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Sheet metal square
Sheet metal square
View of the Blechen Carré with its historic facade of the Carl Blechen primary school
Basic data
Location: cottbus
Opening: September 26, 2008
Total area: 50,000 m²
Sales area : 20,400 m²
Shops: 86
Turnover : € 55 million
Operator: CBC Projekt GmbH
Website: www.blechen-carre.de
Transport links
Bus stop: City promenade, city hall, August-Bebel-Strasse
Stops: 3
Tram : Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Omnibus : Lines 3N, 4N, 5N, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 44, 47
Motorways : A15/ B97, B168,B169
Parking spaces : 465
Technical specifications
Construction time : November 2006 – September 2008
Building-costs: € 55 million

The sheets Carré is a shopping center in Cottbus . It is named after the Cottbus painter Carl Blechen .

Overview

View of Blechen Carré and the Stadtpromenade tram stop

Blechen Carré Cottbus is the largest shopping center in Lusatia with a sales area of ​​19,600 m² and a total area of ​​50,000 m² . With 80 shops, it increases the range in the Cottbus city center and thus complements the sales areas in the Sprem pedestrian zone and the neighboring Spree-Galerie . The adjacent department store of Galeria Kaufhof is directly and barrier-free connected to the Blechen Carré. Due to its location on the city ​​promenade in the immediate vicinity of the tram and bus stop of the same name , it is ideally accessible by public transport . The integrated multi-storey car park can be reached via Karl-Liebknecht- Strasse, which offers short distances to the Cottbus city ​​ring and the trunk roads. An extension by a second construction phase is planned.

shops

The center concept provides for a large number of smaller sales areas with a few large anchor tenants . The branch mix offers branches of the fashion chains New Yorker , Esprit , Vero Moda / Jack & Jones and Ernsting's family , the shoe stores Deichmann , Mayers and Anika, the electronics store MediMax , the toy retailer Spiele Max, the video game chain Gamestop , the book chain Thalia , the sports outfitter Intersport , the drugstore dm and the supermarket Penny-Markt .

On the opening day, all 80 retail spaces in the center were rented, but just under a year later around ten percent of the retail space was vacant. In particular, the food court marketplace located in the basement and the original Rewe supermarket, which had a market concept with an upscale range, had already vacated their sales areas by the end of 2009. As a result, renovation work took place, which transformed the basement into additional retail space and increased the gastronomic offer Parts moved to the higher floors. ProMarkt , the predecessor of anchor tenant Medimax, had to give up its business in 2013 due to bankruptcy. At the end of February 2016, the clothing chain C&A withdrew from Blechen Carré, which was also considered an anchor tenant. The successor on October 13, 2016 was the department store chain TK Maxx , which offers a range focused on fashion and home accessories.

Development and history

Interior view of the Carl Blechen elementary school integrated into the center
View of the Kosmos ice bar “Sternchen” and the fountain in the city promenade, where the Blechen Carré stands today
View including the car park entrance

As early as 1992 there were initial considerations to build a shopping center in the city center of Cottbus instead of the small pavilions on the city promenade. These were resumed in 1999 and resulted in concrete ideas for a city ​​gallery in the following years to revitalize the city center and attract additional purchasing power from the surrounding area. Many plans with various investors such as ECE were controversially discussed for years and then discarded before the plans for today's Blechen Carré were finally created and decided in 2005. These provided for the integration of the former Carl Blechen elementary school on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse into the shopping center. A use of the remaining old stock of the city promenade, such as the Kosmos-Eisbar Sternchen , which is popular with Cottbus residents, was not planned, which led to fierce criticism. Construction work finally began at the end of 2006 with the demolition of the pedestrian bridge over the tram tracks. A year and a half later, construction was completed and the opening took place on September 26, 2008.

Second construction phase

View over the area of ​​the second construction phase to Blechen Carré before the pavilions in the city promenade are demolished

Even before the Blechen Carré was completed, the investor Gepro came up with ideas for expanding the shopping center to the north. The earlier pavilions in the city promenade had long since fallen into disrepair, and subsequent use was unlikely. Construction was scheduled to start in 2009, with the completion of this second construction phase by Easter 2011. The Cottbus city council, however, hesitated with a resolution until the end of 2010, demanding improvements and guarantees that the extension could be opened without vacancy if possible. In the same year, the opening date was postponed to Christmas 2012, at which time, according to the investor, around 70% of the space in the second construction phase, which should cost around 20 million euros and offer space for 30 shops on around 6500 m², was rented. Meanwhile, the city of Cottbus calculated a grant of 420,000 euros for the demolition of the pavilions, which took place in 2011. Due to difficulties with financing and leasing the space, the planned opening date had to be postponed until 2013. The city finally gave the investor a deadline of September 2014 to submit a coherent financing concept for the second construction phase. Since this was not the case, the development plan for the area was canceled by the city council on September 24, 2014.

