The go-ahead has been given for a new city centre construction project: Work has begun on the site at the Breitenweg/Friedrich-Rauers-Straße junction in Bremen's railway station suburb. The project developers Peper & Söhne and BRAWO Real Estate are jointly revitalising a former brownfield site into a modern mixed-use complex. Completion is scheduled for Q2/2027.
The project combines two uses with a total gross floor area (GFA) of around 11,700 m² on a site area of around 1,700 m².
Together with BRAWO Real Estate, Peper & Söhne is taking on the project management for the new construction of the upper-midscale hotel Holiday Inn - the niu Pier, which will be operated by NOVUM Hospitality and will have around 130 rooms on approx. 5,000 m² of gross floor area. At the same time, a contemporary office building with approx. 6,700 m² GFA is being built in a joint venture with BRAWO Real Estate.
"The office space has already been let to the municipality of Bremen via Immobilien Bremen (Bremen's own municipal enterprise).
A modern office building for the Office for Social Services is being built here," says Uta Kummer, Managing Director of Immobilien Bremen.
‘We are delighted about the start of this project, which is impressive in terms of both urban planning and partnership,’ says Christoph Peper, Managing Partner of Peper & Söhne. ‘On the one hand, it enables us to work together again with NOVUM Hospitality, for whom we were already able to realise the ’Holiday Inn - the niu, Crusoe Bremen Airport" hotel at Bremen Airport. We are also delighted to be working with our new partner, BRAWO Real Estate, for the first time. Last but not least, we are creating urgently needed office space with the new building, which has already been rented on a long-term basis by the municipality of Bremen. The upgrading of the main railway station / ZOB / Bahnhofsvorstadt area is also making progress."
‘The cooperative and constructive collaboration with Immobilien Bremen, our joint venture partner Peper & Söhne and NOVUM Hospitality gives us confidence for the upcoming start of construction,’ says Dr John Beuren, Managing Director of BRAWO Real Estate Development Hamburg. "We have had very positive experiences with the realisation of projects for the public sector. The project for the city of Bremen is an excellent opportunity to further expand our commitment as a reliable partner - and at the same time to make a valuable contribution to the urban development of the station suburb in Bremen."
David Etmenan, Chief Executive Officer & Owner NOVUM Hospitality, adds: "With this city centre construction project in a prime location, we are continuing our growth strategy in northern Germany in a targeted manner. The cooperation with our long-standing project partner Peper & Söhne and the renowned BRAWO Real Estate gives the project additional strength and substance. As one of the world's largest franchise partners of IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are also delighted to further establish our innovative co-brand Holiday Inn - the niu with this hotel project."
The consortium consisting of Kuhlmann Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG and B. Kathmann Bauunternehmung GmbH u. Co. KG is acting as the total contractor for the project, with which Peper & Söhne is also pursuing its usual ambitious goals in terms of sustainability. The ESG-compliant new building will be constructed to the EG 55 standard and will feature comprehensive energy monitoring with smart metering and a photovoltaic system, among other things. Peper & Söhne and BRAWO Real Estate are aiming for at least LEED Gold certification for the office building.
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