According to the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, retail development activity continues unabated. A total of 42,000 sqm was added to the Polish market in the first quarter, with this year’s new supply expected to surpass 400,000 sqm, approaching last year’s record volume.

White Star Real Estate has taken over the management of three shopping centres in southern Poland from the Focus Estate Fund portfolio: Rybnik Plaza, Ruda Śląska Plaza, and Sosnowiec Plaza. 

The intensive construction of warehouse and production facilities for lease across the Czech Republic continued into the first quarter of 2025, according to the analysis of demand and availability of modern industrial space by Savills. However, supply remains insufficient in certain key markets, particularly in Prague and Brno. 

Syrena Real Estate, a Polish commercial real estate investment company, has acquired the Zaułek Piękna office building located in the heart of Warsaw's Śródmieście district from Manova Partners. The purchase was co-financed by mBank. The price has not been disclosed.

Panattoni is launching one of the largest investments in the market - a strategic project for its long-standing partner, Media Expert. A complex of two warehouses totalling over 207,000 sqm will be constructed in Łódź under a built-to-own (BTO) model. The total value of the investment amounts to PLN 500 million (ca. €116 million).

Hagag Development Europe has partnered with Radisson Hotel Group to launch its first hotel in Bucharest under the Radisson RED brand. 

Redkom Development has acquired the existing Glinki shopping centre from Carrefour Polska and, in partnership with Newgate Investment, has commenced the development of a new retail park. The facility, to be built on the site of the former shopping centre, will become the largest retail park in Bydgoszcz.

Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the performance of Poland’s largest office markets in the first quarter of 2025. In the first three months of 2025, office leasing volumes rose year-on-year by 16% in Warsaw and 27% in regional cities. Meanwhile, new supply remained low, with a rebound in development unlikely before 2027.

Romanian developer One United Properties has raised around €6.5 million in fresh capital from a group of ten investors to support the construction of the new office building for Infineon in northern Bucharest.

Atenor has announced the sale of BakerStreet I, a fully leased office and retail development in Budapest's Újbuda district, to an international investor.