The Ghelamco-owned VIBE office building, located in the center of Warsaw, has received DGNB New Buildings International 2020 Gold certificate. This is the first office building in Poland to have such certification.

Poland’s industrial and logistics real estate sector remains stable, continuing to be one of the key segments of the commercial property market both nationally and across Europe. In 2024, the volume of investment transactions involving warehouse assets totalled €1.26 billion, while take-up remained at 5.8 million sqm (+4% y-o-y). Although developer activity decreased by 30%, new supply (2.6 million sqm) returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 1.8 million sqm still under construction. The sector has shown stability regarding vacancy rates (7.5%) and rental levels, which have remained consistent with the previous year, says Axi Immo in its latest report.

Hagag Development Europe is preparing to reopen the Știrbei Palace on Calea Victoriei, in H2 2025, as a luxury department store. 

LCP Properties is strengthening its collaboration with Refield. This partnership was confirmed with the announcement of the project's acquisition in Zwoleń (eastern Poland) on the day of its official opening. The sale agreement was based on a model in which Refield was responsible for both the construction and commercialization of the property. Pasaż Zwoleński, now officially opened as M Park Zwoleń, offers nearly 5,000 sqm of GLA with eight tenants. The project boasts a 100% occupancy rate. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. 

The Timișoara City Hall recently approved the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for a new urban regeneration project by Țiriac Imobiliare, owned by Romanian billionaire Ion Țiriac.

YIT has launched pre-sales of the second phase of its Portti Kladno project outside Prague. The first phase with 85 residential units has now been sold to a housing cooperative. 

At the end of 2024, Jakub Leszczyński, was appointed to the role of Transaction Director at Accolade. In his new position, Jakub is responsible for the comprehensive management of transactional processes, including project financing and refinancing, the selection and structuring of development processes, and the acquisition of warehouse projects. One of his significant achievements since assuming this role has been executing one of the largest green refinancing deals in Poland, valued at €180 million.

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

CBRE has advised on the sale of the Hilton Prague for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, marking the largest single-asset hotel transaction ever recorded in CEE. Czech group PPF has purchased the asset.

Donald Trump has secured the necessary electoral votes to secure a second term, raising questions about how his presidency will influence real estate markets in Europe and CEE.