Poland Keen students of the Polish scene – Xior Student Housing

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As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland, it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors. Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager, Tomasz Paszkowski, about why it has such confidence in the Polish market.
Belgium company Xior Student Housing has recently added 900 beds to its portfolio with the acquisitions of Warsaw Wolska and the biggest student hall in Poland – Basecamp by Xior Wrocław. Why has Xior turned its attention to the Polish student accommodation market in recent years? How promising a market is it? Tomasz Paszkowski MRICS, investment manager, Xior Student Housing: Poland has become an increasingly attractive market for Xior due to its strong fundamentals and the growth potentia
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schedule 09 April 2026
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Kempinski Hotels has acquired the Augustine Hotel in Prague, one of the city’s most historic and prestigious addresses. This is the first acquisition for the hospitality group in over 50 years, since it bought the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich in 1970.

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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

Residential

Poland Cornerstone laid for Liberty Tower

schedule 09 April 2026
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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.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Data4 opens second Warsaw data centre

schedule 09 April 2026
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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.

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Poland Sales begin for Eterna

schedule 09 April 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Digital payment and credit card giant Visa will soon open its global technology and product hub in 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
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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
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Panattoni has secured EUR 22.5 mln in financing from Pekao to develop a factory for ZREW Transformatory. 

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schedule 08 April 2026
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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
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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

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schedule 07 April 2026
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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
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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.

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schedule 23 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

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schedule 18 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out about what the Polish warehouse developer plans for the German market?

schedule 17 February 2026

From Tallinn to Dubrovnik

Eleport is developing a fast-charging corridor along Amber Road. So, we spoke with Michał Małecki, the chief revenue officer at Eleport, about the project.

schedule 16 February 2026

Bringing something different to leadership

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schedule 09 February 2026

Understanding the building

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schedule 05 February 2026

Hungary exit - the right decision

Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell-off in Hungary and CA Immo's further plans for the CEE

schedule 27 January 2026

BIM now mainstream

The year 2025 clearly demonstrated that BIM methodology and technology have already entered companies on a large scale. Aleksandra Zielazna-Pawlukiewicz, head of the BIM department at SRDK Studio, reveals her views on the development of this field in the near future.

schedule 16 January 2026

What is driving the spate of lease renewals

In recent quarters, a cautious attitude among tenants has become increasingly evident in the commercial real estate market. As Marek Ciunowicz, founder and CEO of Corees Polska, notes, changes in work patterns, rising operating costs, and limited space availability are forcing companies to consider offices in a different decision-making cycle than before the pandemic

schedule 19 December 2025

More than just opening doors

In our latest exclusive interview, Eurobuild speaks to Maciej Grabowski, the founder of Blue Bolt, which provides a mobile access platform for buildings, about how such systems have become more sophisticated over the years and why they now play a vital role in building management.

schedule 13 November 2025

More than machines

Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern warehouses.

schedule 13 October 2025

The voice of the younger generation

In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed as the new chair of ULI Poland Young Leaders. The programme, which is aimed at professionals under 35, supports young people, enabling them to acquire knowledge, build networks, and participate in ULI’s international initiatives.

schedule 09 October 2025

EGLS enters the scene

European Green Logistics Space has been attending its first-ever Expo Real. And so, in Munich we spoke to Ian Worboys, the founder and CEO, and Marta Gorońska, the Poland investment and development director, about how the company intends to establish itself as a major new player in the logistics real estate sector - and we also asked them about their takeaways from Expo!

schedule 01 October 2025

The cost of going green

We took the opportunity to talk to Katarzyna Chwalbińska-Kusek, the head of ESG and sustainability at Baker Tilly TPA, about the costs of going green.

schedule 25 September 2025

Katarina Horváthová of Manova Partners

The big recent deal was the sale of the Vibe A office building in Warsaw by Ghelamco to Manova Partners - in the platform's first Polish acquisition. And so, we spoke to Katarina Horváthová, the CEE head of transactions and Czech Republic country head of Manova Partners to find out about the company's long-term plans and about its unusual employee-owned structure.

schedule 23 September 2025

Antonio Pomes of Revetas Capital

In our latest exclusive interview, ‘EurobuildCEE’ speaks to Antonio Pomes, the director and Poland country head of portfolio management of Revetas Capital, about the success of Bonarka for Business, the state of the office markets in Poland’s cities, and why Revetas is shifting its focus onto PRS

schedule 11 September 2025

Building momentum for the future

The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of the chain in Poland.

schedule 03 September 2025

Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates

Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we spoke exclusively to Ziv Zviel, the CEO of Atlas Estates, about this particular asset, as well as the potential he continues to see in the Polish and CEE real estate markets.

schedule 25 August 2025

Not just for the rich

Tymon Nowosielski, CEO of Eiffage Immobilier Polska, spoke with us about why the housing market can’t revolve solely around the wealthy – and how PRS and social housing will shape the future.

schedule 24 June 2025

Demand for PBSA continues to accelerate

We’ve asked Susanna Graziano, the business development manager of ASK4, who is actively engaged in the evolving Polish PBSA and flex-living markets, to share her insights on the Polish market. ASK4 is the general partner of the Bonard Poland Property Tour.  

schedule 23 June 2025

More than 15 minutes of fame

As a whole new quarter of downtown Warsaw rises before our eyes, Eurobuild CEE spoke to one of the main people leading this project, Sebastian Kieć, the CEO of AFI Poland, about how Towarowa22 will transform not just the appearance of this area, but also how people live and work there

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