Echo starts work on MidPoint

Office & mixed-use development
POLAND Echo Investment has started construction work on the MidPoint 71 office building in Wrocław.
The project will provide nearly 37,000 sqm of modern office space and delivery of the 14-storey building is scheduled for Q4 2021.“When it comes to modern office space, Wrocław is the second largest regional city in Poland. Over the past few years we have been following its rapid development. There is more and more office space in modern buildings throughout the whole city. Echo Investment has been investing in Wrocław for more or less ten years. We have built and successfully leased five of
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schedule 19 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 07 May 2026

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schedule 06 May 2026

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schedule 06 May 2026

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schedule 04 May 2026

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schedule 30 April 2026

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schedule 30 April 2026

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schedule 29 April 2026

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schedule 29 April 2026

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