Minto (shopping mall)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minto
Minto
Basic data
Location: Mönchengladbach
Opening: March 26, 2015
Total area: 42,000 m²
Sales area : Max. 26,000 m²
Shops: 104
Visitors: approx. 8 million in the first year
Owner : Unibail-Rodamco Germany
Website: minto.de
Transport links
Railway station: Mönchengladbach main station
Stops: Am Minto, Kleiststrasse
Omnibus : 003, 007, 008, 009, 010, 013, 019, 023, 033
Motorways : A44, A52,A61
Parking spaces : 905
Technical specifications
Architects : Heine planning company
kadawittfeldarchitektur
kplus concept
Architectural style : Postmodern
Construction: Solid construction
Building-costs: EUR 210 million

The Minto is a shopping center opened in 2015 on Hindenburgstraße in Mönchengladbach city ​​center. With 104 shops on 26,000 m² of retail space , it is one of the medium-sized shopping centers in Germany and is considered the first four-star shopping center. The owner and operator is Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH , based in Düsseldorf , which emerged from mfi (Management für Immobilien) AG in Essen . The name Minto goes back to a naming competition and means mine in the Lower Rhine ( East Limburg ) dialect .

offer

On four levels, the Minto has up to 104 shops and 22 restaurants such as Vapiano or Subway , some of which are grouped around themed dining areas in the Mintos Deli with a show kitchen or have outdoor areas. The range of services includes a reception with trilingual hostesses, intuitive guidance systems, quiet areas, baby lounges with nursing and changing rooms and a central play area for children. Well-known retail chains such as Sportscheck , Deichmann , New Yorker , Forever 21 , H&M , Desigual , Playmobil , Nanu-Nana and Saturn make up a mix of offers typical of shopping centers. There are also branches of Aldi and Rewe , dm , Müller and a Borussia Mönchengladbach fan shop and, since March 2020, a branch of the Starbucks café chain . There is free WiFi access throughout the center and there are charging stations for iPhones and iPads, electric cars and e-bikes. On the two parking levels there are 600 parking spaces (including 13 family parking spaces) and an additional 305 parking spaces in the neighboring parking garage as well as bicycle parking spaces in front of the building.

history

prehistory

The city theater, which opened in 1959, the Iduna high-rise and two shopping centers were located on the approximately 14,000 m² site of today's Minto between Steinmetzstrasse and Hindenburgstrasse: the theater gallery opened in 1993 and the atrium built in 1949, the first covered shopping mall in Germany. Stadttheater and Iduna-Hochhaus belonged together with the opposite Sonnenhaus and Theaterplatz to an ensemble from the 1960s that was significant in terms of urban history. From 1996 the city tried to establish itself as a musical city with the musical Gambler . The city theater, which has now been closed, has been converted into a musical stage . In June 1998 the musicals were stopped for lack of success, since then the city theater has been idle for most of the time. At the turn of the millennium, the existing buildings on Hindenburgstrasse no longer met the requirements for modern retail space and there were considerable vacancies. Even the commercial space in the new theater gallery was never fully let.

With the statutes of February 2, 2006, the city of Mönchengladbach secured the right of first refusal for the land around the former theater. On the basis of in June 2007 by the City Council approved local supply and centers concept, the presented Otto Group is part of the Hamburg ECE Projektmanagement a trade and service center (HDZ) plans for the new building on the Hindenburg Street under the name New Center Mönchengladbach . The drafts envisaged a development across Steinmetzstrasse into the Wilhelminian-era district with 28,000 m² of retail space. ECE had already secured the right of first refusal for the old tax office of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . In 2008, the owners of the Lichthof-Passage also submitted a preliminary building request for an extension to 6000 m² with a new market hall to be built. The city commissioned the Society for Market and Sales Research (GmA) to carry out an initial impact analysis and the development company of the city (EWMG) launched a Europe-wide tender for a shopping center with a total sales area between 15,000 and 29,000 m² for the sale of the urban land .

