Warsaw remains the undisputed centre of Poland's skyscraper boom, accounting for 74 percent of all high-rise buildings in the country, most of them offices, according to new figures from CBRE.

While towers over 70 metres still make up just 2.5 percent of office stock across Poland's ten largest cities, they account for a disproportionate 11.5 percent of total office space. Sixteen office towers and six others built for residential, hotel or mixed use have gone up in the capital since 2015, reshaping both the skyline and the way large organisations operate.

"The development of skyscrapers in Poland, and especially in Warsaw, which is home to most such buildings, is the result of strategic investment decisions and a market response to the growing demands of international tenants," said Sebastian Biedrzycki, Senior Director and Head of Office Property Management and Landlord Services Poland at CBRE. He pointed to Varso Tower, the tallest building in the European Union; Warsaw Unit, with its rippling "dragon skin" facade and a moving observation platform on the 46th floor; and the soon-to-open Upper One, designed around environmental performance and wellbeing standards, as proof that towers have become flagship assets in foreign investors' office portfolios.

The scale involved is considerable. Leasable space in a single tower can reach 70,000 square metres — roughly four times that of a standard office building. Varso Tower alone, CBRE notes, could theoretically hold the floor area of almost 3,000 studio apartments. In practice, that means thousands of people moving through one building daily, often with a single global tenant anchoring the property's entire management strategy. Running a building at that scale, CBRE says, is comparable to managing a small town: it demands advanced building-management and security technology, and a service standard that goes well beyond a conventional office block.

The pipeline shows no sign of slowing. Poland could see 25 more towers by 2031, with Warsaw again leading the way at 19 — eight offices, nine residential buildings (including institutional rental schemes) and two mixed-use towers. Katowice has two residential towers planned, Łódź one residential and one mixed-use project, and Gdynia a single residential tower.