Berlin-Charlottenburg: Swissôtel on the Ku-damm approach – Berlin

17 years after its opening, the five-star Hotel Swissôtel Berlin in the Charlottenburg Ku & damm-Eck closes its doors on November 30. Apparently, this is a consequence of the change of ownership of the building between Kurfürstendamm, Joachimsthaler Straße and Augsburger Straße. The real estate entrepreneur Hans Grothe had sold the Ku-damm corner in May to the holding RFR of Frankfurt am Main and the group Centrum of Düsseldorf

Now, among other things, a conversion of the floors of Hotels in the examined offices, said a spokeswoman for RFR. Tagesspiegel. After all, demand in the Berlin office market is high. However, the new use is not fixed. With Swissôtel, they agreed on the expulsion by mutual agreement.

Restaurant 44 also affected by the closure

This luxury hotel belongs to the French group Accor. The two new owners "approached the tenant" to trigger the contract at the beginning, says spokeswoman for the subsidiary Accorinvest, Verena von Gehlen. For guests who have already booked rooms for a period after the end of November, "we offer alternatives in other hotels in Berlin."

This should apply also to staff. Accor is helping 97 employees and 23 apprentices find work or training positions in other group homes in the city, the spokeswoman said. "Given the strong demand for qualified hotel specialists, we are very confident that we will quickly find a new job for all employees."

Rough was conducted. The second largest tenant of Ku-damm-Eck is a C & A fashion store. The distinctive building with a curved facade and a pedestal topped with a group of sculptures by the artist Markus Lüpertz has been designed by the famous architects Gerkan, Marg and Partner.

Accor also operates the Sofitel luxury hotel on the other side of Augsburger Straße, According to information provided by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Berlin, the hotel industry five Stars are doing well throughout the city. According to General Manager Thomas Lengfelder, theaters occupy about 72.5% of this market segment.

RFR and Centrum investors are already active elsewhere on the Ku-damm – for example with the ongoing project "Gloria Berlin". New buildings planned with offices and shops had to give way to the building of the former Gloria Palast cinema and to a neighboring house.