Information from the office market

Construction of .KTW II tower nearing completion

The second phase of the Katowice-based .KTW office complex is nearing completion. The second tower will be ready for use early next year. The .KTW complex will soon be enriched with a new tower. The completion of the exterior work heralds the rapid completion of the second phase of the investment, which is expected to be ready for use early next year. The .KTW II tower measures almost 133 meters high and will be home to, among others, the PwC Service Delivery Center and the LKQ Europe Service and Research Center. The .KTW complex is a development under construction on Roździeńskiego Street in Katowice, offering more than 62,000 sqm of space. It consists of two skyscrapers, one of which, .KTW II, is the tallest building in the city. The office building offers an extraordinary view of the city skyline. In addition to office space, the building also provides space for retail and service establishments. Medusa Group studio is responsible for the architectural design of the complex.

We know the details of the second phase of Wrocław's Centrum Południe complex investment

Details of the under construction second phase of the Centrum Południe building have been presented. The Wroclaw complex is an investment by Skanska. The second stage of the Centrum Południe complex is currently under construction. Skanska, the company responsible for the investment, recently revealed details of the construction of the second building included in the complex. The design for the second part of the project calls for the office building to rise 13 stories high and provide the local market with some 21,500 sqm of space. The building is being constructed in accordance with the guidelines of multiple certifications: LEED Core&Shell, WELL Core&Shell, WELL Health-Safety Rating and Barrier-Free Facility. Centrum Południe is a Warsaw office complex consisting of five buildings, offering approximately 85,000 sqm of high-end space. The facility includes both office and retail and service units. The complex is equipped with many amenities for tenants, including parking spaces for cars, extensive infrastructure for cyclists and charging stations for electric vehicles. The building also features a number of green areas, which provide attractive relaxation zones for tenants.

A symbolic topping out has been hung on Warsaw's Skysawa high-rise building

Warsaw's Skysawa has just reached its target height. The skyscraper has climbed to a height of 155 meters, and is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2022. The topping out ceremony for the 155-meter Skysawa office building in Warsaw is behind us. Thus, after a year, the construction work and the most important stage of the building, whose general contractor is Porr, has already been completed. Now the construction of the smaller part of the complex, which reaches 9 floors and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year, is nearing completion. The completion of the Skysawa tower, on the other hand, will have to wait until 2022. Skysawa is a modern building located at 36 Swietokrzyska Street in Warsaw. The complex will provide the capital's market with approximately 34,500 sqm of space for office and retail and service units. Tenant amenities include underground parking spaces, electric vehicle charging stations and extensive bicycle infrastructure. Skysawa is also distinguished by having an underground link to the subway station.

Lublin tenement in hands of private entrepreneur

A historic townhouse in Lublin located at 34 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street is changing its owner. The unique building located in the center of the city has ended up in the hands of a private entrepreneur. The new owner of Lublin's Krakowskie Przedmieście 34 tenement house is a private entrepreneur. He made the transaction with the former owner of the historic building, which had been a Real Management company since 2012. Krakowskie Przedmieście 34 is a Lublin landmark tenement located in the very center of the city. The building provides the local market with approximately 1,750 sqm of space for office and retail units. Currently, the tenement is 100 percent commercialized. The building consists of three above-ground floors and one underground floor, where one of the tenants has its training center with many amenities. The tenement is distinguished from other office buildings by its unique historic façade and attractive location near restaurants, cultural centers or retail outlets.

Construction of Skanska's new office building has begun

Construction of a new office building in Warsaw has begun. Skanska has launched an investment called P180 Warsaw, which is expected to be ready in the third quarter of 2022. The new investment, whose general contractor is Skanska, is located at Pulawska and Domaniewska streets in Warsaw. The modern P180 Warsaw office building will be built next to the Wilanowska Metro station. The project, for which PRC Architekci studio is responsible, calls for the office building to obtain WELL certification. The building is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2022. P180 Warsaw is a development that will eventually provide the capital's office market with about 32,000 sqm of office space. The building will rise to a height of 15 stories and will offer many amenities for its future tenants. These will include underground parking spaces for cars, infrastructure for cyclists or parking for scooters and scooters. A distinctive feature of the office building will be the use of a modern material such as green concrete, which eliminates harmful nitrogen compounds from the air contained in car exhaust.

