Polish Real Estate Giant DL Invest Group Announces First Site in $1 Billion European Data Center Push
February 6, 2026
In a significant move signaling the continued expansion of digital infrastructure across Central and Eastern Europe, Polish real estate investor DL Invest Group has announced the location for its first data center, marking its formal entry into the sector. The project in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, is the inaugural development of a planned network of twelve facilities across Europe, stemming from a joint venture formed with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid in November 2025. The Bielsko-Biała facility represents a major capital commitment, with DL Invest Group’s CEO, Dominik Leszczyński, telling Property News that the project’s estimated cost is $1 billion. The site’s planned capacity has been scaled up to 50 megawatts (MW) from an initial 20MW and will include a dedicated component for artificial intelligence development. Leszczyński stated that construction is expected to be completed by 2028, noting that a second Polish location is also planned. "We are analysing further locations in terms of energy costs and infrastructure," he added in a press release. For DL Invest Group, one of Poland's largest real estate firms with a portfolio spanning logistics, retail, and mixed-use properties, the venture represents a strategic diversification. "We are building competencies in the data center segment in a methodical and responsible way, starting with projects that have a solid infrastructure and commercial foundation," Leszczyński explained. "This is a natural extension of our logistics-industrial strategy." The company is partnering with an experienced operator in Boosteroid, which already runs a network of 28 data centers across Europe and North America. The chosen site in southern Poland’s Silesian region is a 270,000 square meter retail park acquired by DL Invest Group in 2024 for €25 million. It is one of five secured locations listed by the company for future data center development, which include three other 100MW facilities in southern Poland and a 50MW site near Warsaw. The announcement coincides with DL Invest Group's broader initiative to transform a UK-based real estate investment trust, in which it holds an 18% stake, into a dedicated data center platform. All future facilities are planned to follow a Built-to-Suit model tailored for global operators. This development underscores Poland's growing attractiveness as a data center hub, driven by its strategic location, available energy infrastructure, and increasing demand for cloud and AI compute capacity. The entry of a major domestic real estate player highlights the sector's convergence with traditional property investment, as capital seeks exposure to the resilient digital infrastructure asset class.
Source: datacenterdynamics
