Frankfurt: High-rises in western “Europaviertel” to be limited to 60 m
According to the daily newspaper Frankfurter Neue Presse (FNP), the Frankfurt planning committee has determined that no high-rise taller than 60 m may be built in the western segment of the “Europaviertel,” or “European Quarter”. The tower near the now under construction trade fair hall will be shortened by 40 m from the originally planned 100m, the paper continued, and another high-rise, also 60 m tall, at the future “Europagarten” (“European Garden”) is to be approved. The FNP reported that the reason for the limit on height is because the black-green (Christian Democratic Union/Green Party) coalition that is now in Frankfurt's city hall wants to concentrate the tallest, most visible buildings in the financial and trade fair districts, rather than allowing them to be strewn across the town. In addition to the limit on height, the FNP said the coalition also decided through the planning committee that 30% of the residential area in the western segment of the “Europaviertel” will be reserved for welfare housing. The city council will make a decision on the proposals during the coming week.