City Center Langenhagen

City Center Langenhagen (commonly abbreviated CCL) is a shopping centre located in the town centre of Langenhagen, immediately north of Hannover in Lower Saxony, Germany. It stands at Marktplatz 5 and serves as the principal retail destination for Langenhagen and the surrounding Hannover region. The centre opened in 1981 and was extended in 1990 and again in 2012, when a new building was completed after an 18-month construction period and inaugurated on 29 February 2012. Today it houses roughly 120 retail, service and gastronomy businesses across approximately 30,000 square metres. The tenant mix spans fashion, food, health and everyday services. The official website lists a broad range of occupiers including fashion retailers, restaurants and cafés, food stores, medical and dental practices, hairdressers, tailors, a pharmacy-related dental laboratory, insurance and banking services, travel agencies, a parcel shop and a key-cutting and shoe-repair service. The centre also offers around 1,500 free parking spaces, which it promotes as a key convenience for shoppers arriving by car from Hannover and the wider area. Ownership has changed over time. The 2012 expansion was driven by the Hanseatische Beteiligungs- und Betreuungsgesellschaft (HBB), which invested about 80 million euros in the extension, with retailers contributing a further 20 million euros for fitting out their stores. In 2013 HBB sold a majority of its shares for 66 million euros to the ILG Gruppe of Munich, which became the principal owner. Beyond shopping, the CCL positions itself as a local events venue. It hosts regular activities such as an annual Christmas or Advent concert and appearances by celebrities including Marc Terenzi, Torsten "Toto" Heim and Aneta Sablik. In June 2013 the centre hosted a Guinness World Record for continuous video-game playing, achieved by two Hannover residents who played Need for Speed: Most Wanted for 33 hours; according to the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung this formed part of a marketing strategy to attract visitors from outside the town. In the Shoppingcenter Performance Report 2012 published by Immobilien Zeitung, the City Center Langenhagen ranked sixth among 391 shopping centres. The centre markets itself as "your shopping centre for Hannover and the surrounding area", emphasising comfort, top service and variety. Its architecture, particularly the 2012 extension designed by RKW Architektur + under architect Sven Otte, uses clinker brick facades requested by the town to blend into the urban setting, with a crescent-shaped central space, a curved roof and a fountain on the ground floor.

The City Center Langenhagen opened in 1981 as the central shopping destination in the town centre of Langenhagen, just north of Hannover. It was extended in 1990, adding further retail space as the centre established itself in the region. A major expansion followed in the 2010s. The Hanseatische Beteiligungs- und Betreuungsgesellschaft (HBB) invested approximately 80 million euros in the extension, while retailers contributed a further 20 million euros to fit out their stores. The new building, designed by RKW Architektur + under architect Sven Otte, was completed after an 18-month construction period and opened on 29 February 2012. The design follows clinker brick architecture requested by the town so that the centre blends into the urban fabric; brick facades dominate throughout. The heart of the building is a crescent-shaped space with a curved roof and a fountain on the ground floor. The expansion was recognised in the Shoppingcenter Performance Report 2012 by Immobilien Zeitung, where the City Center Langenhagen placed sixth among 391 shopping centres. In 2013, HBB sold the majority of its shares for 66 million euros to the ILG Gruppe of Munich, which became the principal owner. Alongside retail, the centre has built a profile as a local events venue. It regularly hosts events such as an annual Christmas or Advent concert and appearances by celebrities including Marc Terenzi, Torsten "Toto" Heim and Aneta Sablik. In June 2013, two Hannover residents, Florian Fleissner and Kenny Drews, set a Guinness World Record at the centre for continuous video-game playing, achieving 33 hours on Need for Speed: Most Wanted. According to the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, this was part of a marketing strategy to attract visitors from outside the town. Today the CCL presents itself as the shopping centre for Hannover and the surrounding area, with around 120 shops, restaurants, cafés and food stores, roughly 30,000 square metres of space and about 1,500 free parking spaces. Its website highlights a wide range of services, from medical and dental practices to hairdressers, tailors, travel agencies, banking and a parcel shop, alongside a centre gift voucher available from 15 euros.

• 2013

  HBB sells a majority of its shares for €66 million to the ILG Gruppe of Munich.

• 2013

  Guinness World Record set at the centre for 33 hours of continuous video-game playing.

• 2012

  New extension building opens on 29 February after 18 months of construction; HBB invests about €80 million.

• 2012

  Ranks sixth among 391 shopping centres in the Shoppingcenter Performance Report 2012.

• 1990

  First extension of the shopping centre.

• 1981

  City Center Langenhagen opens in the town centre of Langenhagen.

A comfortable, service-oriented shopping centre for Hannover and the surrounding region, combining a broad retail mix with free parking and regular events.

• Retail stores (around 120 shops)

• Restaurants, cafés and food stores

• Medical and dental practices

• Personal services (hairdressers, tailors, key cutting, shoe repair)

• Travel agencies and banking services

• Centre gift voucher (from €15)

1. 1City Center Langenhagen – Ihr Einkaufszentrum bei Hannoverccl-langenhagen.de
2. 2City Center Langenhagen – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3City Center Langenhagen – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org