Mateusz Marczyk

Aon has decided to extend its lease agreement for office space in Warsaw’s Skyliner for another five years. The company moved into Karimpol Group’s flagship project at the end of 2022, occupying 1,522 sq m. 

Aon is part of the global organisation Aon plc. It has been operating in Poland since 1992 and employs over 1,700 people in offices throughout the country. It specialises in risk management and insurance brokerage services, providing innovative solutions tailored to individual customer needs.

The decision to stay at Skyliner was a natural step for us. It is a space that perfectly supports our way of working – flexible, modern and collaborative. We appreciate both the comfort and quality of the building and its excellent location, which allows our employees and clients to easily reach the office. Skyliner is a place that resonates with our values, including our commitment to ESG issues and team wellbeing. We also appreciate the professional service provided by Karimpol – Dominika Kozakiewicz, Managing Director, Aon Poland.

The trust that Aon has placed in Skyliner by extending its lease agreement is an important signal that our approach to the quality and flexibility of office space is working. Skyliner is a building designed with the needs of modern companies in mind, which focus on sustainable development, technology and user comfort. We are delighted to continue our cooperation with Aon, one of the most renowned global advisors in risk and human capital management, says Michał Orłowski, Head of Leasing & Asset Management at Karimpol Polska.

During the renegotiation of the agreement, the building owner, Karimpol Group, was provided with legal services by Argon Legal.

Skyliner – one of the seven tallest office buildings in Poland (195 m) – was commissioned in January 2021 as the first part of the office complex. It has a BREEAM certificate at the Excellent level and is powered 100% by renewable energy sources. The total office space available for lease is 45,000 sq m. The tenants of the first tower of the complex include Bolt, Booksy, Capital.com, Coca-Cola Poland Services, Colonnade Insurance Branch in Poland, X-Trade Brokers (XTB) Brokerage House, DXC Technology, ENATA Bread, Falck, Greenville, Luxoft, Meet & Eat, MicroStrategy, Noble Securities, Onwelo, Process Solutions, Tarkett, Werfen, Vention, Villa Foksal (Look Up), Wento, global flexible office space operator Mindspace, and Xperi.

Squarebizz Business Center celebrates a milestone in sustainable real estate: Hall E at Squarebizz Business Wien‑Nord has received a BREEAM Excellent certification from BREEAM D-A-CH TÜV Süd. This recognition confirms that project meets demanding benchmarks across energy, health & well-being, transport, water, materials, ecology and emissions – placing it among Austria’s leading green logistics facilities.

“With the Squarebizz Business Center Wien‑Nord, we are proving that sustainable commercial real estate is not the vision of tomorrow, but a reality today. The BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating confirms our strategy of delivering top-tier solutions that meet the highest expectations of tenants and investors. We will continue to build on this success and consistently raise the bar in efficiency, tenant comfort, and sustainability,” said Mr. Plätzer on behalf of Squarebizz Business Centers.

A flagship project for Vienna’s north

The Squarebizz Business Center Wien-Nord is one of Austria’s key industrial hubs. Strategically located next to the A5 motorway and the S1 Vienna Ring Road at the capital’s edge, it offers unparalleled connectivity to Vienna, Bratislava, Brno and beyond.

So far, the campus has delivered over 125,000 m² of modern logistics space, serving leading companies such as Amazon, NextPharma, Kühne & Nagel, trans-o-flex ThermoMed, HAVI Logistics and many more. Each hall is built under the work.shop.store concept to the latest standards, offering diverse usage, flexible layouts, efficient energy systems and professional facility management.

Squarebizz Business Center Wien-Nord — innovation next door

The BREEAM award underlines Squarebizz’ role as an innovator in Austria’s commercial real estate market. This pioneering spirit is also reflected in the Squarebizz Business Center’s concept of “Work.Shop.Store.” Tento priekopnícky duch sa odráža aj v koncepte „Work.Shop.Store“ Squarebizz Business Center. With five modern halls totalling 15,800 m², it blends warehouse, showroom, office and light-industrial uses in flexible units ranging from 450 m² up to 5,000 m². Tenants benefit from high-efficiency building layouts, prime thermal insulation, green roofs, excellent traffic connections — features that make the campus attractive for both established players and innovative newcomers.

