CEE developer and investor Atrium European Real Estate said that it has completed the development of the Optima shopping centre in Kosice, Slovakia. This follows the opening of Phase II of the scheme in November 2008 and brings online a further 16,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of gross lettable area (GLA).
CEE developer and investor Atrium European Real Estate said that it has completed the development of the Optima shopping centre in Kosice, Slovakia. This follows the opening of Phase II of the scheme in November 2008 and brings online a further 16,000 m2 of gross lettable area (GLA).
Phase I of Optima originally opened in 2002 and, following the opening of phase II, is 96% let. The two-storey shopping centre is anchored by Hypernova, a major food retailer in Slovakia and the Czech Republic owned by Dutch supermarket operator Ahold, and also offers a seven screen Cinemax cinema and a variety of restaurants ranging from McDonalds through to local operators such as Viccolo and Bright.
There are 145 units within the centre, which also offers parking space for up to 1,600 cars.
Rachel Lavine, the new CEO of Atrium, said: 'Dominating a large commercial and retail zone, it has attracted many major international brands to the area and with the opening so close to Christmas, our tenants will be able to take full advantage of the seasonal boost in sales.'
