The new office building - North Gate - is an investment of PREMIUMRED, a company belonging to Austria's Volksbank Group. Apart from its basic office function, this 24-storey class A building with leasable space of 30,156 sqm will also have service/retail space and a restaurant on the ground floor that will occupy an area of 1,065 sqm. A three-level underground car park with 310 spaces is also part of the project.

The launch of North Gate comes in response to a high demand for office space, especially in easily accessible locations. Even though the northern part of Warsaw is developing at a very dynamic pace, with numerous residential estates being built, Żoliborz district has not seen the construction of any new office buildings during the last 18 months.


Excellent location
The name of the investment - North Gate - refers to its location and symbolises the point of entry to the city centre from the north. North Gate is situated on the boundary of Śródmieście and Żoliborz districts, on Bonifraterska and Andersa Streets - 350 m from the Warszawa Gdańska underground station. Three tram lines and ten bus lines also have stops located in the vicinity. People living in Ursynów, Bielany or Białołęka can reach their offices within 20 minutes. The proximity of the Warszawa Gdańska railway station (400 m) with connections to Ciechanów, Działdowo, Modlin, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Nasielsk, Radzymin, Tłuszcz, Warszawa Wola and Wieliszew, is a major asset for people living outside Warsaw.

North Gate is located in a friendly and green area - close to Kusociński Park and Traugutt Park and a short distance from Krasiński Park and the Old Town.

High quality architecture
The architectural concept of North Gate is based on a two-element structure consisting of the building's tower and a podium block. The stone and ceramic cladding used on the building's podium makes reference to the façade of the neighbouring building.

North Gate can be accessed through two entrances - from Bonifraterska Street and through the main entrance from Andersa Street, the latter being emphasised with glazing that runs from the ground floor up to the sixth floor.

The quality of this office building is reflected not only in its architectural concept, but also in the attention to detail and the quality of the finishing materials used in the common areas. The spacious North Gate lobby has been finished with natural materials - marble in various colours (from light beige to dark brown) and natural wood. Sinuous lines used in wall cladding of wood in colours of varying intensity produce an effect that offsets the exterior austerity of the building. The reception area, a few metres in diameter, stands out with its modern, circular design.


Tenant-friendly space
The ground floor of North Gate has been earmarked for service and retail functions, giving employees an opportunity to have lunch without having to leave the building, use banking services or have a cup of excellent coffee on their way to work. Thirteen lifts will ensure a smooth traffic flow inside the building. Future tenants will also have access to vantage points - terraces situated on the roof of the building's podium.

The proximity to the Arkadia shopping centre (10 minutes’ walk), a fitness club and a post office (2 minutes’ walk) is an additional advantage, while the adjacent Ibis Hotel is an asset for visitors from outside the capital.


Office building with a panoramic view
The fully glazed façade lets natural daylight into all offices, including conference rooms, which significantly enhances work comfort. Only utility rooms and toilets are located deeper inside the office spaces.
North Gate’s location on the Vistula Embankment and the building's fully glazed façade give tenants a unique view of the Warsaw skyline on both banks of the river. Offices in the northern part of the building have windows facing three directions, offering a remarkable panorama of almost the entire city. All spaces have suspended ceilings and raised access flooring as standard. Lighting, air outlets, sprinklers, smoke detectors and loudspeakers have been installed in the ceilings.


Modern technological solutions
North Gate is equipped with building management, security, access control, intrusion alarm and CCTV systems. Should a breakdown occur, it also has an additional emergency power generator serving all safety systems, including emergency lighting. Apart from heating and air conditioning being controlled centrally, it is also possible to set the temperature manually in each office.

The entire façade has been built using a transparent glazing system (proportion of light going through the pane and reflected light) in window bands and a non-transparent glazing system (reflecting light) between the windows and on structural elements. The system has been designed to minimise the loss of energy from cooling and heating systems.


