Estrel Tower
| Estrel Tower | |
|---|---|
Construction site in May 2025 | |
Interactive map of the Estrel Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Location | Sonnenallee 225, Berlin, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°28′19″N 13°27′30″E / 52.471894°N 13.458407°E |
| Construction started | 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 2026[1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Floor area | 77,500 m2 (834,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Barkow Leibinger |
The Estrel Tower is a 176 m tall skyscraper topped-out in the Neukölln district of Berlin, Germany. After its completion in 2026 the building will become Berlin's tallest building and Germany's tallest hotel.[2]
History
In 2013 the Estrel Hotel started a competition for the realization of a high-rise next to the existing hotel building located on the Sonnenallee. The competition was won by Barkow Leibinger (founded by Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger) who proposed a series of triangulated volumes resembling the game of Tangram in response to the existing hotel building and the low-rise surrounding neighbourhoods. The proposal included a skyscraper with a sloped silhouette and a roof terrace oriented to the city.[3]
In December 2017 the borough assembly of Neukölln gave its permission for the project.[4] Ekkehard Streletzki, the owner of the Estrel Hotel, adjusted the plans for the exclusive usage as a hotel building during the COVID-19 pandemic to a mixed usage with 522 hotel rooms and 9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft) of office space.[5][1]
The construction started in November 2021.[6] The project aims to earn a LEED Platinum certification.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ "Barkow Leibinger". barkowleibinger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Michaelis, Nils. "Weg frei für Estrel Tower - Berliner Abendblatt". Berliner Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Hill, Lauren Jade (2021-12-26). "Project in focus: Estrel Tower, Berlin". TOPHOTELNEWS. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Berlins bald höchstes Gebäude wächst ab sofort in die Höhe". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Krieg, Julian (2024-05-01). "100-meter mark - "Sky's the limit": Estrel Tower sets new standards in the Berlin skyline!"". Estrel Tower. Retrieved 2024-10-06.