PORR SUISSE with substantial role in Zurich's new landmark . Realising another Europaallee lot at Zurich Main Railway Station

Vienna, 21 January 2016 – PORR Suisse has secured a major new tender: it will be responsible for planning and construction of lot F of Europaallee in Zurich as the design-build contractor for SBB Immobilien, one of Switzerland’s most important property developers.
PORR was already entrusted last year with the realisation of the two lots B and D. Work on lot F will start in April, with the turnkey handover anticipated in March 2019. The tender is worth CHF 155m (around EUR 140m).
 
“The fact that our client has once again opted for PORR Suisse confirms the success of our ongoing cooperation so far – it is a true vote of confidence. It also shows that we have established ourselves as a powerful construction company in Switzerland”, said Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO of PORR AG, on the significance of the project. “Europaallee will be a trailblazing landmark for Zurich. We are realising three lots from a total of eight. This is an exciting project which once again allows us to showcase our experience and the quality of our work”.
 
A closer look at lot F
The prestigious project has a gross floor area of around 47,000m2 and a construction volume of 160,400m3. The basis is a project by Boltshauser Architekten, whose design emerged as the winner in a two-stage architectural competition. It involves a building complex with high quality architecture which does justice to all of the requirements of the central location in the heart of Zurich. In addition to a freestanding tower with 16 storeys, there will be a second structure with a four-storey base and two residential towers above it with six and ten storeys respectively. A total of 172 apartments as well as service areas, retail and restaurant space is set to come to life from April 2019.
 
All three of the lots B, D and F are being realised by PORR Suisse for SBB Immobilien. They are situated in a row along Europaallee between the Europa and Gustav-Gull squares. Together they form an attractive complement to the railtracks of Zurich Main Station.