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Press Release

Tender for expert advisory procedure relating to MainTor project launched

Frankfurt, 30.09.2009

Joint Press Release of City of Frankfurt and DIC

The architectural advisory procedure for two high-rise buildings of the MainTor project will be launched today. Seven renowned architectural firms are asked to present future-orientated drafts for both the "WinX" and the "MainTor Panorama" office buildings. The selection of architectural firms that the City of Frankfurt chose together with owner DIC includes international, national and local architects as well as young, Frankfurt-based newcomers Happ. Additionally, the investor DIC has submitted the building application for the first phase of the "MainTor Porta" in Weißfrauenstrasse to the City of Frankfurt. Approval is expected in Spring 2010.

The deadline to submit the planning documents for the advisory procedure tender is in mid-November 2009. The eight-strong panel consists of renowned and independent construction experts, representatives of the City of Frankfurt and the owners. At the beginning of December, the committee will name a selection of three award winners from the seven submitted drafts. Apart from architecture and usability, the committee will especially focus on the concepts' sustainability: both office buildings are aiming to be awarded a Leed, Green Building Gold or DGNB certificate, for which very strict energy efficiency, ecology and profitability criteria apply. This would mean that the requirements for the Frankfurt high-rise master plan are exceeded.


Invited architects and consortia:

• Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten GmbH (Munich),
  
• David Chipperfield Architects Ltd (London),
• Happ Architekten (Frankfurt), forming a consortium with Max Dudler Architekt (Berlin),
  
• HPP Hentrich Petschnigg + Partner GmbH + Co. KG (Düsseldorf),
• Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH (Berlin),
  
• KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten GmbH (Frankfurt),
  
• Prof. Christoph Mäckler Architekten (Frankfurt)
  

The panel consists of:

• Independent experts:
  
  • Prof. Johann Eisele (university professor, TU Darmstadt),
    
  • Prof. Andreas Theilig (professor at Hochschule Biberach)
  Representatives of the City of Frankfurt: 
  
  • Edwin Schwarz, member of the City Council (Planning Department),
    
  • Klaus Vowinckel (planning spokesman CDU parliamentary group),
    
  • Stefan Majer (planning spokesman Die Grünen parliamentary group)
  Representatives of the owner:
  
  • Ulrich Höller (CEO of DIC),
    
  • Stefan Blümm (Managing Director of DIC Project Development),
    
  • Marc Balkenhol (Managing Director of DIC ONSITE)
    
  Experts without a vote:
  
  • Wolfgang Kreickmann (head of local committee 1 (Ortsbeirat)),
  • Markus Radermacher (construction supervision, City of Frankfurt),
    
  • Martin Hunscher (city planning office, City of Frankfurt),
    
  • Winfried Seidinger (energy consultant, Lemon Consult GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland),
  • Hans Honig (a+f, Frankfurt; Façade Planning)

About DIC
DIC (Deutsche Immobilien Chancen), active throughout Germany, was founded in Frankfurt in 1998 and, with its innovative investment philosophy and its focus on the German market, is one of the most prominent and successful firms in Germany specialising in commercial real estate transactions. Its business activities include portfolio and asset management, which are handled by its SDAX-listed company, DIC Asset AG, as well as project development and opportunistic investments. It currently holds approximately 40 per cent of DIC Asset AG. The real estate assets managed by the DIC Group currently amount to around 3.3 billion euros. Its shareholders are investment companies, institutional investors and private investors with a background in industry.

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