Nov
There has been movement in plans for a new tall building project on construction field 43 in the Europaviertel: Paulus Immobiliengruppe and its JV partner, Patron Capital Partners have commissioned the office, Eike Becker_Architekten to build a tower at Europaallee 92. These architects have previously prevailed in architectural competitions, along with the Sauerbruch Hutton, each winning
Sep
The Frankfurt architectural office, Cyrus Moser (CMA) has won its second architectural competition to build in the former AfE area. In addition to their previously won "140 West" Apartment and Hotel Tower, the new high-rise building designed by CMA will be built in the new Senckenberg quarter opposite the Naturkundemuseum: the office tower "99 West".
Aug
More than 35 high-rise buildings are currently under construction in Frankfurt. Some are up to 228 meters high, others disappear into the skyline, but height is not everything. Aesthetics, cubature and mass play a no less important role. We have therefore asked ourselves how the highest of these projects look in comparison. The results are
Aug
The office town of Niederrad is changing, due to numerous residential projects. The transformation of such a large formerly purely office quarter into a mixed district is unique in Germany. It was reason enough for Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann to visit the former office town of Niederrad at the invitation of the site initiative "Neues
Aug
The Skyline Atlas has been researching topics on the development plans of the city of Frankfurt, looking at extensive archive material. During this time, we came across a building magazine from the 1960s (corresponding page, see above). Background: This year the so-called Hochstraße, a bridge in the Republic Square ("Platz der Republik"), celebrated its 60th year.
Aug
Peter Feldmann talks to Skyline Atlas about the challenges of the City of Frankfurt, in particular with regard to urban development and housing. Mr. Feldmann talks about the planned Frankfurt district in the west of the city, outlines the development potential of the city of Frankfurt over the next fifteen years and takes a position
Jul
Once again, the Frankfurt-based project developer Gross & Partner is making a comeback. This time Groß & Partner announces a 128-meter high hotel and office tower called "The Spin" on the site of the former main freight station. The design for the high-rise building comes from the architectural office Hadi Teherani which has been in
Jul
And suddenly it's going very fast: Grand Tower now rises faster and faster above the Gallus district. During our visit to the construction site this week, we were able to find that a new floor is now being built every few days. If it continues at this pace, the skyline will be richer at the
Jul
The Marienturm at Taunusanlage can be seen rising slowly in the urban area. While the Marienforum on Mainzer Landstrasse has already reached its full height at 10 floors, the first two upper floors of the Marienturm are visible. The Marienturm is in a prominent position next to the T11, near the twin towers of Deutsche
Jul
Real estate developers Gross & Partner and Phoenix Real Estate show their funny side with the advertising project for the development of Grand Central. Guaranteed to make you smile. Thanks, G & P! Thank you, Phoenix!
Jun
The waiting is over in regards of the Tower One. In a statement today, the Austrian real estate company CA Immo announced the erection of a 190-meter tall office and hotel high-rise building in the tall buildings metropolis Frankfurt named ONE (earlier working title: Tower One Frankfurt). Construction is still due to begin in summer,
Jun
At the end of June 2017, there is now a green light for a project of the investor, Michael Dietrich, who, according to the plans of the architect, Christoph Mäckler - along the Berliner Strasse in Offenbach - will build a complex, consisting of two buildings. The project will be built on the site of
Jun
Construction on high-rise buildings at the Kaiserleikreisel ('Kaiserlei ring road') has just begun. At this point, the CG Group is setting up an ensemble of residential buildings that include, among other things, the former Siemens high-rise buildings, which are to be converted into a "vertical village" after extensive modernisation.
