Bank Pekao, in collaboration with Berlin Hyp AG granted a €125 million investment loan to Promenada Shopping Mall. Pekao is also acting as the Loan and Security Agent for the transaction.

At the corner of Pańska Street and Wronia Street in Warsaw, the construction of the underground part of the first phase of the mixed-use project Towarowa 22 is coming to an end. In addition to offices, the Office House building offers retail spaces and attractive green areas. This is a promise of a joint project by companies belonging to the Echo Investment Group and AFI Europe.

M Core has opened another retail park in Łochów near Warsaw. It's the 46th retail park under M Park brand in Poland.

Panattoni has completed a three-building complex in Radzymin for Poczta Polska. The development is to play a key role in the implementation of one of the operator’s strategic initiatives, its Logistics Network Architecture (LNA) project. Within the 50,000 sqm logistics centre is to operate a sorter capable of handling over 15,000 packages an hour.

Studio A - Skanska’s latest investment in Warsaw - will contribute 26,600 sqm of office space to the local office market. The building is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025.

Real Management S.A. has signed a lease with OEX Fulfilio Sp. z o.o., a company specializing in providing e-commerce solutions, loyalty programs and POS materials. OEX Fulfilio has leased warehouse and office space in the production and industrial park Good Point V. The handover date for the space of 14,550 sqm is scheduled for Q1 2025.

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a €75 million investment loan facility to a Polish company managed by Macquarie Asset Management on behalf of institutional investors. The loan will be used for the refinancing of the CEDET office building in Warsaw. pbb acted as arranger and sole lender under the facility.

On Wednesday the 15th of November (between 8:30 and 14:30) the Belgian Business Chamber (BBC) is organising the annual Real Estate Conference. The Real Estate Conference is an industry event dedicated to the investment market, real estate and construction companies. Property Forum is a Media Partner of the event.

From January to the end of September 2023, the total demand for modern office space in Warsaw amounted to nearly 0.5 million sqm. Tenants often choose two contract options, i.e., they relocate to a new space or decide to renegotiate existing terms. The vacancy rate is decreasing, standing at 10.6% at the end of September 2023. On the supply side, developers delivered just over 20,000 sqm to the capital's office market in January-September 2023, indicating a supply gap period in Warsaw. Nevertheless, more than 240,000 sqm is under construction, most of which will be completed by the end of 2025, says Axi Immo. 

Arkadiusz Rudzki, Executive Vice President, Leasing & Sales for Skanska’s commercial development business unit in CEE, talked to Property Forum about the duration of the supply gap in the Warsaw office market, the current interests of investment funds and Skanska’s Scandinavian approach to implementing the ESG principles.