The Wrocław Agglomeration Real Estate Forum, organised by the British Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC), continues to evolve each year, bringing together real estate professionals, tenants and city representatives. This year’s highlight was the first public presentation of the Wrocław 2050 Strategy. During the opening session, Marzena Horak, director of the City Strategy Office, and Magdalena Okulowska, president of the Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency (ARAW), presented the key objectives of the strategy, emphasising the importance of cooperation between business, residents, and local authorities in shaping a modern urban environment.
Participants then examined the condition of Poland’s real estate market, with a particular focus on the Lower Silesia region. Paweł Boczar, director of CBRE’s Wrocław office, presented data summarising the situation of the office and warehouse markets in Wrocław in comparison with other regions of Poland. The final presentation focused on the reform of the spatial planning system and its implications for the future shape of the market. Dr Agnieszka Łuszpak-Zając of SDZLEGAL Schindhelm discussed the main provisions of the amended Planning and Spatial Development Act, highlighting the role of the new instrument – the municipal master plan – in improving the transparency and efficiency of investment processes.
The meeting concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Paweł Boczar (CBRE). The panel featured Michał Wiącek from the City Strategy Office of Wrocław City Hall, Marcin Janik, director, head of industrial and logistics for Southern Poland at CBRE, Marek Stasienko, leasing director at Skanska’s office division, Michał Kowalski, legal counsel, proxy, and head of the Legal Department at Tower Inwestycje, Joanna Macierzyńska, residential market specialist at Develia S.A., and Dr Agnieszka Łuszpak-Zając, legal counsel and partner at SDZLegal Schindhelm. The discussion explored the impact of rising construction material costs and increasingly high office fit-out standards on limiting new investments in both the office and residential sectors. The panellists also reflected on how legislative changes and the Wrocław 2025 Strategy could shape the future development of Lower Silesia and enhance the competitiveness of Wrocław’s real estate market. An important topic of debate was also the new regulations introducing the requirement to build shelters and temporary places of refuge, which present additional challenges for investors and developers in terms of spatial planning and construction costs.
Special thanks go to the DoubleTree by Hilton Wroclaw team for their excellent cooperation and flexibility throughout the event.
