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Cologne's construction site chaos: the hotel and fire station are on the brink!
Cologne's Richard-Wagner-Strasse remains in focus: special meeting scheduled to decide on hotel construction and fire station.
Cologne's construction site chaos: the hotel and fire station are on the brink!
Cologne is on the move and that doesn't leave the city indifferent. The city council's real estate committee recently postponed two important decisions, but these will not be without consequences. A special meeting has been scheduled for June 30th to discuss the future of two important projects: the construction of a hotel on Richard-Wagner-Straße near Rudolfplatz and the construction of an interim container station for the fire department on Löwengasse, which will cost 26.5 million euros, reports the Cologne City Gazette.
The situation surrounding the vacant lot on Richard-Wagner-Straße remains a hot topic because this property, originally sold by the city, has remained undeveloped to this day. The new owner, Eberhard Stöppke, did not fulfill his obligation to build there by the end of 2009 and was left with a contractual penalty of 710,000 euros. He died in 2022, and his heirs now plan to sell the area to an investor who wants to build a hotel by 2031. Otherwise, they will consider taking action themselves, reports the TP press agency.
Interim fire station and exchange of space
The city is also planning to build an interim fire station on Löwengasse. In order to realize this project, however, close discussions must be held with Cascade 2 GmbH, a company in the Bauwens Group. The company owns some of the required land and it has been agreed that Cascade will give up its land. In return, the company receives exclusive right to negotiate for space from the city if it is no longer needed in the future. Whether the interim guard will actually be built there is still up in the air; An alternative location is being considered for the former Kaufhof headquarters on Leonhard-Tietz-Straße, such as Cologne City Gazette explained.
The change in the city
The thematic focus on these construction measures comes at a time when Cologne is undergoing comprehensive change. There is a lot of digging and building going on in the city center. Projects such as MiQua and Via Culturalis have already celebrated their first successes. Structural change in retail is reflected in an increasingly dynamic cityscape, which opens up more and more multifunctional usage options Review online out. City planners speak of a “wild mosaic” that needs more order, but at the same time should 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 steady progress 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's city center is to be constantly modernized in order to meet the growing demands of the time.