Apr
Mike Josef's long-serving advisor and office manager, Marcus Gwechenberger, is to become the new head of the planning department in Frankfurt am Main. The SPD has decided this unanimously. Especially the cooperation in the city planning office and Gwechenberger's knowledge are decisive for the decision. Mike Josef emphasized that the studied geographer and sociologist knows
Nov
On November 6, 2022, the lord mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Peter Feldmann (SPD party), was voted out of office. After allegations of corruption, unworthy behavior in public, and sexist slogans, 64-year-old Peter Feldmann will have to leave his post in the coming months. The parties in Frankfurt's Römer city hall now have four
The Frankfurt House Fights (in German: "Frankfurter Häuserkampf") took place in the 1970s and included protest movements, rallies and demonstrations, especially by left-wing political activists. The protests were primarily directed against the speculation of land in Frankfurt's Westend district. The Frankfurt House Fights mark the beginning of the German squatter movement and the beginning of
Home > Magazin > Interviews > Dr. Felix Schwenke Offenbach on the Move - How the Booming City Is Getting Fit for the Future Interview with Lord Mayor Dr. Felix Schwenke The city of Offenbach is located directly east of Frankfurt. Offenbach has around 130,000 inhabitants and has grown by around 10,000 in the last
Sep
The area of the former police headquarters in Frankfurt (top left in the picture), which has not been developed for a long time, is to be rebuilt. For many years there was a dispute between the State of Hesse and the City of Frankfurt about the project. The property is currently owned by the project
At the western end of the European Quarter (Europaviertel), around 2,000 new apartments are to be built on what is today the bus depot of the Frankfurter Verkehrsgesellschaft (VGF), Frankfurt's public transportation operator. In June 2020, head of planning Mike Josef (SPD) presented the planning for the Roemerhof project together with head of traffic Klaus
Mar
You currently read on a weekly basis about rising prices for real estate. Regardless of whether it is for condominiums or if you live for rent: property prices have almost doubled in many areas of the Frankfurt city region. Although a lot is being built, high-priced apartments or micro-apartments are often built. More and more
Campanile was a skyscraper up to 220 meters (722 feet) high, which was to be created in various planning variants in Frankfurt from the early 1980s, but was ultimately not built. A plot of land was planned for the Campanile tower south of the main train station (Hauptbahnhof), on which a parking space had been
The RIVERPARK Tower was planned to transform the former office high-rise of Union Investment during a major renovation into an extraordinary landmark and residential tower with premium units and a boarding house, but it will not be constructed. With its spectacular open architecture, star architect Ole Scheeren was said to implement his first project in
The City of Frankfurt is using the 2022 High-Rise Master Plan to express its political opinion on how and where new skyscrapers are to be built in the future. Using this instrument investors and clients can better orient themselves. The planning department is currently working on updating the 2000 High-Rise Master Plan, which was last
Jun
Frankfurt is finally deciding to expand in order to allow for further growth of inhabitants, with a new city district now revealed. Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) presented the proposal of the Roman coalition of CDU, SPD and Greens for the location of the new district. In the west of the Frankfurt city area, the new
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 Frankfurt planning representative, Mike Josef (SPD) intends to allow new high-rise developments in Frankfurt only in clearly defined areas. As is apparent from various press publications in the last few days, "speculation" is to be counteracted. The new high-rise plan, which is to be presented next year, is intended to cement appropriate development requirements.
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