Squarebizz is also strongly present in Slovakia, with projects in Bratislava – Bory, Bratislava – Petržalka and Nitra, home to tenants including ExpresTlač, ALPOD, FITHAM, Bučo, Ekosklad, Kellys, TÜV Süd, 2imPress, and others. In 2023, Squarebizz Slovakia was recognized with the “Project of the Year” award by the Slovak Association of Facility Management.

About Squarebizz and Karimpol Group

The innovative Squarebizz project operates on the principle of combining modern flexible production, show room and storage spaces with offices. In other words – Work.Shop.Store. The idea of Squarebizz comes from the Karimol Group’s long term experience in industrial property development, and the project is currently active in the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, and Poland. With its ecological approach, it expands the possibilities for sustainable, responsible business. With such a flexible approach to business, Squarebizz is building a long-term, reliable and sustainable platform for the B2B sector which can also meet the needs of B2C due to its wide range of options. www.squarebizz.com

Skyliner II, the sister skyscraper of the office complex in the heart of the capital city’s Wola district owned by Karimpol Polska, has a strong foundation. The work on the building’s foundation has been completed. The general contractor Warbud SA has put in place the last section of the concrete foundation slab at a depth of 22 metres. Work on the underground structure is entering the next stage. The construction of the superstructure will begin once the building, whose foundation has been placed using the top-down method, has reached ground zero.

Skyliner II is being built under demanding conditions of dense urban development. According to the top-down method, the floor slabs have been placed on ground level before earthworks were carried out floor after floor down to the target foundation level. The floor slabs are supported by temporary columns and anchored in diaphragm walls which they brace to ensure stability. The building’s foundation consists of a slab 1.9 m to 4.9 m thick as well as 4,700 m3 of low-carbon concrete mix. The load of the slab is largely transferred to the ground by means of barrettes which reach almost 39 metres below the ground-level structure. Nearly 40 people worked on the construction of the Skyliner II basement floors: steel fixers, carpenters, foundation slab insulation specialists, and underground equipment operators.

“Skyliner II draws on the experience gained during the construction of the first tower, which means that modifications used in the layout of the barrettes and bracing slabs are even better suited to address the challenges of a project at this location. Each stage of construction requires careful logistical planning, which includes not only deliveries but also the organisation of the supporting infrastructure and the scheduling of construction crews. We are proud that the works are advancing according to schedule,” said Szymon Zduńczyk, Managing Director and Member of the Management Board at Karimpol Polska.

Due to the proximity of the Daszyńskiego Roundabout with its heavy traffic and the presence of the tenants at the first Skyliner tower, one of the challenges was how to arrange the day-to-day delivery of materials to the site via Prosta Street.

“The construction of Skyliner II requires unique technical solutions due to its location in the vicinity of existing buildings, including other high-rise towers. Given the limited space of the construction site and the proximity of buildings as high as 195 m, we have to use tower cranes with a tilting jib to ensure safe manoeuvring in these conditions. We have installed one crane on the foundation slab and another one on the ground floor ceiling,” said Marcin Hoyer, Warbud SA Site Manager.

Work will now focus on erecting the ground-level structure, which will form the base for further phases of the project. The next phase will add a common podium of 4,500 sq. m which will connect the new tower to the first building of the Skyliner complex. Work will then begin on the construction of the standard floors, which will ultimately form a 28-storey structure providing modern office space in the very centre of Warsaw. The 130-metre-tall Skyliner II is scheduled for completion at the end of 2026.

Skyliner II was designed by the studio APA Wojciechowski Architekci. Project management on behalf of the investor is provided by Hill International. CBRE Poland’s team is responsible for the commercialisation of the second tower.

Skyliner II is the second phase of the Warsaw high-rise complex owned by the Karimpol Group. The project will deliver approximately 24,000 sq. m of leasable office space. Thanks to the cooperation of the investor, architects from APA Wojciechowski Architekci, and the certification assessor JWA, the office building has been rated Outstanding under BREEAM New Construction with a score of 91.9 percent.

