Krzysztof Czwartkiewicz, the owner of KW Grupa, has received a notice of immediate termination of his contract to commercialize the Henryk Reyman Stadium in Kraków.
The dismissal followed the transition of power in the city after the election of Aleksandra Miszalskiego, despite Czwartkiewicz’s claims that his project was already generating revenue and cost-saving opportunities for the municipality, LoveKraków.pl reported.
The city had signed three separate agreements with 7AB, a company led by Czwartkiewicz, to manage the commercialization of the venue. Two contracts were signed in 2025 for approximately 12 tys. PLN per month, followed by a 2026 agreement for roughly 11 tys.
PLN monthly. These payments were intended to cover the analysis of commercial opportunities, cost optimization audits, and the coordination of projects at the stadium. Over the two-year period, the total cost to the city reached blisko 290 tys. PLN.
Czwartkiewicz said that he was in the midst of negotiations with potential micro-operators and was overseeing ongoing projects—including the opening of a restaurant and the hosting of a concert by the artist sanah—when he was abruptly removed.
According to his account, Anna Szlachta-Kowalska, acting director of the Municipal Sports Infrastructure Board (ZIS) following the dismissal of Tomasz Marzec, called him one day prior to the termination to discuss continuing the collaboration. The following day, he received the termination notice via courier.
The stadium has long been viewed as a financial burden for the city, requiring subsidies of 3,4 million PLN in 2024 and 1,5 million PLN the previous year. Czwartkiewicz argued that his plan was reversing this trend. He reported that by the end of August 2026, the facility’s deficit was 170 tys.
PLN, but he projected a potential profit of 150 tys. PLN by the end of the year if the investment and revenue budgets remained on track. He aimed to reach a total profit of approximately 5 million PLN by fully developing the site and transitioning to a single strategic operator.
Czwartkiewicz also pointed to energy costs as a primary driver of the stadium’s historical expenses. He proposed a VRF system to reduce energy consumption by over 70 percent, a system already implemented at the R22 restaurant.
He also proposed relocating municipal offices currently housed at the stadium to alternative sites, which he claimed could save the city 24 million PLN annually in rental costs while freeing up space for 12 premium skyboxes at the stadium to generate further income.
Despite these proposals, Czwartkiewicz claimed he faced repeated obstacles from city officials. He said that he was promised a three-person support team from ZIS but received assistance from only one employee. He further alleged that a tender for the stadium’s parking lots, which he estimated would generate 2,5 million PLN annually, was ultimately canceled due to internal errors in the tender documents.
Attempts to discuss the project’s future with Mayor Łukasz Gibała or Deputy Mayor Karol Wałahowski have been unsuccessful. Czwartkiewicz indicated that he has sent multiple letters and made several calls to their offices, but has yet to receive a response.
He maintains that the project is in the interest of both the city and Wisła Kraków, which plays its home matches at the venue and was set to benefit from reduced rental fees as the facility became more profitable.
The Municipal Sports Infrastructure Board has not yet provided a formal response regarding the evaluation of Czwartkiewicz’s work or the specific reasons for the immediate termination of the contract.
