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Norblin Factory

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City-Forming Project of the Year, CEE
Norblin Factory has regained its presence on the map of Warsaw after several years of intensive design, construction and conservation work. The site at Żelazna Street has a history spanning more than two centuries when it has served a number of different functions. Reopening for the city, it boasts historical buildings integrated with modern architecture. The multifunctional complex offers over 65,000 sqm. GLA with state-of-the-art A+ class offices and the remaining 24,000 sqm. filled with unique entertainment, culture, food, service and retail concepts. Visitors to the Norblin Factory enjoy culture, entertainment and food concepts, including the original boutique cinema KinoGram, the organic food market BioBazar, the largest food hall in the capital city Food Town, the Piano Bar with live music in one of the oldest buildings of the complex, the Norblin Factory Museum which commemorates the 200-year history of the location, as well as shops and retail and service outlets.
Name of the project
Norblin Factory
City
Warsaw
Location
Żelazna Street 51/53, Mazovian voivodship / Wola district / 00-841 Warsaw
Date of completion
August 2021
Number and types of building
14 buildings: 10 historical buildings after former Norblin, Bracia Buch and T. Werner factory from the XIX century, all under the protection of the conservator of monuments; 4 new and modern buildings
Functionality
In addition to the standard market functions as office, trade or services, the Norblin Factory offers gastronomy, entertainment, and culture at the highest level and available only in this place in Poland.
Innovations
Norblin Factory is an example of the biggest revitalization undertaking in Poland (10 historical buildings and 50 machines from XIX and XX Century)

Innovative building app with three levels of access: for visitors, office and retail tenants, and suppliers.

First in Poland automated bicycle parking
Total area (sqm)
82000
Useable area (sqm)
65000
Office area (sqm)
41000
Retail area (sqm)
3300
Other function area (sqm)
health &beauty - 2 620 sqm; food & beverage - 10,100 sqm; entertainment 8,000 sqm;
Number of parking space
728 parking spaces for cars on 4-level underground car park
200 spaces for tenants bicycles
96 bicycle place for Norblin Factory guests
Ecological and energy efficient solutions/ certyfications
Norblin Factory is pre-certified in BREEAM (Very Good). The post-industrial area did not have a biologically active surface. Using modern technologies, 106 trees have been planted within the whole complex – on the ground floor and up to the eight floor.
Norblin Factory is focused on sustainable transport. The complex is offering first automatic, underground bicycle parking in Poland, numerous outdoor bicycle racks and 200 bicycle spaces for office employees with the necessary infrastructure.
Developer
Capital Park Group
Investor
Capital Park Group
The occupancy rate
93 % (100% office and 81% retail)
Key Tenants
Allegro Group (nearly 24,000 sqm.)
Japan Tobacco International’s Global Business Services Centre (8,500 sqm.)
SEB Bank (3,300 sqm.)
ISS World Services Poland (4,000 sqm.)
KinoGram cinema (3,300 sqm)
Food Town (3,500 sqm)
BioBazar (2,000 sqm)
Apple Museum Poland (320 sqm)
ART Box Experience (800 sqm)
Mount TFI (375 sqm.)
City Office (380 sqm)
Source of project financing
Bank lending was provided for the investment project by Bank Pekao SA (EUR 99.3 million) and the European Investment Bank (EUR 60 million); combined with the Capital Park Group’s own funds, it paid for the construction costs.
Architect
PRC Architekci
Leasing Agency
Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, BOIG
Property Management Company
Capital Park Group, ProjCare
Facility's website
https://fabrykanorblina.pl/en/norblin-factory/