Cooperation is key – Joanna Kowalewska of Axi Immo

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In our latest exclusive interview, we caught up with Joanna Kowalewska, the COO of Axi Immo, to find out her take on the current Impact 2025 convention in Poznań. The event has brought together leaders and experts from a variety of sectors as well as cultural commentators and influencers to explore the key challenges involved in shaping our world today – and is sparking discussions that could help to pave the way to a better future.
If you had to sum up Impact 2025 in one word, what would it be? What was the general atmosphere among the speakers and those attending? For me, the word that sums up this year’s Impact is dynamism. It was, above all, a gathering of industry leaders in search of modern solutions, discussing the future and the development of Poland and Europe in rapidly changing times – a context that will require transformation and collaboration. What image of Poland emerged during the event? There was a
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Events

Poland Let's play volleyball again

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

For the 15th time, the real estate industry will unite for a worthy cause and once again in support of the Ronald McDonald House Poland Foundation. This year's JLL Charity Volleyball Tournament will take place on August 6th at the Monta Beach Volley Club in Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Pepsico opens new centre near Wrocław

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

ID Logistics has expanded its partnership with PepsiCo by opening a new logistics facility in Tyniec Mały, near Wrocław. The existing two distribution centres, with a total area of ​​81,000 sqm, and the transport hub in Mszczonów have been joined by a 15,000 sqm warehouse, designed to serve deliveries to the German market.

Residential

Poland StudentSpace to build second centre in Warsaw

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

StudentSpace, a student housing platform developed by SIGNAL, Griffin Capital Partners, and Echo Investment, has begun construction of its second Warsaw project. The six-storey development will be located in the southern part of Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development, scheduled to open in Q3 2027, will add nearly 600 beds to Warsaw's PBSA market.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Nasdaq enters Infinity

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Newmark Polska acted as broker to Nasdaq – a global technology and market infrastructure company powering capital markets worldwide – in securing a lease agreement for approximately 2,000 sqm in the Infinity building in central Wrocław.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni builds for Danfoss

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Panattoni BTS has completed the construction of a bespoke BTO factory for Danfoss in Tuchom. The 22,500 sqm plant will start manufacturing heat exchangers. It was designed and built to meet the requirements of the client’s production processes and its internal logistics.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTP to build in Częstochowa

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

CTP is to build the CTPark Częstochowa industrial park on the A1 motorway. Eventually, CTPark Częstochowa will comprise 100,060 sqm of leasable space. Two buildings are to be constructed: CZES01 with an area of 57,152 sqm and CZES02 with an area of 42,908 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland City Point Targówek grows

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Peakside Capital Advisors has officially begun construction work on Building B within the City Point Targówek complex, the largest urban logistics and light industrial park within the city limits of Warsaw. The general contractor is Depenbrock Polska. The new building will deliver more than 12,400 sqm of modern warehouse and light industrial space.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic 7R completes EQT Park Prague North

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

EQT Park Prague North, developed by 7R in partnership with EQT Real Estate, has received an occupancy permit. Located in Lužec nad Vltavou alongside the D8 motorway, EQT Park Prague North comprises a total of 56,500 sqm of modern logistics and light industrial space.

Investment & finance

Poland Patron and Trei sell six retail parks

schedule 18 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Patron Capital, in partnership with Trei Real Estate, has announced the sale of six retail parks in Poland to a joint venture of Generali Investments CEE and SCF (SCF Investment Partners SICAV), for around EUR110 mln.

Technology

Poland Łukasiewicz Research Network opens technology laboratory

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Automotive Industry Institute has completed a PLN 36 mln project, of which PLN 24.7 mln comes from the Regional Development and Resilience Plan.

Retail & leisure

Poland Wroclavia becomes Westfield

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Group is rebranding the Wroclavia shopping centre to Westfield Wroclavia. The name change is to take effect from September 17th , becoming the 42nd Westfield property.

Data centres

France Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

By 2030, Data4 plans to invest over EUR 20 bln in the development of its European campuses. Data4 will invest EUR 5 bln to transform a brownfield site in northern France into a new data centre campus. With a capacity of 700 MW, it will meet the needs of AI customers and will be Data4's largest project in France.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Foundever expands in Campus 6.3

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Foundever, a global leader in customer experience solutions, has expanded its office space in Bucharest to 3,500 sqm, doubling its footprint within the Campus 6.3 office building. Cushman & Wakefield Echinox advised the company on the expansion transaction, having also been involved in the initial lease that marked Foundever’s entry into the building.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic YIT partners again with One Family Office

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

YIT Czechia, in a joint venture with One Family Office, has completed the purchase of development land in Prague 4 through the acquisition of DH Towers. The price remains undisclosed.

Retail & leisure

Hungary Enter the Zone

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

All 20 retail parks within the retail portfolio of the MPT Real Estate Investment Fund (MPTIA), managed by Gránit Asset Management, have now adopted a unified and modern visual identity. The ZONE has now been established as one of Hungary’s largest retail park networks with nationwide coverage.

Retail & leisure

Romania EUR 9 mln to modernise Iulius Mall

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Iulius Mall Iași, owned by Iulius and Atterbury Europe, is to be modernised in an investment of EUR 9 mln. The shopping centre currently comprises 27,000 sqm gla and it was the second shopping centre to open in Romania back in 2000.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Battswap comes to Prologis Park Prague-Rudná

schedule 17 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Prologis has signed a new lease with innovative Czech technology company BattSwap. The startup will occupy around 2,200 sqm at Prologis Park Prague-Rudná. Of this, 1,566 sqm will serve as a combined workshop and warehouse space, with the remainder being office space.

Investment & finance

Poland Central Point sold to Lewandpol

schedule 16 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Lewandpol Property has acquired, for an undisclosed sum, the Central Point office building in Warsaw city centre from Immobel in one of the biggest office investment transactions so far this year.

Retail & leisure

Poland More tenants join Plaza Rzeszów

schedule 16 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

A number of new leases have been signed for space in Plaza Rzeszów. Additionally, existing tenants have renewed their leases, relocated stores and expanded.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Rohlig Suus grows in Poznań

schedule 16 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Rohlig SUUS Logistics has expanded its operational space in Poznań by 14,000 sqm. Currently, the operator manages nearly 55,000 sqm of modern warehouse infrastructure at its branch.

Latest in Exclusive

schedule 25 May 2026

Bringing people together

We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport drives his approach to business and how Gleeds views the current shape of the market.

schedule 08 May 2026

Laying the groundwork for success

Monting Development, a company set up by Danilo Djurović and Poland’s most famous footballer Robert Lewandowski, has hit the headlines recently (as well as our own front cover back in December), with the launch of a number of prominent residential projects in Warsaw and Gdańsk. Now, Jarosław Fiutowski has joined the developer as COO. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to him about what he will be bringing to the developer and what he hopes to achieve

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.

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