GTC closed the year by achieving a very high occupancy rate for its office buildings in Warsaw. Particularly important for GTC's excellent result was a contract-laden end of the year. The company signed office leases from its Warsaw portfolio for nearly 20,000 sq m, 34 percent of all transactions were new tenants.
Approximately 20,000 sq m has been leased within the Warsaw portfolio, of which nearly 66 percent are contract extensions, while new leases account for 34 percent of concluded contracts. Thanks to the attractive location for tenants, the high standard of the buildings and numerous amenities, the lease rate in the Aeropark Business Centre office complex has reached 96 percent, remaining or becoming the headquarters for companies in the logistics, R&D or aviation industries. The Artico building finished 2022 with an occupancy rate of 100 percent.
GTC has been building environmentally friendly and tenant-oriented real estate in Central and Eastern Europe for many years. The company equips its office and retail spaces with state-of-the-art solutions that meet strict industry requirements.
I am pleased that demand for office spaces we offer in the capital have reached such a high level. 35% of renegotiated contracts in the entire portfolio is proof of the tenants' confidence in GTC. In Poland 100% of our buildings are certified and all common areas of buildings are powered by green energy. We pay more and more attention to reducing our carbon footprint by implementing innovations in existing facilities
– commented Agnieszka Ciupak, Executive Director at GTC Poland.
Aeropark Business Centre is a complex of three Class A office buildings - Corius, Nothus, Zephirus - located just three minutes from Warsaw Chopin Airport. Aeropark is powered by green energy and meets the strictest environmental criteria, confirmed by LEED certification. One of the buildings - Nothus - recently received the highest level of LEED certification - Platinum, confirming the care with which GTC approaches environmental issues. The office park is popular among renowned logistics companies. It is also adjacent to a number of hotels and conference facilities.
The complex is characterized by an offer of services designed specifically for tenants. At their disposal is a fully equipped, free gym, bicycle infrastructure, a canteen and a volleyball court. The Aeropark is hosting a Żabka Nano outlet. It is an innovative concept that uses intelligent solutions and artificial intelligence algorithms, allowing employees and visitors to the complex to do fully self-service shopping. During the spring and summer seasons, events are organized with tenants in mind, including the enrichment of the food offer by food trucks. At the same time, thanks to the numerous green spaces around the buildings, Aeropark employees can take a break from the daily hustle and bustle.
Artico is an 8th floor Class A office building, located in the business center in Warsaw's Mokotów district. It is well connected to the rest of the city, thanks to access to the subway, bus and streetcar lines. There are 153 parking spaces and 80 bicycle parking spaces available to tenants.
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About GTC
The GTC Group is a leading real estate investor and developer focusing on Poland and capital cities in Central and Eastern Europe. During nearly 30 years of its activity, GTC has developed 78 high standard, modern office and retail properties with a total area of 1.4 million sq. m through Central and Eastern Europe.
GTC now actively manages a commercial real estate portfolio of 43 commercial buildings providing ca. 754 ths. sq m of lettable office and retail space in Poland, Hungary, Bucharest, Belgrade, Zagreb and Sofia. In addition, GTC has a development pipeline of approx. 440 ths. sq m retail and office properties in capital cities of Central and Eastern Europe, 33 ths. sq m under construction.
GTC S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and inward listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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