Galeria Echo in Kielce won the Retail Space Market Project of the Year category in the Prime Property Prize 2012 competition, which was organized by Propertynews.pl.

Galeria Echo was awarded for the quality of the project, its lead time, its commercialization process, innovative solutions, its architecture and the project"s influence on the environment and the economy of the region. “I wholeheartedly thank the whole team as well as other people who have contributed to the development of the Galeria Echo project. I also would like to thank all our tenants,” says Marek Gładki, manager of the commercialization and marketing team in Echo Investment"s Shopping Centre Department. In 2011 Galeria Echo in Kielce was considered the best shopping centre in Europe and won a prize in the MAPIC Awards competition during the largest commercial property fair in Europe, which is held in Cannes. The mall in Kielce also won the title of "New Shopping Centre of the Year 2011 – Poland". The winners were awarded during a ceremonial gala which took place during the Property Forum conference at the Sheraton hotel in Warsaw on 18 September. It is the first edition of the Prime Property Prize competition, which is part of the Property Forum conference on commercial property. Its goal is to choose companies and projects which have had the biggest influence on the commercial property market as well as personalities whose spectacular actions played a crucial role in the development of the whole industry. Propertynews.pl, which is part of Grupa PTWP SA, is a commercial property service and the organizer of the Property Forum conferences. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Galeria Echo is one of the biggest shopping and entertainment facilities in Poland in terms of the number of shops. Its gross area amounts to 159,000 sqm, of which 70,000 sqm is leasable. Apart from 300 shops and retail outlets its customers can also enjoy an extensive entertainment zone including a 12-track bowling alley and the biggest fitness centre in the region. A huge fun room with an area of 300 sqm has been prepared for the youngest ones. The facility also includes Dekorada – the biggest centre of furnishing and interior design in the region offering an area of 5,000 sqm. Its multi-storey car park for 2,300 cars is another showpiece of the facility. There has been a system of directing cars to empty spaces used in the car park as well as a special function of reminding a customer about the location of their parked car. The design of Galeria Echo"s extension was created in the Detan architectural studio of Kielce whereas the design of the facade and the interior was executed by Warsaw"s architectural studio Open Architekci. Detan sp. z o.o. / OPEN Architekci / Echo Investment"s team of architects www.galeriaecho.pl