POLAND A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE

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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.
Could you tell us something about Kingstone Real Estate – your history, and the scope and scale of your activities? Philipp Schomberg, co-founder and CEO Poland, Kingstone RE: Kingstone Real Estate is an independent, family-owned real estate investment and asset management platform with German roots and a growing international presence. We combine institutional investment expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset, allowing us to act quickly while maintaining the governance and standards expec
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Investment & finance

CEE region Investment activity regains momentum across the region

schedule 30 July 2026
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Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 bln in the first half of 2026, marking a significant improvement on recent years and confirming that investor confidence is returning to the region. However, this is not a broad-based recovery. Capital is flowing selectively towards assets offering resilient income, strong ESG performance and long-term relevance in a changing economic environment.

ESG

Croatia Outstanding in VGP Park Split

schedule 30 July 2026
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Building A (31,984 sqm) in VGP Park Split in Dugopolje has been awarded a BREEAM v6 Outstanding rating. The certification was carried out by BuildGreen.

Residential

Poland Mercator ready to begin flagship Kraków project

schedule 29 July 2026
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Mercator Estates, part of the Mercator Medical Group, has secured the final building permit for a residential redevelopment project in the centre of Kraków. The project will see two historic tenement buildings at the junction of ul. Lubicz and ul. Westerplatte restored and converted into a high-end residential development.

Retail & leisure

Poland Bricomarché opens two new stores

schedule 29 July 2026
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Bricomarché has expanded with the opening of two new DIY stores, in Częstochowa and Bielsk Podlaski, bringing its total number of outlets in the country to 228.

Residential

Poland CeMat sets to work on Moje Bielany 3

schedule 29 July 2026
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CeMat has appointed FineTech Construction as the general contractor for Moje Bielany 3, the latest stage of its mixed-use development in Warsaw's Bielany district. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland DHL signs two leases with Hillwood

schedule 29 July 2026
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DHL eCommerce Polska has signed two new lease agreements with Hillwood Polska, securing more than 20,000 sqm of warehouse and office space across the Hillwood Zgierz I and Industrial Park Tychy logistics parks.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Logisteed expands its lease with Panattoni to 50,000 sqm

schedule 29 July 2026
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Panattoni and Logisteed Poland are expanding their partnership in Warsaw. The logistics operator has extended its current lease and increased its area at Panattoni Park Warsaw North II to 50,000 sqm. The development is now fully leased. 

Warehouse & industrial

Bulgaria CTP signs 16,700 sqm of leases with Box Now and Amperel in Bulgaria

schedule 29 July 2026
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CTP has signed two long-term leases totalling approximately 16,700 sqm at CTPark Sofia Ring Road in Bulgaria with existing customers Box Now and Amperel.

Investment & finance

EMEA region Investment moves to residential and data centres

schedule 29 July 2026
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Residential assets have overtaken offices as the largest recipient of real estate investment across EMEA, while record investment in data centres and senior living signals a broader shift towards operationally intensive sectors and platform-led strategies, according to the 'EMEA Capital Markets Snapshot | Q2 2026' report by Colliers.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany MicroHarvest to build plant in Leuna

schedule 29 July 2026
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MicroHarvest is to build a microbial protein plant in Leuna, the first such plant in Europe.

Investment & finance

Hungary Westend mixed-use complex refinanced

schedule 28 July 2026
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Granit Pólus Group has completed the refinancing of the Westend mixed-use complex with a EUR 290 mln green loan, marking the largest real estate refinancing transaction in Hungary over the past five years and setting a new record for financing secured by a single property in the country.

Retail & leisure

Poland North Face opens in Designer Outlet Warszawa

schedule 28 July 2026
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The North Face has opened its first and only outlet store in Poland at Designer Outlet Warszawa. The new 171 sqm store offers a range of outdoor clothing, footwear and accessories for hiking, mountain sports and everyday wear.

Warehouse & industrial

Romania CTP delivers logistics centre to LPP

schedule 28 July 2026
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 CTP has delivered a new 56,000 sqm distribution centre for LPP Logistics at CTPark Bucharest West.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland CTP signs up InterPadel

schedule 28 July 2026
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CTP has signed a ten-year lease agreement with InterPadel, which will open a new sports centre at CTPark Warsaw Janki. The development will comprise a standalone building of nearly 3,000 sqm, including nine padel courts.

Residential

Poland Portico Marina to be built by Alfa-Bet Polska

schedule 28 July 2026
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Portico Marina Invest has appointed Alfa-Bet Polska as the general contractor for its Portico Marina residential development on the shores of Zegrze Lake. Construction is due to begin in August 2026, with completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2028.

Investment & finance

Poland Renaissance changes hands

schedule 28 July 2026
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Syrena Real Estate has acquired the historic Renaissance Building in Warsaw's city centre, with financing from Bank Pekao.

Warehouse & industrial

Slovakia Industrial space almost 5 mln sqm

schedule 28 July 2026
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The Industrial Research Forum presents an overview of Slovakia's warehouse and industrial real estate market in Q2 2026. Total supply of modern industrial space reached 4.89 mln sqm. The gross take-up totalled 93,400 sqm, representing a 9 pct y-o-y decrease. The net take-up (excluding lease renegotiations) amounted to 66,600 sqm. The Vacancy rate increased slightly q-o-q to 7.80 pct. A total of 25,800 sqm of new space was delivered to the market in Q2 2026, while 265,800 sqm of space was under construction, with 37 pct already pre-leased. Prime rents stayed flat at EUR 5.30 per sqm per month.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office development still subdued

schedule 28 July 2026
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Warsaw’s office stock expanded by 45,210 sqm in H1 2026, driven by the completion of Studio A, Vena and the refurbishment of Przemysłowa 26-26a. While new office developments were completed in Q1, Q2 saw only the final phase of the refurbishment of Przemysłowa 26, according to the latest figures from Avison Young.

Hotels

Poland Saltic Zieleniec hotel under construction by Mirbud

schedule 27 July 2026
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Saltic, a Polish hotel developer and operator, has appointed Mirbud to construct its Saltic Zieleniec development in Duszniki-Zdrój with work to begin in early August 2026 and completion scheduled for July 2028.

Retail & leisure

Poland Victoria's Secret opens in Forum Gdańsk

schedule 27 July 2026

Victoria's Secret has announced the opening of a new store in Gdańsk. The lingerie and beauty retailer will welcome its first customers on 21st August 2026 at Forum Gdańsk shopping centre.

Latest in Exclusive

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.

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.

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