The big Sofia office centers

During year 2012 have been granted 170 permissions for the construction of office and administrative buildings in Sofia. Even so, the number of the office centers has been reduced with as much as 23% compared to the previous year. Last year have been completed offices of class A and B with total office area of 122 000 sq.m., which is a 6 % increase in the existing office premises in the capital. At the same time, the business centers that were granted permission for usage and were completed and ready to be used were 70 % less than the business centers that opened doors in the previous year 2011. Besides the Business Center Sofia in Mladost District, the other main business locations include the area around the boulevards “Bulgaria”, “Cherni Vrah”, “Todor Alexandrov” and “Tsarigradsko Schousse”. The central area of Sofia city offers less new office buildings.

Among the largest office centers in Sofia are the Logistic and Administrative building on “Cvetan Lazarov” Blvd. with its 4500 sq.m, the auto center KIA Motors on “Tsarigradscko Schousse” Blvd. with its 3 000 sq.m., as well as the multi-functional complex San Stephano Plaza with its 2 030 sq.m. There are also many postponed projects for office buildings with total area of 220 000 sq.m, which make 15 % of the total office premises in Sofia that are to be constructed in the future. The main requirements of the clients who are looking for larger offices include energy-efficiency and lower monthly bills for electricity, attractive price, good location and easy approach. The most active companies on the market are the call centers, the companies from the IT sector, consulting companies, tour agencies, telecommunication companies, private schools.