Poland The French connection

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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.
Well, the first question that comes to my mind is simply, why Poland? Why Poland? It's a very fair question. As a businessman, I would say you want to do business with people you like and in the countries where, you know, you have good relationships. And actually, it's amazing when you look at the history between France and Poland. I mean, for centuries, the two countries have been working hand in hand together, and in multiple domains, like the military, science, and culture. And you can see t
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Residential

Poland Splot Wola nears completion

schedule 18 August 2026
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Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75 pct of the apartments already sold. Construction is also nearing completion, with work scheduled to finish in Q3 2026. The occupancy permit is expected to follow, with apartment handovers planned for Q4.

Investment & finance

Poland EPP takes EUR 106 mln in financing

schedule 18 August 2026
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EPP has completed the EUR 106 mln refinancing of four M1 shopping centres in Bytom, Częstochowa, Poznań and Radom. The refinancing supports the company’s efforts to optimise its capital structure. Absa Corporate and Investment Banking and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) provided the financing in equal shares.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Mitgar Port Operation takes up 7,500 sqm in CTPark Gdańsk Port

schedule 18 August 2026
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Mitgar Port Operation, one of the leading logistics providers to the automotive sector, has leased more than 7,500 sqm of modern warehouse space inCTPark Gdańsk Port. Querco Property advised Mitgar Port Operation on the transaction.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tenants still active but few new buildings

schedule 18 August 2026
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Office take-up across Poland’s regional markets totalled 310,000 sqm in the first half of 2026, down 21 pct year on year. At the same time, net demand increased, new supply remained limited and tenants increasingly focused on the highest-quality office space. These are the key findings of Axi Immo’s latest report, 'Regional Office Market: H1 2026', covering the country’s major office markets outside Warsaw.

Public buildings

Poland Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House

schedule 18 August 2026
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The City of Poznań and Dekpol Budownictwo have signed a contract for the major redevelopment of the Poznań Palm House. The city’s landmark attraction will undergo an extensive upgrade to bring it up to modern technical standards and provide better conditions for its plants and animals. The contract was signed on 17 August, with Dekpol Budownictwo appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Komplex Torus takes 6,800 sqm of modern space in MLP Pruszków II

schedule 18 August 2026
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Komplex Torus, a leading distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sq m of modern space in MLP Pruszków II. Newmark Polska advised the tenant throughout the lease negotiations.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland FutureMeds expands in infinity

schedule 18 August 2026
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FutureMeds, a company specialising in clinical trials for new drugs and therapies, is expanding its presence at the Infinity office building in Wrocław. Under a long-term lease agreement, the company has taken an additional 592 sqm on the building’s fourth floor. Following the expansion, FutureMeds’ headquarters and clinic will occupy more than 1,700 sqm at Infinity.

Investment & finance

Romania Horizon City wins financing

schedule 18 August 2026
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Horizon City, a residential being project developed by British investor Ghai Sant Ram in northern Bucharest, has secured EUR 36.5 mln in financing from Libra Internet Bank. The funds will be used to continue and accelerate construction works, with full project completion targeted for the first half of 2027, six months earlier than initially announced.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish office investment market sees strong first-half recovery

schedule 17 August 2026
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The first half of 2026 saw a clear recovery in investment activity on Poland’s office market. Total transaction volume reached around EUR 594 mln, up 38 pct year-on-year.

Investment & finance

Poland City centre site up for sale in Reda

schedule 17 August 2026
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Nine plots totalling 4.4 ha are being put up for auction, with the site offering an opportunity to create Reda’s first city centre.

Retail & leisure

Poland Nomad opens in Port Praski

schedule 17 August 2026
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Nomad has opened a new 290-sqm restaurant that overlooks the marina in Warsaw's Park Praski development.

Retail & leisure

Poland Castorama opens Design Studio in Gemini Park

schedule 17 August 2026
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Castorama has opened a new Design Studio in Gemini Park Bielsko-Biała. Launched on 13 August, the new space adds to the shopping centre’s growing range of services, offering customers professional support with interior design projects, from the initial concept through to installation.

