Office & mixed-use development
Speedwell and Strabag have announced the signing of the construction contract for the development of the Queens District, a mixed-use project to be developed in the Floreasca – Barbu Vãcãrescu area of Bucharest.
Architecture and urban planning
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division between the left and right banks of the Vistula. The opening of the popular pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Vistula, the ongoing reconstruction of Okrzei Street, and the development of transportation infrastructure – including the planned modernisation of the Eastern Railway Station and the Warsaw-Stadion station – are functionally integrating Praga into the New Center of Warsaw.
Warehouse & industrial
Savills has published its 'Market in Minutes' report for the Tricity industrial and warehouse market. At the end of 2025, total industrial stock 1.82 mln sqm +4 pct y-o-y. While new supply has now reached 77,300 sqm -74 pct y-o-y. Gross take-up now comes to 351,700 sqm, up 21 pct y-o-y, while net take-up came to 273,300 sqm +37 pct. Currently, 197,400 sqm is under construction, up by 69 pct y-o-y. Of this space, 84 pct has been preleased. (up by 9 pct y-o-y). Headline rents come to EUR 4.20-5.75 per sqm per month, while effective rents come to EUR 3.50-4.70 per sqm per month. Land prices now stand at PLN 150-1000 per sqm.
Investment & finance
Helaba and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) have provided a Crestyl Group with EUR 185 mln in medium-term financing for its Dock In office park development in Prague 8.
Warehouse & industrial
National food distributor Bidfood has commissioned Panattoni to build a 26,000 sqm distribution centre on a BTO (built to own) basis.
Office & mixed-use development
Leasing transactions for modern office space in Bucharest increased by 14 pct in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while new demand rose by 24 pct. Even so, the market remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to Colliers data. Total new demand reached approximately 24,000 sqm in the first three months of the year, broadly in line with the post-pandemic average, but around 30 pct below the quarterly average recorded between 2017 and 2019.
Warehouse & industrial
The Tri-City warehouse and industrial market is entering a new phase of development, combining stable demand with the growing importance of the manufacturing, port, and advanced technology sectors, according to the 'Market in Minutes: Tri-City. Industrial and Logistics Market' report by Savills.
Retail & leisure
Rituals Cosmetics has opened a 180 sqm store in the Gemini Park Tychy shopping centre.
Retail & leisure
Xtreme Fitness Gyms will open this summer at the Karuzela shopping centre in Jarosław. The new gym will occupy around 800 sqm on the first floor.
Retail & leisure
Ikea will occupy 330 sqm in the Rybnik Plaza shopping. The new Planning and Order Collection Point is scheduled to open in June.
Warehouse & industrial
CTP has signed an agreement with DIY retailer Leroy Merln Romania to expand its regional distribution centre at CTPark Bucharest West to 48,500 sqm.
Investment & finance
Polish consultancy JWA, which specialises in sustainable construction and real estate certification in Central and Eastern Europe, is opening its first office in the Czech Republic.
Retail & leisure
Homepark Rawa in Katowice is expanding its offerings with a new 230 sqm Senpo store to open on May 15th.
Investment & finance
Echo Investment has signed the final agreement to sell the Brain Park B building in Kraków to Polish investor Sando Office for around EUR 40.3 mln.
Residential
Matexi Polska has completed the Żelazna 54 development in Warsaw's Wola district, and the project has now been granted an occupancy permit.
Warehouse & industrial
Logistics operator Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has signed a lease with Hillwood Polska for nearly 10,000 sqm of warehouse and 300 sqm of office space in a two-storey building within the Hillwood Poznań-Czempiń logistics park.
Warehouse & industrial
Self-storage operator Stokado, which is jointly owned by Redefine Properties, Griffin Capital Partners, and the company's founders, has opened on ul. Nowohucka in Kraków, the company's second centre in the city.
Warehouse & industrial
3D printing company Stockly has leased around 2,400 sqm of warehouse and office space and has already launched operations under an early access arrangement.
Office & mixed-use development
In Q1 2026, Poland's regional office markets recorded the weakest demand since 2021. The Savills report, 'Office Market in Regional Cities, Q1 2026' also shows that tenant activity fell by almost a third year-on-year.
Office & mixed-use development
The renovation of Warsaw's V Tower office building is nearing completion. The modernised building is now beginning its commercialisation.
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real estate segment.
In 2027, the first Swissôtel hotel in Poland will open in Gdynia. The project, being developed in partnership with Allenort Group, will be part of the Waterhall complex.
According to the latest study by Cushman & Wakefield, Warsaw remains one of the strongest hotel markets in the CEE region. In 2025, the city recorded one of the highest RevPAR increases among CEE-6 cities, while also leading the growth in hotel room supply.
Bucharest’s hotel market recorded the strongest performances in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12 pct year-on-year, outperforming the CEE-6 average, according to a market analysis conducted by Cushman & Wakefield.
Kempinski Hotels has acquired the Augustine Hotel in Prague. This is the first acquisition for the hospitality group in over 50 years, since it bought the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich in 1970.