In support of the certification process, the JWA team prepared a preliminary assessment of the Skyliner II project and identified the BREEAM guidelines necessary for the target certification rating. The next step was to work closely with the team of architects from APA Wojciechowski Architekci and industrial designers supporting the implementation of the guidelines at the design stage. JWA produced a range of studies and analyses that confirmed the high standard of the office building and the fulfilment of high criteria including the overall life-cycle environmental impact of the building, thermal comfort, energy consumption and use of passive solutions, availability of daylight and efficient use of materials at the construction stage, combined with a life-cycle cost estimation. The next stage was to work with the general contractor Warbud S.A. on the construction process assessment and as-built assessment.

“With Skyliner I, ESG factors were a priority as we wanted the project to meet the highest environmental and social standards. Thanks to the high parameters we achieved, the office building is environmentally friendly, user-friendly, and friendly to its surroundings. As early as starting the conceptual work on the second tower, we raised the bar even higher and, thanks to cooperation with architects from APA Wojciechowski Architekci and the JWA team, we achieved the highest certification rating: Outstanding. Now, during the construction process, we are working with the general contractor Warbud S.A. to ensure that the process is as little disruptive to the environment and neighbours as possible. Just like the first tower, Skyliner II is going to be powered by renewable energy, meet the highest environmental standards, remain friendly to various user groups and, above all, thanks to the technologies used, it will be timeless,” said Szymon Zduńczyk, Management Board Member and Managing Director at Karimpol Polska.

“Certifying office buildings and confirming that they have as low an environmental impact as possible is a key part of a well-designed ESG strategy pursued by companies which build, manage, and buy office property. For us, the Skyliner II project is more than just the assessment process and the implementation of recommendations. Any building of this magnitude impacts the daily lives of the surroundings, neighbours, and employees, and we can make a contribution to ensuring that it is developed smartly with each of these groups in mind,” said Błażej Szymczyński, Principal Expert in the Sustainability Advisory team, JWA.

“Such a high certification rating for Skyliner II, an office building of this scale, has been possible thanks to the investor’s high awareness, openness, and good cooperation with the project team. From the very beginning, our goal was to achieve the highest BREEAM rating, and together we have made it happen,” said Olga Więckowska, BREEAM NC International Assessor and Sustainability Expert of the JWA Sustainability Advisory team.

Ewelina Ulanicka’s team including Olga Więckowska, Sustainability Expert and Adrian Nowiński, Sustainability Junior Specialist participated in the certification process.

Skyliner II is the second phase of the office complex at Daszyńskiego Roundabout in Warsaw, owned by the Karimpol Group. Construction of the second tower has been underway since February 2024, with completion scheduled for the end of 2026. It will be 130 metres high with 28 floors and 24,000 sq. m of leasable space. Most of the usable space (23,000 sq. m) will be offices. Retail and service units on the ground floor of the building will span nearly 1,000 sq. m. The standard area of the office floor will be approximately 1,300 sq.m. The top floors of the building will feature terrace gardens with a total area of nearly 900 sq. m.

JWA is the largest team in CEE handling certification and multi-criteria assessment of commercial and residential buildings, including BREEAM, WELL, LEED, Fitwel, SmartScore, WiredScore. JWA works for the largest real estate companies in CEE and Mexico.

Last weekend from Saturday to Sunday we experienced something special! The fastest runner completed the 50km course in an incredible 3:14 hours, the winner of the 12-hour race ran a total of 120.529km, and our oldest participant, who at 76 years old ran a marathon length of 42.241km, was an inspiration to us all!

The atmosphere was amazing and if you weren’t there with us, be sure to check it out in the gallery.

A big thank you for supporting this event to our event partners and also our tenants: @cortelazzi.bratislava, @kellysbikes, @movement_institute and also to the Municipality of Devínska Nová Ves @devinskanovaves.sk.

See you next time.

We are delighted that Squarebizz has been awarded Project of the Year 2023 by the Slovak Facility Management Association!
The development and promotion of facility management includes the recognition of the best of the best, which is why this year the SAFM awards were organized.

As an innovative project, Squarebizz contributes to more efficient, sustainable and safer operation of buildings, expanding the possibilities of responsible business with an ecological approach. We are delighted that the project has been recognised in this regard and proudly takes home the title of SAFM Project of the Year 2023 in one of the three competition categories (Project of the year, Personality of the year and Innovation of the year).

Thank you for your support and new motivation to make Squarebizz even better for our tenants.