Hotels

Polska Green Development launches Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa

schedule 17 August 2026
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Green House Development is launching pre-sales of suites at Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa, the third development under the Wave brand on the Polish coast, located around a ten-minute walk from the centre of Ustka and around 120 km from the Tricity area.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic PSN buys Botanická office building

schedule 17 August 2026
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PSN has completed the acquisition of an office building at Botanická 56 in the Brno-Veveří district.  Existing tenancy agreements will remain unchanged, with Aquatis, part of the industrial group Safichem Group, continuing as a key tenant.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Basler moves to Lubicz Park

schedule 17 August 2026
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Machine vision technology company Basler has leased 330 sqm of office space at Lubicz Park in Kraków, from Globalworth. The tenant was represented by Knight Frank.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 7R builds for Procent

schedule 17 August 2026
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7R has launched construction on 7R Park Szczecin South, a two-building centre that will eventually comprise around 29,000 sqm. The sole tenant of the first building will be e-commerce logistics operator Procent Poland, with a lease of 23,000 sqm. The second smaller building of the complex will have an area of around 5,000 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

SLOVAKIA Squarebizz Bory hits top 5 for excellence

schedule 14 August 2026
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Squarebizz Business Center Bory has achieved BREEAM In-Use ‘Excellent’ rating for asset performance with an overall score of 75.1 pct, putting it in the top five facilities in Slovakia. The owner and developer of the industrial and business park is Karimpol.

Public buildings

Central Europe Porr focusing on healthcare

schedule 14 August 2026
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Austrian construction group Porr has been rolling out its Porr Healthcare division across the markets it is active in, including Poland. The division specialises in the construction of healthcare facilities.

Warehouse & industrial

CZECH REPUBLIC GN Group moves to Panattoni Business Park Kladno

schedule 14 August 2026
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GN, a Danish manufacturer of audio and communications technology, has leased more than 30,000 sqm at Panattoni Business Park Kladno.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND Antczak completes Maspex plant

schedule 14 August 2026
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Antczak Group has completed the construction of a 13,500 sqm logistics and warehouse complex for food producer Maspex in Tychy in Silesia.

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schedule 05 August 2026

The man from NASA

Czechia stands out as the CEE country with the largest volume of domestic capital invested across the region itself. Now, NASA Capital has entered Poland with a new investment fund for Polish investors – and it has just made its market debut with the acquisition of Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw. And that’s why EurobuildCEE spoke to the man at the centre of the deal, Marc Safari, the chief operating officer of NASA Capital, about how the company plans to build its Polish portfolio from here.

schedule 24 July 2026

Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank

At the beginning of this year, Erste Group, which was already very active in the real estate financing market in Poland and the CEE region, acquired a controlling stake in another significant lender – Santander Bank Polska. And it continues to make the headlines with a series of major deals. In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to Wolfgang Molnar, the parent account manager for real estate finance and executive director of Erste Group Bank, about why he has such faith in our region’s real markets.

schedule 17 July 2026

Experienced and out-of-the-box – Josef Malíř of SCF

Star Capital Finance (SCF) has been in the news again recently with the EUR 110 mln acquisition in a joint venture of a portfolio of six Polish retail parks. This followed the purchase of the Jantar shopping centre in Słupsk earlier this year and its entry into the Romanian market. In 2024, it made an even bigger splash with the EUR 285 mln deal for six Polish shopping centres – which was voted CEE Transaction of the Year at the Eurobuild Awards. So, we spoke to the CEO of the Prague-based investor, Josef Malíř, about SCF’s approach to the ever-changing retail sector.

schedule 15 July 2026

The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine

Eastnine has just followed up its EUR 280 mln acquisition of the Warsaw Unit at the end of 2024 with the equally sensational EUR 300 mln transaction for The Bridge. Why is the Swedish company putting such faith in the Warsaw office market in such a big way? And what is it planning to do next? In our latest exclusive interview, EurobuildCEE asked the man behind the deal, Kestutis Sasnauskas, the CEO of Eastnine, for the answers...

schedule 09 July 2026

A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE

Munich-based investment management platform Kingstone Real Estate has been in the news in the last few days due to the headline-grabbing EUR 150 mln acquisition of the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk by Strabag. It has also partnered with other international players for their activities on the Polish market. And so, hot on the heels of the Olivia Star deal, we caught up with Philipp Schomberg, the co-founder and Poland CEO of Kingstone RE to find out more about the company and its plans.

schedule 06 July 2026

Quality investment – Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate

Swedish property company Stena Real Estate has been active in Poland's main office markets for several years now, during which time it has acquired the High5Ive 1, 2 and 3 buildings in Kraków, Centrum Południe in Wrocław, and Studio B in Warsaw. Now it has added Studio A to its portfolio. So, we spoke to Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate – and asked her why her company has taken such a shine to the Polish office scene.

schedule 03 July 2026

A statement deal – Tomasz Nowakowski of Lewandpol Group

A few weeks ago, Lewandpol Group hit the headlines with its EUR 107 mln acquisition of the 19,300 sqm Central Point office building in Warsaw city centre from Immobel, marking its entry into the office sector. Does this also mean that the company, which has previously built its reputation by developing solar farms, now intends to become a major player on the Polish commercial real estate scene? We asked Tomasz Nowakowski, the director of real estate at Lewandpol Group for the answers...

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.

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