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    Investment Land Case Study: Warsaw’s Wawer District

    A logistics land plot repositioned as a residential investment product with approx. 34,000 sqm of usable residential floor area (PUM).

Walter Herz
CLIENT

A leading developer of warehouse and logistics space

INDUSTRY

Real Estate Development / Warehouse & Logistics

SURFACE

approx. 4 ha

LOCATION

Warsaw

SERVICES PROVIDED
Analysis of the property’s investment potential
Analysis of planning conditions
Analysis of the potential use of the Integrated Investment Plan
Development of a residential product concept
Analysis of the local residential market and competitive landscape
Preparation of the sales strategy
Preparation of investment materials
Identification and selection of potential buyers
Investor communication
Management of the bidding process
Support in transaction negotiations
Identification of an alternative development scenario

Project overview

An untapped property opportunity requiring a fresh perspective

A leading developer operating in the warehouse and logistics sector appointed Walter Herz as the exclusive advisor to prepare and manage the sale process for an investment land plot of approx. 4 ha, located in Warsaw’s Wawer district.

The way the property had previously been viewed did not reflect its full potential. Our role was to analyse possible development scenarios and create an investment product aligned with current market needs and the expectations of residential developers.


CHALLANGES

Repositioning land into an attractive residential investment product

The key challenge was to demonstrate the value of the property beyond its existing use. The land required an in-depth analysis in the context of the draft General Plan for Warsaw, the possibility of pursuing the Integrated Investment Plan (ZPI) procedure, and the development parameters that could be achieved in the future planning process.

It was also essential to translate complex administrative and spatial conditions into a clear investment product that potential buyers could assess in terms of possible usable residential floor area (PUM), timeline, risk and future project profitability. Another important element was to properly communicate the strengths of the location, including access to public transport, urban infrastructure, services, educational facilities and green areas.

Our Solutions

The strategy that transformed the land into a defined residential development project

We began with a multidimensional analysis of the property, covering its planning status, location, competitive environment and future development potential.

Based on the draft General Plan, we identified the possibility of allocating the site for multi-family residential development. We also analysed the potential use of the Integrated Investment Plan (ZPI) procedure, which could enable the delivery of a residential project of approx. 34,000 sqm of usable residential floor area (PUM).

We then translated the planning parameters into a clear investment product. This included preparing the sales strategy, materials presenting the potential scale of the project, the investment rationale, and communication targeted at a selected group of developers and investors.

The process was not based solely on presenting the size of the land plot. We showed potential buyers the future residential product, the possible scale of development, the strengths of the location and the path towards project delivery.

We also managed investor communication, coordinated the bidding process and supported the client throughout negotiations.

BENEFITS

Creating new property value through future use

Thanks to our analysis and strategic positioning, the property was presented to the market not through the lens of its existing use, but as a residential project with a clearly defined investment potential.

As part of the project, we identified the possibility of delivering approx. 34,000 sqm of usable residential floor area (PUM), outlined a scenario for changing the property’s function and analysed the potential use of the Integrated Investment Plan (ZPI) procedure. As a result, the land was prepared as a complete investment product, attractive to a selected group of investors.

This approach increased the property’s market appeal, strengthened the owner’s negotiating position and enabled the exclusive sale process to be carried out based on the land’s real, carefully developed potential.

The team responsible for the project