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HafenCity Project

Development and Land use

3. DEVELOPMENT OF HAFENCITY

1997: Announcement of the HafenCity project
2000: Adoption of the Masterplan by Senate
2000: Start of infrastructure measures; clearing of sites and relocation of businesses
2003: Intensive construction of buildings begins (Am Sandtorkai/Dalmannkai neighborhood)
2007: Start of construction in the central Überseequartier area
2007: Start of construction of the U4 subway line
2009: Overall completion of the first neighborhood, Am Sandtorkai/Dalmannkai
2010: revised Masterplan for eastern HafenCity presented and discussed publicly
2011: Completion of Am Sandtorpark/Grasbrook (except one residential building) and Brooktorkai/Ericus quarters
2012: New U4 subway begins services
2013: Completion of HafenCity University, Elbe Arcades

4. LAND USE - URRENT STATUS

Total (above-ground) development planned:

approx. 700,000 sqm GFA for residential use
approx. 215,000 sqm GFA for commercial and public amenity areas in ground floors (i.e. retail, catering, exhibition space and services)
approx. 1,100,000 sqm office space
approx. 310,000 sqm GFA education, academia, culture, leisure, hotels and other

Transport connections

Existing: efficient road network connected to the city center and federal freeways;

Two subway stations on northern edge (U1: Meßberg, U3: Baumwall); efficient bus services, some with hydrogen-powered vehicles

Under construction: the new U4 subway line with two stops within HafenCity; start of construction August 2007, starts operating fall 2012. In the east the U4 will be extended at least to the Elbe bridges (Elbbrücken station), initially underground, then above ground

a. Residential use

On July 1, 2011, 1,271 residential units had been completedPrice structure for residential construction, based on Dalmannkai neighborhood with approx. 45% rented apartments:

Open rental market: € 12 to 18 /sqm
Housing cooperative rental market: € 9,50 to 13.5 /sqm

Privately-owned apartments:

From approx. € 2,850 sqm (joint building ventures)
through € 3,500-4,500 sqm (developer-managed projects) to € 6,000-8,000 sqm (luxury projects); in isolated cases, e.g. penthouses, over € 10,000 sqm
Subsidized housing: (since 2010) € 5.80/sqm and since 2011 also € 8.00/sqm
Residents in 2012: around 1,800

b. Office and service business uses

In addition to larger companies such as Unilever, SAP, China Shipping, Kühne + Nagel, Wölbern Bank, NYK, Germanischer Lloyd, the Neumann Group, and SPIEGEL Group, approx. 300 small and medium sized companies present.

Sectors: services (including financial and IT services as well as numerous innovative service providers), logistics, media, commerce, management consulting, construction; current number of employees: approx. 8,400

c. Cultural facilities

Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall: approx. 97,300 sqm GFA. Uses: large auditorium (2,150 seats), small auditorium (550), rehearsal room (100), hotel (approx. 250 rooms) with conference and wellness facilities, residential (approx. 45 apartments), catering, public plaza; design Herzog & de Meuron, probable completion and start of operations 2014/15
International Maritime Museum Hamburg (2008)
Science Center with Science Theater: approx. 23,000 sqm GFA; design: Rem Koolhaas/OMA (planning stage)
Prototyp Automobile Museum (2008)

d. Education facilities

Primary school with day-care center and sports hall (opened 2009)
Gymnasium school in Am Lohsepark / primary school Baakenhafen neighborhood (both in planning )
HCU HafenCity University (construction started 2011, completion 2013)
Kühne Logistics University (temporary location at Brooktorkai since 2010; from 2013 Großer Grasbrook No.17)
International School of Management (since winter semester 2010/11)
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2012)

e. Special projects

Hamburg-America Center (opened 2009)
designport hamburg (completion 2013)
Greenpeace German headquarters (completion end 2013)
Ecumenical Forum (completion 2012)
Musicians’ center (Musikerhaus, completion 2013)
Stadthaushotel (integrative hotel project, completion 2013)
Traditional Ship Harbor at Sandtorhafen harbor: 5,400 m² floating pontoon plaza (opened September 2008)
Commemorative site at former Hanover railroad station with documentation center (planning stage)

f. Other land uses including

10.5 km quayside promenade, 3.1 km riverfront
Public open spaces on the waterfront: Magellan Terraces: 5,600 sqm (completed June 2005); Marco Polo Terraces: 7,800 sqm (completed September 2007); Vasco da Gama Plaza: 2,700 sqm (completed September 2007); Lohsepark (planning stage, building starts 2012)
Approx. 26 ha of public parks, squares and promenades