Monday, 5 October 2026
Czech investment group AKIPIA has joined the investor group behind Roma Tower, a planned 170-metre residential development in central Warsaw, strengthening the project’s capital base ahead of the expected start of construction later this year.
The project is being developed by BBI Development, Liebrecht & wooD, AKIPIA and Fundacja Pro Bonum on a site at the junction of Nowogrodzka and Emilii Plater streets. BBI Development has been involved with the property since 2011, when planning work for its redevelopment began.
Roma Tower is planned with 48 floors above ground and six underground levels, providing 357 apartments. Construction is scheduled to begin in autumn 2026, while the formal presentation of the development, including final visualisations, and the start of apartment sales are planned for 2027. The value of AKIPIA’s investment and its ownership interest in the project have not been disclosed.
The development will enter Warsaw’s expanding high-end residential market at a time when premium projects are becoming an increasingly important part of the capital’s new housing supply. Recent market data show a widening difference between prices in Warsaw’s most expensive developments and those in the mainstream segment, partly reflecting the arrival of more projects at substantially higher price points.
Roma Tower will incorporate a significant range of shared facilities, including a wellness area with a 25-metre swimming pool, recreational spaces and a private cinema. Italian design company Pininfarina is responsible for the interior concept for the common areas and proposed apartment finishing schemes.
The architectural design has been prepared by Juvenes-Projekt under Jacek Świderski. The project has also been designed around health and wellbeing criteria and has achieved a three-star Fitwel rating at the design stage, according to the developer. In 2026, Roma Tower was also recognised in Fitwel’s Best in Building Health programme for its design-stage assessment.
AKIPIA’s participation adds a Czech investor to a project that has been under preparation for more than a decade. Its entry comes shortly before Roma Tower is expected to move from planning into physical development, making the change in the investor structure particularly significant for the project’s next stage.
For Warsaw’s residential market, Roma Tower will add 357 units at the upper end of the market in one of the capital’s most central locations. Its scale also provides a clear example of how a new generation of high-value residential schemes is increasing the separation between Warsaw’s premium development pipeline and the much more price-sensitive mainstream housing market.
