Generation Park

Generation Park
The complex in 2021.
Map
General information
TypeOffice skyscraper
Architectural styleNeomodern
LocationWola, Warsaw, Poland
Address
  • 26 Prosta Street (X)
  • 4 Daszyński Roundabout (Y)
  • 28 Towarowa Street (Z)
Coordinates52°13′52.18″N 20°59′05.86″E / 52.2311611°N 20.9849611°E / 52.2311611; 20.9849611
Construction startedNovember 2015
CompletedJanuary 2021
Owner
  • Hansainvest Real Assets (X and Y)
  • Deka Immobilien (Z)
Height
Roof140 m (Y)
Technical details
Floor count
  • 38 (Y)
  • 11 (X and Z)
Floor area
  • 84,000 m2 (total)
  • 47,000 m2 (Y)
  • 21,000 m2 (X)
  • 19,000 m2 (Z)
Design and construction
Architecture firmJEMS Architekci
DeveloperSkanska Property Poland
Main contractorSkanska Property Poland

The Generation Park is a neomodern complex of three office buildings in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Mirów in the district of Wola. It includes a 38-storey-tall skyscraper at 4 Daszyński Roundabout, and two 11-storey buildings at 36 Prosta Street and 28 Towarowa Street. The complex was constructed between 2015 and 2021, and designed by architecture firm JEMS Architekci.

History

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The complex, consisting of buildings designated with letters X, Y, and Z, was constructed between Novemver 2015 and January 2021, with the Skanska Property Poland as the investor and main contractor. It was designed by architecture firm JEMS Architekci. The complex was built in place of the former office buildings of Prasa-Książka-Ruch and the Institute of National Remembrance.[1][2]

The Generation Park X was sold to Hansainvest Real Assets in November 2017, and the Generation Park Z, to Deka Immobilien in March 2020.[3][4]

Uppon opening in 2021, the skyscraper Generation Park Y was titled the most eco-friendly building in the city, and also received award Prime Property in said category.[5][6] In December 2022, it was sold to Hansainvest Real Assets for 285 million euros, and June 2022, it was rented in its entirety as the headquarters of the Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń.[7][8]

Architecture

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The complex consists of three office buildings, designated with letters X, Y, and Z, in reference to the human generations. It has the total floor area of 84,000 m2.[1][5]

The tallest of them is the skyscraper Generation Park Y, at 4 Daszyński Roundabout with 38 storeys, and additional 4 underground levels. It has the height of 140 m, and the total floor area of 47 000 m2.[1][5]

It is accompanied with two smaller eleven-storey buildings, Generation Park X at 36 Prosta Street, and Generation Park Z at 28 Towarowa Street. The prior has the floor area of 21,000 m2, and the latter, of 19,000 m2.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Generation Park Warszawa, Wronia 36, Towarowa 26-28, Łucka 23-25". urbanity.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ Piotr Prus (19 March 2021). "Generation Park: nowa realizacja JEMS Architekci". architektura.muratorplus.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ a b "Niemiecka firma inwestycyjna kupuje biurowiec Generation Park". urbanity.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Skanska has sold Generation Park Z". focusonbusiness.eu. 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Generation Park Y, najbardziej zielony wieżowiec w stolicy osiągnął docelową wysokość 140 metrów". focusonbusiness.eu (in Polish). 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ Małgorzata Burzec-Lewandowska (6 September 2021). "Prime Property Prize 2021: Generation Park Y najlepszym Zielonym Budynkiem w Polsce". propertydesign.pl (in Polish).
  7. ^ "Skanska sprzedała Generation Park Y". eurobuildcee.com (in Polish). 30 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Centrala PZU przeniesie się do nowego budynku. Jest umowa ze Skanską na najem w Generation Park". bankier.pl (in Polish). 4 February 2020.