WARSAW - August 7, 2018 - Greenberg Traurig Warsaw Office advised Golub GetHouse, as the landlord, on lease concluded with WeWork, a global leader in flexible workspace, which became the exclusive tenant of office space in the Western Building of Mennica Legacy Tower complex. Mennica Legacy Tower complex is being developed on the corner of Prosta and Żelazna streets in Warsaw by Golub GetHouse and Mennica Polska.
The transaction was led by Local Partner Magdalena Życzkowska-Jóźwiak, who was supported by Associate Agnieszka Gul-Czajkowska and Associate Karol Lewandowski.
“We very much appreciate the opportunity to represent Golub GetHouse in this prestigious and unique lease on the Polish office space market, both because of the transaction size, as well as because of the highly original office space formula offered by WeWork, which perfectly matches the modern space created at Mennica Legacy Tower complex,” said Magdalena Życzkowska-Jóźwiak, Local Partner at Greenberg Traurig.
“As the significance of flexible workspace on the Polish office market has started to grow markedly, we at Greenberg Traurig are thrilled by the opportunity to contribute to these innovative projects” added Jolanta Nowakowska-Zimoch, Partner and Head of Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice in Poland.
Mennica Legacy Tower complex, consisting of a 140-meter high Mennica Legacy Tower and an adjacent 43-meter Western Building, will have a total lease area of 65,630 sq. m. The complex was designed by the renowned Chicago-based Goettsch Partners architecture studio, which appointed Epstein, a recognized design and construction company, as its local partner for this project.
Golub GetHouse is a real estate developer and investment company with over 55 years of experience on the real estate market in the United States and Europe. In Poland, the company has already completed the following office buildings: Warsaw Financial Center, International Business Center, Warsaw Corporate Center and PRIME Corporate Center – the head office of Raiffeisen Polbank.
WeWork is a global network of workspaces and supporting services with over 5,000 employees worldwide. Among its clients are start-ups and large corporations, including IBM and HSBC. Currently, WeWork network comprises 253 thousand members who use over 280 offices located around the world.