FOUR Frankfurt: Wie man ein Milliardenprojekt durch Corona, Zinswende und Stahlkrise bringt

On the former site of Deutsche Bank, one of Europe's most ambitious construction projects is taking shape: four towers, up to 233 meters high, around 50 financing partners, over 213,000 m² of floor space. Offices, 600 apartments, hotels, restaurants—a vertical city. Purchased in 2015. Without planning permission. By just three people. Then came COVID-19, rising interest rates, and the war in Ukraine. In this episode, we speak with Nikolaus Bieber, Managing Director of Groß & Partner, and Tina Kortmann, Associate Director of UNS United Network Studio Amsterdam—about making decisions under maximum uncertainty and a project that will change Frankfurt forever. If you want to understand how to navigate a billion-dollar project through multiple crises—this is the episode for you. ______________________________________ 🟤 About ConstructionX We are Frankfurt's design and build boutique for commercial interiors. You're in control. We're responsible. ▶ Services: Planning & Construction, Workplace Consulting, Interior Design ▶ Experience with international corporations, family offices, and real estate investors ▶ Located in the heart of Frankfurt ▶ No generalists: only interior design 🟤 Your next steps ▶ Planning an office project? Schedule your initial consultation now: https://constructionx.de/new-work-anf... ▶ Reference projects for Corporate Real Estate: https://constructionx.de/projekte/ ______________________________________ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro – FOUR Frankfurt in 60 Seconds 00:02:23 From 1999 to the present: The history of the site 00:05:49 How it all began: The idea behind the project 00:10:39 The architectural concept of the tower family 00:17:08 More than just offices: City, restaurants & public roof garden 00:19:02 Exclusive: The new 5-star hotel 00:25:23 Tower 1 sale to Allianz: 1.4 billion 00:29:38 Interest rate turnaround, Corona, war in Ukraine – The stress test 00:32:57 The biggest challenges in retrospect 00:39:06 What comes after FOUR? 00:40:41 Is the office dying out? ______________________________________ Image credits: ConstructionX – Own photos (cropped) Four Frankfurt (Groß und Partner) – provided with usage rights (cropped) Union Studio – provided with usage rights (cropped)