Tampere Travel and Service Centre Commercial Analysis 10 September, 2015 Contents 1. Introduction COMMISSIONED BY: City of Tampere 2. Starting points The Finnish Transport Agency – “The "ReConnecting Tampere"” competition proposal Senate Properties VR‐Group Ltd 3. Identifying opportunities AUTHORS: – Accessibility of the area Realprojekti Oy – Connection to the city centre and the rest of the city Markku Hietala, Managing Director Olli Kovanen, Consultant – The competitive situation Saku Järvinen, Consultant – Population, workplaces and purchasing power Jori Heinonen, Analyst Lauri Jokela, Analyst – Outlook of the retail and office market Lotta Kujala, Analyst – The real estate market in Tampere Email:
[email protected] – The commercial role of the travel and service centre 10 September, 2015 4. Development potential of the travel and service centre Translated into English by Translatinki Oy – Analyses and comparisons 5. Conclusions, recommendations, and grounds for further planning 2 1 Introduction This analysis aims to help understand the construction potential offered by the Tampere station area. In addition to the “"ReConnecting Tampere"” competition proposal that forms the basis of this work, the necessary analyses, background materials, and statistical information have been used to provide an understanding of the role that the travel and service centre will have in the development of Tampere’s city centre structure over the coming years. The building production volume of the various space types that are permitted in the project area by the property market were analysed based on the role of the travel and service centre, various surveys, and statistical and historical data. The assessment takes account of the Ratina Shopping Centre and the planned multifunctional arena.