Hochtief wins Andersia Tower tender by a nose in Poznań
Von der Heyden Group, which is developing the site, awarded the EUR 31 (zł.128) million general contractor tender to Hochtief after a tightly fought battle saw it and Strabag run neck and neck for weeks.
"As both companies have convinced us both in terms of price and quality, the decision for one of them was probably the most difficult one ever," said Sven von der Heyden, chairman of Von der Heyden Group. "This tender was very complex and time consuming given the complexity of the building," said Adam Trybusz, managing director of Von der Heyden Group in Poland.
When completed the 18-storey building will have 44,000 sqm of office, hotel and retail space. It is the second phase of the Plac Andersa development after the Poznań Financial Center, which was finished in 2001 and sold to AIB Fund in December 2004. Plac Andersa covers some 27,551 sqm between ul. Półwiejska, Kościuszki and Jadwigi.
The lower floors of Andersia Tower will house retail space and a four-star hotel with 172 rooms, executive suites, restaurants, a conference center and a large banquet hall and ballroom with room for 1,000 people. Spanish firm IBB Hotels Polska will operate the hotel.
The upper floors will be A-class office space, with the top floor housing a restaurant and roof terrace some 100 meters above the ground. The building will also have leisure facilities, including a swimming pool, fitness club, saunas and steam baths.
The building will be 110 meters tall when finished and will bring the total space of both phases in the project up to 120,000 sqm. Von der Heyden says it intends to use the most state-of-the-art technologies in its construction as well as many 'intelligent' facilities. Completion is scheduled for spring 2007 and the building is expected to cost in the region of EUR 53 (zł.220) million.
Hochtief is joining a strong team with the Andersia Tower development. The project manager is GI Probuild, which worked on the Poznań Financial Center and was the contract engineer in the Liberty Corner development. The architects are Ewa and Stanisław Sipińscy Architecture Studio Ltd and the agent for the building is Knight Frank.
This is the latest building in Von der Heyden's enviable portfolio. It is behind the Prima Court class-A office building on ul. Nowogrodzka in Warsaw's city center, as well as the Liberty Corner building on ul. Mysia. It is also currently working on a period building in Warsaw's center, which will see it renovate 2,600 sqm of residential space
"As both companies have convinced us both in terms of price and quality, the decision for one of them was probably the most difficult one ever," said Sven von der Heyden, chairman of Von der Heyden Group. "This tender was very complex and time consuming given the complexity of the building," said Adam Trybusz, managing director of Von der Heyden Group in Poland.
When completed the 18-storey building will have 44,000 sqm of office, hotel and retail space. It is the second phase of the Plac Andersa development after the Poznań Financial Center, which was finished in 2001 and sold to AIB Fund in December 2004. Plac Andersa covers some 27,551 sqm between ul. Półwiejska, Kościuszki and Jadwigi.
The lower floors of Andersia Tower will house retail space and a four-star hotel with 172 rooms, executive suites, restaurants, a conference center and a large banquet hall and ballroom with room for 1,000 people. Spanish firm IBB Hotels Polska will operate the hotel.
The upper floors will be A-class office space, with the top floor housing a restaurant and roof terrace some 100 meters above the ground. The building will also have leisure facilities, including a swimming pool, fitness club, saunas and steam baths.
The building will be 110 meters tall when finished and will bring the total space of both phases in the project up to 120,000 sqm. Von der Heyden says it intends to use the most state-of-the-art technologies in its construction as well as many 'intelligent' facilities. Completion is scheduled for spring 2007 and the building is expected to cost in the region of EUR 53 (zł.220) million.
Hochtief is joining a strong team with the Andersia Tower development. The project manager is GI Probuild, which worked on the Poznań Financial Center and was the contract engineer in the Liberty Corner development. The architects are Ewa and Stanisław Sipińscy Architecture Studio Ltd and the agent for the building is Knight Frank.
This is the latest building in Von der Heyden's enviable portfolio. It is behind the Prima Court class-A office building on ul. Nowogrodzka in Warsaw's city center, as well as the Liberty Corner building on ul. Mysia. It is also currently working on a period building in Warsaw's center, which will see it renovate 2,600 sqm of residential space
