Frankfurt/Main, 05. July 2018: Frankfurt’s Siemens site is currently still dominated by office buildings, production halls, wasteland and parking lots. But in future, it will become home to a lively residential quarter called the Schönhof Quarter. The Nassauische Heimstätte/Wohnstadt Group and the listed residential developer Instone Real Estate have joined forces on a project involving the former Siemens site in the city’s Bockenheim district. Together with Mike Josef, the head of Frankfurt’s planning department, the two companies today presented the urban area development plan for the site. In recent months, the two companies have purchased around 125,000 square meters, or roughly half of the total area slated for redevelopment.
“As part of a brownfield development strategy, we will be building a diverse residential quarter for all segments of the population that will include the necessary infrastructure. In the western part of the site, we also plan to develop an urban area where living and working spaces can exist side by side, allowing current businesses to continue operating there,” Josef explains. The developers are ready to go. “We want to start building quickly as soon as we are able to submit the first building applications next year. Provided everything goes well, we will be finished with the Siemens quarter in 2024,” says Peter Klarmann, head of project development at Nassauische Heimstätte.
More than 2,000 residential units will be built on the two companies’ sites in the eastern part of the planned neighbourhood. The idea is to build a mixture of subsidised units (first and second German social housing subsidies), privately financed rental units and condominiums. “We are striving for high architectural quality and diversity and will commission a variety of architectural firms to produce designs. The Schönhof Quarter will offer an integrated, modern concept that combines living, working and recreation. This is an excellent opportunity for both companies to leverage their expertise in the development of urban neighbourhoods,” says Ralf Werner, head of Instone’s Rhine-Main branch. In cooperation with the city, a pan-European architectural competition is planned to design the centre of the quarter.
A primary school will also be built on the quarter’s main square. The ground floor of the opposite building will provide space to retailers to ensure that residents have convenient access to local shops. “Nassauische Heimstätte and Instone will also build several day care centres and a large public park on the site. A public square and additional green spaces between the buildings will help make the Schönhof Quarter a family-friendly residential neighbourhood with a high quality of life,” Josef says.