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Office & mixed-use development
Poland No more supply this year
In the first quarter of 2026, the Warsaw office market had a low vacancy rate of 9.5%, according to the latest data from CBRE.
Warehouse & industrial
Bulgaria Metro to open in Sofia
CTP has signed a long-term agreement with Metro, an international wholesale operator. The tenant will occupy 25,000 sqm of warehouse space at CTPark Sofia West.
Investment & finance
Poland Investment maintains positive momentum
2024 saw a return to stability, a trend that persisted throughout 2025 according to the latest figures from Avison Young. The beginning of 2026 saw a strong volume of closed transactions, marking a promising start to the year. Total investment volume increased to over EUR 1 bln, reflecting a strong resurgence in market activity. This positive momentum is expected to continue into 2026, supported by an overall positive Polish real estate market outlook among investors.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Upper One meets its upper limit
The Upper One complex in Warsaw under development by Strabag Real Estate has been topped off. Completion of the wor is scheduled for 2027.
Retail & leisure
Poland Action to enter Wiślany Square
Dutch discount chain Action has joined the tenants in the Wiślany Square shopping centre under construction in Warsaw's Siekierki district, with a lease of nearly 900 sqm.
Investment & finance
Germany GTC refinances German portfolio
GTC has signed a EUR 148.8 mln loan agreement with Berlin Hyp to refinance the bulk of its German residential portfolio and support further capital expenditure in selected assets. The new facility matures in 2031 and replaces the existing loan previously provided by another financing institution, extending the debt maturity profile of the Group and further strengthening its long-term financing structure.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland The Shire Coworking in the Waterfront
Coworking operator The Shire will join the tenants of Vastint's Waterfront development in Gdynia this September with more than 1,800 sqm on the third and fourth floors at ul. Waszyngtona 13A.
Retail & leisure
Poland Osada to open in Żyrardów
The Osada shopping and service centre in Żyrardów is to open in a number of days. The park developed on a site of around 10 ha and will eventually have nearly 35,000 sqm of leasable space. The opening of the first stage of the project is scheduled for a few days.
Warehouse & industrial
Germany Goodcang takes 100,000 sqm from Garbe
Garbe Industrial Real Estate has leased a total of nearly 100,000 sqm of logistics space in Germany to Goodcang Logistics, an e-commerce logistics operator.
Investment & finance
Poland EUR 1 bln transaction volume
Poland’s investment market has started 2026 with the highest transaction volume since 2022. According to Colliers’ estimates, total investment turnover in the first quarter of 2026 reached EUR 1 bln, representing a 40 pct year‑on‑year increase. The quarter was also marked by strong transactional liquidity, with 26 deals completed across 54 properties. Over the coming months, Colliers expects a continued recovery in investment activity.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Only two buildings completed Q1
The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures on the office market in Warsaw for Q1 2026.
Investment & finance
Poland Record start to year
In the first quarter of 2026, the investment volume in the Polish commercial real estate market totalled more than EUR 1 biln. This was the best opening of the year in four years, according to the latest data from JLL.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Nowy Rynek now a certified shelter
Nowy Rynek C in Poznań, developed by Skanska Commercial Development Europe, is the first office building in Poland certified to be in compliance with the requirements for a Category 1 protective concealment structure. The assessment was conducted by a team from the Military University of Technology.
Investment & finance
Poland EUR 165 mln from Apollo
Crestyl Group and Spravia have announced that the funds managed by Apollo, a global asset management firm, have entered into a financing agreement with Spravia worth EUR 165 mln. Griffin Capital Partners acted as a minority co-investor alongside Apollo Funds.
Office & mixed-use development
Romania Bucharest sees low fit-out costs
The average total office fit-out costs in Bucharest slightly increased in 2025 to EUR 1,077/sqm, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company, based on the EMEA Fit-Out Cost Guide 2026. However, Bucharest remains one of the most affordable markets in Central and Eastern Europe, with fit-out costs 18 pct and 15 pct lower than in Warsaw and Prague, respectively.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland IF&B Mille Sapori signs up with MLP
Italian food importer IF&B Mille Sapori has joined the tenants of MLP Pruszków II. The 4,100 sqm lease was brokered by Coldwell Banker Commercial. The building is scheduled for completion in October this year.
