Millennium Plaza (formerly Reform Plaza) is a skyscraper in Warsaw located at Artur Zawisza Square on the western part of Aleje Jerozolimskie. The building was designed and built by the controversial Turkish architect and businessman Vahap Toy.
The building was completed in 1999, the after the expulsion of Vahap Toy from Poland and the end of his interests in the country. First called Reform Plaza for the Turkish firm, Reform Company Ltd., that financed the US$45 million project, the building changed owners and name.
The facility has 116 meters high, has 31 floors, of which three are below ground. The two lowest levels consist of parking garage for 436 cars and utility facilities, the next four floors are retail, while the fifth is devoted to restaurants. The sixth floor is devoted to conference facilities and can be combined into one large conference room. Language exams organized by the British Council are held at this area. The remainder of the floors are Class A offices. Two panoramic elevators in serve the commercial area, and six in the office tower. The entire building is equipped with a BMS system.
Visually, the building is anchored at its base by a horizontal block of porcelain stoneware, from which rises a blue glass cylinder, almost a column, with the main building of porcelain stoneware behind it.
Until March 2008, the Millennium Plaza served as the headquarters of Bank Millennium, from which it derived its current name. Another well-known tenant was Publishing and Advertising Agency On (publisher of the weekly Wprost), as well as Dell and ABG, the publicly listed IT company.
Residents of Warsaw sometimes call the of Millennium Plaza "Toi-Toi", which in Poland is synonymous with the blue, portable toilets. Most likely, this term is a combination of the names of the first owner of the specific design skyscraper.
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