Romeo & Julia

Romeo & Julia is a double tower in Frankfurt's Westend designed by Max Dudler. The building was created through the comprehensive revitalization of an existing property previously known as the Bubis Towers. In total, both towers, which are connected by a base, offer around 14,300 square meters of office space on 20 floors. The ensemble's

Westend Carree

The Westend Carree is an office building completed in 1989 and modernized in 2008 to 2009 in the immediate vicinity of Frankfurt's banking district and the city center.  It was developed by Tishman Speyer and consists of several building sections grouped around landscaped courtyards. The facade is characterized by a combination of glass and natural

Schindler: Leading Elevator Manufacturer from Switzerland

The Schindler Group is a Swiss company based in Ebikon in the canton of Lucerne, which has been active in the construction and maintenance of elevators and escalators for over 140 years. With over 69,000 employees in more than 100 countries, Schindler is one of the world's largest and therefore leading companies in the elevator industry.

Maintor Panorama

The Maintor Panorama, designed by Christoph Mäckler, forms the new Main Gate directly on the banks of the Main. In addition to a high-quality natural stone façade, the 64-meter skyscraper also offers an inviting two-story lobby, five corner offices per floor and spectacular views of the Main River. Together with the WINX Riverside Tower and

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Jul

CV Real Estate AG announces new Building called CANYON

A new building of a special kind is being constructed in Frankfurt's banking district: By the end of 2025, the CANYON, a green and sustainable building with 14 floors, will replace the existing building at Mainzer Landstraße 23, which was most recently used by Hypovereinsbank. At the press conference, at which the SKYLINE ATLAS was

Skyline without Elevators? Unthinkable!

What would Frankfurt's banking district be and would there be high-rise buildings like the Messeturm or the Commerzbank Tower without them? Elevators! They are the safest and most widely used means of transportation in the world during the day and therefore one of the most important means of transport in today's society. Yet they are not just

Lupp

Lupp is a group of companies from Nidda near Frankfurt am Main that has existed for over 100 years. It is one of the largest and oldest building contractors and project developers in Germany and has approximately 750 employees. The spectrum of services ranges from development to construction and operation of a building. The three pillars

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Feb

Helaba-Bank presents plans for Central Business Tower

Frankfurt's banking district continues to grow. Construction work will begin this year on the new Central Business Tower at the intersection of Neue Mainzer Strasse and Junghofstrasse. The plans for the high-rise are older and were drawn up by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten in 2001, but due to financial difficulties, including those of the then

CANYON

With the CANYON, a new office project by project developer CV Real Estate is being built at Mainzer Landstraße 23 in the middle of the banking district. By 2026, a former existing property is to be converted into a 14-story office building with additional restaurant and retail space. A passageway through the building is also

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Apr

SILENCE – Frankfurt From the Air During the Coronavirus Lockdown in April 2020

SKYLINE ATLAS regularly reports on news about high-rise buildings and urban development in Frankfurt. This production, which shows the almost empty European banking capital, was created during the Corona crisis. The recent video project by Thomas Gessner, who is an editorial member of the SKYLINE ATLAS, shows how much the corona pandemic has brought life

Why did Frankfurt have abusive names?

The city of Frankfurt has been an important trading and financial center since the Middle Ages. Before the Second World War there were more than 1,250 half-timbered houses in the historic Old Town, which made Frankfurt one of the most important medieval half-timbered towns. Both Old Town and New Town were considered a gem of

What are the Wallanlagen?

Wallanlagen (lit. "Wall Parks") form an approximately 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) long, ring-shaped green area around the city center of Frankfurt. The parkland runs along the former city walls, which were built in the 14th century and demolished in the early 19th century. The former course of the Frankfurt city fortifications was landscaped as a

Financial District

The Financial District of Frankfurt is an inner-city development area in which a large number of banks, law firms, and organizations (particularly from the financial sector) are located. The Financial District is not an independent district and has no fixed boundaries, and is also called Banking District (in German: Bankenviertel). Today, areas of the western

Central Business Tower

At the intersection of Neue Mainzer Strasse and Junghofstrasse, a new skyscraper is to be built. The plans for the skyscraper are from the past and originated in the year 2001. The architectural design included an approximately 197 meters (646 feet) tall office building designed by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten (at the time known as