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Štadión Žilina obtained planning permit

Jones Lang LaSalle, real estate services provider, is pleased to announce that Štadión Žilina...

Jones Lang LaSalle, real estate services provider, is pleased to announce that Štadión Žilina, a regional multipurpose project developed in Slovakia’s fourth largest city, has obtained a planning permit. The regional shopping centre will be neighboring the existing football and ice hockey stadium and will benefit from excellent access from the highway, making it easily accessible for the entire Žilina region. The project will also be walking distance from the train and bus stations.

“Štadión will greatly improve the accessibility of the football stadium and so our fans can look forward to not only new stands, but also an improved infrastructure- sufficient new parking spaces and shorter access to the train and bus will be appreciated by everyone.” said Mr. Antošík owner of the football club MŠK Žilina and co-owner of the project Štadión.

In the first phase, Štadión will offer approximately 120 retail units. These will include a quality supermarket, as well as a wide range of fashion stores, family entertainment and, last but not least, sport facilities. The construction will start in spring after the issuance of a building permit. Later, the project will be extended with a second phase to the shopping centre and an office building.

Jones Lang LaSalle was appointed exclusive leasing agent for the retail space in the first phase. “In this phase we will see the development of 29,000 m2 of shopping and leisure on two levels and 1,000 parking spaces. The anchor tenant will be a 3,000 m2 supermarket. The opening of the first phase is planned for end of 2010 or beginning 2011. Jones Lang LaSalle already started with the leasing of the shops and the positive initial feedback from the retailers confirms that the project is sound,” revealed Sylvie Samadi, Senior Retail Consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Štadión will be an environmentally friendly project and it aims to achieve this goal by acquiring an internationally recognized ecological certificate. The architects of the project applied principles of sustainable development in Štadión from its very first conception. According to the London office of Gleeds, the technical advisor of the project, we can expect Štadión to obtain the LEED Silver rating. This would make Štadión the first building to receive such a certificate in Slovakia. 

“Our tenants will benefit from lower service charges in the centre and our investors from better capital values, thanks to our pioneering approach in real-estate development in Slovakia.” said Sebastien Dejanovski, the managing partner at Develon who is the developer of the project.