Berlin, 22 February 2023 – Berlin-based DIE Deutsche Immobilien Entwicklungs AG (DIEAG) is starting demolition work on the site of a former television electronics factory in the south-eastern Berlin district of Oberschöneweide. The clearance, which is being carried out in consultation with the Treptow-Köpenick district authority, is located on the approximately two-hectare south-west square of the future BE-U | Behrens-Ufer development. It is also part of the preparatory construction work for the revitalisation of the listed Peter Behrens Building, which is due to begin shortly, with building sections A, B, C, V and Hall 5 on the site’s North Karree, as well as Buildings D, F and Hall 1, which are also located there.
In addition to the construction site facilities for the revitalisation of the North Karree, which will start shortly, a public visitor centre with access to the riverbank and a temporary car park for the first tenants of the North Karree will be built on the vacated site. A total of five old buildings, including warehouses, workshops and a canteen, are expected to be demolished by the end of May 2023.
DIEAG board member Robert Sprajcar says: “We will preserve the industrial and above all historic charm of the buildings, develop the whole quarter according to the latest sustainability standards and offer tenants very flexible usage options. There is a lot of interest and we have already been able to reserve Hall 5 and other parts of the Peter Behrens Building.”
The solid substance of the existing buildings, some of which have very high ceiling load-bearing capacities and floor heights of more than 3.60 metres, allows for a wide range of uses, from offices and restaurants to light manufacturing, laboratories, and research.
A total of 235,000 sqm of rental space for companies will be created in historic and new buildings on the approximately ten-hectare former industrial site BE-U | Behrens-Ufer. Completion is scheduled for 2027. The first leases in the existing and new buildings will take place from the end of 2023 and 2024 respectively. The aim is for the buildings to be certified to at least the DGNB “Gold” standard.
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About the Peter Behrens Building
Berlin-based DIE Deutsche Immobilien Entwicklungs AG (DIEAG) plans to create one of the world’s most innovative and sustainable business districts in Oberschöneweide, between Alexanderplatz and BER Airport. More than €1.1 billion will be invested in the 10-hectare former industrial site. The attractive mix of historic and new buildings offers a total of 235,000 sqm of rental space for businesses. The extensive site is located in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences. The spacious premises are particularly suitable for research and development, laboratories, and high-tech production. As a knowledge hub, BE-U will develop Schöneweide as a centre of the future and generate synergy effects. The aim is to create an energy self-sufficient urban quarter that goes far beyond the usual ESG standards. The BE-U is currently scheduled for completion in 2027.
Further information: www.be-u.berlin
About DIE Deutsche Immobilien Entwicklungs AG
With a project volume of around EUR 2.5 billion (as of August 2023), DIE Deutsche Immobilien Entwicklungs AG (DIEAG) is one of the leading real estate project developers and asset managers in the German-speaking region. Founded in 2015, DIEAG stands for holistically designed and implemented real estate projects and focuses on the development of large-scale residential and commercial properties for sale to institutional clients worldwide with the aim of long-term portfolio management. DIEAG is committed to sustainable investment strategies in the interests of responsible corporate governance in accordance with ESG guidelines.
For further information please visit: www.die.ag