In the summer of 2015, the investor, who was still the property owner, came back unexpectedly. According to his own statements, at this point in time he had sufficient financial resources to finance a second construction phase. Due to the cancellation of the development plan and the past few years, the city administration was skeptical, but nevertheless started negotiations. In the following weeks, in contrast to previous years, constructive talks took place between the two parties with the aim of finally clearing the wasteland in the heart of the city. By September 2015, three different designs of various sizes for the new development of the area were developed together with several planning offices. The suggestions and wishes of Cottbusers should also be given greater consideration this time. These demanded, among other things, the restoration of the Sternchen ice cream bar or a market hall for the weekly market . In addition to the fallow land, the parking lot at the post office south of the town hall should also be included in order to create an optimal connection to the Spree-Galerie . The plans called for construction to start in 2016 and an opening at the end of 2017. In December 2015, the Lord Mayor of Cottbus , Holger Kelch , also spoke out in favor of the new plans, which should be implemented with around 18 million euros. In the spring of 2016 there were further delays: Because the change requests from the city and citizens to the construction plans meant additional costs, the investor looked for savings opportunities in other parts of the construction concept. Parts of the planned glass facade should be made less concise, the height of the storeys should be reduced and the design of the side facing the living area changed. For the city, the will of the citizens about the drafts from the previous autumn is binding, for the investor the construction cost of 18 million euros and the usable area of ​​around 10,000 m². The decision of the city council on the construction was postponed several times. On September 28, 2016, the Cottbus city council finally approved the development plan in close consultation with the investor. The construction work should start in early 2017, the opening was planned for September 2018. A year later in September 2017, the city administration was still unable to issue a building permit because the investor had not yet submitted all the necessary documents. In the meantime, the city had given him financial support and reduced the parking fee for the lower number of new parking spaces by 600,000 euros to 300,000 euros. On April 25, 2018, the city administration issued the building permit for the second construction phase. The investor named September 2018 as the start of construction. He is planning a visual connection to the existing shopping center and has announced that the entire complex of both buildings could be marketed under the name City Mall in the future for legal reasons .

In spring 2019 it was announced that French investors had lost interest in the property. The owner now wants to look for new investors by autumn 2019. The city administration is still interested in expanding the shopping center, but at the same time voices are being raised to reconsider the project or to find an interim solution that at least visually enhances the area.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ A new magnet unfolds its effect in Cottbus. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 27, 2008, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  4. ^ Loss of tenants in the Cottbus Blechen-Carré. (No longer available online.) In: Lausitzer Rundschau . January 30, 2010, archived from the original on February 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  5. ↑ The Cottbus market carousel: Max Bahr, Praktiker and Promarkt are disappearing. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . November 23, 2013, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  6. ^ Movement in Cottbus clothing world. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . December 30, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
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  8. ↑ Medimax becomes another anchor tenant in Blechen-Carré. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 21, 2007, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  9. ↑ IHK puts pressure on the City-Galerie. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . March 19, 2003, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  10. ↑ Turning away from the confrontational course. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . November 25, 2004, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  11. ^ Negotiations about the second construction phase of the Cottbus Blechen-Carré. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 15, 2009, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  12. ↑ a b Cottbus Blechen-Carré annex is getting closer. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . May 4, 2013, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  13. ↑ Cottbuser Blechen-Carré before the second start. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . October 27, 2010, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  14. ↑ Last respite for Blechen-Carré. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 12, 2014, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  15. ↑ Bylaws on the repeal of the project-related development plan "Stadtpromenade Cottbus, 2nd construction section Blechen-Carré". Website of the city of Cottbus. September 24, 2014, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  16. ↑ Blechen-Carré investor apparently has money for cultivation. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . June 16, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  17. ^ New start for the city promenade in Cottbus. (No longer available online.) In: Lausitzer Rundschau . July 14, 2015, archived from the original on February 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  18. ↑ Discussions about the city promenade. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 18, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  19. ↑ Quick start for the new city promenade. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 30, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  20. ↑ Mayor for city promenade. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . December 17, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2016 (German).
  21. ↑ Shopping center: the will of the citizen is binding. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 5, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2016 (German).
  22. ^ Compromise for shopping center in Cottbus city promenade. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 15, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016 (German).
  23. ↑ Green light for new shopping center. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 29, 2016, accessed on September 29, 2016 (German).
  24. ↑ Waiting for a word from the investor. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . September 28, 2017, accessed October 4, 2017 (German).
  25. ↑ Cottbus approves extension for the Blechen-Carré. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 25, 2018, accessed on May 6, 2018 (German).
  26. ↑ The eternal wasteland in the city center. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . March 28, 2019, accessed April 19, 2019 (German).
  27. ^ City is waiting for signals from Blechen-Carré-Investor. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . April 18, 2019, accessed on April 19, 2019 (German).

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 30 ″  N , 14 ° 19 ′ 52.5 ″  E