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By Michael Dembinski and Dorota Kierbiedź, membership Director
This issue of Contact Magazine Online comes at a moment when Poland’s real-estate and construction markets are again moving forward – but in a markedly different environment from the one that shaped the last cycle. Capital is returning, occupiers remain active, infrastructure and data-centre demand are accelerating, but investors, developers and tenants are scrutinising risk, costs, energy use, planning rules and long-term operational resilience more carefully than ever.
By Marcin Cichy, BPCC managing director
The first half of the year has been an intense period for the BPCC, reflecting both the depth of our members’ engagement and the continued strength of the British-Polish business relationship.
Jacek Kostrzewski, managing director and board member of Gleeds Polska, talks to Contact Magazine Online about building through uncertainty, setting out where Poland’s construction market is resilient, where the greatest friction remains and why infrastructure, energy, data centres and defence-related projects are becoming increasingly important drivers of demand.
Anna Korwin-Kulesza, head of asset management & leasing at Globalworth, explains how adaptive workplace ecosystems and flexible office formats are changing the landlord–tenant relationship, helping companies manage growth without committing too early to space they may not yet need.
Kinga Barchoń, partner and real estate leader at PwC Polska, discusses Poland’s data-centre momentum, looking at how hyperscaler investment, AI, cloud services and the search for alternatives to Western Europe’s congested data-centre hubs are putting Poland more firmly on the map.
Interview with Violetta Krzemień-Banot, general manager, on ten years of Mercure Kraków Stare Miasto and the first anniversary of Tribe Krakow Old Town.
CMS and Avison Young, analyse the strong start to 2026 for Poland’s commercial real-estate investment market. Their article looks at the performance of the industrial, retail and office sectors after Q1, investor appetite, the role of larger transactions and the legal trends now shaping deal structures.
Katarzyna Grodzka and Laura Andrzejewska from Addleshaw Goddard considers how energy risk and ESG are reshaping real-estate transactions, with energy performance, upgrade costs, sustainability certification and green-lease provisions increasingly affecting pricing, due diligence and contractual allocation of risk.
DZP looks at whether the proposed personal investment accounts – osobiste konta inwestycyjne – could finally help open Poland’s property market to retail investors and provide a missing element in the long-running discussion about Polish-style REITs.
Data centres are one of the strongest themes running through this issue. Elżbieta Zabiłowicz and Marcin Trojan from Howden examines the emerging risk profile of data-centre projects and the strategic role of insurance, arguing that these assets should be treated not as conventional commercial real estate but as mission-critical infrastructure, where operational continuity, power, cooling, cybersecurity and business-interruption risks must be addressed from the earliest stages.
Piotr Brzózka and Michalina Skarżyńska from Osborne Clarke sets out the key legal considerations for developing data centres in Poland, from land acquisition and planning constraints to permitting and grid connection. Together with our PwC interview, these articles show why the sector offers major opportunities, but also why it demands more rigorous preparation than many traditional development projects.
Planning and legal risk also feature prominently. Przemysław Pietrzak and Jan Adamus from Taylor Wessing explains Poland’s spatial-planning reform and the new limits on WZ decisions, a change that will affect how investors assess development potential in areas not covered by local zoning plans.
Bartosz Wszeborowski and Wiktoria Dziuba from PCS Paruch Stępień Kanclerz examines accountability for construction accidents across subcontractor chains, showing why health-and-safety duties cannot be treated as a box-ticking exercise and why documentation, supervision and real operational control matter in accident investigations.
JLL, through Tétris Poland, turns to fit-out delivery, showing how time itself can become one of the largest hidden costs of a project and how the Design & Build model can shorten completion times.
Poland’s industrial, logistics and retail markets are explored from several angles. Maciej Chmielewski from Colliers explains why European manufacturers and logistics operators continue to choose Poland, pointing to market scale, regional depth, stabilising rents and Poland’s position within European supply chains.
Bartosz Michalski from SEGRO uses the example of Corning Optical Communications Poland at SEGRO Logistics Park Stryków to show the strategic advantages of long-term expansion at a single industrial site, particularly for advanced manufacturing where operational continuity and staged growth are critical.
Patryk Galicki at TGC Corporate Lawyers analyses the changing landscape of shopping centres and retail parks, arguing that Poland’s retail market has not merely recovered from the pandemic but has been structurally redefined by convenience, changing consumer behaviour and more disciplined capital allocation.
Sustainability, carbon and the performance of buildings form the final major strand of this issue. Michał Wójcik from Cundall looks at the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and asks whether a more rigorous, evidence-based framework could change how sustainable buildings are defined in markets such as Poland, especially as loose green claims come under greater scrutiny.
Orlando Gibbons and Matthew Munro from Arup assesses the whole life carbon savings from timber buildings, drawing on research into how far timber can reduce embodied and upfront carbon at both building and national level.
Piotr Jakóbczak from Tremco CPG Poland focuses on the role of building-materials manufacturers in addressing durability and energy efficiency, showing how technical systems, from waterproofing and resin flooring to façade sealing and insulation, contribute to long-term building performance.
Katarzyna Kozakowska and Dariusz Fistek of MDDP explain why tax reliefs for innovation should not be seen as the preserve of tech companies. For manufacturers and construction firms developing products, improving processes, automating production or expanding sales, R&D, robotisation and expansion reliefs can all deliver tangible savings.
Mariusz Witkun, founder of Trebbi Polska presents the launch of the International Construction Advisory Consortium, a cross-border network linking construction and investment advisory firms across Europe. Its creation reflects a broader shift in the market: real-estate and infrastructure projects are becoming more complex, more international and more dependent on integrated technical, financial and operational advice.
©2026. Brytyjsko-Polska Izba Handlowa. Wszystkie Prawa Zastrzeżone.
