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2022 in Poznań marked by the development of real estate

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2022 in Poznań marked by the development of real estate

During the March MIPIM fair in Cannes, the City of Poznań promoted the offer of as many as 17 investment areas for sale. Both the commercial and residential real estate markets are developing very dynamically in Poznań, and more plots are awaiting upgrades.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the real estate and investment fair MIPIM in Cannes was held in a full format. It has lasted for 4 days and gathered around 20,000 participants from all over the world. During the event, Poznań got the fDI European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022/23 award, which was received by the Mayor of the City Jacek Jaśkowiak. In the general classification of medium-sized cities Poznań was placed 5th. According to experts from The Financial Times, it is the second most business-friendly city in Europe in its category. Moreover, Mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak took part in a discussion panel organised by Poland Today as part of the event "POLAND, EUROPE'S MOST RESILIENT ECONOMY – a snapshot of the market today & tomorrow", which gathered a full room of participants. The debate concerned the sustainable planning of urban space. Besides the Mayor of Poznań, representatives of Helsinki and Gdynia (Anni Sinnemäki, vice-mayor of Helsinki, Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała, vice-mayor of Gdynia) and representatives of two real estate companies – the Danish developer NREP and the American consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield took part in it.

Moreover, during the MIPIM fair, a special event was held at the symbolic Ukrainian stand, where representatives of Kyiv, Lviv, Kherson, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkiv were supposed to present their potential. The authorities of several European cities (including Riga, Vilnius, Madrid and Poznań) jointly expressed their support for the fighters in Ukraine and appealed to the governors to close the sky over Ukraine.

DIVERSIFIED OFFER FOR INVESTORS

This year, the City of Poznań promoted 17 investment areas. We have already known that the property in Żegrze area was sold at the end of March as part of an unlimited oral tender. The offer of the City of Poznań – ten areas – is still dominated by real estate intended for multi-family housing and/or service development. We also offer new investors 3 properties with an exclusive service function. One area is for industrial and service development. Another area is to be partly designated for industrial and service purposes and partly to be used as parking lots. However, the property at Chojnicka street, offered for rent only, located in a wedge of greenery, may be an interesting proposition for the tourism, recreation and sports sector. There are new locations at Gąsiorowskich 6 street and Janickiego/ Św. Wawrzyńca streets.

– We are very pleased with the course of this year's fair. The four days of MIPIM were filled with meetings both with new people and our long-term partners. Thanks to the presence of decision- makers, we held talks and arrangements at the highest level – sums up Katja Lożina, Head of the Investor Relations Department.

A GREAT TIME FOR NEW PROJECTS

At the stand of the City of Poznań, we also promoted the projects of our partners: APP Projekt, Garvest, Skanska, Pekabex, Probuild, Vastint, WPIP and Wielkopolska Investment Support Center, as well as investment offers of the municipalities of the Poznań metropolis.

Currently, the office real estate market in Poznań covers over 620,000 sq m. There is almost 62,000 sq m under construction – the Andersia Silver office building on Andersa Square (Probuild) and the tallest building in the Nowy Rynek complex at Matyi street (Skanska) which are to be put into service in 2024. Garvest is planning two new Pixels at Grunwaldzka street, while Vastint is working on the premises of Stara Rzeźnia.

Progress is also observed in the residential real estate market of Poznań. Thanks to the tram investment completed before the deadline, the areas at Unii Lubelskiej street have become very attractive for developers. The city is systematically selling properties that will allow the creation of a modern housing estate in that area with easy access to the centre of Poznań.

Several interesting investments are also underway in Jeżyce. The first apartments in the Goplana estate, which are being built by COLIAN DEVELOPER on the premises of the former chocolate factory, have already been put into operation. The construction of the next two buildings is to be completed in 2022 and 2023. In the neighbourhood, by the main artery in Jeżyce – Dąbrowskiego street, also in the post-industrial area, new housing estates – Fama, FAMMA and Wieża – are being built. As a result, in the area of Dąbrowskiego, Kościelna, Niestachowska, Św. Wawrzyńca streets, a modern residential district, Nowe Jeżyce, will appear.

 At the same time, Vastint has received a building permit for the Portowo estate, which will be located on the Warta River, near the Starołęka roundabout Portowo is one of the largest investments planned by Vastint in the residential market in Poland. Ultimately, the entire project will include 47 buildings with nearly 1,800 apartments. The unique investment of Garvest – Perfumiarnia is also worth attention. The project involves the construction of 140 apartments in 3 new buildings with a view of Wilson Park. The investment will be complemented, among others, by the restored interiors of the 19th-century Huggers' Brewery, which will include a SPA and an intimate office space, as well as the Betonhaus, the oldest and only existing fair pavilion in Wilson Park, which will also be restored to its former glory. The project will be crowned by: aparthotel "Focha 34" from Głogowska street and a new tenement house in the place of warehouses from Śniadeckich street.

This year's MIPIM fair in Cannes confirms that there is a high interest in the real estate market of Poznań. The city has a lot to offer not only to commercial space developers but also to investors from the residential sector. The current offer of municipal properties for sale is still available at www.poznan.pl/invest.

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FOCUS ON Business #4 May-June (3/2022)

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