In the upcoming years, administrative institutions and state-owned companies in Poland will actively influence the evolution of the national office market—not only through leasing office space. The State Treasury will play a significant role as a key player in the investment sphere by modernizing, acquiring, selling, and constructing office properties for its own needs. In the upcoming years, administrative institutions and state-owned companies will actively influence the evolution of the national office market - not only through leasing office space. The State Treasury will play a significant role as a key player in the investment sphere by modernizing, acquiring, selling, and constructing office properties for its own needs, claims Watler Herz.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures on the office market in Warsaw for Q4 2024. At the end of December 2024, total modern office stock in Warsaw accounted for over 6,293,000 sqm.

The joint venture between Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, and Peakside Capital Advisors announces the start of construction for City Point Okęcie, an urban logistics facility spanning over 11,000 sqm and located near Warsaw Chopin Airport. The completion date is anticipated for the summer of 2025, with Depenbrock Polska appointed as general contractor.

Kajima Europe has acquired Student Depot's third development site in Warsaw. This acquisition brings the total number of buildings operated and secured to 12, reinforcing Student Depot's position as Poland’s leading developer and operator of student accommodation.

Mlynské Nivy quarter in Bratislava is undergoing significant changes. The former industrial and warehouse area of Bratislava is becoming an attractive urban district with thousands of apartments, workplaces, shops and services. The extensive Mlynárka project from YIT Slovakia is developed here in several stages, the first of which has already completed its first important step, reports Yimba.sk.

Immocap is starting the first works on a plot of land in downtown Bratislava, between Bottova and Landererova streets. The developer is preparing the plot of land to become home to a new energy-efficient office building, a designer residence, and an urban forest. 

For the entire year 2024, banks and building co-operative banks in the Czech Republic have provided new mortgage loans worth CZK 228 billion (€9 billion), which represents a year-on-year increase of 83%, reports ČBA (Czech Bank Association) in its latest Hypomonitor from December 2024, which captures data from all domestic banks and building co-operative banks providing mortgage loans.

Savills has entered into an association with Cortina in Serbia to support its expansion in Europe. 

Victor Constantinescu, Managing Partner & Co-Head of firm-wide Real Estate at Kinstellar Romania, talked to Property Forum about the key deals of 2024 and shared his expectations for the year ahead.

BSH Home Appliances Group, home appliances manufacturer, is strengthening its operations in Poland. Panattoni will construct a new, larger factory for the company, which will relocate its small home appliances production from the current location. The new facility will be built in Rudna Wielka near Rzeszów. The total project value will amount to nearly 600 million PLN in the coming years. Construction is planned for completion by mid-2026.