Skyper

Skyper is a building complex in the Bahnhofsviertel district of Frankfurt, Germany. The tallest of the three buildings is a 38-storey, 154 m (505 ft) skyscraper. Its quadrant-shaped silhouette is a distinctive part of the Frankfurt cityscape.

Skyper
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Residential
LocationTaunusanlage 1
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°06′36″N 8°40′09″E
Construction started2002
Completed2005
Cost480 million
Height
Roof153.8 m (505 ft)
20 m (66 ft) Skyper Carré
Technical details
Floor count38
6 Skyper Carré
Floor area45,880 m2 (493,800 sq ft)
(41,000 m2 (440,000 sq ft) rentable)
Lifts/elevators17
Design and construction
ArchitectJSK
EngineerKönig, Heunisch und Partner (KHP)
Remmel+Sattler Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (RSP)
Main contractorMüller-Altvatter Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG
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Completed in 2004, the tower is linked by a 9 m (30 ft) glass atrium to a neo-classical villa dating from 1915. The villa is listed as a building of historical importance and once belonged, along with the site as a whole, to the Philipp Holzmann construction group, which used the property as its corporate head office. A residential and commercial building with 52 one- to three-room apartments and ground-floor retail space completes the ensemble.

The plans for the 480 million project originated from Frankfurt architects JSK, who were commissioned by Holzmann AG. With building approval granted, the architects subsequently realised their plans on behalf of general contractors ABG and the new owner, DekaBank, which had purchased the building for an open real estate fund of its real estate subsidiary, Deka Immobilien. Following completion in 2005, DekaBank moved into offices on the lower floors as the main tenant. The higher floors of the building are occupied by well-known names such as HSBC and Houlihan Lokey.

Skyper has been owned since 2006 by an investment company belonging to the Swiss banking group UBS.

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