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margaret   
25 Aug 2009
Real Estate / Advice on best interior fit-out company in Krakow: mamdom or JoshuaMills? [32]

Hello LwowskaKrakoW, michael and SeanBM

If you are still searching, my company, design3inside, has designed and fitted out apartments in Katowice ranging from 35sqm to 78 sqm, with another 5 apartments pending, with sizes up to 90 sqm. We are available for similar projects in Krakow and have short lead in time.

Having initially looked into subcontracting the entire fitout operation, I found that I was able to supply a more expensive finish for what equated to prices quoted elsewhere for lower standard finishes i.e. cheaper tiles, doors, kitchens. Of course the portfolios of these other companies are extensive and look well executed, so its worth a quotation.

I would be happy to forward photographs or discuss costings with you should you wish to contact me. info@design3.info
margaret   
25 Aug 2009
Real Estate / Renting flats in Poland [13]

well not to be gras but... i have 3 new designer apartments ready to rent in katowice, adjacent to Silesia City Center shopping and cinema complex. prices: 1800zl/month 35m2; 2400zl/month 58m2; 2800zl/month 76m2. for more info and photographs email info@design3.info
margaret   
28 Jan 2009
Real Estate / People who bought in Katowice Oak teraces phase I and phase II [102]

eleanor, yes you are right, there is not much point flaffing around when you dont know what your doing, but fortunately our time spent is within our job context and hopefully will be rewarded when we continue to expand into the polish market. Our apartments are our polish pilot scheme and will form part of our portfolio.

we are not actually intending to get into the fit out market like mamdom, but more the design end of things, but who knows. thanks for your help with all your comments as they have let us know we are heading in the right direction.
margaret   
23 Jan 2009
Real Estate / People who bought in Katowice Oak teraces phase I and phase II [102]

Having looked at the eco range from mamdom, you would need to be a madman to install the eco range, the other ranges look to be a decent quality. what everyone needs to be careful about is what exactly you are getting for your money. we have ten apartment in oak terraces with one fitted out and we are starting with the remainder when we get the keys which is probably next week. we have done some intensive work (research) with regards the fit out and here are our prices for employing our own guys and buying our own materials. this is to rent, not for resale as a lot of the prices that you lot are all talking about are for just resale only, which tends to be a lot less thaN for rent as kitchens wardrobes and other items are not usually priced for.

For a 35m sq apartment the labour costs is £2,800.00 and the material cost is £5,700.00
giving a total of £8,500.00.
we feel that this price is expensive enough and we were shocked at the price of some of the materials in Katowice. we travelled further outside katowice in the hope to get cheaper materials. we still had to keep in mind that the materials used had to be expensive looking. we are actually thinking of importing all our materials and furniture from Ireland this could save us a few more pound, especially if we do it in bulk.

we must remember that oak terrace is probably the best location and best looking apartments in Katowice so when fitting out these apartments we must try as best we can to ensure that the interiors of the apartment are designed and fitted to a good to excellant quality, to keep the standards of the development at the higher range.

i was on the web site of zielinska.com and they seem to do a good design.
we will continue to design our own apartment and finish them to a high standard.
remember this is an investment, we are all hoping to make a few pounds, so why scrimp on the design and quality of materials used.

in the bigger picture an extra few thousand pounds in order to make tens of thousands of pounds , is nothing,,,and let me tell you we will make it in oak terrace, just sit and do not panick, get your places fitted out and get them rented, and dont be afraid to take a slight short fall to do so. eventually when the buildings are completed this will be the place to live in. we will post a few pictures of our apartment on our web site.

Hey Elean the Mamdom eco line "cheapest option" starts at 590 PLN / m2,,,,quote...
did you have a look at it, hopefully dark glasses are provided
Yes us silly foreigners we havent a clue and are always taken to the cleaners, does that mean Wroclaw that your fellow polish country men are thieves. good luck everyone and our investment in oak terrace, no matter how much we spend on fit out, will be fruitful in about 5 years time.

ash, i come from a town in N.Ireland and based on tiers it would be last when it comes to ranking... over the last 10 years the property prices grew 580% yes 580. so in investing you dont have to go to main tier cities,,, i am not from poland but i do know that the people from katowice have always been and probably always will be good hard working self sufficient people. Katowice is an up and coming place, its not too far from krakow, there is a new motorway from Germany to Ukraine being constructed.Within 600 kilometres of Katowice are the capital cities of six countries: Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Warsaw. Katowice lies in the centre of the largest conurbation in Poland and is one of the largest in the European Union, numbering at about 3.5 million.

Katowice is also part of a megalopolis of over 7 million inhabitants covering Cracow, Katowice and Ostrava regions. The unemployment rate in Katowice is one of the lowest in Poland, at 2% (in 2008), Silesia and especially Katowice is one of major business centres of Poland, so hopefully that givesd you some idea of why i at least invested there