On the shores of Lake Malta

Neinver, the Spanish development company, has begun construction on Galeria Malta in Poznań. The value of the investment amounts to EUR 125 (zł.484.4) million. A modern, multifunctional commercial center, Galeria Malta is scheduled for completion in Q4 2008.

Galeria Malta is Neinver's biggest investment in Poland. Located at the junction of ul. Baraniaka and ul. Katowicka on an eight-hectare plot, it will be one of the biggest and most modern retail-leisure complexes in Poznań.

The project's total area amounts to 153,000 sqm. Of that, 52,000 sqm will house stores, retail and service points, a multi-screen cinema, a fitness center, as well as numerous restaurants and cafés. Customers will be able to use an underground parking lot with space for 2,000 cars and direct access to the center. The complex and its 200 retail points will provide 1,500 jobs.

Although it will be well over a year until the shopping center is complete, almost 70 percent of the total space has already been leased or booked by Polish and international companies.

"The main aim of the Galeria Malta project is to create a unique space for Poznań and its citizens," says Barbara Topolska, general director of Neinver Polska. "Its location near a park, near beautiful Lake Malta, helps this. That is why, when creating the architectural plans, we paid a lot of attention to how the building fits within the green, perfectly kept surroundings of the lake."

Piotr Paciorek