The Warsaw HUB Gets an Occupancy Permit

The Warsaw HUB skyscrapers complex has received an occupancy permit. The first tenants will start moving in August. At the same time the convenience centre and the link to the metro station will be available to Warsaw residents.

The construction of one of the biggest commercial projects in Poland has come to an end. The Warsaw HUB includes three high-rise buildings: two 130-metre office buildings and an 86-metre hotel tower, connected by a podium and an underground convenience centre.

“This has been one of the biggest and most demanding projects in our company’s history. Building three skyscrapers in the very heart of a two-million metropolis, at the junction of busy streets, tram lines and metro tunnel, was an enormous logistics and construction challenge. Today, after a few years, we are pleased to announce the completion of the investment and welcome the first tenants in The Warsaw HUB,” says Jarosław Zagórski, Commercial and Business Development Director, Ghelamco Poland.

The Warsaw HUB has been built in the fastest developing part of Warsaw, i.e. at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Wola district, at the junction of Towarowa and Prosta streets. It is Ghelamco’s yet another project shaping Warsaw’s new business centre.

Multifunctional space

The Warsaw HUB was designed by the architectural studio AMC of Andrzej Chołdzyński, author of, among others, Warsaw Stock Exchange and the central section of the second metro line. The entire complex provides in total 113,000 sq. m of multifunctional space. The 130-metre twin towers include about 75,000 sq. m of state-of-the-art office space. The third, lower high-rise building at Rondo Daszyńskiego is occupied by two hotels — Holiday Inn Express and the first Crowne Plaza hotel in Poland — offering in total more than 430 rooms and suites. On the last storey of the building, the first skybar in this part of Warsaw is being set up, with a terrace overlooking the city centre, whereas the podium of the complex is home to, among others, a conference centre, fitness club, and coworking spaces.

And this is not the end. A convenience centre with stores, commercial spaces and food amenities on level -1 has been developed. It will include, among others, Biedronka supermarket, Rossmann drugstore, or McDonald’s restaurant. The centre will be accessible via the link with Rondo Daszyńskiego metro station, from the underground parking lot, or from Towarowa Street through the lobby. The first tenants will open in August.

“When designing The Warsaw HUB, we wanted it to be a self-reliant building with all the functions and services expected by businesses. Neither have we forgotten about Warsaw residents, which is why the building has generally accessible parts where everyone can do shopping, enjoy a meal, have a coffee, or work out,” says Jarosław Zagórski.

The location of The Warsaw HUB at Rondo Daszyńskiego will enable both tenants and customers to use various means of public transport (metro, rail, trams, buses) as well as bicycle infrastructure. The tenants are provided with a vast parking lot for 420 bicycles, , equipped with changing rooms with lockers and showers. In order to improve the safety of cyclists, a separate driveway has also been built for them.

State-of-the-art technology

The Warsaw HUB will also be filled with state-of-the-art technology which improves the comfort and safety of users. In addition, a mobile application developed by Ghelamco’s internal innovation department will be provided to the tenants. The application will enable access to the office, booking of rooms, and many other features. In the state of epidemic threat, the application will inform users whether the building operates in the so called pandemic mode.

The building will also employ state-of-the-art solutions to protect the tenants and their employees against the spread of the virus. UV lamps will be installed in the lifts to effectively disinfect the space.

The Warsaw HUB in numbers

Ghelamco’s latest project is one of the biggest office and commercial complexes in Poland. Its scale is reflected in the numbers:

10,250 tons of reinforcing steel used, an equivalent of 1280 African elephants

5,000 km of rebars used, the distance from Warsaw to Tenerife

3,000 km of electrical wires used, almost the same as the moon’s diameter

175,000 m3 of dug ground, roughly the volume of 350 detached houses

48,000 m2 of glass facade, an equivalent of 7 football pitches!