AFI Europe retail park for Arad

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ROMANIA AFI Europe has been granted a building permit to start construction work on a hypermarket and a DIY store within the AFI Palace Arad retail park.
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The park is to be built on an 8 ha site with a 9,000 sqm hypermarket, which is to be linked to a shopping gallery, while the DIY store is also to have an area of 9,000 sqm. Overall the project is to offer 32,000 sqm gla, with parking facilities for 1,000 vehicles. AFI Park is to be built adjacent to the Atrium Center shopping centre, which offers a further 12,000 sqm gla and includes a multiplex.

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Poland Panattoni builds for Copco

schedule 30 September 2026
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Panattoni has started construction of a manufacturing facility for Atlas Copco Group in Okmiany, Lower Silesia. The BTS plant will provide around 5,600 sqm of space.

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Poland The FORM builds on proven performance at Rondo Daszyńskiego

schedule 09 September 2026

With occupier demand increasingly focused on prime, well-located buildings, Warsaw’s office market is becoming more selective. Around Rondo Daszyńskiego, one of the city’s most established business locations, this trend is particularly visible. The FORM is among the office assets benefiting from this shift: since opening in early 2025, it has become fully leased, attracted a diversified mix of public- and private-sector occupiers, and demonstrated substantial day-to-day use. Its performance to date, combined with the continued evolution of the surrounding district, reinforces its position as a trophy office asset.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Compensa leases around 500 sqm in DL Craft

schedule 30 September 2026
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Compensa, part of Vienna Insurance Group, has leased around 500 sqm at the DL Craft complex in Katowice. The lease agreement with DL Invest Group was signed on 31 August 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland Polish investors turn to commercial property

schedule 30 September 2026
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Polish investors are increasingly putting capital into the domestic commercial property market, with logistics and warehouse facilities, smaller office buildings and hotels attracting particular interest, according to Baker McKenzie experts.

Retail & leisure

Poland Marino now upgraded

schedule 30 September 2026
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Marino shopping centre in Wrocław has completed a major modernisation. The 20,000 sqm centre, which has been operating since 1993, remained open to customers throughout the works. The redevelopment was designed by RB Group.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Poland draws foreign e-commerce logistics

schedule 30 September 2026
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Poland is increasingly becoming more than just a sales market for foreign e-commerce companies. It is also becoming a logistics base from which businesses can serve customers in several European countries. Fulfilio’s 'Poland as an E-Commerce Base' report identifies 10 markets where companies are looking at Poland as a place to hold inventory and expand further across Europe.

Investment & finance

Poland Ghelamco sells Warsaw’s The Bridge to Eastnine for EUR 285 mln

schedule 30 September 2026
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Ghelamco has finalised the sale of The Bridge, its Warsaw office complex, to Swedish investment company Eastnine for EUR 285 mln. The transaction ranks among the largest completed on Poland’s commercial real estate market in recent years. Colliers and JLL advised Ghelamco on the sale.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Segro completes new building in Ożarów Mazowiecki

schedule 29 September 2026
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Segro has completed building L at Segro Park Warsaw, Ożarów 2. The 15,600 sqm warehouse and production building is fully leased. Construction is also under way on another building, which will add 21,600 sqm of warehouse and production space.

Office & mixed-use development

Polska Mieszko takes 700 sqm at Jerozolimskie Business Park

schedule 29 September 2026
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NASA Capital has signed a long-term lease with Mieszko, a Polish confectionery manufacturer. The company will take around 700 sqm at Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw, taking occupancy at the complex to 95%.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Retrofitting costs come into focus

schedule 29 September 2026
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Rising energy costs, changing regulations, tenant expectations and the need to protect property values are forcing owners of older office buildings to consider their next steps. A new report by Gleeds Polska and the Polish Council of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) looks at the cost of different retrofit options and the energy savings they could deliver.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Hotspot launches premium office concept in Bucharest

schedule 29 September 2026
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Hotspot is expanding in Bucharest with Hotspot Exclusive, a new premium serviced office concept at One Tower, part of the One Floreasca City development. The new location will cover more than 1,400 sqm and will be Hotspot’s third site in the city.

Retail & leisure

Poland ShockPrice to open in M Park

schedule 29 September 2026
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M Park Konstantynów Łódzki has filled its core tenant line-up. ShockPrice, part of MODIVO PLATFORM, will open its first store in the Łódź area at the new retail park. The store will cover more than 1,800 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland SUUS expands Olsztyn branch

schedule 29 September 2026
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Rohlig SUUS Logistics has expanded its Olsztyn warehouse by more than 30%, to around 2,300 sqm. The operator has also opened a customs clearance facility and plans to add a customs warehouse.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Glamox Opens New R&D Centre in Poland

schedule 29 September 2026
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Glamox has opened a new 500 sqm R&D centre in Dobczyce, expanding the company’s product testing, research and innovation capabilities across the group.

Retail & leisure

Hungary Gránit expands Zone Retail Park in Budakeszi

schedule 29 September 2026
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Gránit Asset Management is expanding the Zone Retail Park in Budakeszi with a new 4,293sqm retail building. The 15,858sqm site is next to the existing retail park, with completion planned for Q4 2027.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden Construction starts work on City Logistics Łódź V

schedule 28 September 2026
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Harden Construction has started work on City Logistics Łódź V, an urban logistics and production facility for Panattoni in Łódź. The project will provide space for tenants including PGC and Zadbano.

