FMnewsroom – office, Poland. Ghelamco has a key tenant for The Bridge skyscraper. The tower being erected at Warsaw’s Rondo Daszyńskiego will be the new headquarters of Santander Bank. There hasn’t been such a significant office space lease transaction in years.
The largest lease in years
Santander Bank has leased half of The Bridge skyscraper in Warsaw from Ghelamco. Such a transaction has not happened in years. The Bank has signed a lease for the top 19 office floors with a total gross floor area of 24,500 sqm, and will also have exclusive use of the sky terrace on the 40th floor of the building. In addition, a Santander Bank Polska branch will be located on the ground floor of the neighbouring Bellona building – part of The Bridge office complex.
“This is a landmark moment for our investment and significant for the Polish office market. Santander Bank Polska has become a strategic tenant of The Bridge, deciding to occupy half of the 40-storey skyscraper. We have not had such a large office lease transaction in Poland since 2022! This proves that modern organisations, constantly striving for growth and caring about the standard of their working environment, do not give up on top-quality offices. For our client, the ESG aspects were key, which at The Bridge are a priority for us and are reflected at every stage of the project.” – Jarosław Zagórski, managing director of Ghelamco Poland told Eurobuild CEE.
State-of-the-art solutions
The Bridge will deliver 52,000 sqm of office space to the market. The building will have state-of-the-art technological and environmentally friendly solutions. This is already evidenced by SmartScore and WiredScore certifications at the highest platinum level, and ultimately WELL, BREEAM, Green Building Standard and Barrier Free Facility.
“Moving to a modern office building located in the capital’s business hub is part of our strategy, in which one of the elements is taking care of the best possible experience for our clients and employees. We also place a strong emphasis on the implementation of our Total Responsibility strategy. Therefore, when looking for a location for Santander Bank Polska’s new headquarters, we paid attention to long-term ESG solutions and state-of-the-art technologies that help improve energy efficiency and support building a positive employee experience. The fact that The Bridge has several environmental and technological certifications and is perfectly located convinced us to choose this project for our main office in Poland” – Paweł Dziedzina, director of the Work Environment Management Department at Santander Bank Polska.
Ultra-energy efficiency
The Bridge will be energy-neutral and powered by 100% clean energy. The building will use an ultra-energy-efficient and innovative Building Energy Management System, installed to monitor and manage the building’s energy performance, as well as an InBin app to analyse the carbon footprint generated based on the weight of waste produced by tenants. In addition, vacuum sewage technology will be implemented in the skyscraper, allowing to minimise water consumption in toilets by up to 75%.
The building will also use Ghelamco’s proprietary operating system, Signal OS, which allows, among other things, for sustainable management of utilities. An element of the system is a mobile application enabling tenants to move around the office building without an access card or reserve rooms and parking spaces.
The Bridge will also use special anti-pandemic solutions to prevent the spread of viruses, including virucidal UV lamps in the lifts and air handling units.
The building will feature underground parking with charging points for electric cars. Cyclists will get to use more than 160 bicycle spaces, as well as changing rooms with showers.
image: warsawbridge.com
