LCP Poland, part of M Core, has completed the acquisition of Galeria Chełm from Equilis and Acteeum. The transaction value was not disclosed. The purchase adds more than 17,000 sqm of retail space and 55 tenants to LCP Poland's portfolio.

Refield has begun construction of Pasaż Łańcucki, a retail park of 11,200 sqm being developed on a 3.5-hectare site on ul. Przemysłowa in Łańcut, adjacent to Regional Road No. 877. The project is being delivered on a turnkey basis for local company Bispol Invest Sp. z o.o., with opening scheduled for September 2027. JT Konkurent is serving as general contractor.

Bucharest is consolidating its position within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) real estate market, combining rental growth across major asset classes with investment yields that remain well above Western European levels, according to the DNA of Real Estate Europe Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield. Across Europe in Q2 2026, prime office rents rose 4.5% year-on-year, retail rents increased 3.0%, and logistics rents grew 2.4%, while investors remained selective as yield movements pointed to a more balanced market following the repricing cycle of recent years.

Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia has appointed Tomáš Lörincz as Head of Retail Agency, effective September 2026. Lörincz brings more than 20 years of experience in B2B sales and a decade of real estate practice, and will lead the retail leasing team in Slovakia.

Rutkowski Construction has completed a retail building in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki on behalf of Rutkowski Commercial, with Lidl opening its doors at the site on 27 August 2026. The property at ul. gen. J. Bema 7 will remain in the ownership of Rutkowski Commercial, which will manage it as part of its commercial portfolio. A permit for use was issued on 10 August 2026.

Poland completed nearly 209,000 dwellings in 2025, compared with 33,400 in the Czech Republic. Adjusted for population, Poland delivered 5.6 new homes per 1,000 inhabitants against 3.1 in Czechia, a difference of approximately 83%. A similar gap is visible in housing starts: Poland broke ground on 212,400 units in 2025, while Czechia started 35,800, a per-capita gap of around 73%. The figures come from an analysis by ARETE Real Estate.

BIG Poland has completed the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park and officially opened BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, its second retail park in the Mazowieckie voivodeship. The property, located at Żyrardowska 14 close to the centre of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, offers approximately 11,000 sqm of GLA across 19 stores and service outlets. Tenants include Biedronka, Sinsay, New Yorker, JYSK, RTV Euro AGD, Rossmann, Pepco, Dealz, KiK, TEDi, Martes Sport, Maxi Zoo, Woolworth, Świat Książki and Kodano Optyk, as well as food and beverage operators. The fully leased park provides 350 parking spaces and benefits from access to the A2 motorway and the DK50 national road.

GTC leased more than 69,000 sqm of space across its portfolio in the first half of 2026, comprising nearly 40,700 sqm of office space and nearly 28,700 sqm of retail and service space. The result surpassed the approximately 55,000 sqm leased in the same period of 2025.

CPI Romania is bringing international fashion retailers Primark, Peek&Cloppenburg and Reserved to Sun Plaza in Bucharest, as part of a major refurbishment of the shopping centre. The move is backed by a €100 million club-deal financing secured by CPI Property Group from OTP Bank and ING Bank Romania.

The Czech commercial real estate investment market recorded approximately €1.02 billion across more than 30 transactions in Q2 2026, more than double the volume seen in Q1, according to analysis by Colliers. Residential assets accounted for the largest share at approximately 38% of total investment, with office properties close behind at 35%. Mixed-use, industrial, alternative, hotel and retail assets made up the remainder of a diversified quarter. Czech capital dominated overall, though Western European and global institutional investors also participated.