Despite the turbulent economic situation, banks are readily lending money to the commercial real estate segment, with warehouses being their top choice. The industrial investor Accolade is one of the most willingly financed warehouse portfolio holders in Poland. The company benefits from over €500 million in bank loans, 40% of which has been acquired since February 2020. At the same time, in the Czech Republic, the company has signed a loan agreement with a club of banks for €137.5 million. It is the largest ever loan provided for a single industrial rental property in the CEE region.

Dr. Schneider Automotive Polska Sp. z o.o., which belongs to the Dr. Schneider Group and has been operating in Poland since 2002, will move into Panattoni Park Jelenia Góra already in the second quarter of this year. BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland experts advised the automotive company in the search for a new production location and in the negotiation of the terms of the contract. A production plant will be built on an area of 7,439 sqm + 4,293 sqm of mezzanine floor to produce parts for electric cars, among other products.

Panattoni is planning to deliver a complex of almost 70,000 sqm just 10 km from the centre of the city. A leading provider of modern logistics services in Poland is its first tenant, leasing around 9,000 sqm.

The portfolio brand Form Offices responds to the growing demand for sustainable, flexible and well-designed offices in Poland. Form Offices consists of 4 modern Class A office complexes in Kraków (Tertium, Wadowicka 3, DOT by Form) and Wrocław (Cu Office). The portfolio was acquired in 2021 by Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients. REINO Group is the asset manager of the Form Offices and the co-investor within the investment.

Maersk, one of the global transport and logistics leaders, has joined the group of tenants at 7R Park Łódź East I. The company will use 18,500 sqm of modern logistics and warehouse space with office facilities. Maersk will start its operations at 7R Park Łódź East I in June.

Ghelamco launches the construction of photovoltaic farms with a total capacity of 10 MW. By 2024 the company intends to achieve energy neutrality. Warsaw UNIT will be the first skyscraper in Poland powered entirely by clean electricity.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has summarized the first three months in the Polish investment market and pointed out, among other things: reduction in investors' appetite and waiting caused by the war in Ukraine, combat with inflation, rising commodity prices, as well as a hesitant start of the year in the sector of logistics and industrial investments.

A consortium consisting of Austrian banks: Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG, provided financing in the amount of up to €70 million and PLN 10 million to two special purpose vehicles from the Cavatina Holding S.A. group. implementing the Ocean Office Park complex in Kraków. The funds from the loans will be used to finance and refinance expenditure related to the construction and finishing of office buildings A and B in a multifunctional investment in Kraków's Zabłocie district.

The Warsaw office market is showing signs of a long-awaited recovery, says real estate advisory firm Savills. Office take-up hit 273,200 sqm in the first three months of the year, which were one the best-performing quarters in the history of the capital. Savills forecasts that with office availability continuously shrinking in the city centre, the market is set for further rental growth next year.

Many office developers expect to see a supply gap in Warsaw over the next few years and some are ready to take advantage of this opportunity. Jeroen van der Toolen, Managing Director – CEE at Ghelamco talked to Property Forum about the changes in the Polish office market, the incoming supply gap and the company`s interest in the PRS sector.