Abbrucharbeiten an der Neuen Mainzer Straße

Demolition work on the MainTor site officially completed

On 15th May 2012, the demolition work that started last year on the former Degussa site between Untermainkai and the Kar­me­li­ter­klos­ter in Frank­furt am Main was officially completed. The staff of the planning consultancies involved were invited to demolish the last remaining parts of the complex themselves.

On 15th May 2012, the demolition work that started last year on the former Degussa site between Untermainkai and the Kar­me­li­ter­klos­ter in Frank­furt am Main was officially completed. The staff of the planning consultancies involved were invited to demolish the last remaining parts of the complex themselves.

Under the competent and patient guidance of the excavator driver responsible for the demolition work, the guests were allowed to use a long-reach excavator to break off parts of the downstand beams, floors and walls. This offer was accepted with pleasure and some of the guests were able to fulfill a childhood dream.

On the site, which still has to be cleared, the MainTor Quartier will be built including the Winx, Panorama, Porta and Primus towers as well as the Maintor Patio and Palazzi residential buildings.

The owner is Deutsche Immobilien Chancen (DIC), who will be able to offer a mixture of offices, shops and restaurants extending over a total area of 108.000 m². Jürgen Engel, Prof. Chris­toph Mäkler and Jo Franzke and their offices are responsible for the architecture.

KREBS+KIEFER Ingenieure Darmstadt is responsible for checking the structural design of this project and for construction supervision. The checking engineer is Mr. Dieter Hanek.