Skanska’s second phase of the Centrum Poludine complex in the Polish city of Wroclaw has been leased in its entirety for 20,300 m2 of space.
The letting to Bank of New York Mellon is the largest leasing deal in the city since 2020, according to data from JLL, in a market that generated a total of about 137,000 m2 during the whole of 2022.
It comes as BNY Mellon in Poland grows its footprint.
Just a few weeks ago, the bank announced the opening of a Wroclaw branch of its European operation, and plans to go on hiring spree in the coming years.
Ewa Carr-de Avelon, BNY Mellon Poland country executive, said: ‘We want to provide our current and future employees with the best possible workplace experience to collaborate and deliver solutions for our clients. Our Wroclaw office will be a modern, sustainable and vibrant environment for our employees to spend purposeful, efficient and enjoyable time together.’
Marek Stasienko, leasing director at Skanska’s commercial development business unit in CEE, said:
‘We are thrilled and feel honoured that such a prestigious international company as BNY Mellon has chosen Centrum Poludnie for its new location in Wroclaw.’
‘It proves our strategy of creating sustainable, innovative, energy efficient and high-quality workplaces.’
The second phase was completed in January this year.
It is fully powered by electricity produced from renewable sources, energy-efficient LED lighting has been used in public areas and there are technologies that allow to, among others, reuse gray water and rainwater. As a result, the building can use as much as 40% less energy and 58% less water in a year compared to a LEED-certified base building.
It also has loggias – outdoor corridors or galleries covered by a roof and an outer wall - of 40 m2 of each floor. This is the first such a feature within an office building in Wroclaw and will be sued for working and meeting outdoors, providing a vista of the city.
Wroclaw has a population of 638,659. It is 355 km from Warsaw.