CHEP Poland with new office in Warsaw

A new office of the CHEP Poland branch of the CHEP Group has been established at Domaniewska Street in Warsaw. The company will occupy office space in the D48 building. CHEP Polska is a leading provider of supply chain services. The concern has been operating internationally for almost 80 years. It has now opened a new headquarters in an office building at Domaniewska 48, where it occupies nearly 1,4000 sqm of high-end space. CHEP Poland's office in D48 features an open form of space with more than 30 different zones, which was arranged by designers from The Desing Group. The D48 office building is more than 26,000 sqm of leasable office space. It has an irregular shape, due to which it rises to a height of 11 floors on one side and 8 on the other. Green terraces have been placed on the highest floors of the building. Nearly 500 parking spaces and 100 bicycle spaces are available to tenants. The building also includes space for retail establishments.

Development of the new Fern office building in Lodz begins

Investor OPG Property Professionals has obtained a building permit for a new building in Lodz. The Fern office building will be built on Piotrkowska Street. A new office building with 6 floors will be constructed in Lodz. The investor of the building is OPG Property Professionals. The architectural design, for which NOW Biuro Architektoniczne is responsible, envisages the creation of A+ class office space and retail and service area. The entire investment will provide the market with more than 8,000 sqm of usable space and will complement the OFF Piotrkowska space. Additional assets of the Fern office building will be a specially created and publicly accessible relaxation zone on the building's roof. The project also envisages the erection of a 3-story high gate, behind which will be the area of Franciszek Ramisch's cotton products factory. The investor will also construct a multi-level parking lot with spaces for more than 200 vehicles, car elevators and parking availability signaling. The project is scheduled for completion in 2023.

Sollers Consulting with new office in Officina, Gdansk, Poland

Sollers Consulting has become a new tenant of the Officyna office building in Gdansk. The company has taken over 1,000 sqm of the building's space. Sollers Consulting is a company supporting financial groups including Allianz, BNP Paribas, ING and AXA. It provides business consulting with a specialty in software implementation. Now the company has decided to create its new office in the Officyna office building in Gdansk for 90 new employees, who will occupy more than 1,000 sqm of the building's space. Over time, Sollers Consulting plans to expand its Gdansk team with new specialists. Officyna is a complex of two five-story office buildings with a total leasable area of more than 12,000 sqm. The first floor of the building includes retail and service units, while the top floor houses a green terrace. Additional amenities for tenants include above- and underground parking spaces for cars and infrastructure for cyclists. The building also features a number of environmentally friendly solutions, which has been awarded LEED Gold certification.

The Warsaw Hub the new headquarters of Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank has chosen Warsaw's The Warsaw HUB complex as its new headquarters. The new tenant will occupy nearly 7,000 sqm of office space in the facility. Standard Chartered is an international bank headquartered in London. Now the company has opened a new office in Warsaw, where about 1,000 employees will occupy nearly 7,000 sqm. in one of the buildings of the modern complex The Warsaw HUB. The company's Warsaw branch will deal with, among other things, financial crime prevention and online security issues. The Warsaw HUB is a complex of three buildings, two of which rise to a height of 130 meters and one of which is 85 meters high, and provides the market with about 110,000 sq m of modern leasable space. The complex also has a number of amenities for tenants, including a four-level parking lot, located underground, and bicycle parking spaces. The building is also connected to the subway station at Daszyńskiego Roundabout, and the common areas of the buildings include retail, service and catering establishments.

Wrocław's Sky Tower with the first fully automatic canteen in Poland

Wrocław's Sky Tower office building boasts the first automated canteen in Poland. A special system provides lunch dishes for up to 100 employees. One of Wrocław's office buildings, Sky Tower, has been home to the country's first fully automated canteen for employees. The idea is Automnia's answer to the needs that arose during the pandemic. The installation with a special cooling module that keeps dishes fresh has appeared on the 20th floor of the building and can serve up to 100 employees. They will be able to pay for their meal with a special card from their employer or with a traditional payment card. The intelligent system will inform itself when the assortment is running out and calculate how long enough meals will last. Sky Tower is the tallest building complex in Poland, with a height of 212 meters. The multifunctional space, including 28,500 sqm of office space, is spread over 50 floors. The complex is located in Wrocław's Krzyki district at 95 Powstańców Śląskich St. The asset of the building is a vantage point from which one can admire the extraordinary panorama of the city.