POLAND When should we expect office transactions in Poland with yields of less than 4.5 pct? What were the impressions of Expo Real? What currency do you keep your savings in? These were some of the questions addressed to the special guest of the Eurobuild Office Market Conference for Poland, which took place on October 16th.
The cross-examination of Tomasz Buras, the managing director of Savills, captivated the audience of the event, which took place in a full hall in the Warsaw Marriott hotel. A new, experimental item on the agenda involved questions for the guest from the conference participants – which could be sent via the Match Maker system, in the form of cards thrown into a container or asked directly.
In addition to some of the more serious issues (e.g. What lies in store for co-working in Poland? Will the ever higher construction costs translate into higher office rents? What kind of people do you employ in Savills’ office department?), lighter topics were also touched upon, thanks to which the conference participants learned that Savills’ boss keeps his savings in real estate – and that he has never been stuck in the lift of the Q22 building, where the company’s Polish headquarters are located, but after the door closes, you sometimes have to wait for the lift cabin above to start its journey. “This can be tolerated provided the company in the lift is pleasant,” insisted Tomasz Buras.
Following the success of this session, Eurobuild Conferences is to hold more cross-examinations of special guests at future events.
