Fact sheet
DB Schenker headquarters – Alpha Rotex
(Frankfurt/Berlin, August 29, 2013 )
Location of Gateway Gardens Quartier Alpha:
Quartier Alpha is located at the western entrance to Gateway Gardens.
Alpha Rotex:
The Alpha Rotex, with its triangular footprint and a height of 68 meters, is the
highlight of Quartier Alpha. It is also the tallest building at Frankfurt Airport, one
of the world’s largest airports with over 5,000 flights a week to more than 300
destinations. The Alpha Rotex is located at a unique traffic hub thanks to its
immediate proximity to the airport’s ICE long-distance station and to the
“Frankfurter Kreuz” interchange. Terminal 2 is a short walk from the Alpha
Rotex.
Owner:
Rotex Bauherren GmbH & Co. KG
(amalgamation of OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH and Groß & Partner
Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH)
Address:
Green Building
certification:
Opening:
Start of planning:
Start of construction:
Completion:
Project developer:
Architects:
Total rental area
Alpha Rotex:
16 full floors, gross
ground plan area GPA (a):
Service floor
on the roof: GPA (a):
Building height:
Underground parking spots:
Property size:
Edmund-Rumpler-Str. 3
60549 Frankfurt-Gateway Gardens
Pursuing LEED Gold
2013
2006 (initial designs), 2011 start of project with
primary tenant DB Schenker
2012
2013
Alpha Rotex Bauherren GmbH & Co. KG
Jo. Franzke Architekten, Frankfurt am
Main
23,000 m2 – leased by DB Schenker
14,500 m2 (floors 6 – 15)
27,675 m2
775 m2
67.60 m
316
Approximately 7,400 m2
Issued by DB Mobility Logistics AG
Potsdamer Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Responsible for content:
Oliver Schumacher, Head of Communications
OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH
Christian Munsch
Tel. +49 (0) 69-91732-116
Fax +49 (0) 69-91732-749
christian.munsch@ofb.de
www.ofb.de
Groß & Partner
Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Silke Neumann
Tel.: +49 (0) 69-360095-145
neumann@gross-partner.de
www.gross-partner.de
DB Schenker
Bernd Weiler
Head of Transportation and
Logistics / International
Communications
Tel. +49 (0) 30 297-54020
Fax +49 (0) 30 297-54029
presse@dbschenker.com
www.dbschenker.com/presse
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Fact sheet
Construction duration:
In just 18 months of construction, over 400 workers were at the site every day at
peak times, performing such activities as excavating 65,000 cubic meters of
soil, using 5,000 metric tons of steel, handling 28,500 cubic meters of concrete
and installing a 12,000 square meter state-of-the-art double-skin facade
enabling natural ventilation and extremely effective acoustic insulation.
Special conditions:
The building’s special features include the propeller-shaped footprint and five
30-meter high conservatories, which are offset from the eighth floor up. The
Alpha Rotex is an architectural landmark in the airport environment and is the
tallest building at Frankfurt Airport.
Architect:
“The emblematic architecture of the Alpha Quartier is best appreciated from the
air and the highway. The buildings provide space for restaurants and stores,
which makes the Quartier an attractive destination and a lively center,” says Jo.
Franzke, Architect. The renowned Jo. Franzke architectural firm was hired to
develop the Alpha Rotex. Founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1986, the firm
designs and builds office buildings, residential buildings and airports around the
world.
Connections:
Direct and indirect access to and from the A3 and A5 highways and to national
highway 43
Direct road connection to the airport access road and airport grounds
OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH
Christian Munsch
Tel. +49 (0) 69-91732-116
Fax +49 (0) 69-91732-749
christian.munsch@ofb.de
www.ofb.de
Groß & Partner
Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Silke Neumann
Tel.: +49 (0) 69-360095-145
neumann@gross-partner.de
www.gross-partner.de
Issued by DB Mobility Logistics AG
Potsdamer Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Responsible for content:
Oliver Schumacher, Head of Communications
DB Schenker
Bernd Weiler
Head of Transportation and
Logistics / International
Communications
Tel. +49 (0) 30 297-54020
Fax +49 (0) 30 297-54029
presse@dbschenker.com
www.dbschenker.com/presse
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