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Poland Knight Frank has chosen Vibe

Office & mixed-use development
Knight Frank has chosen the Vibe office building in Warsaw’s Wola district as its new Polish headquarters. The consultancy has leased almost 1,000 sqm on the 9th floor of the Ghelamco project.

Knight Frank meets the needs of property owners, tenants, investors and developers in the areas of financial, investment and development consultancy, market research, valuations, property management and commercial lease brokerage, among others. It has been present on the Polish market for over 30 years. The company’s head office in Poland is located in Warsaw, but it also has local branches in Gdańsk, Katowice, Krakow and Wrocław.

The agreement between Knight Frank and Ghelamco has been signed for a duration of seven years, starting in the spring of 2025. This is the fourth major international real estate consultancy to have bet on a project from the Belgian developer. Previously, the ranks of Ghelamco’s tenants have been joined by JLL, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield.

The Vibe has eleven storeys and 15,000 sqm of office space. It is powered exclusively by green energy sources and uses a BEMS to reduce energy consumption. The office building has achieved WELL, BREEAM, DGNB and Green Building Standard certificates as well as SmartScore and WiredScore certification with the ‘Platinum’ rating. Amenities for cyclists are provided (including lockers, showers, bicycle parking, self-service repair station) as well as chargers for electric cars and bikes.

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