Krajowy Ośrodek Wsparcia Rolnictwa (KOWR) has extended the lease agreement in the Karolkowa Business Park office building owned by Menora Group, Shikun & Binui Group and M&A Capital. Contract renegotiation for 10,000 sqm is one of the largest transactions on the Warsaw office market in the second quarter of 2022, according to the data of the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate.
The National Agricultural Support Center is a state institution that aims to develop Polish agriculture and rural areas. The tasks of KOWR include, among others investment activities in the field of innovation and renewable energy sources, as well as management of agricultural real estate owned by the State Treasury. The tenant moved in Karolkowa Business Park in 2015. The extension of the contract means that KOWR will stay in the office building for the next six years.
“As part of the contract renegotiation, we decided to create a new customer service office, it is available on the ground floor of the building. We chose this place for many reasons. The office building is perfectly located, there is a second metro line station nearby – Rondo Daszyńskiego and numerous public transport stops, thanks to which all people who work with us can easily and quickly reach us from anywhere in the capital. Karolkowa Business Park also provides us with comfortable spaces to work, and the building itself is innovative, environmentally friendly and energy-saving,” says Artur Gruszczyński, acting Director of the Administrative Office, National Center for Agricultural Support.
“We are proud that Karolkowa Business Park will remain the seat of such an important Polish state institution as the National Center for Agricultural Support. The extension of the lease agreement confirms that the building meets the tenant’s high technical and organizational requirements,” comments Sylwia Pytko-Burska Asset Manager at M&A Capital SARL.
Karolkowa Business Park is an 11-storey A-class office building – elegant and modern, on the roof of which there are terraces with green gardens available for tenants and guests. The glass façade of the building features restored, historic fragments of the walls of the first Philips factory in Poland. Ecological solutions used in the office building have been confirmed with the BREEAM certificate at the Excellent level.
“Karolkowa Business Park is distinguished by a unique atmosphere, it is an office building that combines history with modernity. Numerous building solutions and innovative technologies are complemented by rich vegetation, among which you can catch a moment of respite. Our tenants can also enjoy the convenience of a large number of parking spaces for cars and bicycles. The complex also offers other amenities, such as a large FRAC delicatessen and a very interesting culinary concept, such as the Shoku restaurant, or the first Shell Cafe Premium in Europe. What is worth emphasizing, apart from KOWR, we have recently also managed to extend contracts with such respected brands as Electrolux or Volkswagen Home,” adds Sylwia Pytko-Burska.
Karolkowa Business Park offers a total of 18,500 sq m. of modern usable space of class A. The office building is commercialized in 96%. The function of Asset Manager of the office building is performed by M&A Capital Sarl.
