Rondo 1 Run-up - Real Estate professionals will also run-up the staircase!

  On 12th of March, for the sixth time, the Warsaw’s skyscraper Rondo 1 will become a sport challenge arena for runners prepared to conquer 37 floors of this renowned office tower. A total of about 700 people will participate in this event. Among them representatives of four real estate advisory agencies split into teams of 4 runners, will partake in a relay race to the top of Rondo 1. First time in the history the Rondo 1 Run-up will be hosted as Towerrunning European Championships 2016. The run-up to the highest floor of this 190-metre tall skyscraper located by Rondo ONZ continues to be popular among Polish runners as well as the Towerrunning World Association sport elite, who gladly visit Warsaw to compete for the Towerrunning World Cup ranking points. This year more than 500 amateur runners signed-up for the race, as well as a few dozen pairs of firefighters, who aim for the Firemen Towerrunning Championship of Poland. The towerrunning sport elite from various countries will compete for the Towerrunning European Championship 2016 title. Close to 50 employees of companies located in the Rondo 1 building will also run-up its staircase. Teams of 4 will run-up in a relay race of real estate advisory agencies representing some of the top firms of the industry: CBRE, Colliers International, JLL and Knight Frank. "We are glad that Rondo 1 – a Warsaw's office market landmark since 10 years – becomes an arena of open, fascinating sport rivalry on the day of the Run-up. As the owner, we are delighted to observe how the Run-up evolves, attracting a growing number of runners as well as being a prestigious event among towerrunners. Apart from the apparent charitable goal, it is a great opportunity to present the building to people, who aren't familiar with it on daily basis.” – said Marek Jakubiak, Head of Real Estate, Central & Eastern Europe in Deutsche Asset Management. Rondo 1 Run-Up continues to support charity Polish SOS Children’s Villages Association. A total of PLN 123,508 was collected thanks to the previous five editions of the event. Current news will be available on the official website www.biegnaszczyt.pl and FB profile  www.facebook.com/BiegNaSzczytRondo1. The event can be viewed „live” cheering from the main lobby of the building or via an online broadcast. The run-up begins at 9:00. Rondo 1 Run-Up Facts & Figures

• Total building height: 192 m
• Number of storeys to run up: 38
• Elevation: 142 m
• Number of stairs to run up: 836
• Number of stairs per one landing: 11
• Number of turns: 76

About Rondo 1 Rondo 1 is one of the most modern and ecological, class A+ tall buildings in Central and Eastern Europe. The 40-storey tower, built in 2006, is located in the centre of Warsaw’s business district close to Warsaw’s Central Railway Station. Rondo 1 complex also includes an adjacent 10-storey building, with a car park and retail facilities. It offers a total of 66,000 sqm of rentable building space and nearly 500 parking spaces. Rondo 1 was the first skyscraper in Europe to receive the LEED® Gold Certificate in the “Existing Building” category. It also received the prestigious Real Green CEE Real Estate Quality Award for “Building of the Year 2011”, as well as the CEE Real Estate Quality Award 2013 in the “Building of the Decade” category. Rondo 1 was designed by world-renowned architects, Skidmore, Owings & Merill in cooperation with Polish architectural firms: AZO and Epstein. www.rondo1.pl