Another major tenant of the Silesia Star office complex in Katowice city centre has decided to renew its tenancy. One of Poland’s largest banks, Getin Noble Bank, has extended its lease agreement with Globalworth – the owner and manager of the complex.
Getin Noble Bank currently occupies 2,000 sqm of office space in Silesia Star. The building houses such units of the bank as its IT, financial, quality and operations divisions, as well as its administration, HR, internal audit and security departments.
“One of the main reasons why tenants still decide to stay with us, apart from high-class office space, is the comprehensiveness of Globalworth’s services. Due to the fact that we have our own teams of leasing and asset managers and managers, we have a perfect relationship and are in constant contact with our tenants, while listening to their needs and responding to their issues in the best possible way. We are also constantly investing in our properties to maintain our leading position on the market. In the near future, changes will also be made to Silesia Star. Our plans include modernising the lobby and creating a garden that will be available to all our tenants, which will be a perfect place for recreation and rest during breaks from work,” reveals Julie Archambault, a senior leasing manager at Globalworth Poland.
“Our main priority is to provide the bank’s employees with a comfortable working environment in a good location. We want our employees to be able to work in modern and well-organised spaces, and this is what Silesia Star provides. That is why we have decided to extend our lease. The decision to stay in the Silesia Star complex was influenced by the favourable lease conditions offered and the quality of the office space,” adds Luiza Lisowska, the director of the administration department at Getin Noble Bank.
Silesia Star was added to Globalworth’s portfolio in July 2019, when the company bought the office complex from LC Corp (Develia). It is one of the most interesting projects on the Katowice office map, having been designed by the renowned Kuryłowicz & Associates studio. The complex comprises two eight-storey buildings with a leasable area of more than 29,000 sqm The property is located in the very centre of the city, on ul. Uniwersytecka, in the immediate neighbourhood of the city’s main Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa route, the Culture Zone and the University of Silesia. Tenants have the use of almost 200 parking spaces in the underground car park and an approx. 250 additional parking spaces at the ground level, which is a unique feature on the Katowice office market. The complex has obtained a BREEAM certificate at the ‘Excellent’ level, confirming its green and sustainable character.