North Gate tenants
LHI Leasing Polska Sp. z o.o, ESRI Polska Sp. z o.o., BPG Audyt Polska Sp. z o.o., Grynhoff, Woźny, Maliński Sp.k., Jara&Partners Sp.k., M-Real Polska Sp. z o.o., Wydawnictwo CH Beck Sp z o.o., Timex S.A., BPH TFI, WS Atkins Polska, Sanofi-Aventis Polska Sp. z o.o., CUPT, Sumi-Agro, Mindshare Polska Sp. z o.o., Hines Polska Sp. z o.o., Epcos Polska Sp. z o.o., KBL European Private Bankers, Regus Żoliborz Sp. z o.o., Lactalis Polska Sp. z o.o., Ferring Pharmaceuticals.


Cooperating companies
Office space leasing is the responsibility of two leasing agencies - DTZ and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Mostostal is the general contractor for the investment.

Basic information
Classification of the building    A Class
Leasable area (GLA)                  30,156 sqm
Office floor space                        15,256 sqm (floors 3 - 10)
12,660 sqm (floors 11 - 24)
Retail/service space                   1,065 sqm (ground floor)
Car park spaces                          310
Number of storeys                       24
Height of the building                  87 m

Access by public transport
Underground                                Warszawa Gdańska Station
Bus lines                                      100, 116, 122, 127, 157, 178, 195, 416, 503, 520
Tram lines                                    18, 35, 36
Warszawa Gdańska
railway station                              Ciechanów, Działdowo, Modlin, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Legionowo,                                                          Nasielsk, Radzymin, Tłuszcz, Warszawa Wola, Wieliszew,



Additional information

PREMIUMRED
PREMIUMRED is a real estate subsidiary of Investkredit within the Volksbank Group. The Volksbank Group is a major banking group in Austria as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. The range of PREMIUMRED's services extends from the acquisition of the property or project, its development, planning and construction, leasing and property management through to the sale to end investors. PREMIUMRED therefore covers the entire product cycle of a property. The regional focus is on Central and South Eastern Europe. Local PREMIUMRED management companies have been founded in the current core countries of Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic in order to ensure a consistent presence

Investkredit Bank AG is based in Vienna and is responsible for both the corporate and real estate business within the Austrian Volksbank Group. It has offices in seven countries of Central and Eastern Europe: the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The integration into the Volksbank Group means that corporate customers and real estate partners not only have access to the offices of Investkredit, but to the strong international network of Volksbank International AG (VBI) and the entire Volksbank Group as well.

“Excellence in Real Estate” is Investkredit’s motto in the real estate segment. The Bank for Real Estate develops long-term financing models for commercial real estate projects in Austria and in the countries of Central and South Eastern Europe. Investkredit’s real estate competence ranges from real estate development provided by PREMIUMRED Real Estate Development GmbH to loan financing, up to real estate leasing, which is offered by Immoconsult Leasinggesellschaft m.b.H.

The Volksbank AG Group is one of Austria’s leading providers of financial services. Set up in 1922 as the central institution of the country’s industrial credit-co-operatives, this financial institution has traditionally played a central role as a partner to the Austrian business community and as a provider of finance to enterprises of all sizes – from SMEs to large conglomerates. In addition, the VBAG Group is the market leader in public sector finance and also occupies a strong position in financing real estate projects at home and abroad. In 1991, VBAG was one of the first domestic banks to expand its operations to Central and Eastern Europe. Jointly with the local credit co-operatives and ABV Bausparkasse, the VBAG Group forms the Volksbank Group.

The Volksbanks (local credit co-operatives) are regional banks with deep local roots. Acting as universal banks, they provide services to local small and medium-sized enterprises as well as to private customers. Maintaining some 600 outlets in Austria, they constitute a dense banking network, thus assuring the local availability of financial services. The 65 Volksbanks, with a stake of 58.2 %, are majority shareholders of VBAG and thus of the VBAG Group. Our owners are the DZ Bank Group, which holds a 25% stake, the Victoria group, which has a holding of 10 %, and RZB which owns 6.1 % of VBAG’s shares. Freely floating shares account for 0.7 % of the Volksbank Group’s shares.

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