Mayland, a developer and manager of large retail facilities in Poland, is accelerating work on the commercialization of Fort Wola before the planned opening of the modernized shopping center in 2022. The main food operator of the facility will be Kaufland, which has a retail space of over 3,000 sqm, will provide the customers of the center with access to several thousand food products and articles of daily use. It is the first facility of this brand in malls managed by Mayland Real Estate. The Kaufland store in Fort Wola will be the 8th facility of the chain in Warsaw.
“In the commercialization of Fort Wola, we place a strong emphasis on the segment of food products. Kaufland fits perfectly not only with these expectations, but also with the convenience philosophy we are implementing in Fort Wola. The size of the store is ideal for ‘Nowy Fort Wola’, it will allow us to develop the remaining space for other industries, such as home furnishings, sports and entertainment. In addition, the constantly growing cemetery, closure of competing facilities on ul. Połczyńska is helping our investment,” says Grzegorz Latała, commercialization director and board member of Mayland Real Estate..
Currently, in Nowy Fort Wola, intensive modernization works are underway to transform the existing 1st generation shopping center into a convenient place for everyday shopping. The owner of the facility, Mayland Real Estate assumes that it will be a center primarily for clients from the immediate vicinity, which is related to the very high potential of the center in the so-called ‘5-minute zone’. The opening of the investment is planned for 2022.
During works related to the modernization and commercialization of the facility, we place particular emphasis on the latest trends in the industry. We pay a lot of attention to the comfort of buyers, and the commercial offer is to be strongly represented, in addition to food products, by the household goods, services and fashion segments.
“They will take over 60 percent. with 23,000 sqm GLA of our facility,” adds Grzegorz Latała.
Fort Wola is located in the most dynamically developing business district in Poland. Today, nearly 60,000 people work in Wola office buildings. people, and in the next 5 years their number is expected to double. In addition, the second metro line worked like a magnet, which contributed to the intensive development of residential buildings. This is an obvious handicap for retail outlets, including medium-sized hypermarkets. The advantage of the center will also be its convenient location near the S8 route.
“We focus on a diverse offer, which met with great interest among potential tenants. The premises in the new Fort Wola have been planned in such a way as to provide space for both brands that need more space and small local companies,: summarizes Latała.
