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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