Alexanderplatz – a major construction site for the coming years
No other public square in Berlin stands for the radical change and perpetual transformation and innovation more than Alexanderplatz with its unique history.
For many, it is a popular meeting place with sights such as the television tower and a funny clock that shows world time and the movements of the planets.
For others, Alexanderplatz is noisy, run-down, and dangerous, like in Alfred Döblin’s famous novel.
What changes are taking place there?
What has happened so far
Since reunification, new high-rise buildings have been planned for Alexanderplatz. After Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz was to become the second downtown location with a group of skyscrapers, being in high demand by investors at the time.
The urban design competition was won in 1993 by architects Hans Kollhoff and Helga Timmermann.
Over time, it has been adapted to new needs and developments. The tower to the south of the S-Bahn station on Rathausstrasse, on the former C&A site, has already been demolished. Buildings earmarked for demolition and the construction of new skyscrapers, such as the “Haus des Berliner Verlags” and the “Haus des Reisens,” were listed as historical monuments.
In the case of projects such as the Alexa Shopping Center or the Hines property, the administration first approved the base floors. Towers with residential units were’nt marketable for a long time.
While several new high-rises have been built in the vicinity of Alexanderplatz in recent years, the square itself has now transformed into a major construction site.
Covivio Hybrid High-Rise
A high-rise building with a height of 130 m will appear next to the Park Inn Hotel.
Towards the square there is a basement with mixed use. In addition to apartments and commercial uses such as restaurants, a daycare center will also be built there. A roof garden with 2500 sqm and wooden pergolas, accessible from a club located at 36 m height.
Hybrid High Rise Covivio D3 Tower ©Covivio – Sauerbruch Hutton
A total of 60,000 sqm of lettable space will be created, of which 30,000 sqm will be office space, 17,000 sqm will be retail space, 11,000 sqm living space with shared kitchens, and 1280 sqm as communal space.
The planned cost is estimated at 530 million Euro by investor and developer Covivio .
Sauerbruch Hutton architects from Berlin are the architects of the building, and the design for the roof top garden is delivered by Sinai planning office.
The project is scheduled for completion in 2025.
Alexander Berlin’s Capital Tower
Next to the Alexa department store, the foundation stone was laid on 14.9.21 in the presence of the Governing Mayor for the construction of the residential tower of the MonArch Group from Moscow with 150 m and 35 floors.
Alexander Berlin’s Capital Tower. ©O&O Baukunst / Finest-Images
In addition to 377 apartments and penthouses, retail, gym, a spa with swimming pool and a cinema are planned on three floors at the base level. A skylounge is part of the project. O & O Baukunst from Vienna is providing the architecture, and completion was scheduled for 2023, but the investor is affected by international sanctions.
Signa High-Rise at Galeria Department Store
The 135 m high-rise building of the investor Signa on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse will be integrated into the existing base building of the Galeria department store.
In addition to office space, 1000 square meters of community-oriented uses are planned, a publicly accessible roof terrace at 135 meters.
Signa Hochhaus am Galeria Kaufhof. Architektur. Kleihues + Kleihues, Berlin. © Signa Real Estate
The architects are Kleihues + Kleihues, who already planned the first conversion in 2008. Construction work started 27 of October 2021. The project was scheduled for completion in 2025. Signa Group sold the project to Real Commerz /Frankfurt.
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