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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CEE region DHL follows Pepco into Romania

schedule 04 May 2026
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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
Opr./edited by AH

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.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Blue Primary School opens in Wiśniowy Business Park

schedule 29 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Blue Primary School, which educates children and young people on the autism spectrum, is to open in another Warsaw location. The new school will be located in the Wiśniowy Business Park office building, managed by Indotek Polska.

Investment & finance

Poland Mennica Towers refinanced

schedule 29 April 2026
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BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Bank Pekao have granted a EUR 160 mln investment loan to refinance Mennica Towers. With the funds, Mennica Polska has now become the sole owner of the Mennica Towers complex.

Retail & leisure

Poland M Park Ozorków now open

schedule 29 April 2026
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LCP Poland, part of M Core, has opened the M Park Ozorków retail park with over 5,600 sqm gla and ten retail units.

Investment & finance

Poland Strong start to the year

schedule 29 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to the latest data from advisory firm Savills, the total value of investment transactions in the Polish commercial real estate market exceeded EUR 1.05 bln in Q1 2026. This represents a 64 pct year-on-year increase and marks the sixth-highest result on record for the first three months of the year.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Two more buildings for Towarowa 22

schedule 29 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Developers AFI and Echo Investment have been issued a building permit for an apartment building and an office building within the Towarowa22 development. The two new buildings in the southwestern section of the site will be completed by the end of 2027.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Inalca Food & Beverages enters Eurocentrum

schedule 29 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Italian food importer Inalca Food & Beverages / Mille Sapori has leased 700 sqm of modern office space at Eurocentrum Alfa in Warsaw’s Ochota district. The tenant was represented by real estate advisory Newmark Polska.

Office & mixed-use development

CZECH REPUBLIC Prior notice for Pasáž Sofie

schedule 29 April 2026
Opr./edited by NN

The Prior department store on Sofijské náměstí in Prague 12 is to be demolished and replaced with a new shopping centre, Pasáž Sofie, as part of the Galerie Modřany multi-functional development.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Röhlig Suus bigger in Szczecin

schedule 28 April 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Röhlig Suus Logistics is opening a new logistics centre in Szczecin, combining warehousing facilities with a cross-dock terminal. The operator is to consolidate the operations of two separate centres at the new location.

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schedule 15 April 2026

The French connection

With the opening of Data4’s second data centre in Jawczyce just outside Warsaw, we took the opportunity to catch up with Olivier Micheli, the president and CEO of Data4 to quiz him on his plans for Poland and the region.

schedule 14 April 2026

Compelling reasons to invest in Polish offices

French investor Arkéa REIM hit the headlines recently with its acquisition, through the SCPI Transitions Europe fund it manages, of the Brain Park A office building in Kraków. This followed the 2024 purchase of Lastadia Office in Szczecin by the fund. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to the company's CEO, Yann Videcoq, about why he feels so confident about these particular properties and the office markets in Poland’s regional cities.

schedule 23 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 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

Following the announcement of Simon Durkin as the new CEO for ULI Europe, we caught up with him to find out what he envisions for the organisation.

schedule 09 February 2026

Understanding the building

Many commercial buildings today operate using technologies that generate unnecessary costs and increase energy-related risks. Instead of simple, ad-hoc upgrades, a tailored approach based on audits, data, and a real return on the investment is gaining importance. What does such an approach look like in practice? Piotr Miodek, the vice-president of the Kabar Group, tells us all about this.

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.

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