Head of the class

Łódź's first class A office building, Forum 76, will be located at the intersection of two central transport arteries - Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego and ul. Kopcińskiego - and in the vicinity of Źródliska Park. The investment is valued at zł.40 million.

The seven-storey, 12,000-sqm building was designed by Łukasz Królikowski and Krzysztof Wichliński of the Archidea architectural firm, whose aim was to create a modern office space based on classical elements of style and a diverse array of functionality. Forum 76 will be equipped with the latest technology in climate control, energy efficiency, telecommunications, building management, access control and monitoring.

In addition, the building will offer a bright, welcoming entrance hall, a multi-functional conference room, a fitness center and four-storey parking garage for 100 cars in addition to the 40 parking spaces available within the building itself. The most distinctive feature of the building is the garden on the roof terrace, which will provide occupants with an ecologically sound area for recreation.

"We want to step up and meet the expectations of big firms and construct a building according to the highest global standards. This will be an entirely new level of quality in Łódź," says Krzysztof Witkowski, president of the board at Faktoria.

The building permit is expected to be issued in May 2007 and construction on Forum 76 will begin later this year. Construction is planned to reach completion in Q4 2008. Jones Lang LaSalle, which manages close to 90 million sqm in 50 countries, has been named Faktoria's partner in building management and the negotiation of lease agreements for key clients.