Excellent results of previous joint projects in Poland and smooth cooperation have made Acteeum and BIG Shopping Centers join forces again. The location of the next joint project is Piła, where a regional shopping center with a total area of 38,000 sqm will be developed. The star of construction works of BIG Piła is planned for the turn of this year and the opening is scheduled for the second half of 2025.
BIG Piła, of which construction will start at the turn of 2024/25, will be located at al. Wojska Polskiego and will be a regional shopping center with a total area of approx. 38,000 sqm of GLA and the catchment of about 100,000 residents within 30 minutes drive area. The complex will include a retail park with an area of approx. 18,700 sqm including a modern supermarket and approximately 30 stores of the most anticipated brands in the region. As part of BIG Piła, there will also be a DYI store with an area of approx. 8 thousand sqm, a spacious furniture showroom of a well-known brand and a parking lot for approx. 1,200 vehicles. Additionally, the investment will include convenient communication solutions ensuring easy access to the facility, as well as various construction and infrastructure solutions to meet the requirements of sustainable development.
The current cooperation between Acteeum Group and BIG Shopping Centers, which has been ongoing since 2022, started at the beginning of BIG’s presence in Poland. At that time, as a result of the takeover of the Andrychów retail park, it took on the BIG Andrychów brand. The next stage of cooperation between both investors is the currently constructed project in Ostróda, where BIG Ostróda, a regional retail park with an area of 25,000 sqm of GLA will open at the end of summer.
Such effective and successful cooperation of both partners and the potential of the retail industry, especially in medium-sized cities, resulted in another joint venture. Acteeum and BIG are joining forces again to develop another project, this time in Piła.
– We are very happy that together with BIG we are starting another project – this time in Piła. We will develop a spectacular shopping center on an 11-hectare, well-connected plot, where, thanks to many long-awaited stores with wide and attractive range of products, a spacious furniture store and a home and garden market, as well as extremely easy accessibility, residents of Piła and the entire region will gain a top place for convenient, efficient and comprehensive shopping – says Tomasz Szewczyk, Managing Partner, Acteeum Central Europe.
– We are happy to officially confirm that another shopping center with the BIG brand will be developed in Piła. Thanks to its excellent location, a very attractive offer of shops and services, as well as functional, architectural and ecological solutions, BIG Piła will mark another milestone in building the BIG brand in Poland. Planning the opening for the second half of 2025, we are already preparing for intensive activities thanks to which we will build strong ties with the local community of Piła and the surrounding area from the very beginning. – says Eran Levy, BIG Poland CEO.
The shopping offer of BIG Piła will include various fashion, interior design, sports, consumer electronics, media, food and drugstore brands. There will also be a gastronomy and service offer available, ensuring a comprehensive response to customer needs. The BIG Piła shopping center will enrich the surroundings not only with its shopping offer, but also with its modern, functional and friendly architecture, open communication and improvement of the infrastructure of the surrounding area.
Commercialization of the facility is in full swing, and construction will begin at the turn of 2024/25. The opening of BIG Piła is planned for the 2nd half of 2025.
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Information about BIG Poland
BIG Poland is part of the international BIG Shopping Centers group, founded in 1994 in Israel by Yehuda Neftali, focusing on the development, operation and investment in retail parks, shopping centers, logistics, office, residential and renewable energy centers. Currently, the company operates in Israel, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland.
The BIG brand started building its presence on the Polish retail market in autumn 2022 and currently has three fully commercialized and extremely popular retail parks – in Łubna near Warsaw, Lubin and Andrychów and another project in Ostroda that is under construction and will be open this year. BIG Poland is consistently deploys an ambitious development plan in Poland, conducting a number of projects thanks to which the opening of new shopping centers under the BIG brand across the country is getting closer with each month.
Further information about BIG at https://bigcenterspoland.com/
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Information about Acteeum
Acteeum Group is an international company operating in the commercial and residential real estate market in Poland, undertaking the entire development process, from the identification of suitable land for development, through the design, construction, commercialization, to the management and sale of facilities.
Acteeum’s approach to projects is based on years of experience and knowledge of the Polish market and the development process. The company is a business partner of large institutional companies, including CBRE Global Investors, Immofinanz, NepiRockcastle, BPI, BIG, Falcon Investment Management, Equilis as well as working with private investors. Acteeum focuses on the construction of large retail complexes and facilities with residential uses.
Acteeum owns its own land portfolio and is negotiating the purchase of more land for the construction of shopping centers, retail parks and for residential purposes.
For more about Acteeum, visit www.acteeum.pl