Information from the office market
Underground passage will connect the Skysawa complex to the subway
Construction work on an underpass linking Warsaw's Skysawa complex to an underpass station has been completed. The tunnel is expected to be put into operation along with the first building of the complex. Work on the construction of the underpass began in June 2020. In the following months, a palisade was constructed to secure the excavation where the ceiling of the link was created. After the excavation was backfilled, further activities were carried out underground. According to information provided by the project developer, the construction work has been completed and it will soon be possible to see the result. The tunnel will connect the complex with the Rondo ONZ subway station. The passage is expected to house stores and retail and service outlets. Skysawa will be one of the few facilities of its kind in Warsaw that will offer the opportunity to walk to the subway station without going outside. Located on Świętokrzyska Street in Warsaw, the Skysawa Complex is expected to offer its tenants 34,550 sqm of space. The first building, including the transition to the subway, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year.
New owner of Warsaw office buildings
Imnofinanz Group has sold four Warsaw office buildings. The purchaser of the buildings is the Hungarian Indotek Group. The office buildings purchased by the Indotek Group are Bokserska Office Center and Cybernetyki Office Center located in Mokotow, Taifun located at 183 Jutrzenki Street, and Brama Zachodnia located at 92 Jerozolimskie Avenue. The total area of the sold office buildings is almost 45,000 sq m, and their average commercialization rate was 80 percent at the end of 2020. The previous owner of the buildings was Imnofinanz Group. The value of the transaction was €72.5 million.
A novelty on the office map of Bielsko-Biala
A modern Class A office building is under construction in Bielsko-Biała. Construction will be completed as early as 2023. The Qubb Offices office building, which is being built at 94 Bystrzańska Street in Bielsko-Biała, will be four stories high and will provide its tenants with 3,700 sqm of space. Bielskie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego (BPBP) is responsible for the construction, while the architectural design was prepared by Archetype Management. The first floor of the office building will be dedicated to retail and service space. Qubb Offices is also to be adapted for medical activities. An underground garage hall offering 37 parking spaces and 70 above-ground parking spaces will be available to tenants. The office building is scheduled for completion in 2023.
New tenants of Kraków's Tischner Office
INNERGY and drEryk will join the tenants of the Tischner Office building in Krakow. The companies are planning to move in November this year. Two more companies have decided to move to Kraków's Tischnera Office building. In doing so, they have joined Sabre, which has leased nearly 16,000 sqm of space since 2020. In total, Kraków's Tischnera Office offers 34,00 sqm of Class A office space for lease. The new tenants will be drEryk and INNERGY. drEryk is a company that produces software to make doctors' work and clinic management easier. INNERGY, on the other hand, is a transatlantic team formed by Krakow-based software developers and individuals with ties to the construction industry in the US. The move is scheduled for November of this year. The companies will then have 1,200 sqm of office space at their disposal.
Record-breaking performance of Skysawa high-rise building
The Skysawa skyscraper, which is part of a complex under construction at 36 Swietokrzyska Street in Warsaw, has received the highest rating in the BREEAM scheme. The BREEAM certificate is one of the most widely used methods of verifying the environmental performance of buildings. It analyzes areas such as management of the investment design and construction process, energy consumption, employee health and well-being, environmental pollution, building location and transportation, water and waste management, land use, innovation and ecology. The sum of the scores in each category makes up the final score. Buildings can be certified at the Pass, Good, Very good, Excellent or Outstanding level. The Skysawa skyscraper scored 93.6 points, making it Outstanding. This ensured it the highest score in Poland in the BREEAM International New Construction 2016 scheme. The Skysawa complex is located in the very center of Warsaw. Completion of the first building is scheduled for the third quarter of this year. In total, Skysawa is expected to offer its tenants approximately 34,550 sqm of space.
The future of Szczecin's Gumience district
Fregata Park office complex is under construction in Szczecin's Gumience district. The first building will be ready in 2023. Despite its enormous potential, Szczecin is still struggling with a low office space saturation rate. The answer to the ever-growing demand is the Fregata Park building complex, which is being constructed on Bronowicka Street. The complex will consist of three B+ class office buildings with areas of 5,900 sqm, 4,008 sqm and 5,620 sqm. In total, this gives almost 15,600 sqm of space available to tenants. There will be no shortage of modern solutions, such as covered parking spaces for cyclists and charging stations for electric cars. The comfort of future tenants will also be ensured by 265 parking spaces. Work on the first Fregata Park office building is expected to be completed in 2023.
SoftwareONE moves headquarters from Warsaw Center to Wola
SoftwareONE, a global provider of software solutions platform and services and information technology, will open an office in Develia's new development, Wola Retro in Warsaw. Brookfield Partners , a consulting firm, represented the tenant in the negotiations. SoftwareONE, headquartered in Switzerland , is a leading global provider of solution platform and an expert in providing services to streamline license management in business. It has 30 years of experience in software and information technology. The Swiss-listed company's offerings include a wide range of services in licensing, purchasing, software lifecycle management, cloud solutions consulting, implementations, as well as a continuous software asset management service. SoftwareONE has more than 5,300 employees and supports 65,000 business customers in 90 countries with strategies for operations in today's digital world.
Great success of Crow 31
Wronia 31 is the flagship project of developer Ghelamco, which has been awarded the BREEAM certificate at the highest level of "Outstanding". It is the company's tenth building to hold this renowned license and the second in the history of certification with such a high score in the Polish office market. The project was implemented in accordance with the principles of sustainable construction to maximize user comfort and satisfy future tenants. Wronia 31 is one of Ghelamco's leading green properties, and alongside it, the company's other projects such as Warsaw Spire and Wołoska 24 are also acclaimed. The building was completed in the third quarter of 2017 and offers almost 16,000 square meters of space, of which 15,150 square meters are offices and 850 square meters are retail and service units. A parking lot for about 250 vehicles has also been created for the benefit of drivers and cyclists, as well as locker rooms and new showers.
Underground integration
The Warsaw Hub development will be connected to the Rondo Daszyńskiego subway station. Work on the tunnel ceiling is currently underway, and in a later phase a huge structure and walls protecting the excavation will be built. Tenants will be able to walk from the underground platform to the retail and service area inside the office building. The passageway will be open to the public and thus will offer restaurants, cafes, drugstores and a grocery store. The building is one of the first structures that will have a connection to the second line of the subway. The complex consists of an 86-meter hotel and two 130-meter office towers, and in addition to the food and beverage business, the office building will include a coworking space, The Heart Warsaw startup and corporate collaboration center and a fitness club.
The inspiring figure of Q22
The sculpture "Gymnast" by Jerzy Kedziora has taken up residence in the lobby of the Q22 office building. Invesco Real Estate, which owns the building, organized a competition in which three works of art took part. Q22 tenants had the deciding vote on the selection of the decorative figure and were inspired by the lightness and dynamism of the "Gymnast." The initiative to erect the sculpture in the building is intended to make the tenants' working environment more pleasant, and is also intended to introduce an aspect of culture and art that blends perfectly with the modern interior. With property owners becoming increasingly active, more and more people are interested in local communities, including the activities of artists.