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Łódź New City Center is the biggest ongoing gentrification program in Europe. It covers 20% of the city. The New City Center is going to be ready at 2022.



There are some essential fasilities already constructed in the new district, like Łódź Fabryczna railway station:





...interactive Centre for Science and Technology EC1:



...and the Planetary EC1. The Planetary won the "7 New Wonders of Poland" contest organised by National Geographic Traveler.



Both, the Center and the Planetary are located in revitalized heat and power plant.



Gentrification is also done in XIX'th century residential district Księży Młyn:



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Also not long ago Łódź used to be the second city in Poland after Warsaw, it suffered strong depopulation after the collapse of cotton industry in the '90, demand for office space is still not too strong I guess. Altough there are some high-rises in the center from the communist times and new hotel Hampot by Hilton should be pretty high:

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