Rzeszów marks the Millennium

A permit to build Millennium Hall, a zł.400-million, 135,000-sqm multi-functional retail and leisure center to be located on Rzeszów's ul. Rejtana, near the junction of ul. Majora Kopisty and ul. Karowa, has been granted to Conres, a company set up exclusively for the investment. The complex is scheduled to open at the end of 2007.

"The idea behind Millennium Hall is to create a complex which links retail, culture and recreation, as well as business and hotel functions under one roof," says Bogdan Pawłowski, president and owner of Conres. "Millennium Hall is a modern market, a new space for culture, entertainment, recreation and business, as well as showing off the aesthetics of architecture. The center will be a new meeting place for both residents of Rzeszów and guests. I hope it will become a landmark in the city," adds Pawłowski.

Designed by Kraków-based Biuro Architektoniczne Archi 5, Millennium Hall will have retail space of 62,000 sqm and will host 180 shops and service providers. Five stores will have over 1,000 sqm of space. Supermarket chain Bomi will be the largest tenant.

Some 17,000 sqm will be designated for leisure, including a 3,000-sqm 10-screen Cinema City, a 4,500-sqm concert hall, a bowling alley and several other facilities. There are plans for the center to offer a wide range of cultural events. The investor is also planning a business center of 10,000 sqm, including a hotel and conference center, offices and a business club.

Once completed, Millennium Hall, whose catchment is estimated at some 500,000 prospective customers and visitors within a 30-minute drive, will offer some 1,100 jobs.

Andrzej Wróbel