UNMÜSSIG leases the Ludwigstürme to the City of Ludwigshafen
Published in Immobilien Zeitung (IZ) by Marius Katzmann
Project developer and real estate investor UNMÜSSIG is leasing all 16,000 m² of office space in the Ludwigstürme building to the Ludwigshafen city administration for use as a back office. The former Postbank building will undergo extensive renovation, while the office space is being converted according to the city’s specifications.
The UNMÜSSIG Group has announced the lease of 16,000 m² of office space in the Ludwigstürme project in the Ludwigshafen’s Technologiepark to the city administration. The contract will run for 20 years. The city will use the space as a back office. Dating back to 1974, the Postbank building on Ernst-Boehe-Straße 15, southwest of the city centre, was acquired by UNMÜSSIG in 2017. The first step will be to extensively refurbish the old building. As well as the use of solar and thermal energy, the plans include energy-efficient refurbishment of the façade and replacement of the building services. The office space will be converted in line with the city administration’s specifications, including plans to adhere to the KFW 55 standard and obtain DGNB Gold certification. As things stand, the tenant will move into the new premises in the third quarter of 2027.
The city administration is spread across several sites in Ludwigshafen. One of these, the town hall centre, is currently being demolished. According to SWR, the city council had proposed moving the town hall to two sites: citizen services in the planned new office building on Berliner Platz and a back office in the former Postbank building. The latter has now been confirmed. “I am delighted that the city has welcomed our proposal to consolidate the currently dispersed rental solutions into a single location in our Ludwigstürme project,” said Hans-Peter Unmüßig, Managing Partner of the Group. UNMÜSSIG is now also in a strong position to become the new investor for the demolition site of the former Kaufhof department store on the central Berliner Platz, which has been unused for years. The city council gave their approval a few days ago, but the land is yet to be purchased from the insolvent previous investor.
