According to a report published by Newmark Polska, during the first quarter of 2025, Poland’s regional city office markets (Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) saw stable occupier demand, with lease regearing prevailing amid growing expansion activity. Office availability remained at a significant level. Limited construction activity concentrated in three cities – Kraków, Poznań and Wrocław – which accounted for 68% of the total development pipeline.

Romania has elected a new president in a landmark vote, with independent and pro-European candidate Nicușor Dan defeating far-right rival George Simion with 54% of the vote. The result marks a major political shift, as neither of Romania’s traditional parties advanced to the final round. In Poland, the second round of the election is to take place amidst the fiscal clarity issues.

Panattoni has secured two new tenants for its investment in Siedlce (eastern Poland). FoodWell – a leading player in the dried fruit and nuts market – will occupy 5,700 sqm in an existing building. Over 6,200 sqm of new warehouse space will be developed for a second tenant, a logistics operator.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending an €80 million portfolio risk-sharing guarantee to BNP Paribas Bank Polska to help increase access to green finance in Poland.

Paweł Malinowski, CEO of Profbud, talked with Property Forum about the cooldown on the Polish residential sector, building developer-owned wind farms and the necessary diversification of the product portfolio in the current market conditions.

In Q1 2025, the total modern office stock in Poland’s regional markets reached approximately 6.77 million sqm. During this period, new supply was limited, with only one office project completed - Dymka 188 in Poznań, offering 2,400 sqm of space, says Avison Young. 

According to the latest report by Newmark Polska, Poland’s total warehouse and industrial stock topped 35 million sqm in the first quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, with over 5.25 million sqm of warehouse space, Lower Silesia overtook Central Poland, securing third place among Poland’s largest regional markets. Availability in existing warehouses reached nearly 3 million sqm - the highest volume of vacant leasable space in the Polish market's history. That said, the overall vacancy rate edged up by just 0.3 pp year-on-year.

In a significant political shift for CEE, Romania elected Nicușor Dan as president on May 18, 2025, while Poland's pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly led the first round of its presidential election. These outcomes suggest a regional move toward centrist, pro-EU leadership.

Warehouse 2, part of the Good Point V logistics and production park in Łubna, Pomerania, has been awarded a final BREEAM International New Construction V6 certificate at the Excellent level, with a score of 73.5% in the Post Construction Assessment.  

Eika Asset Management (EAM), part of the Eika Group, has begun development of a logistics park in Nowy Modlin, north of Warsaw. The first phase comprises 28,000 sqm of A-class warehouse space, nearly 60% of which is already pre-leased. Bricomarché, a leading home and garden retailer in Poland, is the anchor tenant, represented by SQM Advisory. Waimea Holding is the project developer and Kajima Poland the general contractor.