CEE REGION The man from NASA

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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.
Could you tell us a little about NASA Capital – how and when the company was founded, your company structure, and the scope and scale of your operations? Marc Safari, chief operating officer, NASA Capital: NASA Capital is a private real estate investment group built on more than 30 years of experience in the Central European commercial property market. The company was founded by Nader Safari in 1992, who began his real estate career in Czechia after working at Deutsche Bank. Today, NASA Capit
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Eurobuild Awards

CEE REGION Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!

schedule 23 October 2026

The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury registrations are now still open until October 30th, 2026 (rather than the original deadline of October 22nd).

Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.

schedule 22 October 2026

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Retail & leisure

Poland OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space

schedule 23 October 2026
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OTO Park Lubin opened on 22 October 2026. The new retail park, located at 3A/3B Jana Pawła II Street, offers more than 14,000 sqm of gross leasable area (GLA), 30 shops and service outlets, and over 400 parking spaces. The development was jointly delivered by Falcon Investment Management and Acteeum Group, with Trasko acting as the general contractor. The scheme has created more than 200 jobs.

Residential

Poland Trust Investment to make its Warsaw debut in Rembertów

schedule 23 October 2026
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Trust Investment is set to enter the Warsaw residential market with its first project to be situated in Rembertów amid surrounding woodland. The development is intended to have an intimate character, with architecture designed to complement the green surroundings. Details of the project and the launch date for sales have not yet been disclosed.

Residential

Česká spořitelna to mobilise CZK 11 bln for senior care infrastructure

schedule 23 October 2026
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Czech bank Česká spořitelna plans to mobilise CZK 11 bln (approximately PLN 1.9 bln) by 2030 to develop senior care infrastructure. The initiative aims to create around 5,000 new places in care facilities across the country. The first three projects are currently being selected, with the initial phase covering investments worth CZK 2.5 bln.

Events

Poland Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history

schedule 23 October 2026
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Panattoni Gala & Party 2026 took place on 22 October 2026 at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Okam extends Loconi Intermodal lease at former FSO site in Warsaw

schedule 23 October 2026
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OKAM has extended its lease agreement with Loconi Intermodal, which has operated a container terminal at the former FSO car factory site at 88 Jagiellońska Street in Warsaw since 2015. The agreement covers more than 81,000 sqm and will allow the terminal to continue operating as preparations progress for F.S.O. PARK, OKAM’s planned mixed-use development.

Investment & finance

Poland Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste

schedule 23 October 2026
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Together with Erste Group and two other Austrian financial institutions, Warimpex has completed the refinancing of four Polish office properties with around 60,000 sqm gla. Worth around EUR 100 mln, this is the largest-ever financing deal for the Vienna-based property development and investment company. 

Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic Czech industrial stock exceeds 14 mln sqm as vacancy falls

schedule 23 October 2026
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The Czech Republic’s modern industrial property stock surpassed 14 mln sqm in the third quarter of 2026, while the vacancy rate fell to 5.3 pct, according to the Industrial Research Forum (IRF). Gross take-up reached 455,500 sqm, broadly unchanged quarter on quarter, while 938,500 sqm of warehouse and manufacturing space was under construction at the end of September.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic CA Immo exits Czech market with sale of Riverside Karlín office campus

schedule 23 October 2026
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CA Immo has completed the sale of five office buildings at the Riverside Karlín campus in Prague to Trinity Bank, realising a profit against book value and marking its full exit from the Czech market. The portfolio comprises approximately 85,000 sqm of gross leasable area. The buyer has also taken over CA Immo’s entire Czech team.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland BIG Olkusz opens fully let, bringing nine new retail brands to the city

schedule 22 October 2026
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BIG Poland has officially opened BIG Olkusz, a 13,500 sqm GLA retail park that was 100 pct let at opening. Developed jointly with BOIG The Blue Ocean Investment Group, the scheme introduces nine brands to the local market, including HalfPrice, Kaufland, Douglas, Hebe, W.Kruk, Worldbox, Smyk, DrMaterac and Optilux.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Pozbruk opens factory near Poznań

schedule 22 October 2026
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Pozbruk has opened a new factory for precast reinforced concrete columns in Sobota, near Poznań. The 9,000 sqm facility is equipped with two production lines and an automated reinforcement workshop. The investment will increase production capacity fivefold, to more than 30 columns per day, including elements up to 20 metres long.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Schöck stays on in Segro Park Tychy

schedule 22 October 2026
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Schöck has extended its lease at Segro Park Tychy, Przejazdowa, where it occupies 4,200 sqm of space. Under the renewed agreement, Segro will install a photovoltaic system with energy storage, as well as an electric vehicle charging station for the tenant.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office demand rises

schedule 22 October 2026
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Warsaw’s office market recorded stronger demand amid limited new supply in the first nine months of 2026. Nearly 592,000 sqm of office space was leased, up 22 pct year on year, while the vacancy rate fell to 7.9 pct. Służewiec has also re-emerged as one of the city’s most popular office locations, according to Colliers.

Residential

Poland Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków

schedule 22 October 2026
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Trust Investment is preparing its first residential development in Kraków, with the project planned for the Czyżyny district. Local architecture studio B2 Studio is responsible for the design concept. The developer has not yet disclosed further details or a sales launch date.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw office availability declines

schedule 22 October 2026
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Office availability in Warsaw continues to tighten, with the vacancy rate falling to 7.9 pct in Q3 2026, down from 9.7 pct a year earlier, according to CBRE. Availability is lowest in the city centre, where vacancies stand at 4.3 pct, while Służewiec has the highest rate at 16.2 pct.

Construction

Poland Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw

schedule 22 October 2026
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Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central Warsaw. The EUR 200 mln project will comprise 357 luxury apartments, with construction scheduled to take 50 months.

Office & mixed-use development

Germany Hologate leases 3,200 sqm at Munich’s Kistlerhof

schedule 22 October 2026
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Hologate, a Munich-based AI and extended reality (XR) company, has leased approximately 3,192 sqm of office and exhibition space at Empira Group’s Kistlerhof complex. The company is expected to move into Building 1 on 1 November 2026, following refurbishment works.

Investment & finance

Poland Hillwood secures EUR 20.35 mln loan for Grodzisk Mazowiecki project

schedule 21 October 2026
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Hillwood has secured a EUR 20.35 mln loan from BNP Paribas Bank Polska to finance the second phase of its Hillwood Grodzisk Mazowiecki logistics complex. The bank’s total financing for both phases amounts to approximately EUR 46 mln.

Data centres

EMEA region EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth

schedule 21 October 2026
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Operational data centre capacity across EMEA exceeded 12.1 GW in the first half of 2026, with a further 18.3 GW under construction or in the planning pipeline. Warsaw remains Poland’s largest data centre market, but limited power availability and grid connection capacity are holding back new developments. Demand for AI infrastructure is also driving interest in locations beyond the Polish capital.

Latest in Exclusive

schedule 12 October 2026

Leading the renaissance of local investors

One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Renaissance building in central Warsaw to its increasingly impressive and diverse portfolio. In our latest exclusive, we ask Witold Zatoński Kotomski, the founding partner of the company, about its plans for the historic property and where it’s planning to invest next.

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

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