GTC has announced financing extension for Galeria Jurajska shopping centre in Częstochowa (southern Poland). The amended credit agreement extends the loan maturity by 5 years, with a remaining balance of €100.65 million. The financing is provided by Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG.

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

According to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate, Poland’s commercial property market posted impressive gains in the final quarter of 2024, with last year’s total transaction volume rising more than twofold compared with 2023. Despite geopolitical risks, the market outlook remains positive.

NEPI Rockcastle says it reached a record-breaking net operating income (NOI) of €556 million during 2024, a 13.2% increase compared to the previous year, over strong retailer sales and resilient consumer demand in CEE.

Occupier demand in Poland’s regional city office markets rebounded in late 2024. However, subdued development activity and a low volume of new office deliveries have created a supply gap. Additionally, tenants are increasingly choosing to renegotiate their leases, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report.

Panattoni is expanding Panattoni Park Zgierz near Łódź (central Poland) with a new 70,000 sqm phase. An undisclosed drugstore chain has leased 50,000 sqm of the space, making the complex a key distribution hub for its operations in Poland. Following the expansion, the park will reach a total size of 120,000 sqm.

Marriott International has announced the signing of an agreement with J.W. Construction, one of the leading property developers in Poland, to bring the JW Marriott luxury brand to the country.The hotel will be located in the heart of Kraków’s city centre, housed in one of the city’s historical buildings.

Henderson Park and EPP have successfully secured a €148.6 million loan from Berlin Hyp AG and PKO Bank Polski to refinance a Polish office portfolio. The three assets, which comprise the Malta Office Park in Poznań, the O3 Business Campus in Kraków and the Symetris Business Park in Łódź, are owned in joint venture by Henderson Park and EPP.

7R will deliver two more buildings for InPost – the leader in logistics services and owner of the Paczkomat parcel locker network. The two projects, totalling 20,000 sqm of warehouse space, are being developed in Pomerania: at 7R Park Gdańsk IV and 7R Park Słupsk.

Addleshaw Goddard announced its entry into the Polish market through the agreement with Linklaters for the transfer of its Warsaw office. The new Warsaw office of AG will serve as a regional hub, enabling the firm to deliver legal expertise and services to clients across Poland, the CEE region and Turkey.