A resolution was passed at the session of Katowice City Council on the 29th of May concerning a new spatial development plan for the Subcentrum Południe [Subcentre South] region which partly includes the junction of Kościuszki Street and Kolejowa Street. This is where Echo Investment is planning to develop a shopping centre.

Galeria Echo Katowice is to be built on a plot with an area of 54,000 sqm. The facility is to offer GLA of 42,000 sqm and it is to be characterized by comfort, functionality and compact design. “We focused on a modern shopping and entertainment centre which will provide a lot of natural lighting while the finishing materials will be wood and metal. The entirety will be complemented by subdued colours. We also thought about convenient traffic routes, a covered car park which will be integrated into the facility as well as comfortable access,” says Marcin Materny, director of Echo Investment"s Shopping Centre Department. Echo Investment is planning to obtain a building permit in September this year. The project is to be launched in January 2016 and it is to be completed in the summer of 2017. The official presentation of the design of Galeria Echo Katowice is to take place in Warsaw next week.