Gdañsk based Multi Development Poland last week (date 22.01.2007) marked an important step by obtaining the building permit for Forum Koszalin, a shopping center located in the southern edge of the city of Koszalin, in the north of Poland, near the Baltic Sea. The 55,000-m² Forum Koszalin will be the biggest retail and leisure center in the whole region, focusing on Koszalin and its wide region and the coast.
Forum Koszalin is a joint-investment of Multi Development Poland Sp. z o.o. and Meinl European Land Group. The concept is from T+T Design and construction design from RKW Architektura i Urbanistyka Polska Sp. z o.o.
Artist impression of the Forum Koszalin.
Forum Koszalin is located in the southern edge of Koszalin, on the main road nr 11 which connects Koszalin to Poznan. Access to the local motorway and public transport network is excellent. It is a covered shopping center with 2 shopping levels offering 55,000 m² of shops, restaurants and a multiplex cinema, including Hypermarket, Do it Yourself and Consumer Electronics, and 1600 parking spaces. Landscaping and public realm will be of the highest quality. Trees, seating and lighting are included in the design.
The tower, relating to the lighthouses of the Baltic Coast nearby, will make a landmark of the project. The direct catchment is about 450,000 people. During the summer over a million tourists visit the Baltic Sea region.
Forum Koszalin is located in the southern edge of Koszalin, on the main road nr 11 which connects Koszalin to Poznan. Access to the local motorway and public transport network is excellent. It is a covered shopping center with 2 shopping levels offering 55,000 m² of shops, restaurants and a multiplex cinema, including Hypermarket, Do it Yourself and Consumer Electronics, and 1600 parking spaces. Landscaping and public realm will be of the highest quality. Trees, seating and lighting are included in the design. The tower, relating to the lighthouses of the Baltic Coast nearby, will make a landmark of the project. The direct catchment is about 450,000 people. During the summer over a million tourists visit the Baltic Sea region.
Mr. Miroslaw Mikietynski, Mayor of the City of Koszalin, said: "The issuing of the building permit is a very important event in the trade history of Koszalin. Public opinion research, conducted by me at the beginning of previous term of office, showed that residents have been waiting for a long time for such an investment. The public is ready to go shopping in a new major shopping centre with new brands."
Aleksander Buwelski, Commercial Manager Multi Development Poland maintains that the scheme will provide a "new lease of life for this part of the city while having a positive effect as a whole on Koszalin as shopping magnet. As European leaders in retail schemes, Multi Development has the understanding, know-how and pure determination to work with City Council partners to drive the development and revitalize Koszalin's retail offer. The scheme will provide a major new addition of shopping space into the city attracting new shoppers, new businesses and many new retailers - we are satisfied that there will be excellent demand from new retailers."
It is anticipated construction will commence in April 2007, with the scheme opening to the public in 2008.
Source: Multi Development
