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Answer: The number of participating architectural firms cannot be determined at this point in time.

Details: The obligatory architecture competition will be organised by the future investor. Therefore, the number of participating architecture firms cannot be determined at this time. The competition will be carried out in close cooperation with moderne stadt and the City of Cologne. This is to ensure, among other things, that a number of architecture firms customary in competitions are invited to submit their designs.

Answer: Traditional retail is not integrable into site 07.

Details: The aim is to develop a lively, attractive and/or innovative mix of uses in the ground floor zones of site 07 that results in a balanced mix of gastronomic offers, public-oriented services, small-scale retail and specialist shops. Subordinate areas of the annex trade/direct sales, in particular from production sites that do not disturb residential areas (‘urban manufacturing’), are also conceivable. The location and range of retail outlets relevant to city and local centres are defined in the Retail and City Centre Concept of the City of Cologne (Cologne Retail List) and are therefore excluded on site 07. The retail outlets relevant to city and local centres will be arranged centrally in the quarter around the future ‘marketplace’. A new ‘district centre’ is being created there.

‍Answer: Residential use is not allowed on sites 07 to 09.

Details: Noise emission tests have confirmed the suspicion that the four southernmost construction sites in Deutzer Hafen are not suitable for residential use. Nevertheless, these buildings are essential for the rest of the area for noise protection reasons, in order to be able to realise the desired amount of residential space there at all.

Answer: The time and manner of marketing the commercial space will be determined by the subsequent investor or group of investors.

Details: In order to secure space for your company early on, the following options are available:

Your company participates in the upcoming concept qualification procedure and invests in the acquisition and development of BF 07 itself. Alternatively, several companies can join forces to form an investor group, which would enable the development of a building with innovative technologies and with options adapted to the needs of your company. In line with the requirement for a transparent property allocation procedure, the property buyers are publicly announced. Your company approaches the buyer at an early stage and formulates its needs and ideas.

As the majority landowner, moderne stadt also invests in sustainable commercial buildings. For information on the developments by moderne stadt, please send an informal e-mail with your outline data such as planned use, rental size, start of rental and your contact details to: gewerbe@deutzerhafen.koeln

Answer: Just send an informal e-mail to baufelder@deutzerhafen.koeln.

Details: If you are interested in another building plot in Deutzer Hafen today, please send an informal e-mail with your contact details to baufelder@deutzerhafen.koeln. moderne stadt will include the contact details of all enquirers in a list of interested parties.

Answer: The focus of the concept qualification is initially on the uses that are appropriate for the location and the district. On this basis, a conscious decision is to be made in a separate process about good and high-quality architecture.

Details: The management of the procedure foresees the separation of the awarding of the property and the architectural competition in site 07. During phase II of the awarding of the property, the so-called concept qualification, good utilisation and sustainability concepts are required and the most suitable overall concept for the location is determined. This concept is the basis for the subsequent architecture competition. The separate procedure ensures, on the one hand, that the focus of the competition is on the appropriate uses for the location and for the district. On the other hand, a subsequent, independent architecture competition enables the creation of good, high-quality architecture. The combination of both competitions may be possible or even necessary for other construction sites due to their specific conditions.

Answer: With up to three investors or investor groups.

Category(ies): Commercial real estate, Project

Answer: The planning law is coordinated and set for the architecture competition.

Details: The foundations for the planning law have already been laid. A large number of expert reports have already been prepared as part of the development plan for infrastructure, and these now need to be broken down for site 07. These foundations will be successively updated and finalised by the City of Cologne in collaboration with moderne stadt after the architecture competition, so that the planning law for the winning design is available shortly after the architecture competition.

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Answer: 31,000 m² GFA.

Details: Since the development plan is still being drawn up, the utilisation of the property with the stated 31,000 m² GFA cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, a gross floor area of 27,000 m² is assumed for calculation purposes at the base price.

Answer: Yes, owner-occupiers can apply on their own during the application phase. However, the owner-occupier must be able to demonstrate project development expertise through a partner or subcontractor by the design phase at the latest.

Details: During the application phase, an owner-occupier can also apply on their own as an ‘individual investor’. However, by the concept phase at the latest, the owner-occupier must enter into a partnership with at least one company with project development expertise. This company would then be subject to a review of the criteria from the application phase during the concept phase. The company with project development expertise can enter the partnership as a (co-)investor, as a tied subcontractor or similar.

Answer: The construction site will only be sold in its entirety.

‍Details: The property covers an area of approx. 6,122 m², with a projected floor space of approx. 27,000–31,000 m² of gross floor area (BGF) if built with three floors + penthouse in the north and up to twelve floors in the south. If the applicant is unable to develop the entire area independently, there is the option of entering into an investor group in order to participate in the concept qualification process together with partners. In addition to individual investors, subsequent owner-occupiers are also permitted in the process, either together with a project developer or alone.