Immofinanz signed a new five-year, €180 million green loan with Helaba, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Berlin Hyp, secured by myhive Warsaw Spire, one of the tallest office towers in the capital of Poland with GLA of more than 71,000 sqm and a BREEAM Excellent certification. The green loan replaces a previous financing that was due to mature in January 2025.

Developer activity in the Warsaw office space market is progressively increasing. More than 70,000 sqm finished by the end of September 2024 and around 280,000 sqm under construction in the coming years demonstrate that investors and developers are moving the industry forward. Take-up stays steady at roughly 490,000 sqm in Q1-Q3 2024. Axi Immo summarizes the present condition in the capital's office market. 

In Q3 2024, we observed a clear revival in the Polish investment market. By the end of September, the transaction value reached €2.7 billion, marking an almost 60% year-on-year increase. In the last quarter, seven major portfolio transactions were completed, accounting for nearly 50% of the total investment volume, which contributed, among other things, to a recovery in the warehouse market, says Avison Young experts. 

According to a report published by Newmark Polska, in the third quarter of 2024, both leasing and development activity on the Warsaw office market remained largely consistent with the levels recorded in the previous quarter. Office take-up, previously dominated by renewals, saw a notable increase in pre-lets which accounted for 22% of the total leasing volume. Meanwhile, Warsaw’s vacancy rate continued its downward trend observed since the beginning of the year.

Experts from Cushman & Wakefield note in their latest report that the residential sector in Poland is developing ESG strategies focused on environmental aspects. However, PRS and co-living investors are also undertaking community-oriented initiatives.

Panattoni has been granted a loan for the development of a new distribution centre for a large retailer. The €36.5 million loan was granted by BNP Paribas. The BTS centre is to be built in Szczecin and will comprise an area of over 54,000 sqm.

W. P. Carey, a leading net lease REIT specialising in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, has announced the sale-leaseback of 123 retail stores in Poland. 114 stores were acquired in July, with the remaining nine stores acquired in September. The portfolio is triple-net leased to Żabka, a leading Polish convenience retailer, for a term of 20 years.

LeadCrest Capital Partners, the first fund dedicated to sale-leaseback and build-to-suit investments in Europe, has secured BREEAM In-Use certification across its entire Polish logistics portfolio.

This year the Polish investment market has been dominated by two strong foreign players, coming from the UK and the Czech Republic. Investors from the latter country are increasingly and more generously placing capital in the Polish property market. The growth over the last two years has been impressive, comments Szymon Mojzesowicz, a Polish real estate market expert.

P3 Logistic Parks has delivered a new built-to-suit warehouse at P3 Piotrków Park for InPost, providing an additional 38,404 sqm of space.