasingly attractive district for real estate investment in Warsaw.

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schedule 25 March 2025
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Kraków remains the leading regional office market, boasting the highest level of new supply under construction and record-breaking take-up, which rose by as much as 33 pct year-on-year in 2024, according to Axi Immo's report “Office market in Kraków 2024.”

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Poland Panattoni once again for LPP

schedule 24 March 2025
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Panattoni is expanding its cooperation with LPP Logistics. The logistics operator from the fashion company LPP Group has leased over 18,000 sqm at Panattoni Park Bydgoszcz II.

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Poland A logistics hub with growth potential

schedule 20 March 2025
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According to the latest report "Industrial & Logistics Market in the Szczecin region. Summary of 2024" by Axi Immo, the industrial market in the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship has played a strategic role in Poland's logistics landscape for years. 

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schedule 20 March 2025
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According to Walter Herz experts, the premium real estate market in Poland is steadily growing, though at a slower pace compared to previous years. The prices of luxury homes and apartments are also rising, influenced by a variety of factors. The perception of luxury is also changing.

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schedule 20 March 2025
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Poland Greenstone completes acquisition of Format

schedule 20 March 2025
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Greenstone, a private equity fund, has finalized the acquisition of the remaining 20 pct stake in the Format office building from Torus, becoming the sole owner of the property. This follows Greenstone's initial purchase of an 80 pct stake of Format office in May 2024. 

Office & mixed-use development

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schedule 20 March 2025
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Work on the construction of the 11-storey building at ul. Swobodna in Wrocław has been completed. The office building, which is being developed by Echo Investment, will provide 16,000 sqm of space and will be ready after the summer holidays.

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Germany Garbe and Hagedorn revitalise brownfield site in Nuremberg

schedule 20 March 2025
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schedule 19 March 2025
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Over 20,000 delegates representing 90 countries gathered in Cannes for the 35th edition of MIPIM, the global urban festival where investors evaluate opportunities, political leaders showcase sustainable urban projects, and industry leaders address market revival amid changing global demands.

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Poland Panattoni Tricity South II sold to Clarion

schedule 19 March 2025
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Panattoni has sold Panattoni Park Tricity South II for EUR 59 mln to logistics and industrial investor and asset manager Clarion Partners Europe, which is part of the New York-headquartered Clarion Partners group.

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schedule 19 March 2025
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A new report by Avison Young describes the current situation in the Private Rented Sector in Poland. The market has experienced a decade of growth, however, institutional rental sector is still in its early stages, with the first transaction completed in 2014.

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schedule 05 March 2025

Vibe leads the way

The Ghelamco-owned Vibe has received DGNB New Buildings International 2020 Gold certificate. This is the first office building in Poland with such certification.

schedule 04 March 2025

Redefining real estate energy efficiency

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.

schedule 06 February 2025

Syrena switches to green energy

Syrena Real Estate has signed a cPPA with Polenergia Sprzedaż. The four-year contract covers the supply of green energy from the FW Dębsk and FF Strzelino wind farms owned by the Polenergia Group and energy balancing services.

schedule 10 December 2024

Excellent Point in Łubna

Two buildings completed as part of the first phase of Good Point V, an investment by Real Management, have received the final BREEAM International New Construction V6 certificate at the Excellent level.

schedule 04 December 2024

Excellent Brain Park 

All buildings completed by Echo Investment in Kraków's Brain Park complex have obtained BREEAM New Construction certification at the Excellent level. The latest stage of the project has just achieved a very high score of 78.9 pct.

schedule 15 October 2024

Studio B a certified success

Warsaw's Studio B building has been awarded SmartScore and WiredScore certificates. Skanska has thus become the first company in Poland to receive these certificates for a building already in use.

schedule 08 October 2024

Environmental awareness in logistics is growing

Panattoni has again partnered with law firm HFW and Pledge and Analytiqa to publish the 3rd edition of the 2024 European Logistics Sustainability Report. The results show significant progress in efforts to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.

schedule 26 September 2024

Waste under the spotlight

Skanska has entered into a partnership with the WasteTracker startup. The smart waste counter will help monitor and report on waste streams, supporting the process of responsible building management. The system will operate across Skanska's current portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe.

schedule 12 September 2024

Green is the standard

Warsaw has adopted a green standard to make urban construction more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The capital is the first city in Poland to implement such a solution.

schedule 04 September 2024

Imagine strikes gold

The Imagine office complex in Łódź has received the global WiredScore certification, which is awarded to buildings that are technologically advanced in digital connectivity, telecommunications quality, and contingency planning.

schedule 30 July 2024

The real estate industry can be counted on

A unique place is being created on ul. Dąbrowskiego in Warsaw. Przystań (The Haven), the headquarters of the Portus Vitae Foundation, has not yet welcomed its first guests, but it is already bringing people together, thanks in no small part to the unfailing support of the real estate industry.

schedule 18 July 2024

BREEAM Outstanding for The Platform

AEW has achieved the BREEAM New Construction ‘Outstanding’ rating with a score of 88.1 pct for its recently completed 36,400 sqm brownfield logistics development The Platform in Pilsen, Czech Republic. 

schedule 12 July 2024

Craft is truly Outstanding

The Craft office building, developed by Ghelamco in Katowice, has obtained BREEAM certification with the rating of Outstanding.

schedule 14 June 2024

A new foundation on the map of Polish philanthropy

Polish businessman, investor and philanthropist, Robert Dobrzycki, has set up a new charity. The mission of the Robert Dobrzycki Foundation is to help shape the development of society and promote Poland and Polish business on the world stage.

schedule 31 May 2024

Globalworth TCI is LEED certified

Globalworth Tower Center International, the fourth-tallest office project in Bucharest, serving more than 2,000 occupants, has been granted the LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

schedule 14 May 2024

LEED by the seaside

Sopot Marriott Resort & Spa, inaugurated in 2012, has been awarded the LEED Gold certification in the Operations and Maintenance category, granted to existing buildings.

schedule 18 April 2024

Outstanding Kreo

Kreo, Ghelamco's Kraków office project, has achieved BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level. The building also has a WELL and Green Building Standard pre-certificate, and is also in the process of Smart Score, Wired Score and "Barrier-free building" certification.

schedule 15 April 2024

BIK Park Sosnowiec II is now BREEAM certified

BIK Park Sosnowiec II has successfully passed the BREEAM certification at the Very Good level. Last year, BIK Park Wrocław I and II - two other properties from the portfolio of Biuro Inwestycji Kapitałowych - went through the same assessment process.

schedule 09 April 2024

Domeq is doing WELL

CTP, in cooperation with Ruby Project Management, has received the highest level of the WELL certification for its project Domeq in Brno. It's the first residential investment in the country to meet the criteria.

schedule 28 March 2024

Entire portfolio is green

A further 15 buildings owned by Hillwood Polska have been awarded BREEAM In Use certification at the Excellent level. The accreditation now covers the company's entire portfolio.

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