Europa Capital LLP, TriGranit Development Corporation and PKP SA gain recognition for Poznan City Center integrated shopping centre and transport hub project
Poznan City Center, one of the largest new retail developments in Poland, received a 5 star award for Best Mixed-Use Development in Poland and was highly commended for Best Retail Development in Poland, recognising the innovation behind the project. These awards highlight the high level of commitment that Europa Capital LLP, TriGranit Development Corporation and PKP SA have contributed towards Poznan City Center.
Poznan City Center – PCC – comprises a multifunctional and fully integrated shopping centre with a new bus station, a three-storey car park, a new road network and public transport links. The opening of the city centre is scheduled for 25th October 2013.
Árpád Török, CEO of TriGranit Development Corporation, said: “The European Property Awards is one of the most prestigious awards of the real estate development sector where international market professionals appraise and evaluate a number of high profile projects. It is therefore a great honour for us that Poznan City Center has achieved this success before its opening.”
James Pennington, Asset Manager for the Central European region at Europa Capital, said: “We are extremely proud that Poznan City Center has received these accolades ahead of its imminent opening to the public and to have created one of the leading shopping centres in Central Europe as well as first class transport infrastructure for the citizens of Poznan. Poznan City Center is representative of Europa Capital’s strategy of investing in prime assets with experienced partners in Central Europe.”
Tomasz Lisiecki, director of TriGranit Development Polska, said: “Poznan City Center’s exciting retail and restaurant offer, combined with its excellent location, transport access and convenience for visitors will guarantee its success. Poznan City Center is built on a site that was previously owned and left unused by the Polish National Railways covering approximately 9 hectares, and we are delighted that we were able to develop a brownfield such as this to create a truly modern new city centre.”
For further information please contact:
TriGranit Development Corporation: Ernő Koncz, +36 1 374 6543, ekoncz@trigranit.comFor Europa Capital please contact RLM Finsbury: Gordon Simpson/ Charlotte Whitley, +44 207 251 3801
About Poznan City Center:
• 230 retail units• PKS coach terminal with 19 bus platforms• Three-story park & ride facility for public transport commuters accommodating 1,500 parking spaces• The passenger traffic from the railway station alone amounts to over 17 million annually• The coach terminal attracts 7 million passengers annually• 2.5 km new road network in the transportation junction• Close vicinity to Poznan’s International Trade Fair, and to the city’s 25 educational facilities, including schools and universities
About TriGranit:The 15-year old TriGranit is the largest fully integrated regional real estate investment, development and management company in Central and Eastern Europe. With operations in 9 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, a large portfolio of completed trophy assets, and a pipeline of over 4 billion euros of major mixed-use developments, as well as a number of public private partnership (PPP) investments, TriGranit is well positioned to participate in the expanding real estate markets.Further information can be found at www.trigranit.com
Further information can be found at www.europacapital.com.
Europa Capital is a member of The Rockefeller Group (“RGI”). RGI is a strategic investor alongside Management.
Europa Capital Partners LLP and Europa Capital LLP are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
