Allegro, the most popular internet shopping platform in Poland, has leased close to 2,100 sqm in the Lubicz Business Centre in Kraków, a property owned by Globalworth. The new office, where a team comprising mostly engineers is to work to further the development of the platform’s technology, will be ready at the beginning of next year. The tenant was represented in the negotiations by real estate advisory firm Cresa Polska, with legal support from the KM Partners Komorowska Michaliszyn law office. SQMetre was responsible for the project management.
Allegro is an online shopping platform that was founded in 1999. Today over 20 million shoppers a month visit the site while over 117,000 companies base their businesses on the platform. Allegro has its headquarters in Poznań and also has offices in Warsaw, Toruń, Wrocław and Kraków. Currently, the company employs over 2,400 people.
“When we were planning to build almost 2,100 sqm of new office space within the Lubicz Business Centre, we felt convinced that this space would raise a lot of interest among potential clients. We held a lot of talks and a lot of meetings and today we can share the excellent news that the largest Polish e-commerce company has chosen our building for its new Kraków offices where it will mainly employ technology specialists,” says Julie Archambault, a Senior Leasing Manager at Globalworth Poland.
Allegro’s new offices in the Lubicz Business Centre take up almost 2,100 sqm on the 5th floor. The complex comprises two class-A buildings near the Rondo Mogilskie roundabout. It is also near the Old Town, Kraków Central railway station, the Galeria Krakowska shopping centre and university campuses. Both buildings in the complex hold BREEAM certificates with ratings of ‘Very Good’ for their management.
