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Upper West (Berlin)

Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 13°19′58″E / 52.504966°N 13.332796°E / 52.504966; 13.332796
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Upper West
Upper West Tower at Breitscheidplatz
Map
Hotel chainMotel One
General information
LocationCharlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°30′18″N 13°19′58″E / 52.504966°N 13.332796°E / 52.504966; 13.332796
Construction started2013
CompletedMarch 2017
Opening03.05.2017[1]
OwnerSigna Holding
Height
Roof118.8 m (390 ft)
Technical details
Floor count33
Design and construction
Architect(s)Christoph Langhof
KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten
References
Website [2]

Upper West is a mixed-used skyscraper in Berlin, Germany. It is located at Breitscheidplatz in the City West area of Berlin, next to the high-rise Zoofenster. It opened on May 3, 2017, and was designed by Christoph Langhof and KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten (Berlin).

Building

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The Upper West is situated in the district of Charlottenburg in Berlin. It has 33 floors and a height of 118.8 metres (390 ft) and was constructed from spring 2013 to March 2017.[3] The building is the 5th tallest building in Berlin after Edge East Side 142 metres (466 ft), Park Inn & Treptowers, both 125 metres (410 ft) and Steglitzer Kreisel, 120 metres (394 ft).

Usage

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The lower floors contain 3,900 m2 of retail space. The first 19 floors above are occupied by the Hotel chain Motel One with 582 rooms.[4] The commercial law firm Görg, including an insolvency administrator, has leased floors 20–23 as well as partial areas on the 19th and 25th floors.[5] A real estate company and an online marketing company moved in above the 25th floor. A Skybar was supposed to open on the 33rd floor, but this has not yet happened.

The developer, the US company RFR Holding, sold the high-rise in November 2017 to Signa Holding, the real estate and trading company founded by René Benko,[6] whose Berlin office is located on the 31st and 32nd floors.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Neues Wahrzeichen für Berlin - das Upper West ist fertig". 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Upper West". Archived from the original on 2018-04-16.
  3. ^ "Grundstein für das "Upper West" in Berlins City gelegt". 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ "DEAL - Magazine | Real Estate | Investment | Finance".
  5. ^ "GÖRG mietet Bürofläche im Berliner UPPER WEST | GÖRG".
  6. ^ "Karstadt-Eigner Signa kauft Berliner Hochhaus "Upper West"". 9 November 2017.
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  • Web-archive (Website) [1]
  • skyscrapercenter.com [2]