Cologne's construction site chaos: Hotel and fire station are on the brink!

Cologne's construction site chaos: Hotel and fire station are on the brink!

Richard-Wagner-Straße, 50674 Köln, Deutschland - Cologne is in motion and that does not leave the city cold. The city council's property committee has recently postponed two important decisions, but which will not remain without consequences. A special meeting was scheduled for June 30, in which it will be about the future of two important projects: the construction of a hotel on Richard-Wagner-Straße near Rudolfplatz and the establishment of an interim container guard for the fire brigade on Löwengasse, which is connected with costs of 26.5 million euros href = "https://www.ksta.de/koelner/koelnernstadt/projekte-in-koeln-politik-benoetigt-fuer-decision-1046124"> Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger .

The situation around the construction hundred on Richard-Wagner-Straße remains a hot iron, because this property, originally sold by the city, has remained undeveloped to this day. The new owner, Eberhard Stöppke, did not follow his obligation to build there by the end of 2009 and left a contractual penalty of 710,000 euros. He died in 2022, and his heirs are now planning to sell the area to an investor who wants to build a hotel by 2031. Otherwise, they are considering becoming active, reports the TP-press agency .

interim fire station and space exchange

on Löwengasse, the city also plans to build an interim fire station. In order to implement this project, however, close discussions with Cascade 2 GmbH, a company of the Bauwens group, must be held. Parts of the required property belong to the company and it has been agreed that Cascade will do without its space. In return, the company receives an exclusive right to negotiate for areas from the city if they are no longer needed in the future. However, whether the interim guard is actually being built there still depends on the air; An alternative location is considered for the former Kaufhof headquarters on Leonhard-Ttietz-Straße, as the Kölner Stadt-Aziger

The change in the city

The thematic focus on these construction work comes at a time when Cologne is in a comprehensive change. In the city center, dug and built is diligently dug and built. Projects such as Miqua and Via Culturalis have already celebrated initial successes. The structural change in retail is evident in an increasingly dynamic cityscape, which opens up more and more multifunctional uses, the Rundschau online . City planners speak of a "wild mosaic" that needs more order, but at the same time should also allow a little disorder for liveliness. The expansion of the Hohenzollern Bridge is also an important point for the future connection of new residential areas to the city center.

The constant progression of these projects shows that Cologne is willing to face the challenges of the future. With a clear strategy and positive feedback from investors, Cologne city center is to be continuously modernized in order to meet the growing requirements of time.