The housing estate market in Katowice is still the most immature in comparison with the biggest cities of Poland and prices hardly exceed PLN 5 100 per one square meter on average. However, developers active at the City’s market plan to start new residential schemes in the nearest future. As it ...

The DTZ company – worldwide property adviser, launched a report concerning the office market in regional cities of Poland. Here is the study of Katowice office market in 2010 and a forecast for the year 2011. 2010 was a record breaking year in terms of new office deliveries in Katowice. ...

Approximately 47 000 of 215 000 sq. meters of new office space delivered in Poland's regional cities in 2010 was added to the market in Katowice. The new deliveries resulted a strong increase in vacancy rate. It was estimated at level of 16,8 percent at the end of 2010. The ...

A list of the most important facts and interesting events which have taken place in Katowice during the last year 2010. January - The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice was granted PLN 33,5 million within the framework of the European Union’s Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment (OPI&E) and the state budget. ...

Prime office rents in Katowice remained stable in Q3 2010 instead of three new office projects (47 000 sq. meters in total) delivered to the City’s office stock and which increased the vacancy rate greatly. The rents in prime locations are estimated at level of EUR 15 sq.m/month and are ...

Fitch confirmed on Tuesday the long-term foreign and local currency ratings of “A-“ with a "stable" outlook, assigned to Katowice. The same note was given to the City last year. The ratings incorporate the City's strong budgetary performance, high liquidity position, solid self-financing capacity, very low, albeit rising, debt ...

Poland has been and is expected to be one of Europe’s best performing economies. Katowice and its investment market is predicted to develop more rapidly in the future than other regional cities. All ingredients of Katowice assets, like a high population density, well educated workforce, good infrastructure and planned public ...

Jones Lang LaSalle published a report on high retail streets among the biggest Polish cities. The research examines central parts of the cities which are defined as natural retail destinations. Most of retailers units of high streets in Poland occupy a short stretch of streets or focus on two ...

July is the time to summary the first half of the year. katowicethecity.com interviewed Aleksandra Malanowicz, Head of King Sturge* office in Katowice, to find out her opinion about the office market in Katowice. She also spoke about the future and image of the City. Can you describe ...

Katowice, with its 300 000 inhabitants, being the capital and main city of the Upper Silesia Agglomeration with 2 million citizens, is also known for a very well developed transport infrastructure, good location at the crossroads of trans-European transport corridors (III and IV), growing availability of A-class office buildings and ...