Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market for the third quarter of 2024, which saw a continuation of strong development activity, with new openings dominated by retail parks. The three months leading up to September marked the first quarter in the history of the Polish market in which one retail format accounted for the entire new supply. Retail market sentiment remained robust amid a growing number of brand debuts and strong retail sales, shopping centre footfall and turnover growth.

Marjan Gigov has joined Cushman & Wakefield as an Associate and Specialist for Leasing Premium and Luxury Retail Spaces in the Czech Republic and CE region. In this role, he is going to be primarily responsible for leasing spaces and projects on Prime High Streets.

Kristýna Milovanović has been appointed Associate and the Head of Retail Tenant Representation at Cushman & Wakefield. In this role, she is going to be responsible for providing strategic advice to clients entering the Czech market and expanding their presence.

Cushman & Wakefield has announced Nicolas Horky is joining the company to lead the hotel transactions team in the Central, Eastern and Southeastern European regions. 

Demand for industrial spaces is stabilising across Europe, as indicated by the recent European Logistic Update report from Cushman & Wakefield. In the Czech Republic, the situation is returning to pre-pandemic levels, driven primarily by manufacturing and logistics companies.

Recently, market focus has been on new high-rise office developments which are reshaping Warsaw’s skyline and attracting tenant interest. Analysis of market data reveals, however, that office campuses have enjoyed the strongest occupier demand, says Cushman & Wakefield. Although they make up around 10% of Warsaw’s office stock, they accounted for as much as 16% of total take-up in the city in the first half of 2024. What criteria does an office project have to meet in order to qualify as an office campus and what makes office campuses so popular?

Poland has seen one of the fastest residential rental growth rates in the European Union in the last five years, with rental inflation in major cities rising to double-digit levels. This growth was largely driven by elevated financing costs, inflation and the migration of people to Polish cities. Average rents for a 1-bedroom flat in Warsaw are higher than in Prague, Vienna and Bratislava, but still well below those in London, Zurich or Dublin, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report.

For law firms, the office provides a work environment for legal teams but also serves as something of a showpiece in client and business partner relationships. In an era of changing work models, the evolving role of the office and the growing trend toward space optimisation in some sectors driven by rising costs, Cushman & Wakefield take a closer look at the legal sector’s needs and location decisions.

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as the property manager of the Vibe office building in Warsaw’s Wola district. 

According to Cushman & Wakefield, the Polish industrial market saw a marked upturn in occupier activity in the second quarter of 2024, reporting the highest leasing volume in Europe. In addition, Poland’s total industrial stock is poised to soon surpass the 35 million sqm mark.