Frankfurt region: Green light for commercial center in Hanau
Hanseatische Betreuungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft (Hanseatic Supervision and Participation Company) mbH (HBB) will be allowed to build a shopping and services center with apartments at the Westbahnhof (Western Station). Local newspapers in Hanau, quoting Mayor Klaus Kaminsky (SPD), reported that the parliamentary majority for the “Postcarée” (“Post Office Block”) is assured. The investment volume is placed at €30mn to €40mn. Construction is to begin during the summer. For the 26,000 sqm construction site, HBB is planning, among other objects, a 4,000 sqm grocery store, a new building with a drugstore and an organic products market, and also a residential and commercial building. A further 3,000 sqm of office space are to be developed in the Hauptpost (Central Post Office) building.