After the Essener Management für Immobilien AG (mfi) already had purchase options for the theater gallery of the Swiss Ziag Group and for the atrium, it developed an alternative for a development under the project name Mönchengladbach Arcaden , which should only run between Steinmetzstrasse and Hindenburgstrasse. The deadline for submitting plans for the new HDZ ended on September 15, 2009. ECE and mfi submitted plans; two initially interested parties ( Sierra Developments Germany and the Concepta / Westdeutsche Immobilienbank bidding consortium ) did not submit anything. The mfi concept was awarded the contract by the City Council of Mönchengladbach at the end of 2009, which had less additional retail space and which would save around 11 million euros in investment costs for tunneling under Steinmetzstraße for the city as part of the ECE concept. ECE's plans met with relatively little support from the start. Also, only mfi was sufficient as a bidder with European public procurement law through its purchase options .

planning phase

In January 2011 the city of Mönchengladbach commissioned a new impact analysis based on the key data of the new planning by the GmA, which came to the conclusion that the planned project would generate an increase in customer frequency from which the neighboring retail trade could also benefit. In the meeting of the planning and construction committee on May 17, 2011 to draw up the necessary development plan, a high architectural quality without boring facades was demanded. In addition, a reinterpretation of the important urban planning function of the Iduna high-rise building, which is to be demolished, as a delimitation of the theater forecourt and a joint function for the upper Hindenburgstrasse for the new building was required. These demands were also supported by the Mönchengladbach Architects, an association of 37 local architects.

On the basis of the urban planning guiding principles for shaping the cityscape as set out in the planning committee: Completion and upgrading of the pedestrian zone, integration of the building of the commercial and service center into the existing urban structure and creation of a new inner-city stepping stone between Altem Markt and Europaplatz, initiated by the mfi in coordination with the city Mönchengladbach an architectural competition about the facade development . Faltin + Sattler from Düsseldorf took over the coordination. The jury meeting, at which the Aachen office kadawittfeldarchitektur GmbH emerged as the winner, took place on May 20, 2011.

The public was involved from summer 2011 with the public display of the draft plan, and the neighboring towns of Korschenbroich and Jüchen were also informed, who initially raised no concerns. As the client, mfi set up a public showroom in the old tax office to present the project and organized information events. In the following months, 86 suggestions and 18 statements were received; six of them were the subject of a hearing of the commission of the planning and construction committee. The city of Korschenbroich also ultimately raised concerns. On March 21, 2012, the development plan 720 / North prepared for the project was approved by the City Council and an urban development contract was signed with the investor mfi, in which, among other things, essential points on the development facilities , transport infrastructure and facade design were bindingly agreed.

For use , the mfi developed a new concept called four-star shopping , in which customers are offered a multi-sensory shopping experience as well as increased service based on the four-star hotel industry . The aim was to take account of the customers' identified need for advice, service and enjoyable experiences and thus reach customers across the region as far as the Dutch border area. The catalog that defines the various services comprises over 600 criteria. The Düsseldorf design studio kplus konzept was commissioned to implement an interior design tailored to these leitmotifs .

The financing was secured in May 2012 found. The German Mortgage Bank and Bayerische Landesbank presented mfi for the construction of Mönchengladbach arcades 144.5 million euros in the form of a club deal available. At the same time, mfi acquired the first anchor tenants and offered the existing tenants of the atrium and theater gallery a move to the new shopping center with an interim solution.

Construction phase

Opposite the construction site, mfi first built a two-storey hall with 2000 m² of usable space on the theater square in front of the Sonnenhaus. It served as an interim solution for the tenants of the atrium and theater gallery who wanted to move into the new shopping center. The tenants included Sport Scheck, the Kamps bakery , WMF and the Mayersche bookstore . The temporary shopping hall was named Vis a Vis and was opened on October 4, 2012. At the same time, the buildings planned for demolition were completely cleared.

From autumn 2012 , the company Prangenberg & Zaum, commissioned with the dismantling , demolished the shopping arcade Lichthof, the theater gallery and the city theater. On November 26, 2012, demolition work began on the 30-meter-high Iduna skyscraper; this led to problems with asbestos pollution . On December 6, 2012, the building permit for the new building was granted. The laying of the foundation stone took place on June 28, 2013 in the presence of the Mayor of Mönchengladbach at the time, Norbert Bude .

