Poland Six buildings certified

Germany Garbe builds from wood

The largest logistics centre to be constructed from timber in Europe is being built at the port of Straubing-Sand in Bavaria. The topping out ceremony was held by joint venture partners Garbe Industrial and Logicenters.

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Poland Atlas Estates secures major loan from Bank Pekao

20 July 2025

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Atlas Estates is pleased to announce the successful securing of a significant loan facility from Bank Pekao SA, one of Poland’s leading financial institutions. This financing marks a continued vote of confidence in Atlas Estates Group’s business model, strategic direction, and longstanding partnership with Bank Pekao SA.

Poland Inwi to build for media expert

Inwi is developing a BTS warehouse for the Media Expert electronics retail chain. A 14,500 sqm centre is to be built in Długołęka, near Wrocław and is scheduled for completion next year.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail park to come to Konstantynów Łódzki

PKB Inwest Budowa has received a construction permit to build a retail park in Konstantynów Łódzki, which is to open in the second quarter of 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland BIG with a big loan

BNP Paribas has granted Big Poland a PLN 58 mln loan. This includes the refinancing of existing facilities and financing for the purchase of three retail parks: Big Andrychów, Big Lubin, and Park Koszalin. Altogether the three parks comprise a gla of 54,500 sqm.

Romania Office revival in Bucharest

At the end of the first half of 2025, the number of office workers in Bucharest came to more than 340,000, representing around 30 pct of the city's total workforce, according to the Office Marketbeat Q2 2025 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Poland Logistics comes to Koszalin

An undisclosed logistics company has leased 9,000 sqm in Panattoni Park Koszalin in Western Pomerania.

Investment & finance

Poland Newgate on shopping spree

Newgate Investment has finalised the purchase of the Fabryka Park retail park on ul. Armii Krajowej in Katowice, comprising 8,800 sqm, from TDJ Estate.

Investment & finance

Poland EBRD invests in tech

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest EUR 20 mln in Spire Capital Partners Fund I – a new, independent private equity fund that will support the development of companies in Poland and other CEE countries.

Poland Procan grows in Prologis Park Błonie

Procan has extended the space it occupies in Prologis Park Błonie to almost 10,000 sqm. Under the new agreement, the company will take up a further 2,300 sqm of warehouse space as well as the 7,600 sqm it currently occupies in the adjacent building.

Poland Simba Toys stays on at MLP Pruszków II

Simba Toys, a toy manufacturer and distributor, has renewed its lease for approximately 8,500 square meters in the MLP Pruszków II logistics complex.

Romania Dionisie Lupu sold

Smartown Group has completed the sale of the historic Dionisie Lupu office building in Bucharest at a yield of 8.2 pct. The purchaser remains undisclosed.

Poland Metron goes to school

The Multilingual Education High School is to open in the Metron building in Warsaw's Mokotów district with a lease of 850 sqm, taking up an entire floor in the building.

Poland New warehouse supply down

11 August 2025

At the end of Q2 2025, total modern industrial and logistics stock (including office space in these facilities) reached 36 mln sqm, according to the latest figures from the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) with the largest markets being the Mazowieckie Voivodeship (7.19 mln sqm), the Silesia (6.15 mln sqm), and the Dolnośląskie region (5.30 mln sqm).

Germany Silverton signs up Corall Ingenieure

11 August 2025

The Silverton Group has leased around 950 sqm of office space at Otto-Hahn-Strasse 10 in Meerbusch, near Düsseldorf, to Corall Ingenieure on a long-term lease.

Hotels

Romania Mercure comes to Transylvania

11 August 2025

The Mercure Hotels & Resorts chain has opened its first hotel in Transylvania. The Mercure Alba Iulia has 118 rooms as well as modular meeting spaces.

Retail & leisure

Poland Small towns lead retail expansion

08 August 2025

Small towns in Poland have seen the majority of the new retail space come to the market. According to data from CBRE 599,500 sqm is currently under construction with small towns accounting for more than half of the space.

Retail & leisure

EMEA region Luxury in decline

08 August 2025

Luxury and midmarket retailers across EMEA are recalibrating strategies in response to a cooling post-pandemic retail environment, according to Colliers’ latest “EMEA Retail - Retailer performance & response to changing market conditions”. The report highlights a marked slowdown in luxury revenue growth, persistent consumer caution, and operational shifts triggered by evolving trade dynamics and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Czech Republic Prague office prices differentiated by location

08 August 2025

While rents for premium offices in the city centre can reach EUR 30 or more per square meter per month, rents on the outskirts of the city remain well below EUR 15. The office real estate market in Prague thus continues to show a trend of differentiation based on location and building quality, with proximity to the metro remaining a key factor influencing both prices and demand, according to Colliers in its latest report.

Hotels

Poland Redefining luxury

07 August 2025