Another significant lease in The Warsaw HUB — almost 4,000 sqm for Elanco Animal Health

Tenants’ interest about The Warsaw HUB continues unabated. Elanco Animal Health, a global animal health company, has announced its intend to establish international Elanco Solutions Center into Ghelamco’s flagship project. The company will occupy approx. 3,700 sq. m of modern office space in the skyscraper.

Elanco has chosen The Warsaw HUB to host its international center of excellence for key business capabilities, like Finance, Human Resources and IT services, and in the future also Audit, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and others. Elanco Solution Center will be located in the tower B of The Warsaw HUB complex and will occupy two and a half storeys — a total of approx. 3,700 sq. m. The lease agreement between the tenant and the developer, Ghelamco Poland, covers a period of 5 years. Elanco is expected to move to its new international services center in March 2020.

“The Warsaw HUB fulfils our vision of creative, business oriented space which connects and gives an opportunity to build cooperation between different industries. We are glad that the Elanco brand will expand the range of our tenants with a new sector — animal health protection,” says Jarosław Zagórski, Sales and Development Director at Ghelamco Poland.

“We are experiencing exciting times at Elanco, as we are building new capabilities around the globe. For us, Warsaw is a great location to establish and host this strategic global center for key business capabilities. The depth of business services talent in Warsaw, the availability of key language skills, and its strategic location can serve customers and employees not only in Europe, but in the Americas, Middle East and Africa,” says Ahmer Murad, Senior Advisor, Elanco Solutions Center.

The transaction was supported by JLL, a consultancy which is the sole agent responsible for the lease of office and commercial space in The Warsaw HUB. The tenant was supported by consulting company CBRE.

“Elanco is another example of a large international company that will move its headquarters to the new Warsaw office hub, located around Daszyński roundabout. In recent months, one of the largest lease agreements in the history of the Polish office sector has been signed in this part of Warsaw. This confirms the unwavering investment attractiveness of the capital, as well as the very high absorption of the local office market,” says Anna Wysocka, Director in Office Agency, JLL.

“Support for Elanco in opening a new business centre in Warsaw is a very interesting project for us, where several business lines of CBRE have been involved. Of course, the key was to find and choose the right office location, which together with an attractive working environment will be an effective tool for our client in attracting employees,” says Aleksander Hofmann, Associate Director, Office Space Rental Team, CBRE.

Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) is a global animal health company that develops products and knowledge services to prevent and treat disease in food animals and pets in more than 90 countries. With a 64-year heritage, the company rigorously innovate to improve the health of animals and benefit the customers, while fostering an inclusive, cause-driven culture for more than 5,800 employees. The creation of the Elanco Solution Center in Poland is a key step in Elanco´s journey to become a fully independent, dedicated animal health company.

Elanco has joined a constantly growing group of The Warsaw HUB tenants, which include Getin Noble Bank, Standard Chartered, The Heart Warsaw and GATX. Tower A of the complex will house Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express hotels. The tenants from the retail and service sector include Biedronka supermarket, Zdrofit fitness club, Rossmann drugstore and McDonald’s and Olimp restaurants.

About The Warsaw HUB

The Warsaw HUB is a modern and multifunctional complex of high-rise buildings, which is being built in the fastest developing part of Warsaw, i.e. at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Wola district. It will consist of three skyscrapers: the 86-metre hotel building and two 130-metre office towers, which will be joined by a five-storey foundation.

The Warsaw HUB is currently Ghelamco Poland’s most innovative project, which will go far beyond the traditional concept of an office complex. The project is built upon the concept of a “hub”, i.e. a major functional and transportation centre. The complex will combine all functions which are necessary for the modern business to operate. The 113,000 sq. m of space will offer state-of-the-art office premises, a conference centre, hotels, a convenience centre, a fitness club, coworking space, and The Heart Warsaw centre of cooperation between corporations and start-ups.

The project will provide its future tenants with numerous sophisticated solutions including access to and navigation around the building using a smartphone, a car recognition system in the underground car park, and a charging station for electric cars.