Echo Investment is starting development of the first stage of the A4 Business Park office complex, which is located on Francuska Street in Katowice.

The modern office park consists of three buildings and a multi-storey car park. In the first stage the investor will redevelop the traffic layout and construct the first of the three buildings, which will have an area of 9,000 sqm. The building will have 7 floors and its users will have 153 parking spaces at their disposal. A4 Business Park is being built on Francuska Street, next to an exit from the A4 motorway. The facility is surrounded by an excellent network of public transport – there are numerous bus stops as well as a railway station in the vicinity. The design of A4 Business Park has been created by the DDJM architectural studio of Kraków. The facades of the buildings will consist of a composition made of stone, glass and aluminium. According to the designers, such a division will reflect the office function of the project and provide the best working conditions to its future users. The architects have also suggested a modular division both in the plan of individual floors and on the facade, which makes it possible to arrange the interior freely. The A4 Business Park buildings have been designed with a focus on the quality and security: solid, natural materials, the latest technologies, energy efficient lift and ventilation systems, an access control system and a burglary signalling system are only some of the elements which prove the modern character of the facility. In accordance with the current top standards, the offices will be equipped with raised floors, suspended ceilings, as well as user-friendly lighting and air-conditioning. The facility will also include service outlets, cloakrooms and parking places for bicycles, as well as a canteen, a fitness club and relaxation areas. The general contractor of the shell of the first stage is Remax Construct. The preparation work is currently in progress at the site. The construction work will start in the last week of November this year. The completion of the first stage of A4 Business Park is planned for Q1 2014. The office park on Francuska Street in Katowice is currently undergoing the BREEAM certification process. A BREEAM report concerning A4 Business Park has already been submitted to the certification company. In October earlier this year another project developed by Echo Investment – Park Rozwoju in Warsaw – obtained a BREEAM Interim certificate with a "very good" grade and the highest score in this category in Poland – 67.83 pct. Three other office projects developed by Echo also have GreenBuilding certificates, which they acquired earlier, they are: Oxygen in Szczecin, Park Postępu in Warsaw"s Mokotów district and Astra Park office buildings in Kielce.