INVESTMENTS NEWS

15 TH KIDS&CO. KINDERGARTEN FOR 15 TH ANNIVERSARY

In September 2020, KIDS&Co. – a nationwide operator of bilingual kindergartens and nurseries and company kindergartens is opening a new facility in The Park Warsaw office complex at Krakowiaków Street, developed by White Star Real Estate developer. It is the 5 th KIDS&Co. facility in Warsaw, and the 15 th in Poland, opened for the 15 th anniversary of the company. The kindergarten and nursery in The Park Warsaw is created mostly for the employees of the complex, but it is also open for enrolment of parents from outside. It provides seats for 75 children also at the nursery age, and the developer took care of the space for a large and green playground.

The choice of location was not accidental. The Park Warsaw complex is located near Łopuszańska Street, and it is a well-known traffic route in Warsaw. Large corporations and well-known brands have their headquarters in the complex. These include IBM, Carlsberg, AkzoNobel, BAT or Velux. As always, KIDS&Co. is likely to cooperate with employers who would like to support their employees by co-financing their tuition fees from the social fund.

CITY HUB – THE FIRST SHARED MOBILITY HUB IN THE TRI-CITY IS NOW OPEN

On August 26, at the Wave office building built by Skanska, the City Hub was officially launched – it’s a special space where everyone can rent electric scooters from Hop.City, scooters through the Bolt application or Traficar cars. A station by Si.City for charging electric skateboards and scooters was launched on site, which, in addition to providing charging services, protects the equipment against theft.

The concept includes a taxi stand and a place for deliveries, as well as infra structure for cyclists. Already during the first phase of the Wave complex, more than 230 bicycle spaces, changing rooms, showers and a special elevator to the garage for cyclists were created. A repair station available to everyone will be useful for fixing any equipment problems.

City Hub will also be connected to the Connected by Skanska building app. Thanks to it, tenants of the Wave office building can move around using a smartphone instead of an access card, enter the garage based on license plate numbers, or check the availability of vehicles in the City Hub. The application also allows employees to arrange shared rides, i.e. carpooling.

SAVILLS TO ASSIST IN OFFICE LEASING IN RETAIL SCHEMES OF ATRIUM EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE

Real estate advisory firm Savills has been appointed by Atrium European Real Estate as sole letting agent for office space in all the buildings owned by the fund in Poland.

The agreement between Savills and Atrium European Real Estate covers the retail properties of the fund’s Polish portfolio with an office component. These include three schemes in Warsaw: Atrium Promenada (10,000 sq m of office space), Wars Sawa Junior (8,800 sq m of office space), Atrium Reduta (3,000 sq m of office space), and Atrium Copernicus in Toruń (670 sq m of office space).

To assist Atrium European Real Estate, Savills will draw on its experience in leasing Blue Office, an office section of the Blue City complex in Warsaw. For the new client, the real estate adviser is planning to carry out marketing activities to support the commercialisation process. Savills will use modern proptech tools, among other things, for day-to-day communication with the client and presentation of office space to prospective tenants.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD MOVES TO A NEW OFFICE

Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has consolidated its Warsaw offices in The Warsaw Hub, a newly-built complex near Daszyńskiego Roundabout. On 3 August, its employees gained access to all the amenities and creative workspaces on nearly 2,500 sq m of office space spread over two floors of the building. Cushman & Wakefield is also the property manager for the complex. The Warsaw HUB is one of the largest commercial projects in Poland and consists of three high-rise buildings connected by a shared podium and an underground arcade with retail and service outlets. This innovative project, which is more than an ordinary office complex, is based on the concept of a communication and functional hub. It boasts a prime location in the Wola district, near Daszyńskiego Roundabout, a rapidly developing part of Warsaw called a new business centre of the city. A critical part of the process that began long before the relocation to the new head office was the first stage of preparations – employee and manager workshops and gathering information on all business processes and needs of teams and individuals. The workplace strategy team organised many meetings with employees to identify key design expectations and workplace needs, for example requirements for height adjustable desks. Detailed space utilisation studies conducted in previous locations provided concrete information on the actual utilisation of desks that ranged between 59% and 79%. All the actions taken during the first stage helped define the specific needs of the entire organisation and indicate solutions to drive the business forward. Knowing employees’ expectations and having data on the required office space, the tenant representation team of Cushman & Wakefield’s Office Agency was finally able to draw up a short list of buildings and commence negotia tions with developers whose projects met the pre-determined brief. The project also involved the participation of the firm’s Project & Development Services team, which was responsible for project and cost management, including a tender to select a design studio, as well as Administration, HR, Marketing and Communication, and IT. The new head office of Cushman & Wakefield is one of the firm’s most modern offices in EMEA. It was designed and built to meet the requirements of WELL certification, with attention to every detail and top-quality materials and fit-out. It provides a Power Room, or a mini-gym, a Relax Room with a massage recliner chair, a Yoga Room, a parent and child room, and healthy food vending machines. Employees will also be able to enjoy a spacious bistro-like canteen and such amenities as showers and an iron. Modern workstations for individual work, spaces for project work with sit-stand desks, soundproof phone booths and more than 30 meeting rooms all make

for great office comfort. Cushman & Wakefield’s new office boasts a unique design. The meeting rooms in the employee-only section feature fit-out elements reflecting their nature-related names such as Spring, Summer, Volcano, Hurricane, and Forest. The design of the rooms in the client-dedicated section was inspired by Warsaw’s iconic landmarks selected by the employees during the project preparation – they are Wars, Sawa, Rotunda, Belweder, Victoria, and Bristol.

The new Warsaw office of Cushman & Wakefield has been designed in line with the Six Feet Office concept. Automated room booking systems, motion detectors and room occupancy indicators facilitate finding vacant space and help ensure employee safety. The office features modern audio and video systems and technologies for holding group meetings and making them available online. The ergonomics of workstations is ensured by height-adjustable electric desks with a choice of standing positions. Each has two large monitors.

Massive Design, which assisted Cush - man & Wakefield during each stage of the development of one of the most awaited projects this year, was responsible for the preparation of the functional concept and architectural design of the new office.