On 16 February 2015, works started to pull down the former Sezam department store. In September 2014, Nowy Sezam received a final construction permit to develop a 10-storey office & retail project on the site (the Marszałkowska Centre).
The ‘STOP Janosikowe Tax’ campaign has been shortlisted for the Polish President’s Award as part of the Local Citizens’ Initiative project. As required by the rules of the competition, description of the campaign was put on the Citizen Website at www.prezydent.pl.
The medal commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising was presented to Rafał Szczepański by Vice-President of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents Eugeniusz Tyrajski on behalf of the Association’s President General Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski.
On 3 November 2014 at Warsaw’s Teatr Kamienica, BBID Deputy CEO Rafał Szczepański, the initiator of the STOP Janosik Tax campaign, was presented with the Pro Masovia commemorative medal by Mazovia Province Marshall Adam Struzik.
On 16th October at Warsaw’s Capitol Theatre and Club, the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) announced the winners of the 5th expert programme of PRCH Retail Awards 2014 for best shopping centre, best shopping chain and best marketing campaigns.
The Prime Property Prize 2014 has been solemnly awarded to the “Plac Unii” Development for the Best Architectonic Project. The Statuette of the Prime Property Prize has been collected in person by Michał SKOTNICKI – President of the Management Board of BBI Development SA, Kamila ZĘBIK – a partner from Liebrecht & Wood, and Jacek ŚWIDERSKI, an architect from Kuryłowicz & Associates.
Amstar and BBI Development SA joined forces to acquire the most recognizable real estate project in Poland – Złota 44. The acquisition of Złota 44 from Orco Property Group was finalized yesterday for a total consideration of 63 million EUR.
BBI Development SA and Społem Śródmieście Warsaw’s Cooperative of Food Retailers are honoured to announce the opening of a historical exhibition titled “Marszałkowska i okolice” [Marszałkowska Street and its Vicinity], which will take place on 12 August 2014 at 12.00 in front of entrance to the “Sezam” building at ul. Marszałkowska 126.
On 25 July, we learned names of the winners of the competition for the interior design and decoration of the Polish Vodka Museum. The museum – first in Poland and in the world – will be created in the rectification building of the former Vodka Factory in the Praga District of Warsaw.
On 2 July 2014, the Warsaw Marriott Hotel housed the conference “City – Vision – Public Space”. Rafał Szczepański, Vice-President of BBI Development’s Executive Board moderated the session “The Big and the Urban”, focused on urban development and revitalization.