Wola reaches skywards

Wola – one of Warsaw’s fastest growing districts – is a planner’s desert. This, however, does not bother investors, since it allows them to put up super-tall buildingsAccording to Michał Szczerba, leader of Wola District Council: “Our district has no zoning plans, but the opportunity exists for the first one to be approved by Warsaw city council soon. Work is proceeding on a local plan for the ul. Wolska and ul. Płocka area, the vicinity of ul. Księcia Janusza, ul. Towarowa and ul. Okopowa, and also ul. Prosta and Moczydło park.” Data supplied by the city council suggests that several dozen applications were recently received for permits to develop buildings of a height exceeding 80 m in Wola. Some concepts submitted by investors have been given the consent of the city authorities. An anonymous investor – a private individual – intends to develop a residential building 82 m tall with a multi-storey underground garage on ul. Grzybowska