To mark the start of construction of their new high-end mixed-use business, retail and residential complex in Montenegro, investors Atlas Group and Capital Investment (UAE) organized a reception at the Atlas Capital Centre building site in Podgorica.
Representatives of the Montenegrin government, members of the diplomatic corps, business associates and future clients of the Atlas Capital Centre all attended the lavish reception held at the downtown building site.
Mr Dusko Knezevic, President of the Atlas Group, delivered a speech about his vision for the project. Mr Branimir Gvozdenovic, Minister of Economic Development in the government of Montenegro and Mrs Hafsa Al Ulama, Executive Director of the Capital Investment also gave speeches for the occasion.
Atlas Capital Centre with its unique and modern design and its superior location, which offers easy access to all the best that Podgorica has to offer and links to all other major destinations throughout Montenegro, will offer tenants and residents access to a completely new lifestyle.
The building site is located between two boulevards - Cetinjski put and Vojvode Ilije Plamenca and comprises over 84,600 square meters of usable area. The finished project will consist of 90 business apartments, fully equipped to the latest European standards, a hotel and contemporary office and commercial units, all with an accompanying three-level garages.
Atlas Capital Centre was designed according to European Directive 2002/91/EC standards, which emphasize the importance of energy efficiency in the design of new building projects and meet the most stringent of regulations laid out by this directive in terms of energy and thermal efficiency. The structure will be built under a construction license issued by the Ministry of Economic Development on 18th June 2008 and in cooperation with the progressive, world-leading construction management and consulting company Mace.
The construction of the Atlas Capital Centre will be completed in 2010.
Atlas Group is a leading company in the fields of banking, financial services, insurance, real estate, manufacturing, trade, media, education, culture and sports, serving as an exemple of high quality standards and best business practices throughout South-Eastern Europe and in the Balkan region. Under the umbrella of the Atlas Group are: Atlas Mont Bank, IBM, AtlasMont Fond, CG Broker, Atlas Life, Atlas Retirement Fund, Fin Invest, Jadran Fair, Mediteran University, Montenegro Express, RTV Atlas, etc.
Capital Investment is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. From its beginnings in 1999 as a company investing in real estate and local capital markets, Capital Investment LLC has grown rapidly to become a leading investment house in the region with diversified business interests across numerous sectors. Capital Investment directed its business on a Montenegrin territory, where together with Atlas Group invested in two new projects – Atlas Capital Centre and Meljine.
Mace is one of the world's largest and most diverse project and construction management companies, with a great reputation for finding the best solutions to complex construction problems. This company proved its ability to offer high level services through defining projects, design and process implementation, starting with identification of the project requirements up to the final phase and maintaining services. The awards Mace achieved in the fields of construction in the years 2002 and 2004 prove that this company has an ability to support the interest of the client.