Overview

• The Senate invoked a 2005 urban development contract to assume planning authority for the Urbane Mitte project from the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district.
• The plan envisions seven high-rise towers up to 90 meters tall primarily for office use on land adjacent to Gleisdreieck Park.
• Local Greens-led officials and residents have raised environmental concerns and questioned the need for large amounts of new office space amid existing vacancies.
• State planners intend to negotiate adding residential units and to integrate a new S-Bahn stop as part of the S21 extension into the project.
• Although the Senate has designated the area as of extraordinary urban significance, detailed zoning and legal approvals will delay construction until the early 2030s.