The workplace is being redefined by far more than hybrid working. As businesses adapt to AI, changing employee expectations and growing ESG ambitions, the office is evolving into a strategic tool for attracting talent, strengthening culture and improving performance. These themes were at the centre of the workplace panel at Bucharest Business Forum 2026, where experts agreed that successful workplaces are no longer measured by efficiency alone, but by the experience they create for employees.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has appointed Małgorzata Fibakiewicz as CEO.

Developer YIT, together with family office One Family Office, has completed the acquisition of DH Towers, which owns land in the Zelený pruh area of Prague 4. The companies plan to build a mixed-use project on the site, with construction expected to begin within about three years.

Joint venture partners Immobel and Universale have sold the Central Point office building, in Warsaw's Central Business District, to Lewandpol Property, for €107 million.

Passerinvest Group, in partnership with the GEMO group, has advanced construction on the Sequoia development in Prague, with final completion scheduled for H1 2028. Gemo is also serving as the general contractor for the project.

To understand the trajectory of the Hungarian office market, we must look at the wave of new completions, a pivoting government economic policy, and the mid-term disruptive potential of AI, according to an analysis by Gábor Regős, Chief Economist at Gránit Asset Management.

The regional office market began 2026 with reduced development activity and a shift in new supply towards smaller schemes. Tenants continue to favour modern projects in key regional cities, while landlords of older buildings are increasingly offering incentive packages, according to a report by BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

In a video interview recorded at Future of Real Estate 2026 in Warsaw, Bartosz Prytuła, Managing Partner Poland at White Star Real Estate, discusses where he sees the strongest growth opportunities across the Polish real estate market. He highlights the recovery of the office sector, continued momentum in living and logistics, growing interest in data centres, and the long-term fundamentals that continue to support Poland’s investment appeal. 

Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, NNDKP Real Estate Partner, tells Property Forum that institutional investors have constructive outlook on Bucharest's real estate market. At the same time, she expects retail, logistics and renewable energy to drive mandates for NNDKP's real estate practice this year.

CTP has launched operations at the first phase of CTPark Plzeň Kasárny, completing the initial stage of transforming the former Zátiší barracks in Plzeň into a modern business park.