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Nowy Rynek D

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New Office Building of the Year, CEE
Nowy Rynek D is a safe and healthy workspace, supporting various needs of tenants and visitors, including those with disabilities, parents with children, seniors and those who do not speak Polish. It has already received the WELL Health & Safety Rating and the Building without Barriers certificate. It is also expected to obtain the LEED Core & Shell, as well as the WELL Core & Shell certifications.  Nowy Rynek D combines modern architecture and technologies while being an integral part of the historical neighborhood. Once fully completed, the Nowy Rynek complex is expected to serve as a new meeting, leisure and entertainment space for tenants and the local community, bringing added value to office users, but also to the city’s residents and visitors. It includes a state-of-art courtyard in the center of the D building, which is an important element of the office area and an integral part of the complex, enriching its architecture and offering unlimited access to the public. 
Name of project
Nowy Rynek D
Country and City
Poland, Poznan
Location
city centre
Date of completion
Q2 2021
Name(s) of investor(s)
Skanska's commercial development business unit in CEE (first owner), Eastnine AB (current owner)
Developer
Skanska's commercial development business unit in CEE
Total area (SQM)
55152
Useable Area (SQM)
39258
Office Area (SQM)
39000
Cubic volume
242016
Height
55 m
Number of above-ground floors
14
Number of underground floors
2
Number of lifts
12
Standard (class A, class B)
Class A
Number of parking spaces (per sqm office space)
261 (1:143 parking ratio)
BREEAM/LEED/sustainability certification
Nowy Rynek D has been built in line with ESG principles. It’s proved by certificates which the building has already achieved or is expected to achieve in the near future: WELL Health-Safety Rating (achieved), Building without Barriers (achieved), LEED Core & Shell (applied), WELL Core & Shell (applied) Exemplary solution: sidewalks around the office building are made from a special type of concrete that cleans the air from harmful substances, such as those emitted from automobile tailpipes (NOx
Architect
Medusa Group
Construction company
Skanska S.A.
Property Management Company
MVGM
Leasing Agency
N/A
Occupancy rate
96%
Main tenants
Nowy Rynek D is 96 % leased. The anchor tenant is Allegro, the most popular shopping platform in Poland and the largest e-commerce platform of European origin. The company leased 26 000 sqm in January 2021. Office spaces have also been leased, among others, by tenants with strong, global brands:  the world's leading manufacturer of stone wool Rockwool and a leading international service provider Arvato, that is a division of Bertelsmann.  
Source of project financing
Self-financed by Skanska
Functionality
Nowy Rynek D, an award-winning project, is part of a mix-used complex located in the heart of Poznan, which will ultimately consist of 5 buildings offering 100 000 sqm. Completed in June 2021, Nowy Rynek D with great architecture offers around 39,000 sqm of office and retail space and is 96% leased.
The technical systems and innovations to improve office working conditions/comfort
The building features user-friendly solutions, such as ventilation and temperature control system based on chilled beams that ensure greater thermal comfort, cleaner air, and quiet operation of equipment, positively impacting the comfort and wellbeing of users.   
Technical innovations
Nowy Rynek D is one of the most sustainable buildings in Poznan. The use of climate-smart solutions (e.g. lowspeed ventilation, chilled beams, LED lighting, free cooling, grey and rainwater systems) resulted in considerable energy efficiency increase and water savings, respectively.
Facility's website
https://www.skanska.pl/en-us/offer/offices/our-offer/poznan/nowy-rynek/