Poland’s first timber office building — Timber Park in Poleczki
Austrian developer UBM Development is completing Timber Park in 2026 — Poland's first timber-structure office building, aligned with the EU taxonomy. In parallel, the company is returning to profit and pursuing a two-product strategy: premium timber and affordable-standard housing.
UBM Development, an Austrian developer listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, is delivering a project in Warsaw's Poleczki Park that sets it apart from the entire Polish office market: Timber Park, the country's first office building with a timber load-bearing structure. This is not an aesthetic add-on but a structural decision that translates directly into the building's carbon footprint and how it will be sold to tenants.
Timber as structure, not cladding
The difference between a 'building with timber' and a 'timber building' is fundamental. In Timber Park, timber plays a load-bearing role — it is a hybrid structure in which a renewable material replaces part of the concrete and steel, storing carbon dioxide rather than emitting it. For the developer, this is an argument that can be quantified: the building is designed to align with the EU taxonomy and to target LEED certification — meeting the criteria by which funds and tenants increasingly assess real estate.
Why it matters for tenants
The office market has shifted from 'how many square metres and at what price' to 'what carbon footprint and what certification'. Large tenants, especially international ones, have their own ESG targets and account for emissions on the leased-space side as well. A timber-structure building with a solid environmental case stops being a curiosity for them and becomes a real selection criterion. Timber Park positions UBM exactly where premium meets quantifiable ESG.
Polish proof of a wider strategy
Timber Park is not an isolated experiment, but part of UBM's consistent strategy based on timber and hybrid construction — one the company is also pursuing in the German market (as with the Timber Peak tower in Mainz — we cover it separately) — pursued alongside a return to profitability (we cover the results here). For us at Method Press, it is an example that in the new market cycle, the edge is decided not by the building alone, but by a coherent, quantifiable story about why this building is better — and that story needs to be told before the tenant signs the lease.
Editorial material by Method Press based on public materials from UBM Development and trade press coverage (PropertyNews — announcements on Timber Park in Poleczki Park). The project is positioned by the developer as aligned with the EU taxonomy; figures and schedule may change.