The CNB sells its building in Plzeň

The Czech National Bank (CNB) has completed the sale of its building in Plzeň. It will be acquired by the construction company V.D.O. Group s.r.o., which offered the highest price (CZK 102.5 million). The sale of the property is part of the CNB’s long-term efforts to manage its assets effectively, optimise operating costs and modernise services for clients. The Bank Board decided on the sale on 8 January 2026.

The intention to sell the property was published in 2025. The transaction was brokered by Cushman & Wakefield. Interested parties were able to submit bids in several rounds, with the final bids prepared using the sealed-bid method. The offer submitted by V.D.O. Group s.r.o. was assessed as the highest and most economically advantageous.

The building is located at Husova 2727, Plzeň – Jižní Předměstí. The administrative building has six floors above ground and two levels underground, covering a total floor area of around 9,200 m². It is located on a 2,600 m² plot and, thanks to its location in one of the busiest parts of Plzeň, offers extensive potential for further commercial use.

The sale of the building in Plzeň is part of an extensive process of digitalisation and strengthening electronic communication with clients, which will enable the CNB to provide services more effectively and with lower operating costs while maintaining a high quality of client service throughout the Czech Republic. The building served as one of the CNB’s offices providing services to regional clients. In the past, it was also part of the central bank’s infrastructure for the processing and distribution of cash, but it had not been used for those purposes since 2014. As part of the gradual digitalisation, the cash desks for clients and the public were permanently closed at the Plzeň office as of 1 November 2024, and the CNB Bank Board decided to put the building up for sale due to the highly uneconomical nature of its operation. The CNB has not operated in the building since 2025.

The sale of the CNB’s building in Ústí nad Labem is also currently under way. The CNB will provide information on the details and outcome of this sale once it is successfully completed.

History of the CNB’s Plzeň branch

The building of the CNB’s Plzeň branch was constructed as a new development after 1990, when, as a result of the separation of operational banks from the State Bank of Czechoslovakia, the original branch passed into the hands of Komerční banka. The plot in Husova Street was identified with the assistance of Plzeň City Council, and the design of the branch was selected on the basis of an architectural competition won by A.I.P, spol. s.r.o. (architects Karel Salát, Stanislav Toman and Jiří Žák).

The French company SAE International constructed the building. The contract for the works was signed in November 1992 and the branch opened in the new premises in June 1995. The six-storey building, with a stone plinth and a glazed administrative part, was designed to respect the architectural character of the surrounding buildings while enhancing it. Three larger-than-life allegorical bronze statues by the Plzeň sculptor Jaroslav Bocker dominate the hall.

Jakub Holas
Director, Communications Division