Warehouse & industrial
Poland Panattoni builds for InPost
Construction of a BTS facility within Panattoni Park Sosnowiec V is underway. A modern 11,000 sqm warehouse is being built for InPost, the Paczkomat parcel locker network. The work is set to be completed later this year.
Investment & finance
Europe a&o takes on EUR 874 mln in refinancing
a&o Hostels, Europe’s largest and fastest growing hostel chain with around 30,000 beds under management, has completed an EUR 874 mln refinancing facility provided by funds managed by Apollo, secured against its portfolio of 44 high performing hostels across 32 of Europe’s leading business and leisure hubs.
Poland 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.
Office & mixed-use development
Poland Five leases at Oxygen Park
Recently, the Golden Star Estate team leased a total of around 2,400 sqm within the Oxygen Park development on Al. Jerozolimskie in Warsaw. Agreements were renewed with three existing tenants, while two new leases were also signed.
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Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
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 ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Strabag to Build 170-Metre Roma Tower in Warsaw
Strabag, together with TKT Engineering, has been appointed general contractor for Roma Tower, a 170-metre residential skyscraper planned for central W ...
PORR wins PLN 539 mln contract for US air force base in Wrocław
BERGER Bau to Modernise Wrocław Student Residences
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
Not only for horses
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
Data centres
EMEA data centre capacity exceeds 12.1 GW as energy constraints slow growth
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 ...
Power, Power, Power
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
E-commerce
This is the end
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 ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
Nowe Bielawy retail parks renew BREEAM Excellent ratings
Two retail parks forming part of the Nowe Bielawy complex in Toruń have once again achieved an Excellent rating under the BREEAM International In-Use ...
Greenfield Băneasa Earns BREEAM Excellent Certification
A green office is more than a certificate
Eurobuild Awards
Candidate and jury registration are still open for the Eurobuild Awards!
The deadlines for nominating candidates and registering for the jury for the 16th Eurobuild Awards have been extended! Both the candidate and jury reg ...
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
Statement by the CEO of Eurobuildcee sp. z o.o.
I hereby declare that the statements made by Mr Kazimierz Krupa, former Editor-in-Chief of Eurobuild monthly magazine, published on social media and s ...
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
Events
Panattoni celebrates 40 years of the company’s history
Panattoni Gala & Party 2026 took place on 22 October 2026 at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track in Warsaw.
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Exclusive
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 Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
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.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
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 ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
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 ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
DL Invest Group secures up to EUR 54 mln from BNP Paribas for logistics development
DL Invest Group has secured up to EUR 54 mln in financing from BNP Paribas to fund the construction of new logistics facilities. The loan, secured aga ...
Warimpex signs EUR 100 mln refinancing deal with Erste
CA Immo exits Czech market with sale of Riverside Karlín office campus
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
SK hynix leases 2,800 sqm in Olivia Centre in Gdańsk
SK hynix memory solutions Poland has leased nearly 2,800 sqm of office space at Olivia Centre in Gdańsk, with Knight Frank advising on site selection ...
Warsaw office demand rises
Warsaw office availability declines
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
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 tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Develia completes 83-unit development in Wrocław
Develia has completed Traugutta Vita, a residential and office development in Wrocław’s Przedmieście Oławskie district. The four-storey building compr ...
Murapol launches 191-apartment project in Katowice
Archicom gets green light for Warsaw residential project
Retail & leisure
OTO Park Lubin opens with 14,000 sqm of retail space
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 ar ...
Europa Centralna to open new section in December
Zajawka family entertainment centre to open at OTO Park Siemianowice Śląskie
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
MLP Group secures record 42,000 sqm lease with Auto Partner
MLP Group has signed its largest lease of 2026, with automotive parts distributor Auto Partner taking 42,000 sqm of warehouse and office space at the ...