Residential

Poland Monting Development starts construction of CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów in Warsaw

schedule 28 September 2026
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Monting Development has secured the final building permit for CU-Cynamonowa Ursynów, a residential project in Warsaw’s Ursynów district. Construction is due to start in early October.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Demographics to reshape Poland’s office market by 2035

schedule 28 September 2026
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Demographic change will make Poland’s office market more concentrated and selective over the next decade, with location, quality and flexibility becoming increasingly important. According to JLL, the resilience of office buildings through 2035 will increasingly depend on the concentration of talent in major cities, an ageing workforce, growing recruitment pressure and the ability of offices to accommodate multigenerational teams.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Aliaxis Polska chooses Sky Tower

schedule 28 September 2026
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Aliaxis Poland has chosen has moved into Sky Tower in Wrocław having previously operated fromserviced office space.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Itility opens first Romanian office in Palas Campus

schedule 28 September 2026
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Dutch IT consultancy Itility has opened its first Romanian office in Palas Campus in Iași, taking space at the office project developed by IULIUS. The company plans to grow its local team to 100 employees.

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schedule 25 September 2026

Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall

Mirbud has signed a contract with Warsaw University of Technology to build a sports and events hall next to the Syrenka Stadium in Warsaw. The design-and-build contract is worth more than PLN 168 mln.

schedule 23 September 2026

Budimex to build archive for Adam Mickiewicz University

Budimex has signed a contract with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań to design and build a new university archive. The contract is worth more than PLN 26.4 million net, with the project scheduled for completion within 18 months.

schedule 21 September 2026

Budimex to rebuild the I/43 Road

Budimex has begun reconstructing a more than 2-kilometre section of the I/43 road near Černá Hora in the Czech Republic. The CZK 250.2 mln contract (EUR 10.3 mln) covers the construction of a new road and two bridges.

schedule 18 September 2026

Budimex to complete Bydgoszcz hospital expansion

Budimex will complete the expansion of Dr Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz. The contract is worth nearly PLN 211 mln gross.

schedule 18 September 2026

Berger Bau to modernise Wrocław police headquarters

Berger Bau has signed a contract to modernise the Lower Silesian Police headquarters in Wrocław. The PLN 24 mln project is scheduled for completion within 28 months.

schedule 01 September 2026

Polish construction sector faces growing labour shortage

Poland’s construction sector is facing increasing labour shortages, with the industry short of around 150,000 workers. Turnover among engineers has reached 42 pct, according to Randstad’s latest report, 'Labour Market in the Construction Sector: Trends, Challenges and Recruitment Strategies for 2026'. Demographic changes, rising employee expectations and the sector’s shift towards Construction 4.0 are adding to the pressure.

schedule 31 August 2026

Carbon Counts in Construction

Cost remains a decisive factor in construction tenders, but investors are increasingly looking beyond the upfront price. For production facilities and warehouses, factors such as delivery time and technical specifications are now being considered alongside a building’s carbon footprint over its entire life cycle.

schedule 28 August 2026

Polish construction sector under pressure

Construction material prices are rising significantly more slowly than inflation, with prices in some categories even falling. Despite this, the situation for construction companies remains challenging. The number of corporate insolvencies in the sector rose by 31.3 pct year on year, while the number of restructuring proceedings almost doubled. Weaker demand, high labour costs and pressure on liquidity are among the main challenges facing the industry.

schedule 20 August 2026

Polish housing market slows as projects put on hold

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.

schedule 20 August 2026

Planning Code Set to Change Real Estate Market

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.

schedule 14 August 2026

Tunnel boring soon to begin

Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete support for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) shield has been completed, while the first components of the machine are being assembled on site. Tunnelling on one of Poland’s most important underground railway projects is due to begin in 2027.

schedule 12 August 2026

Budimex begins earthworks on Poland's first nuclear power plant

The construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant has reached an important milestone. Bechtel, the project’s general contractor, is taking over management of the construction site from Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ). At the same time, Budimex, one of Poland’s largest construction companies, has begun the earthworks.

schedule 23 June 2026

Budimex wins foundational contract for CPK

Budimex has been awarded a PLN 146 mln contract to construct the foundations of the passenger terminal of the new airport that forms part of the massive Port of Poland (or CPK) transport hub, which is being developed between Warsaw and Łódź.

schedule 19 June 2026

Work progresses on Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station

A significant stage in the assembly of the new main building of the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station has been completed.

schedule 12 June 2026

Poland heading for a two-tier market

The value of the 960 largest construction projects in Poland is already more than PLN 1 tln and continues to rise, driven by a wave of infrastructure and energy megaprojects.

schedule 14 April 2026

Poland underestimates Building site crime

According to the latest BauWatch crime report only 56 pct of building site managers across the EU believe crime to be rising, but in Poland this figure is much lower at only 36 pct.

schedule 16 January 2026

Dekpol debuts in Romania with 20,000 sqm logistics park

Dekpol Budownictwo is eentering Romania. In December 2025, the company signed an agreement with a developer to carry out design work for the first stage of a 20,000 sqm logistics park in Bucharest.

schedule 10 December 2025

Construction industry waiting to boom

According to the report 'Polish Construction Companies 2025' prepared by Deloitte, the construction industry continues to play a major role in Poland’s GDP. Its overall condition directly influences national infrastructure development and the real estate market.

schedule 08 December 2025

Warsaw returns another building to its prime

The renovation of a townhouse on ul Targowa in Warsaw's Praga district is nearing completion. The work was funded by the housing association with financial support from the city.

schedule 10 February 2025

2025 looks optimistic for the construction companies

According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030”, the total revenues of the 300 leading construction groups in 2023 amounted to PLN 152 bln, which accounted for more than 60 pct of the revenues of the entire sector of medium and large construction companies. 

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