The Czech hotel market is building on an exceptionally strong year in 2025, marked by a significant increase in transaction volumes and investor interest. According to Cushman & Wakefield, a total of 16 hotels were sold in the Czech Republic, representing 2,989 rooms and a total transaction volume of EUR 764 mln. Based on available data, this represents the highest annual transaction volume ever recorded on the Czech hotel market.
Mercure has signed a contract to develop a hotel in Craiova and has also announced it is to open the Mercure Oradea hotel.
Construction work on a hotel has been launched in the Wrzeszcz district of Gdańsk. Lithuanian 1 Asset Management is the investor and the developer is the Gdańsk-based Upside Property.
ibis Styles has announced the opening of the ibis Styles Tbilisi Mziuri Park in one of the city's greenest districts, next to the historic Wine Factory district and Chavchavadze Avenue.
Mercure, a brand owned by the Accor Group, has opened the Mercure Bucharest Cantemir in the centre of the city. The brand is also planning to debut in Oradea as well as in Khiva in Uzbekistan in 2026.
The Swissôtel chain has announced the opening of its first hotel in the Czech Republic in the spa town of Mariánské Lázně.
The façade of the Minter townhouse, in the Port Praski development in Warsaw, has been unveiled, restoring its Art Nouveau style.
The comprehensive renovation of the Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square has been completed. The work included 146 guestrooms, the lobby, the fitness centre, the swimming pool, the wellness area, and the conference room.
According to the report, Mediterranean and Southern European markets accounted for 44 pct of all inbound overnight tourist arrivals to Europe last year, according to the latest EMEA Hospitality report published by Colliers.
Accor's Novotel brand is expanding in Southeastern Europe with the opening of Novotel Zagreb, the brand's first hotel in Croatia.
Leading aparthotel operator Staycity Group and international investment firm Solida Capital has announced a strategic partnership for the development of a new Staycity Aparthotel in Warsaw, marking Staycity’s entry into the Polish market.
Occupancy rates increased by around 4 pct in the first six months of the year compared to the same period of 2024, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox with the figures based on the STR data. The average daily rate (ADR) grew by circa 8 pct in local currency. This resulted in a spectacular 12 pct increase in RevPAR YTD 2025 versus 2024.
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe will manage the entire JM Tower complex on ul. Grzybowska in Warsaw from October this year. Currently, the chain is only responsible for managing the section where the Leonardo Royal Warsaw hotel operates.
The De Silva Inn Opole is now open. This is Poland's largest fully self-service hotel with a usable area of around 4,000 sqm.
The Mercure Hotels & Resorts chain has opened its first hotel in Transylvania. The Mercure Alba Iulia has 118 rooms as well as modular meeting spaces.
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
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 figur ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
City Point Okęcie Logistics Park, a joint venture between Partners Group and Peakside Capital Advisors, has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification ...
The 15th EurobuildCEE Awards Gala is now behind us and all the winners can be revealed! Special congratulations go to Kazimierz Kirejczyk, who was pre ...
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
The April-May edition of Eurobuild CEE has now hit the shelves! It features interviews with Monika Woźniak-Zawioła and Daniel Tudor as they bring The ...
ULI Poland is to hold the 'Matrix of Real Estate' conference from April 15th -16th at the Norblin Factory in Warsaw to discuss the impact of geopoliti ...
Monting Development, a company set up by Danilo Djurović and Poland’s most famous footballer Robert Lewandowski, has hit the headlines recently (as we ...
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
aHouse Development will deliver a new hotel on ul. Daleka in the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, marking the company’s entry into the hospitality real ...
Marek Noetzel has been appointed CEO of NEPI Rockcastle and announced a new management team, based entirely on internal promotions.
The Central Communication Port (CPK) has selected the general contract engineer for the new national airport as part of the Port Polska programme. The ...
The Wiedeńska Town House in the centre of Poznań, which dates back to the early 20th century, has been renovated and converted into a food hall with i ...
Helaba and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (Pbb) have provided a Crestyl Group with EUR 185 mln in medium-term financing for its Dock In office park developme ...
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Speedwell and Strabag have announced the signing of the construction contract for the development of the Queens District, a mixed-use project to be de ...
JLL has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent responsible for the Equal Business Park office complex in Kraków, owned by Apollo Rida. JLL's other ...
The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway statio ...
Matexi Polska has completed the Żelazna 54 development in Warsaw's Wola district, and the project has now been granted an occupancy permit.
Rituals Cosmetics has opened a 180 sqm store in the Gemini Park Tychy shopping centre.
Skanska CDE has become the first company in Poland to introduce a Neutral Host In-Building (NHIB) infrastructure model, based on the BTS hotel, in its ...
Savills has published its 'Market in Minutes' report for the Tricity industrial and warehouse market. At the end of 2025, total industrial stock 1.82 ...
May 2026
Sales up, supply down
Sales up, supply down
JLL Polska
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Rent isn't everything. The real costs of leasing warehouse space
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A good foundation from which to grow
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CBRE
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