Zabrze Helenka – is it still of interest to investors?

Zabrze is one of the fastest-developing cities in Upper Silesia. New plants being built on land incorporated into the Katowice Special Economic Zone, increasingly popular industrial tourism and a very well-developed medical sector are attracting new residents and investors. How does Helenka, regarded as the greenest district of the city, fare in this setting?

From a manor farm to a district of Zabrze

The history of the district goes back to the interwar period, when a decision was taken to build the Helenenhof estate on the site of a former manor farm of the Donnersmarck family. The project was returned to in the 60s, and the district was gradually expanded to its present shape. Today Helenka is one of the smallest districts of Zabrze, with about 10,000 residents. The district consists mainly of multi-family buildings of traditional pre-war construction, as well as low-rise blocks of flats. Today the district has a nursery school, the Salesian School Complex and a library. Helenka directly borders Stolarzowice, a district of Bytom. This part of the agglomeration is increasingly chosen by people who want to escape the bustle of everyday life.

A dynamic economic centre

Despite its small size and the large amount of green space, Helenka is a dynamic economic centre. The company that sets the tone for the district is ELZAB. A manufacturer of cash registers listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, it is one of the largest companies in Zabrze, and its products are recognised throughout Europe. Another large plant is VOIGT, a company that produces cleaning chemicals.

A district attractive to investors

Helenka attracts investors both in industry and among developers. Most new residential developments in the district are single-family housing. Individual investors and developers alike look in this part of Zabrze for peace, greenery and the charms of a small suburban district. Both in Helenka and in the neighbouring Stolarzowice there is considerable interest in building plots and a lot of activity on the market for single-family houses. The district is also attractive for industrial investment. The proximity of the A1 motorway and the Zabrze Północ and Bytom junctions means the district is very well connected to the European TEN-T road network. The success of the plants already operating, and access to workers from both Zabrze and Bytom, make this an interesting location for building production plants. Helenka is, on the one hand, a taste of idyllic country life and, on the other, a district from which we can quickly and easily reach the city centre and the Upper Silesian Agglomeration. It is one of the more interesting propositions both for individual investors in single-family housing and for the location of larger production plants.