From February 5 to 19, 2014, the final name of the shopping center was sought in a naming competition. A jury selected the ten best names from among 2190 entries, from which the Mönchengladbach residents could choose their favorites. Finally, the jury chose Minto from the three most frequently mentioned names , which was announced at the topping-out ceremony in April 2014. The term goes back to the expression Dat is min to (this is mine to) a Lower Rhine dialect spoken in Mönchengladbach and means possessing mine. The logo developed for the new name was presented in December 2014. At the end of January 2015, the Mönchengladbach-Nord district council decided to change the name of a section of Viersener Strasse next to the Minto . At the request of the investor mfi, it is now called Am Minto .

business

Minto facade facing Sonnenhausplatz with the Seven Donkeys sculptural group

The inauguration took place on March 25, 2015. The victim of the Germanwings flight 9525 was also remembered . Three expected guests, employees of Desigual and Mango , were killed in the crash. After a press conference there was an opening reception with around 800 invited guests. Afterwards, 3000 selected visitors, who had previously applied online, were allowed to shop exclusively at a pre-opening from 7.30pm to 11pm . DJ Noah Becker and star chef Nelson Müller performed . The Minto officially opened for the first time on March 26, 2015 at 8 a.m.

After the French Unibail-Rodamco had already taken over the Essen-based mfi AG in 2014, it was renamed Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH in August 2015 . At the same time, work began on building an additional commercial building for offices, practices and restaurants next to the shopping center. After the opening of the new shopping center and the dismantling of the Vis a Vis , the city began construction work on the new Sonnenhausplatz, which will replace the old Theaterplatz in the same place. For this purpose, Unibail-Rodamco financed the sculpture group Seven Donkeys by the American sculptor Rita McBride .

On the last Saturday before Christmas 2015, the building was evacuated after a fire alarm . That was the climax of a series of false positives, which were repeatedly the subject of media reports and the cause of which was eliminated at the end of January 2016 by installing new sensors . The "Minto Days" from March 26th to April 2nd, 2016 celebrated its one year anniversary. At that time, the Minto had already been visited by over 8 million people.

Events

  • In September 2015, the Minto was looking for its own shopping queen . The winner was allowed to take part as a candidate in the show of the same name with Guido Maria Kretschmer on the TV channel VOX .
  • For the 2016 carnival session, the prince couple of the city of Mönchengladbach were weighed down with chocolate at an event in the Minto.

architecture

Shopping arcade with two-storey facades as well as Green Point and Diner's Tree

The Minto is a four-storey reinforced concrete building with an additional basement floor , predominantly made of in-situ concrete with curtain wall elements in the style of contemporary postmodernism . The building is located on an approx. 14,000 m² plot of land, the slope of which enables ground level access on three floors and encloses some existing buildings along Hindenburgstrasse in a closed U-shape. It has 41,864 m² of usable space on seven levels. On a basement there are four levels (1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor and 1st floor) with a total of 26,000 m² of retail space. There are parking spaces on level 5 (2nd floor) and on the roof, level 6. In addition, there is access to the old theater gallery parking garage, which was built onto one side. The gross floor area is 81,266 m².

The structure planned by the Hamburg architects Heine Planungsgesellschaft is structured horizontally with curved lines and rounded corners, cantilevered or recessed. The retail areas are accessed via a multi-storey central mall with open galleries. Various light wells supply the core area with daylight. The shops on the third level are mostly two-story inside as maisonettes with up to 8 m high inner facades.

The outer facades consist of glass facade elements in a post-and-rail construction as well as vertical strips of lamellas in front of black smooth sheet metal. The basic elements are 1.40 m high vertical ceramic slats in eleven different shades of off-white, gray, ocher, reddish brown and brown, which are designed in the tradition of the regionally typical field fire clinker . The facade design is the result of an architecture competition and comes from the planning office kadawittfeldarchitektur from Aachen. In the final choice of material, various samples were tested and pigeon experts were also consulted.

The interior design was created by the Düsseldorf design studio kplus konzept based on the four-star concept developed by mfi. The leitmotif was: Feeling at home . In addition to a guidance system and quiet zones, five multi-level, multi-sensory highlight facades were designed for implementation. The facades with the names Glamor Walk, Frame Yourself, Noble Sensation, Fluid Flow and the greened facade Green Point are supposed to offer different multi-sensory shopping experiences through a synaesthetic combination of materials, sound and fragrance design. In addition, a new food court concept was adopted and four themed areas (kitchen, living room, winter garden or library) were designed in which customers of the 11 surrounding gastro counters can dine. Natural materials, organic shapes and natural soundscapes characterize the interior design as a whole.

In the central atrium is the Diner's Tree, an 18-meter-high tree-like sculpture by the French artist Alexis Tricoire , consisting of numerous plates and lush greenery. Its task is to create a vertical connection across all four levels and to guide guests intuitively to the various gastronomic offers.

The building was certified with the platinum seal of approval for sustainable building . In the end, the total construction costs amounted to 210 million euros.

Public controversy

The shopping center was the subject of broad public discussion from 2006 when the first plans were presented. Critics feared that the shopping center would create vacancies in the Hindenburgstrasse pedestrian zone . The information on the sales areas and the supra-regional attraction hoped for by the supporters were also questioned. The urban development aspect was also discussed. A legal opinion by the specialist lawyer in procurement and European law Arnold Boesen came to the conclusion in 2007 that the sale of the old tax office building to ECE by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia without a European tender was illegal, which prompted the Mönchengladbach City Council to avoid competitor lawsuits to carry out a Europe-wide tender for the HDZ project. When the mfi was sold to Unibail-Rodamco, renegotiations with financial disadvantages for the city were feared, and the result of the naming competition and the renaming of Viersener Straße to Am Minto were criticized.

Political critics included above all the parliamentary groups of the Greens and Die Linke . The city of Korschenbroich also raised concerns. Above all, Bernhard Weyers, spokesman for the atrium owners, and the Viersen management consultant Winfried Tackenberg publicly argued against the project. In the end, the ECE, according to its own statements, felt “pushed to the wall” and reserved the right to take legal action.

In September 2015, City Management Mönchengladbach rated the Minto as a great success and an image boost for the city. However, vacancies in Hindenburgstrasse and the 43 different opening times of the shops in the city center were viewed critically. One year after the opening, the Minto appears successful and accepted by the population. Up to 35,000 customers visit the Minto every day, around four percent of them from the Netherlands. In 2016, the center management and the Prinzengarde of the city of Mönchengladbach agreed on a cooperation to carry out carnival events in and around the Minto. According to the retail committee of the Middle Lower Rhine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in July 2016, the Minto is a big win . The vacancy rate has increased in two peripheral areas of the pedestrian zone .

Web links

Commons : Minto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald Wendler: The first impressions from the Minto - the doors are wide open. (No longer available online.) Mönchengladbacher Zeitung, March 26, 2015, archived from the original on July 15, 2016 ; accessed on July 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mg-heute.de
  2. ↑ a b Jan Schnettler: Minto cracks the eight million mark. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , March 10, 2016, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b c Patrick Peters: Shopping center with four stars. NRW Now, March 26, 2015, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Minto in Mönchengladbach - all information about the new shopping center. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , accessed on July 15, 2016 . First 4-star shopping center in Germany. In: Edition 04/2015. Niederrhein Manager, March 10, 2016, accessed on July 15, 2016 . The highlights from the Minto. In: Top 10 Rhineland. Rheinische Post , accessed on July 15, 2016 . Minto opened. (No longer available online.) Textile Industry, archived from the original on July 15, 2016 ; accessed on July 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.


     @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.textilwirtschaft.de
  5. ↑ a b Dirk Richerdt: Gambler - a musical stirs up a city. In: RP-Online. August 20, 2014, accessed January 12, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c HDZ discussion point Iduna high-rise. Citizens' newspaper Mönchengladbach, May 9, 2011, accessed on July 16, 2016 .
  7. ↑ a b Articles of Association on a special right of first refusal in accordance with § 25 Paragraph 1 No. 2 BauGB. (PDF) City of Mönchengladbacher, February 2, 2006, accessed on July 17, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b c Impact analysis for the settlement of a shopping center in Mönchengladbach. Society for Market and Sales Research, May 2011, accessed on July 16, 2016 .
  9. ↑ a b Ralf Jüngermann: ECE forum is getting smaller. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , June 19, 2009, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  10. ↑ a b Ralf Jüngermann: Lichthof is planning a market hall. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , July 9, 2008, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  11. ↑ HDZ Four applicants in the running. Citizen newspaper Mönchengladbach, May 3, 2009, accessed on July 19, 2016 .
  12. ^ Herbert Baumann: Neue Mitte ECE is getting impatient. Westdeutsche Zeitung , January 26, 2010, accessed on July 16, 2016 . Ralf Jüngermann: HDZ: Two investors, three plans. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , September 2, 2009, accessed on July 16, 2016 . Ralf Jüngermann: New space for shopping gallery. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , August 12, 2009, accessed on July 16, 2016 .
  13. ^ Facade qualification Mönchengladbach Arcaden Mönchengladbach. (No longer available online.) Competitions Current, May 20, 2011, formerly in the original ; accessed on July 15, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wettbewerbe-aktuell.de  
  14. ↑ a b c “Mönchengladbach-Arcaden” building project on Hindenburgstrasse in the MG center. Committee for Planning, Community Development and the Environment City of Jüchen, September 12, 2011, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Jutta Finke-Gödde: 110 stores in the new center. Westdeutsche Zeitung , March 22, 2011, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Harald Wendler: Development plan for a new shopping center decided by the council with a large majority. (No longer available online.) Mönchengladbacher Zeitung, March 21, 2012, archived from the original on July 16, 2016 ; Retrieved July 17, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mg-heute.de
  17. ↑ Antonia Lange, dpa: Shopping centers are reinventing themselves - shopping alone is no longer enough. n-tv , December 11, 2014, accessed July 15, 2016 .
  18. ↑ a b The center where birds chirp. The trade, March 26, 2015, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Club Deal describes a closed investment consortium with few participants; s. PaySol GmbH, financial dictionary .
  20. ^ Deutsche Hypothekenbank and BayernLB finance Mönchengladbach Arcaden. Deutsche Hypothekenbank , May 13, 2012, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  21. ↑ "Vis a Vis" opened. (No longer available online.) Alt Hindenburg, October 4, 2012, archived from the original on July 15, 2016 ; accessed on July 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / alt.hindenburger.de
  22. ^ A b Jan Schnettler, Ralf Jüngermann: The slow exodus before the demolition. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , January 18, 2012, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Angela Rietdorf: The lights go out in the atrium. Westdeutsche Zeitung , January 4, 2012, accessed on July 16, 2016 . Christina Rentmeister: Excavators tear down Iduna high-rise. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , November 27, 2012, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  24. ^ Herbert Baumann, Klaus Pollen: Asbestos in the Iduna high-rise. Westdeutsche Zeitung , November 23, 2012, accessed on July 19, 2016 .
  25. ↑ Harald Wendler: Building permit for "Mönchengladbach Arcaden" granted. (No longer available online.) Mönchengladbacher Zeitung, December 6, 2012, archived from the original on July 19, 2016 ; Retrieved July 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mg-heute.de
