Skyper is a building complex in the
Bahnhofsviertel district of
Frankfurt
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, Germany. The tallest of the three buildings is a 38-story, skyscraper. Its quarter-circular silhouette is a distinctive part of the Frankfurt cityscape.
Completed in 2004, the tower is linked by a 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
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and
Houlihan Lokey
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.
Skyper has been owned since 2006 by an investment company belonging to the Swiss banking group
UBS.
250px, Skyper as seen from the south west
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise buildings in its downtown area. In many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existi ...
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List of tallest buildings in Germany
This list ranks buildings in Germany that stand at least tall. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, Steeple (architecture), steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.
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List of tallest buildings in Europe
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding . For decades, only a few major cities, such as Milan, Moscow, Istanbul, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw contained skyscrapers. In recent years, however, ...
References
External links
Official Skyper website (German)Skyper, project budget 238 Mio. EUR
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
Skyscraper office buildings in Frankfurt
Bankenviertel
Residential skyscrapers in Germany