Living at the office

Developer and general contractor AKME has launched, through its subsidiary AKME Beta, a new investment on ul. Szczepińska in Wrocław's city center. Called Beta Centre and comprising approximately 2,500 sqm of usable space, the project will be a unique combination of offices and "apartments for managers," the latter of which will be developed in the building's upper floors.

"The plot on which the investment will be realized offers a lot of assets. It is located close to Wrocław's center on one of the city's main transportation routes and, at the same time, it has easy access to the airport. Because of this location we have decided upon a modern, non-standard combination of office and residential space," said Anetta Markowicz, president of AKME Beta's board. She added that the Wrocław real estate market was developing dynamically and there was a large demand for this kind of investment.

Beta Centre will be a six-storey building with a facade finished in glass and stone. The building will offer class-A offices characterized by suspended ceilings as well as lots of open space, making the office space more adaptable to individual needs. Parking will be provided in both above- and below-ground lots.

The Beta Centre project is scheduled for completion in mid-2009. The investment, which is valued at approximately zł.40 million, will then be sold.

The building will not be the first mixed-use development constructed by AKME. In 2001, the company developed a tenement house on Wrocław's ul. Wierzbowa which now accommodates the firm's headquarters on its ground floor as well as a number of rented apartments on the upper floors.