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Apr

Construction in Existing Buildings: Inside Frankfurt’s Bienenkorbhaus

The Bienenkorbhaus at the Konstablerwache in Frankfurt am Main was built in 1954 and was one of the first high-rise buildings in downtown Frankfurt at the time. It was built by the Frankfurter Sparkasse, according to the architectural designs of Johannes Krahn. The name Bienenkorbhaus comes from the logo of the Sparkasse at the time,

Sustainability and Digitization

The topic of Sustainability is also becoming increasingly important in the construction and real estate industry. Materiality in particular, but also digitality, are playing an increasingly important role. The primary aim is to minimize energy and resource consumption, reduce land use, and keep the impact of a building on nature and the environment as low

Turm Center

The Turm Center Frankfurt at Eschersheimer Landstraße 14 is a 74 meter high office tower. Originally built in 1970, it was extensively revitalized from 2014 to 2015. Before that, it had stood empty for several years. The English real estate fund Benson Elliot had acquired the building from Landesbank Baden-Württemberg in 2013 with the aim

Kastor – Forum Frankfurt

Kastor is located on the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage in the Gallus district, in close proximity to the exhibition grounds. The Kastor office building has a height of 95 meters (312 feet) and 22 rentable floors. The real estate project is marketed today as the Kastor Tower. In 2014 the property received a LEED Gold certificate from the

21

Sep

Bürohaus an der Alten Oper Has New Owners

The internationally active project developer, portfolio holder, and investment manager Tishman Speyer is acquiring the Bürohaus an der Alten Oper (lit. "Office Building at the Old Opera"), an existing property with development potential for its own, newly founded capital management company in Germany: Tishman Speyer Investment Management GmbH (TSIM) will set up and manage open

MAIN TOWER

MAIN TOWER is located in the center of the Financial District and was constructed at the same time like the neighboring Eurotheum tower. Its clear shape and contours give it a majestic appearance. MAIN TOWER was planned by the architects Schweger + Partner and in 1999 it has largely been occupied by Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba).