WARSAW, Poland—Europa Centralna, a 220,000 square foot (67 000 m2) shopping center in Silesia, southern Poland, is now open. More than 100,000 customers attended the opening weekend, March 1-3 for the first phase of the project developed by Helical Poland. The project is a joint venture with clients of Standard Life Investments.
Europa Centralna (Central Europe) is a regional shopping development, located at the interchange of the A1 and A4 motorways in southern Poland and an estimated 5 million customers within a one hour drive.
The scheme is a first in Poland offering a combination of high quality shopping mall and retail park in a single location with 120 gallery shops and retail park units, together with 2,300 parking spaces. The development is now 80% leased with tenants that include Tesco Extra, Castorama, Media Saturn, New Yorker, H&M, Bershka, RTV Euro AGD, and McDonalds. It also includes a playground for children.
Helical Poland, is a retail development specialist formed in 2005 by Helical Bar plc, U.K.
“This large scheme is in an exceptional location on one of the busiest motorway interchanges in Europe and in the centre of Silesia, the industrial heart of Poland, said Gerald Kaye, Director of Helical Bar plc. “We anticipate it will prove to be the pre-eminent retail destination in the region for years to come. The opening of Europa Centralna is another important milestone in our development pipeline and we have been pleased with the quantity and quality of the lettings achieved to date.”
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David Phillips
David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.
