page_title: Varso
section_title: Construction timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Varso / Design and construction / Construction timeline
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Plac budowy Varso 1 marca 2019
context_page_description: Varso is a neomodern office building complex, currently under construction in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by Foster and Partners and developed by HB Reavis. Once built, it will become the tallest building in Poland and in the European Union. Varso Tower is estimated to be completed by 2020.
context_section_description: The general contractor is HB Reavis Construction - a company from the HB Reavis Group. The building permit for Varso was obtained in December 2016 with construction work commencing the same month.
  In October 2017, at a depth of 10 m, a 60 ton glacial erratic was excavated at the construction site. It was pulled out using a specialized crane and then transported to Pole Mokotowskie, where it stood next to the National Library. In the future, it will be moved back and displayed next to the entrance of Varso Tower. 
  Varso 1 (81 m) will be the first to open in February 2020, with a two-level fitness club (Zdrofit) and a clinic. A four-star NYX hotel offering 331 rooms will open in May.
  Varso 2 (90 m) will open in May including the Cambridge Innovation Center and BGK bank.
  A passage along the first floors of all VARSO buildings will be gradually opened throughout the year. Varso Gallery will include restaurants, bars and many services including Nutrimind Group, Menya Musashi, Karmello, Salad Story, Vincent, Wrap Me, table and Ox and Quattro Formaggi as well as beauty salon Nail Spa, travel agency Sun Way Travel and currency exchange.
  Autumn 2020 - Varso Tower will reach a height of 236 m (surpassing the roof height of the Palace of Culture and Science).
  December 2020/ January 2021 - The 80 m spire will be installed taking the total height to 310 m.
  End 2021 - End of the construction.
  2022 - companies will start occupying Varso Tower,  Skytop Restaurant & Bar and Vista Terrace will open.
caption: Varso Tower under construction, 2019
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