PPF Real Estate announces it has chosen the Romanian unit of Strabag as the general contractor for the construction of ARC, a premium office building to offer 30,000 square meters of space in one of Bucharest’s expanding commercial districts near the Basarab metro station. The ARC project is PPF Real Estate’s first development project in Bucharest, adding to the company’s existing office spaces available at Metropolis Center and Crystal Tower office buildings. The construction of the state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly ARC is scheduled for completion in 2026. “We are certain that ARC will be a trailblazer among top-notch office spaces in Bucharest and Romania. We are thrilled to select Strabag due to its excellent long-term track record in delivering building constructions to the highest standards, enabling investors and landlords to satisfy their tenants,” says Juraj Šaštinský, PPF Real Estate’s Investment Director. *** PPF Real Estate develops and manages commercial and residential projects across several markets in Europe and the US, including Florida, Poland, the UK, the Czech Republic and Romania. STRABAG SE is a European technology group for construction services. STRABAG has been active on the Romanian market since 1991, establishing its headquarters in Bucharest in 1994. Today, STRABAG Group has subsidiaries in all major regions of Romania and operates in all construction sectors, especially in the transport infrastructure, building construction and civil engineering segments, as well as in environmental construction projects.
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