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The Foundation of HafenCity: the Masterplan

For more than ten years, Hamburgers have been watching a city take shape. In the mainly completed west, HafenCity is already a lively place; the center is under construction and, since the updating of the Masterplan for the eastern section in 2010, intensive planning is under way there more

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A City for the 21st Century

HafenCity is setting leading-edge standards for the future through sustainable urban development. Intensive re-use of old docks and industrial areas is enlarging Hamburg City’s area by 40 percent more

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New urban topography

The new neighborhood enriches Hamburg with exciting, new urban spaces on the water and beside it more

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Urban mobility

HafenCity is linked to a complex and efficient transport system. Particular challenges were the intensive user traffic and the district’s island situation; sustainable transport modes have priority more

Ecolabel

Outstanding and special accomplishments in construction of sustainable buildings in the new district have been certified with the HafenCity Ecolabel since 2007. HafenCity played a pioneering role here more

Taking a stroll or cycling

HafenCity has more footpaths and cycling routes than any other part of Hamburg. About 70 per cent of footpaths run separated from motorized traffic and a lot of them parallel to the water’s edge more