Trade in Warsaw's office buildings blooms. Half of them with the sign of “Service”

Commercial and service premises have 68 percent Warsaw office buildings, in new investments are usually gastronomic points – according to the report published on Tuesday. The interest of tenants with offices in Warsaw is high, the city attracts new companies – added.

The Colliers report indicated that the number of facilities with commercial and service premises in Warsaw increased to 384, i.e. by 8 percent. In relation to the previous edition of 2023, within two years, the estimated total area of ​​such premises also increased – from 253 thousand. sq m up to 281 thousand sq m this year.

Interest in tenants with the office space in Warsaw remains high, and the city attracts new companies – the authors of the report said. They added that The supply of offices is at a stable level. In this year's edition of the report, approximately 180 free premises were indicated, nearly 10 more than two years ago. The vacancy rate was 14.26 percent, i.e. it decreased by 0.1 pp

The most available premises are found in office buildings, including in Mokotów and Służewiec, and the least, e.g. in the area of ​​Ursynów, Wilanów and in the eastern part of the city centerwhere it is free below 5 percent. commercial and service premises. The largest share of vacancy in office buildings is in South Śródmieście, the northern part of the center of Warsaw and in Mokotów.

Martyna Wójcik from Colliers cited in the report informed that the participation of tenants occupying larger areas in modern office buildings is growing; The average size of commercial and service premises increased from 212 to 223 sq m.

In new investments, commissioned from 2023 to the first quarter of 2025, among commercial and service premises are the most gastronomic – over a third, i.e. 289, 18 more than two years earlier. There is more cafe (by 1 percentage point), restaurants with waiter service (by 2 percentage points) and Bistro (by 1 pp.). However, the number of canvas (by 2 percentage points) has dropped.

As for commercial premises, the most are grocery stores (21 percent), but their share has fallen by 1 percentage point. On the other hand, specialist food stores gained meaning, noting an increase of 1 percentage point, up to 16 percent. Among them, bakeries and alcohol stores dominate. “The presence of a bakery – constituting more than half of the premises in this category – testifies to the growing demand for fresh products and quick snacks during the working day” – said Wójcik.

The authors of the report pointed out that 87 percent Commercial and service premises are located on the ground floor of buildings. (PAP)

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