InPost, the leader of the modern logistics services market in Poland, is moving its headquarters to Ocean Office Park complex in Cracow. The company has leased 8,300 sq m. of space in building B, implemented in this investment. Walter Herz company supported the company in the process of searching for a location and negotiating lease terms.
The international company listed on EURONEXT – Amsterdam Stock Exchange, decided to relocate the office to the Cavatina investment located at Pana Tadeusza Street in the Zablocie district of Cracow, with a view to create the best conditions for the development of the organization and to provide the team with comfortable working conditions in a modern environment.
- Changing the headquarters is aimed at meeting our current expectations in terms of the quality of office space, as well as the needs related to the intense growth of the organization. We chose Ocean Office Park because it offers the highest standard of office space and common areas, which ensures comfort and safety at work. Attractive architectural and technical solutions that distinguish this project were the main aspects that determined the choice of location. Green areas and recreational zones arranged within the complex were also of great importance - says Marcin Pulchny, Vice President of the Management Board of InPost. - Environmental protection and ESG policy is of great importance to us. The company was listed first in the Electromobility-Friendly Companies 2022 ranking. It is important for us to achieve synergy, combining corporate governance and natural and social environment. All employees working in the complex will have access to parcel lockers, the most eco-friendly for of delivery for on-line shopping, located on the OOP premises. - adds Marcin Pulchny.
- We are very pleased that once again, we had the opportunity to support InPost in the search for space. This time, our task was to carry out the relocation process of the company's headquarters, including financial, legal and technical negotiations. We advised the company on various levels, both in terms of searching for offices and space for logistics activities, which is related to the expansion of the e-commerce delivery platform throughout Poland. InPost, as one of the largest logistics operators in Poland, is also one of the most active entities on the logistics space market. It is a great satisfaction for us that InPost has once more benefited from the experience of our team specializing in servicing the office sector - informs Bartłomiej Zagrodnik, Managing Partner/CEO at Walter Herz.
InPost enjoys a leading position on the logistics market in Poland. The operator has created the first in the country network of parcel lockers, self-service points of sending and receiving parcels, open 24/7. The company has been present on the market for 22 years and has almost 17 thousand parcel lockers that form the largest business structure of this type on our market. Moreover, the application used to operate the lockers, has over 9 million users.
- Searching for a new office for InPost, it was crucial to provide the company with optimal development opportunities within the selected building and to protect the client against an increase in construction costs. Comprehensive services related to the relocation also included securing the tenant's interests when it comes to Project Management, and above all Cost Management. The basis for choosing Ocean Office Park was a very good relation of the quality and technical standard of the offered space in relation to the financial conditions and the location of the facility in the vicinity of key transport hubs in the city - informs Mateusz Strzelecki, Head of Tenant Representation / Partner at Walter Herz.
- Ocean Office Park is our third office project that we are implementing in Cracow. The confirmation of the success of this project, in which we commissioned the first office building, is among others, the main Prime Property Prize in the category of Investment of the Year in the Office Space Market, which it has recently won. So far, we have completed six office buildings on the Cracow market. In addition to building A in the Ocean Office Park investment, our portfolio of completed projects includes four office buildings in the Equal Business Park complex located at Wielicka Street and Tischnera Office project. We are happy that InPost is relocating its headquarters to our newest investment in Cracow. We plan to complete the construction of the second office building in the Zablocie district before the end of the year and we hope that the tenants will move into the offices at the beginning of next year – says Natalia JagliÅ„ska, Leasing Director, Cavatina Holding.
Cavatina Capital Group is a leader on the Polish real estate market, it has a portfolio of mixed-use properties with a total of 0.5 million sq m. The company independently manages all key investment processes.
Walter Herz company is a leading Polish entity operating in the commercial real estate sector across the country. For ten years, the company has provided comprehensive and strategic investment consulting services for tenants, investors, and real estate owners across the country. Walter Herz experts assist investors, property owners, and tenants. They provide full service to companies from the private and public sectors.
Walter Herz advisors support clients in finding and leasing space and provide consulting in implementing investment projects in the warehouse, office, retail, and hotel sectors.
The company is based in Warsaw and runs regional branches in Cracow and ÅÂÂódź. Walter Herz has created the Tenant Academy, the first project in Poland, which supports and educates commercial tenants from all over Poland by organizing specialized training meetings. To ensure the highest ethical level of services provided, the agency introduced the Code of Good Practice.
