#Beyond Buildings

In the third quarter of 2024, Poland’s regional city office markets demonstrated stability, though elevated vacancy rates remained a significant challenge, hindering development activity. The combined office stock of the eight key regional cities reached 6.73 million sqm. With 1.82 million sqm of office space, Krakow continued to lead the way, ahead of Wrocław (1.37 million sqm) and Tricity (1.06 million sqm).

Leasing activity on the Warsaw office market continues unabated despite low new supply levels, pushing the vacancy rate down to 10.7%. Meanwhile, pre-lets are on the rise, indicating growing occupier interest in office buildings under construction, reveals “At a Glance – Warsaw Office Market” for Q3 2024, the latest quarterly report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

In Q3 2024, the Polish retail market expanded by another 116,000 sqm. With average retail vacancy rates in the largest Polish cities falling and tenants posting rising turnover levels, predictions of the imminent decline of shopping centres in Poland have proven premature, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland, Q3 2024”.

Logistics letting markets have generally held up well despite weak economic growth which is expected to remain positive in 2024. Indeed, GDP growth started to pick up in the Euro area at the beginning of the year from +0.5% in 2023 to +0.8 % forecast in 2024.

The Polish industrial and logistics market continues its strong growth momentum, reveals BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “At A Glance – Industrial and Logistics Market in Poland” for the second quarter of 2024. With robust occupier activity and stable volumes of new construction, Poland is among top European industrial markets.

Despite persistently high interest rates and geopolitical tensions, growing investor interest - particularly in retail assets - is a sign of stabilization and a forthcoming recovery later in the year, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “At a Glance: Investment Market in Poland” for the second quarter of 2024.

At the end of the second quarter of 2024, more than 40% of offices in the oldest office buildings in Poland’s regional cities remained vacant, with their office markets experiencing stable vacancy rates and subdued development activity, reveals BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “At a Glance – Regional City Office Markets Q2 2024”.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland presents a summary of the second quarter of 2024 in the Polish capital in its latest report “At a Glance. Warsaw Office Market”. Only one new office building was added to Warsaw’s office stock in the surveyed period. With office demand remaining stable, landlords have no choice but to accept lease renewals as a new trend on the rental market.

The second quarter of 2024 on the Polish retail market saw strong development activity. Retail parks remained the most sought-after asset class. The growing trend towards demolishing shopping centres is opening up opportunities for new residential and office projects, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland in its latest report “Modern Retail Market in Poland”.