--- title: "Centrum (CBD), Warsaw — Class A submarket" description: "Historic CBD prime cluster." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Centrum (CBD) is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Warsaw with average asking rent around PLN 1,000/sqm/yr · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Historic CBD prime cluster. - Prime tier — ~PLN 1,000/sqm/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Centrum (CBD), Warsaw — Class A submarket *Historic CBD prime cluster.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: PLN 1,000/sqm/yr · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Historic CBD prime cluster. - Prime tier — ~PLN 1,000/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview The historic Centrum CBD around Plac Defilad anchors Warsaw's traditional trophy stock — Palace of Culture and Science, Złota 44, Warsaw Trade Tower. ## Tenant profile Banking, professional services, telecom, government. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Centrum (M1). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Plac Defilad, Złote Tarasy retail, Palace of Culture. ## Comparable buildings - **Warsaw Trade Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Warsaw%20Trade%20Tower%2C%20Ch%C5%82odna%2051%2C%2000-867%20Warszawa%2C%20Centrum%20(CBD)%2C%20Warsaw%2C%20Poland&query_place_id=ChIJx-lYsIPMHkcRJRu4bXLklPM) - **Spektrum Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Spektrum%20Tower%2C%20Twarda%2018%2C%2000-105%20Warszawa%2C%20Centrum%20(CBD)%2C%20Warsaw%2C%20Poland&query_place_id=ChIJu8mC1I7MHkcRVHACIWHVjmE) - **Cosmopolitan** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cosmopolitan%2C%20Twarda%204%2C%2000-105%20Warszawa%2C%20Centrum%20(CBD)%2C%20Warsaw%2C%20Poland&query_place_id=ChIJU7t3bInMHkcREFUtuPjX33c) ## Where Centrum (CBD) sits in Warsaw Centrum (CBD) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Warsaw, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around PLN 1,000/sqm/yr · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Warsaw Class A stock, Centrum (CBD) typically attracts Banking, professional services, telecom, government and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Centrum (CBD): [Wola](/cities/warsaw/wola), [Mokotów](/cities/warsaw/mokotow), [Powiśle & Praga](/cities/warsaw/powisle-praga), [Służewiec & Okęcie](/cities/warsaw/sluzewiec-okecie). The full Warsaw submarket atlas is at [/cities/warsaw](/cities/warsaw). ## Topic deep-dives for Centrum (CBD) For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Centrum (CBD), the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/rents-and-availability) - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/tenant-profile) - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/transit-and-commute) - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/trophy-and-comparables) - [Centrum (CBD) — ](/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Warsaw Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/warsaw/centrum-cbd), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.