Eiffage Budownictwo Mitex SA has been chosen the general contractor of Galeria Amber developed by Echo Investment in Kalisz.

The net value of the contract concluded between the investor and the general contractor amounts to PLN 162.35 mln. Galeria Amber is a four-storey shopping and entertainment centre, which is being developed in the centre of Kalisz, in the vicinity of the main bus and railway stations, at the junction of Górnośląska and Trasa Bursztynowa streets. It leasable area amounts to 33,500 sqm. Galeria Amber will be the biggest shopping centre in Kalisz and Ostrów region with a population of nearly 350,000. The facility includes 140 shops and service outlets as well as cafes and restaurants. There is also a 7-screen cinema planned, the operator of which will be Helios. Customers will have approx. 1,100 parking spaces at their disposal. Visitors to the centre will be able to shop in a two-storey outlet of the Swedish clothing chain H&M, which has leased an area of 1,600 sqm. Another two-storey outlet with an area of nearly 1,700 sqm will be occupied by the C&A clothing chain. Meanwhile the New Yorker chain has an outlet with an area of 1,100 sqm at its disposal. Other shops in Galeria Amber include: Reserved, Adidas, Reebok, NIKE, Puma, Lee Wrangler, Ochnik, Kazar, Harpers, Ocular Canada, Paris Optique, VIP Collection and Via Roma. The investor is currently finalizing contracts with other famous clothing brands, an electronics shop and a hypermarket. The opening of the facility is to take place in Q2 2013. The preliminary architectural concept of Galeria Amber was developed by Bose International Planning and Architecture while Artur Jasiński i Wspólnicy Biuro Architektoniczne Sp. z o.o. is the author of its construction design. www.galeria-amber.com.pl