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ALTHAN QUARTIER
Vienna, Austria
Developer: 6B47 Real Estate Investors
Project ShowcaSe: euroPe
Envisaged to completely refurbish the “head-end” structure Developer YIT’s Trigoni scheme will provide nine
of the multifunctional district development project of the tower buildings. The core of the proposal is formed
Althan Quartier, initially, the entire building complex of the by a podium and five tower blocks envisioned in the
Francis Vienna was planned by the architect Karl Schwanzer western area in Central Pasila. Two towers will be built
and on the ground floor there is also the Franz-Josefs Railway in the start-up phase. Construction of this €500M first
Station. In the future, the three floors high base will offer phase will commence in 2020/2021 once the city plan
about 5,000sq m for local supplies, restaurants and service has been confirmed. The first tower in this start-up area
TRIGONI businesses. The upper seven floors with a total surface of will be about 180m high with 51 storeys and will include
Helsinki, finland
Developer: yIT about 40,000sq m are for different office uses - from classical a hotel, apartments and a scenic restaurant. The second
offices to co-working units. Particular features of the building tower, 140m high with 40 storeys, will house offices and
are the extraordinary large standard floors and the clear room apartments. The podium will include commercial spaces,
heights of up to 3.5m and the numerous outdoor terraces in street-level storefronts and parking facilities. The start-up
the upper floors. The Francis Vienna is located in the inner area is expected to provide 500 apartments, 300 hotel
city and it is embedded in a historically grown quarter with rooms and accommodate 1,000 new jobs. The podium
existing infrastructure. Another advantage is the excellent will connect the towers to the Mall of Tripla currently
connection to the public transport system. The project is under construction. The western area covers a total
being presented at MIPIM by 6B47 Real Estate Investors AG of approximately 120,000sq m and its total value is
and is scheduled to open in 2023. estimated to be about €1bn.
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