Skanska Property Poland’s first office investment in Katowice is currently under development and formally at the halfway point. Building B of Silesia Business Park, the second building of four planned for the complex, has obtained its occupancy permit. Furthermore, the investment’s third building is currently under development.
Building B of the Silesia Business Park office complex was commissioned for use 14 months after construction works of the office tower began. The building found its first tenant in February 2015, long before its scheduled completion. Capgemini leased 5,600 m² in the building and, as a result, the building is now 50% leased. The company will relocate to its new office by the end of 2015 and will employ approx. 1,000 Infrastructure Service specialists to provide services and optimize IT infrastructure for international companies operating across the globe.
“Building B's commission for use is an important moment for the development of Silesia Business Park, our first office investment in the Silesian Agglomeration. While developing the complex we want to tap into the huge interest in the region, especially from the fast developing business services sector. The sales transaction of buildings A and B, completed in October, confirms that Katowice has huge potential for attracting big companies that can become significant employers in the region as well as funds willing to invest in real estate projects located on the market”, said Mariusz Krzak, regional director at Skanska Property Poland.
Silesia Business Park will comprise four class A office buildings with 48,000 m² of space. The complex will be LEED Gold certified. Each building will offer 12,000 m² of leasable space on 12 floors upon completion. Furthermore, tenants will have 600 parking places at their disposal.
In October, buildings A and B of Silesia Business Park were purchased by a fund managed by Niam, a Swedish investor. The purchase transaction of the four office buildings, two in Katowice and two in Krakow (Axis and Kapelanka 42), was the biggest transaction on the CEE office market in 2015 as well as Skanska’s biggest ever transaction in the region.
Architectural studio medusa group is the designer of the building. Skanska S.A. is the scheme’s general contractor, while Skanska Property Poland is responsible for the building’s commercialisation.
Source: Skanska Group
