First offices for GTC in Katowice

Developer Globe Trade Centre has announced a new office project scheme which will see more than 21,500 sqm of class-A office space delivered in the center of Katowice. Called Centrum Biurowe Francuska, the investment will be the company's first office project in the city.

GTC plans to start construction on the project this quarter, following the issuance of a building permit. Delivery of the first building in the project is scheduled for Q3 2009. Real estate consultancies Cushman & Wakefield and Knight Frank will be responsible for the investment's commercialization.

"GTC has a lot of experience delivering office buildings that fulfill international standards, and this experience is based on many years of relations with domestic and foreign companies. We hope that Centrum Buirowe Francuska will attract renowned tenants to Katowice and enable the development of local firms," said Piotr Kroenke, general manager of GTC.

The design of the investment, which will be located on a 72,000-sqm plot on ul. Francuska, has been prepared by the APA Wojciechowski architectural studio and envisions a complex of two six-storey buildings whose facades will feature glass and stone elements. The office center will be equipped with modern air-conditioning, telecommunications and security systems. An undergound parking lot will provide approximately 400 parking spaces.

GTC is one of the largest developers in the CEE region and is also present in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The company is active in the office, residential and retail segments of the real estate market. Mokotów Business Park, Platinium Business Park and Okęcie Business Park in Warsaw, as well as Globis in Wrocław, are among the office projects GTC has delivered or currently has under construction in Poland.