Discussions About New Plans for "Lamarr" Shell Construction in Vienna Underway
Construction work has not been carried out on the shell since the Signa bankruptcy for months. According to reports, the new owner, Stumpf Development GmbH, is considering converting the building into a residential house.
Once, the Leiner Group offered furniture and furnishings on several floors at this address. After purchasing and demolishing the property, the Signa Group originally planned a luxury shopping temple and a hotel.
Signa planned luxury department store - now new apartments could emerge
Noble goods and regional products were to be offered on eight floors. A gastronomy zone was also planned. However, the department store, named after the Vienna-born Hollywood diva Hedy Lamarr, was not completed. After the Signa insolvency, a company of investor and construction tycoon Georg Stumpf is now the owner of the building.
They purchased the half-finished property for 120 million euros. A shopping temple does not necessarily have to be built there. The zoning also allows for other uses. According to media reports, a large part of the shell is actually to be demolished. Subsequently, it is to be rebuilt with significantly lower ceiling heights.
Currently, the floors on which sales areas were planned are likely to be far too high for the planned apartments. There has been no confirmation of the new concept from the company yet. In a statement to the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten," they recently spoke of "plan variants."
City of Vienna Expects New Building Application in June
In any case, discussions are already underway at City Hall, as a spokesperson for Housing Councillor Kathrin Gaal (SPÖ) confirmed to the APA on Monday. These are primarily being conducted in the Building Directorate. The building police expect the building application to arrive in June. There will also be meetings with local residents, as emphasized. The city is certainly keen to ensure that construction continues quickly at the prominent address, it is assured.
Regardless of what the future use looks like: The new operator will not be able to completely avoid commercial spaces. These must be set up on the ground floor, as the property is located in a commercial zone. The publicly accessible, greened rooftop terrace cannot, in principle, be altered. A right of use (servitude) was agreed upon there, which was a major concern for the district.
"The publicly accessible rooftop garden should remain even in the case of residential use," says the city. The new owner could not unilaterally revoke this right of use, even if, for example, a residential building is constructed instead of a commercial one, it is emphasized.
(APA/Red)
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