Dynamic duo for Kraków

Kraków-based GD&K Group plans to develop two office buildings in the city center. The SOF building with some 7,750 sqm will be located on ul. Monte Cassino, on the left bank of the Vistula River, and M65 Meduza, on ul. Mogilska near the main railway station, will have around 3,900 sqm.

SOF, a six-storey building with a view on Wawel Castle and Skałka Monastery, has been designed by German architect Jurgen Mayer. The building will host a conference hall, a four-star hotel and parking space for more than 120 cars.

The eight-storey M65 Meduza building will be located in Kraków's business area next to the Pliva headquarters and close to the proposed 11-storey Atrium Center, which will also have a hotel. The lower floors of the building are designated for retail.

"Both SOF and M65 Meduza will belong to the family of highly valued properties, [namely] office buildings located in the city center," says Włodzimierz Jędruszak, sales director at GD&K Group. However, he does not reveal any details concerning the value of the investment. According to Jędruszak, work on both projects is planned to begin in the autumn of this year.

Apart from offices, GD&K Group are also constructing new housing developments in Kraków. The Futura residential complex with some 170 houses is located near ul. Kapelanka and Grota-Roweckiego. Kraków's district of Kazimierz will host a residential building on ul. Kupa and Wola Justowska will have semi-detached houses on ul. Wyżgi. The company is also aiming at the Warsaw market, and is planning to build exclusive apartments in Warsaw's Old Town on ul. Bugaj.