Rumors: Apartments Planned in "Lamarr" Shell Construction on Vienna's MaHü?
According to a report by the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" on Thursday, the new owner of the Signa project "Lamarr" on Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna is apparently planning a significant partial demolition of the shell building, which has been idle for months. It is said that all floors above the ground floor - that is, the second to eighth floors - are to be removed and replaced with apartments.
New owner to have demolition of Signa shell building examined
The OÖN refers to internal working papers of Stumpf Development GmbH. There is no confirmation from the company. Stumpf Development GmbH, owned by the billionaire Viennese real estate investor Georg Stumpf, purchased the shell building, where work has been halted for a year and a half, last autumn for around 120 million euros.
Apartments instead of department store on Mariahilfer Straße?
So far, it is only certain that Benko's concept of a luxury department store with 20,000 square meters of retail space will not be pursued further, according to the report. Instead, a draft envisions around 40 apartments per floor - with conventional ceiling heights instead of the generous dimensions designed for a department store. A rooftop terrace, which according to servitude must remain publicly accessible, could become a problem for the new usage concept, according to the report. According to the city of Vienna, there is currently no official submission to the building authority.
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