Labor-rich Tri-city lures office investors

Allcon Investment (AI), a Tri-city-based developer, plans to construct an office complex in Gdynia comprising four buildings whose total space will amount to some 20,000 sqm. The company will construct the complex in stages. The first is scheduled for completion in Q4 2007.

The value of the investment will amount to zł.120 million. AI, which is already negotiating with prospective tenants, says there is a chance that the development will be included in the Pomorska Special Economic Zone.

"The investment is a response to the current trend of moving international corporations' processing centers such as accounting, IT services and call centers to Poland," says Tomasz Gruchała, investment specialist at AI.

"So far such centers have been set up in Wrocław and Kraków, but in the search for qualified workers, companies have drawn their attention to the Tri-city. The demand is very high. It is estimated that some 2,500 people could be employed here," Gruchała added.

The new complex which, according to the investor, should be completed within three years - depending on the number of tenants - will be located near the city railway system close to the Pomorski Science and Technology Park.

The ground floor within each of the five-storey buildings is designated for commercial services such as restaurants and banks.

Apart from that, the complex will host an underground garage.