C&W designated leasing agent for office property in Katowice

Global real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed the leasing agent for the Francuska Office Centre in Katowice, Poland. Warsaw-listed Globe Trade Centre is the investor and developer of the two Class A city-centre office buildings. Total office space will be 21,500 m². The first building is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2009 with the second building following four months later.

The Francuska Office Centre is located close to Katowice’s state administration offices as well as the new Regional Court building currently under construction. The buildings will feature air-conditioning, telecommunication systems, suspended ceilings, tilt windows, fitted carpeting and a modern building management system.

Krzysztof Misiak of the office department at Cushman & Wakefield, commented: ‘There has been a shortage of high-quality office space in Katowice for a long time. Thanks to investments such as the Francuska Office Centre tenants will have an opportunity to lease top-quality modern offices. Katowice is one of the most dynamically developing office space markets in Poland. It has all the advantages of a large agglomeration and its exceptionally well-developed transport infrastructure is distinctive. In addition, the potential of Katowice should be seen from the perspective of the entire Silesian region, which is inhabited by 4.7 million people.’