EMEA region Data centres spread out across the region

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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.
Across the EMEA region, 12.5GW of operational capacity underscores the scale of the market, yet delivery constraints are intensifying in core hubs such as Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin, where grid access, planning complexity and land scarcity are limiting expansion. This is pushing operators towards alternative power strategies, including self-generation and microgrids, particularly in markets facing acute grid constraints such as Ireland, Germany and the UK. This shift is alr
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Residential

Poland Flora Development receives occupancy permit for Esy Floresy

schedule 24 August 2026
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Flora Development has received an occupancy permit for Esy Floresy, its residential project at ul. Cybernetyki 7 in Warsaw’s Mokotów district. The development comprises 213 apartments across two buildings, with apartment handovers beginning in August. The developer is also preparing its next residential project and seeking further development opportunities in Warsaw.

Property and Facility Management

Poland ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków

schedule 24 August 2026
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ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing technical services across the 20,000 sqm building at ul. Przy Rondzie 4, beside the Mogilskie roundabout.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse demand strengthens as availability tightens in Poland

schedule 24 August 2026
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Poland’s warehouse market gained momentum in the first half of 2026 as occupier demand picked up while the development pipeline continued to shrink. Gross take-up rose 21 pct year on year, while net take-up – covering new leases and expansions – jumped 58 pct to more than 2.1 mln sqm. The vacancy rate fell to 6.3 pct and space under construction dropped to its lowest level in more than nine years. According to Axi Immo, the combination of strong demand and limited new supply could stimulate rent rises in many markets.

Investment & finance

Poland Henley sells Poznań shopping centre Galeria Pestka

schedule 24 August 2026
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Henley has completed the sale of Galeria Pestka, a 41,658 sqm shopping centre in Poznań, Poland, to OPAL CENTRES, part of DromeStar Group. During Henley’s ownership, annual footfall rose from 4.8 mln to 5.1 mln, returning above pre-pandemic levels, while occupancy remained above 95 pct.

Human resources

Poland Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland

schedule 21 August 2026
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Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as part of the company’s new management team.

Public buildings

Czech Republic Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital

schedule 21 August 2026
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Construction has begun on a new emergency care unit at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, officially launched by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Health Minister Adam Vojtěch. The CZK 2.2 billion project is one of the hospital’s largest investments and forms part of the Czech government’s strategic healthcare infrastructure programme.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Drutex to invest PLN 30 mln in headquarters expansion

schedule 21 August 2026
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Drutex has begun the second phase of an expansion of its headquarters in Bytów, northern Poland. The PLN 30 mln project will refurbish its existing office building and connect it to the rest of the complex, which was completed last year. Allcon has been appointed as the general contractor.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland’s warehouse market looks beyond space

schedule 21 August 2026
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Poland’s modern warehouse and industrial stock has reached 37.44 mln sqm. Demand rose by 47 pct year on year in the first quarter of 2026. At the same time, companies are raising their expectations of what such facilities should offer. Floor space and location remain important, but so do flexibility, automation and the potential for future expansion.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail investment picks up

schedule 21 August 2026
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Poland’s retail property market saw a clear revival in the first half of 2026. Transaction volumes topped EUR 1 bln, surpassing the total recorded for the whole of 2025. Retail accounted for around one-third of all commercial real estate investment.

Retail & leisure

Poland Power Park Kielce rebrands as BIG Kielce

schedule 21 August 2026
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Power Park Kielce is being rebranded as BIG Kielce. From August 22nd, the retail park on ul. Radomska will operate under the BIG brand. BIG Poland acquired the property in April.

Residential

Poland SGI completes penultimate stage of Łopuszańska 47

schedule 21 August 2026
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SGI has completed the penultimate building at its Łopuszańska 47 residential development in Warsaw’s Włochy district. Handover of the 87 apartments has now begun. Launched in 2022, the development will eventually comprise four buildings with more than 400 apartments.

Warehouse & industrial

Romania Chorus enters CTPark Bucharest North

schedule 21 August 2026
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Electrical engineering firm Chorus Research Engineering Distribution has leased nearly 10,000 sqm of warehouse space at CTPark Bucharest North.

Construction

Poland Polish housing market slows as projects put on hold

schedule 20 August 2026
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Poland’s residential construction market is slowing, with 936 projects put on hold over the past year. Yet investors continue to prepare new projects, with activity in planning and design on the rise. According to Kompas Inwestycji, 1,219 projects reached the foundation stage or moved into construction between August 2025 and July 2026.

Residential

Poland Resi4Rent completes 620-unit PRS development in Wrocław

schedule 20 August 2026
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Resi4Rent has completed a 620-unit PRS development at ul. Bardzka in south-eastern Wrocław. The development is located between the Huby and Tarnogaj districts.

Residential

Poland Atal adds 31 apartments to the Kraków residential market

schedule 20 August 2026
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Atal has added 31 apartments to the Kraków residential market as part of its Zakole Wisły II project. The development is located near ul. Nowohucka. Prices range from PLN 14,100 to PLN 16,900 per sqm before interior finishing.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 7R signs 6,500 sqm lease with Berner Polska in Kraków

schedule 20 August 2026
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7R has signed a long-term lease with Berner Polska for nearly 6,500 sqm at its 7R Hub Nowa Huta logistics and technology development in Kraków.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Warehouse Market Tightens

schedule 20 August 2026
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Poland’s industrial and logistics market entered the second half of 2026 with demand rising and available space continuing to shrink. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest MarketBeat report, the vacancy rate fell to 6.6 pct in the second quarter, its lowest level since 2023. Tenants remained active in signing new leases during the first half of the year, while developers continued to take a cautious approach. The value of investment transactions in the logistics sector was also 13 pct higher than a year earlier.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Reino IO Piotrków BTS completed

schedule 20 August 2026
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Reino IO Logistics has completed Reino IO Piotrków BTS, a nearly 27,000 sqm cross-dock logistics centre in Piotrków Trybunalski, central Poland. The investor is the Polish Logistics platform, managed by Reino IO Logistics, while Kajima Poland was responsible for the design and general construction under a design-and-build contract.

Investment & finance

Poland Retail takes a third of Q2 investment

schedule 20 August 2026
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Retail accounted for 36 pct of total commercial real estate investment in both Poland and Italy in Q2 2026, the highest share among the eight European markets reviewed in the latest Focus Estate Fund ‘Quarterly Litmus Paper’. The report points to sustained investor demand for retail parks and food-anchored assets, supported by low vacancy, resilient consumer spending and a constrained supply of high-quality space.

Construction

Romania Planning Code Set to Change Real Estate Market

schedule 20 August 2026
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The Territorial Planning, Urbanism and Construction Code (CATUC) is expected to have a significant impact on Romania’s real estate market. Two measures are likely to be particularly important: tighter limits on how much can be built on a site and a new infrastructure payment, the cost of which has yet to be determined, according to Crosspoint Real Estate.

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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