Hines delivers first stage of Proximo, announces phase two

Real estate investor Hines has officially opened the first stage of office scheme Proximo, located in Warsaw's Wola district, at the Rondo Daszyńskiego subway station. The building offers 28,400 sqm of leasable space on 13 floors, over 65 percent of which has already been leased.  The building's tenants include Stanley Black & Decker, Grupa Pracuj, Takeda, Manpower Group, Six Payment Services, Axa Assistance, Hines, Fox Networks Group Poland, Rossmann, Jean Louis David, Green Caffe Nero and Olimp. The building features 2,000 sqm of retail space. The investor has also announced plans to launch the second stage of the Proximo project in Q3 2016. "Given the condition and dynamics of the Polish market, we intend to remain an active player here," said Lee Timmins, CEO, Eurasia Region at Hines. The second stage will feature 20,600 sqm of GLA, plus 207 parking spaces. The second stage was designed, similarly to the first phase, by architectural design studios Rolfe Judd and Pininfarina, while Hochtief Polska will reprise its role as general contractor.