Poland Poland to be the new data hub

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During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak with Piotr Kowalski, Managing Director at PLDCA, about the risks and future development of data centres in Poland.
Is being close to Russia still one of the factors that slows down the development of data centres in Poland? I believe this is something that foreign investors pay considerable attention to. However, I believe it is overblown in their thinking. Poland is a member of NATO and the European Union. It is a very powerful country that spends almost 5 pct of its GDP on defence. In this context, I always cite the example of Finland, which shares a 2,500-kilometer border with Russia and is currently
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Office & mixed-use development

Poland Fieldfisher finds home in Studio A

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by NN

International legal and tax advisory Fieldfisher has leased the entire ninth floor of the Studio A office building in Warsaw, which is owned by Stena Real Estate.

Infrastructure

Poland Strabag to build for Wrocław Airport

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Wrocław Airport is to construct a terminal to serve passengers travelling outside the Schengen Area. The project. which is being developed in an investment of PLN 15.4 mln, will increase the airport's capacity, improve passenger traffic management, and maintain a high level of comfort until the expansion of the main terminal is completed. Strabag is the contractor for the project, and the work is to be completed by April 30, 2027.

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Gridarch completes centre for BMW

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Developer Gridarch has completed the third phase of construction at Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park in Mošnov. Three new industrial buildings including office space with a total leasable area of 124,000 sqm will be used by BMW Group as its overseas logistics distribution centre.

Office & mixed-use development

Germany CA Immo signs lease for 1,500 sqm

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

CA Immo has signed a long-term lease for a total of around 1,500 sqm in the Cielo at Kasernenstrasse 67 in Düsseldorf. The new tenant is Curacon.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office stock above 6 mln sqm

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures on office market in Warsaw for Q2 2026. As of the end of June 2026, total modern office stock in Warsaw accounted for almost 6,236,400 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany 7R sset up for first German project

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Polish warehouse developer 7R has completed the key formalities related to the acquisition of a property in Berlin from Karl Gruppe, which will become part of the company's first German development: 7R City Park Berlin East, with a total value of around EUR 70 mln.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland UDH comes to Rysy Kraków

schedule 15 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

UDH, one of Poland’s largest distributors of premium imported beers, has leased approximately 1,400 sqm of modern warehouse and office space at the Park Rysy Kraków distribution centre. The tenant was represented by Axi Immo. 

Exclusive

EUROPE The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine

schedule 15 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

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...

Residential

POLAND Senate votes to standardise house price reporting

schedule 13 July 2026

The Polish Senate has passed an amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units and Single-Family Homes and to the Developer Guarantee Fund. The new regulations do not change the obligation to publish the prices of homes on investment websites, but introduce a uniform method for submitting this data to the state portal dane.gov.pl.

Warehouse & industrial

Romania Negroni comes to Bucharest

schedule 13 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Negroni Trading, a company specialising in the import and distribution of premium artisanal spirits and goods, has leased a CTBox unit at CTPark Bucharest West, the largest industrial park in Central and Eastern Europe.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden builds for Panattoni

schedule 13 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Harden Construction is constructing a 46,000 sqm logistics centre in Poznań. Panattoni Park Poznań East III is to be built as a BTS centre for a leading distributor of fresh produce, both chilled and frozen. Construction work began in May.

Residential

Poland Develia to build Skorosze Vita

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Develia has begun selling apartments in the new Skorosze Vita development in Warsaw's Ursus district.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany CTP starts work in Recklinghausen

schedule 10 July 2026
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CTP will transform a former production site in Recklinghausen, Germany into a new, urban business park. The 65,000 sqm site was purchased from Ball Beverage Packaging Recklinghausen, which ceased production of aluminium beverage cans in August 2017.

Residential

Poland GN Group buiilds first student hall

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work has begun on a new student residence on ul. Pułaskiego in Poznań. The general contractor is WPIP Construction, and completion is scheduled for September 2027.

Investment & finance

CEE Region Goodbye Tesco?

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

According to reports by the Financial Times, Tesco is looking for ways to sell off its remaining European businesses.

Investment & finance

Romania AFI completes Mas retail park purchase

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

AFI Romania has completed the acquisition of six retail parks from Mas, the largest retail park transaction in Romania.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Addleshaw Goddard stays on in Q22

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has decided to renew its lease in the Q22 skyscraper.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Bucharest dominates the office market

schedule 10 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

During the first half of 2026, companies leased a total of 80,790 sqm of office space in Bucharest, representing a 29 pct increase compared with the same period of 2025, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors, Alliance Member of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Cluj-Napoca also recorded stronger office leasing activity than in the first half of last year.

Infrastructure

Poland Mielec station to be rebuilt

schedule 09 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Polish State Railways (PKP) has awarded a tender to build a new railway station in Mielec. The contract has already been signed and work will start this summer.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Ever Catering comes to Flanders Park

schedule 09 July 2026
Opr./edited by AH

A new bistro has opened in Building A of Flanders Business Park. Ever Catering, part of Ever Grupa, is the operator.

Latest in Data centres

schedule 08 July 2026

Poland to benefit from data centre realignment

While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According to the latest 'EMEA Data Center Markets Report | H1 2026' by Colliers, energy constraints in Europe's largest hubs are driving investment to new locations, including Poland.

schedule 01 July 2026

Data centres spread out across the region

The EMEA data centre market is entering a new phase where power availability, not demand, is defining growth, forcing a structural shift in how and where capital is deployed. According to Colliers’ EMEA Data Centre Markets Report | H1 2026, the region continues to see strong demand from hyperscale cloud, AI workloads and sovereign requirements, but the ability to convert that demand into operational capacity is becoming increasingly uneven.

schedule 19 June 2026

Poland to be the new data hub

During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak with Piotr Kowalski, Managing Director at PLDCA, about the risks and future development of data centres in Poland.

schedule 19 June 2026

Data centres to transform Polish economy

According to the report "Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland," prepared by the Polish Data Center Association (PLDCA) in collaboration with PwC Poland, in 2025 data centres generated PLN 10.6  bln in gross value added and PLN 4.3 bln in fiscal revenue.

schedule 17 June 2026

Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment

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.

schedule 11 June 2026

EU targets Poland for rapid Data centre growth

The development of digital infrastructure is a new economic priority for Europe, as shown by the draft EU regulations, 'Cloud and AI Development Act' (CADA), and the 'Strategic Roadmap, published in early June. The EU wants to triple computing power by 2035 to meet the demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI). Poland is expected to play a leading role in this process.

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