Skanska launches Maraton scheme in Poznań

Skanska Property Poland has laid the cornerstone for the Maraton office building, the company’s second investment located in the city center of Poznań, a press release read. Phase one of the new scheme will be launched in January 2015 and completed in Q4 2016, the firm said. The Maraton project will feature more than 25,000 sqm of office space over six floors plus two underground levels with 300 parking spaces. The first stage will include the underground garage structures as well as 13,000 sqm of space. "Maraton will link modern office building construction with the historical background of the place where it will be created. The building’s main hall will display part of a 19th century wall of Poznań Fortress, discovered during the construction works," the press release also read. Skanska S.A. is the scheme’s general contractor.