NEWS

Today, the company HB Reavis Slovakia a.s. has launched information campaign on internationally accepted classes of office structures. The thing is that marketing slang of various developers often includes non-existing classes, such as B++, A+, or A*, and customers, potential tenants are being mislead by the use of ambiguous symbols. The company HB Reavis Slovakia strictly follows the classification introduced by a reputable non-for-profit organisation, the Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org), founded in 1936, which associates experts from real estate business. Like the stars used as a criterion of quality assessment of hotel services, A, B, C classes of office space introduced by the Urban Land Institute have strictly specified criteria.

“Class A office building must meet strict criteria,” explains Roman Karabelli from the company HB Reavis Slovakia, and adds: “The requirements include location in the centre or in business district, good access, connection to thoroughfares and accessibility by municipal transportation system, amenities, modern optical cabling, intelligent ventilation system, fast elevators, 1.5 to 2 parking spaces per 100 square meters of leasable area, high quality architecture prioritising design and visual appeal over costs of construction, etc.”

The aim of two-month information campaign is to increase the public awareness of construction standards in office buildings and provide the potential tenants with measurable, internationally accepted criteria that can help them to assess the quality of offered space. More detailed information on A, B, C classes are available to view online at www.standarda.sk.

For more information please contact:

Roman Karabelli
HB Reavis Slovakia, a.s.
Prievozská 4, 821 09 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2 58 30 30 30
Fax: +421 2 58 30 30 00
Mobile: +421 905 972 912
E-mail: karabelli@hbreavis.sk
www.hbreavis.sk

The company HB Reavis Slovakia has operated on Slovak real estate market since 1993. In 2007, the company opened its offices in the Czech Republic and Hungary. The most significant projects implemented by the company include shopping centre Aupark, Apollo Business Centre I and II, City Business Centre I-II, all of them located in the capital. The investment plan, which only ion Slovakia and in the Czech Republic reaches EUR 1.5 billion, is dominated by the multifunctional Twin City project and office complex CBC III-V. After the successful construction of Aupark entertainment and shopping centre in the capital, the company HB Reavis Group decided to build Auparks in other towns in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic. Aupark will be found in Žilina, Košice, Trenčín, Piešťany, Ružomberok, Brno, Ostrava, Hradec Králové and Karviná.