Konin gets its own Ferio
Austrian developer Raiffeisen Evolution Project Development (REPD), a part of Raiffeisen Evolution Austria, is constructing a new shopping center in the Stare Miasto district of Konin. The project, called Ferio Konin, is meant to target the local consumer with its everything-under-one-roof strategy and is part of a larger complex that will also include a Castorama and, in the more distant future, a 5,500-sqm center dedicated to electronics retail.
The investor plans to complete the currently under-construction phase of the investment, including the Ferio Konin and Castorama buildings, by mid-April.
"The idea behind the Ferio family of shopping centers is based on the convenience and functionality of the buildings," said Maciej Krenek, a member of the management board at REPD. "Their tenants include both nationwide chains and many local firms whose offer is rich and versatile and to which the local client is accustomed and attached," he added.
The complex, located at the intersection of ul. Czereniowa and ul. Europejska in Konin's Stare Miasto district, will offer 14,000 and 9,000 sqm of space in its Ferio Konin and Castorama buildings respectively, as well as provide approximately 1,100 parking spaces. The single-story buildings have been designed by the ART Group and Biuro Projektów "Diament" architectural studios.
At the beginning of January, DTZ was contracted by REPD to handle financial, marketing and operational issues pertaining to the project, as well as to take over the management of the investment upon its completion.
Vienna-based REPD is a major real estate company in Central and Eastern Europe which realizes residential, office and retail projects in 12 countries. In Poland, the company has constructed Ferio-brand shopping centers in Wrocław, Puławy and Legnica, and is now planning similar projects in Koszalin and Szczecin.
