City-center luxury living in new tenement redevelopment

All floors will have fairly high ceilings. On the ground floor these will be 3.3 meters, stretching to 3.7 meters on the first floor and gradually tapering off to 2.8 meters on the top floor.

The ground floor will be mostly retail space, with the first floor designated for office space. The architect behind the new project is Anna Rostkowska from the Pro-Art studio. The apartments will vary in size from 36 to 130 sqm, with the biggest apartment, of 142 sqm, being situated on the top penthouse floor.

Although the building will require extensive work, Maripol says it wants to avoid interfering with the building's shape too much. Thus, only four flats will have balconies, as the investor will not build any additional ones.

Crucially, the firm has decided not to build an underground car park, as this would considerably alter the building's frontage. "This would also delay the investment," says Józef Ratowski, the president of Maripol. However, there is a multi-level car-park at the Forum Hotel, 300 meters from ul. Wspólna, where tenants could leave their cars.

Luxury style means luxury prices, particularly in the heart of the city. The cost varies from zł.8,000 to zł.13,000 per sqm and the building should be ready by the end of 2006.