May
On 31 May 2017, the official foundation stone of the OmniTurm on the Neue Mainzer Strasse street took place. Participants included project developer Tishman Speyer from New York City, as well as the architect Bjarke Ingels. Frankfurt's Head of Planning Mike Josef (SPD) said "the OmniTurm is a high-rise, as we imagine it as a
May
The quarter of the Island Tip ("Inselspitze") in the port of Offenbach is beginning to take shape. Project developers Deutsche Wohnwerte and investor Gustav Zech Foundation have been selected as builders. An ensemble of three high-rise buildings (a 75 m high hotel tower, a 62 m high office tower and a 40 m high office
May
The Hessenschau TV show reports that the construction costs on the high-rise project Onyx in the Westend have exploded, and the originally set construction time has been exceeded. The client has been declared bankrupt and an insolvency administrator has been appointed. Two thirds of the condominiums have been sold so far and the remainder is
Mar
As Frankfurt's Neue Presse (FNP) reports today, the plans for a new high-rise building on Neue Mainzer Strasse 57-59 are likely to be put back on the table. This could mean a long-term stay for the unsightly corner of Junghofstraße / Neue Mainzer Strasse. According to the FNP, Frankfurter Sparkasse plans to revive the 16-year-old
Mar
Offenbach is now Frankfurt. Frankfurt is now Offenbach! On the border to Oberrad, just off Offenbacher Gemarkung, are due to be built about 570 apartments with a connected market place. A building permit has now been awarded for 'New Frankfurt Towers'. With an investment of 300 million euros, the project developer CG Group from Berlin
Mar
The Department of Planning and Living has published the 5th edition of the Hochhaus-Faltblattes. The map of the current issue, "Hochhäuser in Frankfurt" shows a total of 66 high-rise building projects under construction, with eight projects in the central urban area - over 60 meters high. 28 selected projects are described on the back of
Feb
The concept for the facade design of the Hochhaus am Park ("High-Rise at the Park") was presented by RFR Holding GmbH (RFR). The glass façade of the double tower, which was created in the early 1970s, is divided into two visually separated and transparent facades. The builder - a project company led by the RFR
Feb
On February 24 2017, the foundation stone was laid for the 155m-tall Marienturm and the smaller Marienforum. The duo are being built directly at the Taunusanlage, in close proximity to the twin towers of Deutsche Bank AG. The 'nautical skyscraper' with 38 storeys is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2019, with the
Feb
Bundesbank plans a new high-rise building next to its head office building, in order to strengthen its headquarters in Ginnheim district of Frankfurt. The existing building, designed by ABB Apel, Beckert and Becker from 1967 to 1972, will be renovated in the coming years. The Bundesbank is already looking for an alternative location for the
Feb
The winner of an architectural competition from project developer Gross & Partner for the new design of the former Deutsche Bank area has been declared: the architectural office UNStudio from Amsterdam unanimously won the design competition. The second and third prizes went to the architectural offices Dudler/Jahn and MSW/Snohetta respectively. The design by Christoph Mäckler/CoopHimmelblau
Jan
The planned residential quarter has been confirmed to be built in the immediate vicinity of the Gutleut Thermal Power Station on the Main-Neckar Bridge. The City of Frankfurt had stopped the project, because up to 80 tons of toxic ammonia gas had been stored in the immediate vicinity of the future residential buildings on the
Jan
Tall buildings are, to a large extent, stagings and presentations of economic power. Each new design serves as an eye-catcher to exhibit a visualisation of the client's own initiative and risk profile. High-rise buildings have always been impressive, but they've also attracted criticism, far more so than other types of modern architecture in their 120-year
Nov
GEG German Estate Group AG, Frankfurt, has now acquired the former Commerzbank Hochhaus (Neue Mainzer Strasse 32-36, Frankfurt / Main) from Commerzbank AG and is developing it as a 'GlobalTower'. Built in 1974, the Hochhaus is a classic among the Frankfurt office buildings. With around 30,000 sqm of rental space, the GEG portfolio is another
Jun
RFR Holding GmbH (RFR) have bought the 'Hochhaus am Park', located in the Frankfurt district of West End. The building is located in the immediate vicinity of Goethe University, between Fürstenbergstraße, Grüneburgweg and Wolfgangstraße. The property, with a total rent area of 32,000 m², was previously used as an office building, but is currently empty.
Mar
For the 13,700 square meters plot at the entrance to Frankfurt's Europaviertel, the former Telenorma site, an ideas contest was launched at the beginning of the year. The 90 meters high 'Tower 90' for the Berliner gsp Städtebau was the main object of interest. The proposal of the architectural firms, Jahn (Chicago) and Magnus Kaminiarz
Mar
Four high-rise buildings will be built on the site and will form a new, urban quarter. Two of the towers are planned for living space, with other areas for catering and retail. Due to the special location in the middle of the skyline - also adjacent to the shopping and pedestrian zones of the city
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