Overview

• The opening is scheduled for this afternoon on Karl-Marx-Straße in Berlin-Neukölln, with Governing Mayor Kai Wegner expected to attend.
• Developer MREI began the conversion in 2019 after the department store building had stood vacant for years.
• The redevelopment is now reported as fully complete following a six-year renovation.
• Early occupants include the Rough Trade record shop, and the ground-floor Kalle Halle features street-food vendors.
• The site’s concept assembles startups, coworking spaces, gastronomy and cultural institutions to reactivate the former retail property.