  26. ^ "Mönchengladbach Arcaden" celebrated the laying of the foundation stone Shell for the new shopping center finished this year. Economic development agency Mönchengladbach, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  27. ^ Christof Siemes: Stranded in Mönchengladbach. Die Zeit , February 4, 2016, accessed on July 15, 2016 . Inge Schnettler: And the shopping center is called ... Minto! In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , April 12, 2014, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  28. ↑ Mönchengladbach Arcaden are now called Minto. Property Magazine, April 14, 2014, accessed July 15, 2016 . Laura Schameitat: Minto presents its logo. Westdeutsche Zeitung , December 6, 2014, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  29. ↑ Strasse am Minto may be called Am Minto. (PDF) In: mg 3.0. Masterplan Mönchengladbach eV, January 30, 2015, accessed on July 21, 2016 .
  30. ↑ Minto shopping center opened. Schuhkurier, accessed July 15, 2016 . Inge Schnettler: 75,000 visitors expected at the Minto opening. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , March 23, 2015, accessed on July 20, 2016 .
  31. ↑ mfi becomes Unibail-Rodamco Germany. Haufe , August 24, 2015, accessed July 21, 2016 . Unibail-Rodamco buys the remaining mfi shares from Perella-Weinberg. Haufe , July 24, 2014, accessed July 21, 2016 .
  32. ↑ Dirk Richerdt: Seven donkeys hang around in front of the Minto. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , September 3, 2014, accessed on July 24, 2016 . Dirk Richerdt: Planning for City-Platz goes into the next round. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , July 8, 2014, accessed on July 24, 2016 . Sunny spot. In: 3.0 mg. Masterplan Mönchengladbach eV, January 30, 2015, accessed on July 24, 2016 .
  33. ↑ a b Sabine Kricke: The Minto is one year old. In: RP Online. Rheinische Post , March 26, 2016, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  34. ↑ a b Prinzengarde relies on the Minto effect. Stadtspiegel, February 2, 2016, accessed July 15, 2016 .
  35. ↑ Minto Shopping Center opens on Hindenburgstrasse. Citizen newspaper Mönchengladbach, March 29, 2015, accessed on July 15, 2016 . Development projects downtown ›Minto. Economic development agency Mönchengladbach, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  36. ↑ a b Minto-Arcaden Mönchengladbach. In: Certified Projects. German Sustainable Building Council , accessed on July 22, 2016 .
  37. ↑ Inge Schnettler: Architects explain the Minto facade. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , March 27, 2015, accessed on July 18, 2016 . Dieter Weber, Lioba Müller: Eleven shades make the Minto beautiful and noble. Rheinische Post , July 7, 2014, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
  38. ↑ The Food-Cort concept originally comes from the Carsch-Haus in Düsseldorf and was already part of the plans for the Markthallen expansion of the Lichthof-Passage in 2008. (s. Ralf Jüngermann: atrium is planning a market hall. In: . PR Online Rheinische Post , July 9th 2008, accessed on July 18, 2016 . )
  39. ^ Minto, Mönchengladbach (2015). In: atlas.bdia. Association of German Interior Architects, accessed on July 15, 2016 . Minto Mall design. (No longer available online.) Kplus concept, archived from the original on July 18, 2016 ; Retrieved July 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
     @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kplus-konzept.de
  40. ^ Philipp Nieländer: Topping- out ceremony: The shopping center is called Minto. Westdeutsche Zeitung , April 11, 2014, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  41. ^ Uli Laubach: HDZ: The reasons for the decision of the Gladbach Greens. Die Grünen Mönchengladbach, June 2, 2010, accessed on July 16, 2016 . HDZ operator Mfi is about to sell - the city will be ripped off. Die Linke Mönchengladbach, April 28, 2013, accessed on July 16, 2016 .
  42. ↑ Herbert Baumann: ECE wants to fight. Westdeutsche Zeitung , November 23, 2012, accessed on March 3, 2010 .
  43. ↑ Christian Lingen: The Minto brings so much movement. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , September 11, 2015, accessed on July 27, 2016 .
  44. ↑ IHK retail committee visits the Minto. IHK-Krefeld, accessed on July 15, 2016 .
  45. ^ Ludwig Krause: Wallstrasse fights against vacancy. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , August 6, 2016, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  46. ↑ Jan Schnettler: Merchants want to revive the upper town. In: PR Online. Rheinische Post , July 16, 2016, accessed on August 6, 2016 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 16 ″  E