MUNICH. An urban, dense, multi-functional, and future-oriented piece of city development is to be built on the site at Fritz-Schäffer-Straße 9 in Neuperlach. In the coming years, plans call for the construction of approximately 325 apartments, a kindergarten, as well as spaces for restaurants, cultural institutions, and retail on the site of a former office building. The city council’s planning committee opened the way for this on Wednesday, December 3rd.
Until 2020, Allianz used two office buildings on this site.
A competition was previously held, which was won by the Amsterdam-based architectural firm Site Practice. The mixed-use concept—combining housing, workspaces, a kindergarten, small shops, and restaurants—is intended to enrich Neuperlach, extending its benefits beyond the planned site boundaries, according to a statement from city authorities.
Until 2020, the company Allianz used two office buildings located directly adjacent to the PEP shopping center. After that, the property was acquired by developer Hines, and from 2021 until October of last year, Building 1 was made available for temporary use under the ‘shaere’ project. Now the neighborhood will be developed as the ‘Fritz District’.
Apartments to Feature Special Layouts
The project is interesting from several perspectives, a statement from the Green Party notes. First, it will create housing not just for various income groups. Furthermore, 100 apartments will have special layouts, allowing them to be used as studios or as ‘cluster apartments’ with shared common areas.
Moreover, the ‘Fritz District’ will be a model of sustainable construction, as 65 percent of the existing buildings will be preserved, renovated, and extended. At the same time, the area will subsequently offer more greenery and relaxation spaces, becoming more pedestrian-friendly. At the corner of Stendlerstraße and Albert-Schweitzer-Straße, a 60-meter-tall building named ‘Fritz 6’ will be constructed, complemented by other, lower-rise structures. This will give the neighborhood its own recognizable landmark.
“We are creating many affordable apartments and enabling other forms of living,” noted Green Party city council member Christian Smolka. “Furthermore, this shows how urban planning functions when existing buildings find new uses, and density is increased on already sealed surfaces.”
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