The Warsaw Property Tour 2025
Wednesday 4 June
Warsaw has transformed beyond recognition in the last few years and continues to evolve year by year. The annual Warsaw Property Tour is a unique opportunity to visit the key projects that are in planning, under construction or recently launched – and meet the decision-makers and market-shapers behind them.
The tour is for international participants of The CEE Summit. If you would like to join, please contact Richard Stephens, Founder & Editor of The Poland Observer (richard.stephens(at)polandobserver.com).
Our tour partners this year are The City of Warsaw, Echo Investment, Archicom Group, AFI Europe Poland and S+B Gruppe.
See tour 2025 photos here.
Wednesday 4 June – AGENDA
13.00 Meet at the lobby of Hampton by Hilton Hotel
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13.30 Meet at the lobby of WIDOK TOWERS office building. Address: Al. Jerozolimskie 44, near Centrum metro station.
13.45 Welcome by Richard Stephens, Tour Organizer, The Poland Observer
13.50 Presentation by Aneta Wardzińska-Siczek, Deputy Director of the Architecture & Spatial Planning Office, City of Warsaw
GROW WITH WARSAW: The power of city’s transformation – shaping the future, respecting the past
Contact for City of Warsaw: Karolina Iwińska-Wojtkowska, k.iwinska@um.warszawa.pl +48224430239
14.10 Presentation by Johannes Bauer, Head of S+B Gruppe in Poland at the offices of the company on the XIV floor
S+B Gruppe AG: Driving Innovation with Pioneering Energy Projects in Real Estate
S+B Gruppe AG has a strong history in Poland, steadily growing and contributing to the real estate sector with innovative solutions. Energy efficiency in real estate has evolved significantly since LEED and BREEAM certifications emerged nearly two decades ago. Today, the market demands more creative and sustainable projects, such as green, energy-saving data centers and high-tech façades with integrated photovoltaics—like our cutting-edge DC2 tower in Vienna. We see promising opportunities in Poland’s market and economy, driven by innovation and sustainable development trends.
Contact for S+B Gruppe: Andrea Jarisch, Andrea.jarisch@sb-gruppe.at +43 664 22 44 355
14.45 Tour of the new Museum of Modern Art led by Mikołaj Mundzik, architect and former Deputy Director of the museum.
Opened earlier this year, the MOMA building in Warsaw was designed by American architect Thomas Phifer, who has designed museums around the world.
Contact for Museum of Modern Art: Juliusz Mardzyński +48 575 002 610, juliusz.mardzynski@artmuseum.pl
15.30 Journey by METRO to Rondo Daszyńskiego metro station
Warsaw’s metro system is one of the newest & most state-of-the-art underground systems in the world, and has plans to more than double in size by 2050.
16.00 Tour of Norblin Factory by Capital Park (see video here) by Kinga Nowakowska, Board Member & Operations Director
Norblin Factory is a 2-hectare site in Warsaw’s Wola district filled with unique history. The area, which has been a neglected pearl of post-industrial architecture for years, is now a new part of the city with offices, shops, restaurants, cafes, Food Town, an eco-bazaar, a boutique cinema and an open-air museum commemorating the history of one of the largest industrial enterprises of the former Kingdom of Poland!
Contact for Capital Park: Lidia Piekarska-Juszczyk, l.piekarska@bepr.pl +48 691 381 238
16.45 Visit to Towarowa 22 / Office House, one of the largest urban mixed-use schemes under construction in Europe.
Towarowa, a 6.5 ha revitalization mixed-use scheme in the centre of Warsaw’s Wola district developed by AFI Poland, Echo Investment & Archicom Group, is one of the biggest urban development projects underway in the world.
Contact for Echo Investment: Weronika Ukleja-Sałak, Weronika.Ukleja@echo.com.pl +48 505 024 409
17.30 Visit to Zlota 83 by AFI Poland
This recently-renovated residential building by AFI Home, Part of AFI Poland, is a prime example of the long-term, ongoing boom not only in the residential market in Poland, but in renovations of historic buildings located in central city plots.
AFI Home Zlota 83 is located in the heart of Warsaw, with apartments for long-term rental both located directly in the historic part of the Krongold tenement building and built in a completely new space from ul. Zelazna. The apartments at ul. Zlota are fully furnished – their design combines classics with the most current trends.
Contact for AFI Poland: Mateusz Kowalski, Mateusz.Kowalski@afi.global, +48 880 767 084
18.15 Arrive at Varso Tower, the European Union’s tallest building, designed by Foster + Partners
18:30 Tour wrap-up: a chance to sit, relax and digest the tour, with informal questions and answers.
19.00 The CEE Summit Welcome Reception, hosted by CMS at their viewing platform on the 43rd floor.
21.00 End of Reception
Please note that timings may vary by up to 15 minutes each way