Kö-Galerie

Kö-Galerie is an inner-city shopping and office complex in Düsseldorf, Germany, located on the Königsallee, one of the country's best-known and most exclusive shopping boulevards. The center opened on 21 September 1986, designed by architect Walter Brune, who was also the original developer. Its architecture is modeled on the 19th-century Italian "gallerie commerciali" such as the Galleria Umberto I in Naples, executed in a postmodern style. Four two-story shopping streets, named after the cardinal directions, converge on a 25-meter-high glass-covered domed hall. The main portal at Königsallee 60 is designed as an arcade, and a second entrance with a shopping street is at Königsallee 58. The gallery offers approximately 20,000 square meters of retail space across three elegant shopping levels, plus around 30,000 square meters of office space with roughly 50 tenants. It houses around 100 shops arranged along four shopping passages and a central hall. The tenant mix spans premium and luxury fashion, shoes, sports, health and hardware, with textiles occupying a large share of the area; there is also a supermarket and gastronomy offerings. Notable brands present include Jil Sander, Brunello Cucinelli, Etienne Aigner, LLOYD, Intersport Voswinkel, Steiff, van Laack, dm Drogeriemarkt, Elsweiler & Temme, and Fitness First. The center also provides services such as a fitness club, a hotel (Ruby Coco Hotel), a clinic (KÖ-KLINIK GmbH), a hair salon (KÖ HAIR GmbH), and a cosmetics business (KÖsmetik GmbH). The Kö-Galerie has a public parking garage with around 1,000 spaces, making visits convenient. It is well connected: entrances open onto Steinstraße, Grünstraße, Berliner Allee, and the Königsallee, and it connects to the neighboring Sevens Center as well as the Kö-Karree passage. The building also links to the main branch of Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf via its cash hall. The roughly 5,000 square meters of circulation space are used for corporate presentations and cultural events, and a supra-regional antiques market is held in the wide corridors six times a year. Ownership has changed over time. In 2006, Walter Brune sold the Kö-Galerie to a joint venture led by Merrill Lynch, in which ECE held a smaller stake. In late November 2008, the center management company Gustav announced a full renovation and restructuring starting in 2009 while operations continued; the work, costing around 40 million euros, was largely completed in autumn 2011. At the end of 2012, the Kö-Galerie was connected to the neighboring Sevens Center via the adjacent building at Steinstraße 11. In 2014, it was sold to Allianz Real Estate for around 300 million euros, and ECE Projektmanagement took over center management. Today the Kö-Galerie remains an active premium shopping destination on the Königsallee, managed by ECE and owned by Allianz Real Estate.

The Kö-Galerie was opened on 21 September 1986 in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was developed and designed by architect Walter Brune, who was both the builder and the architect. The shopping gallery is located on the Königsallee, after which it is named, in the middle section between Steinstraße and Grünstraße. Its architecture is modeled on the 19th-century Italian "gallerie commerciali," such as the Galleria Umberto I in Naples, but executed in a postmodern style. Four two-story shopping streets, named after the cardinal directions, converge on a 25-meter-high glass-covered domed hall. The main portal at Königsallee 60 is designed as an arcade, with one of its segmental arches—the one over the main axis of the adjoining shopping passage—built two stories high. Above this arch is a glass oriel with a glass dome that breaks through the main cornice of the portal building into the attic. A second access with a shopping street is at Königsallee 58. In total, the Kö-Galerie has 20,000 square meters of retail space and 30,000 square meters of office space. In 2006, Walter Brune sold the Kö-Galerie to a joint venture led by Merrill Lynch, in which ECE held a smaller stake. In late November 2008, the center management company Gustav announced that it would fully renovate and restructure the shopping center starting in 2009 while operations continued. The work, costing around 40 million euros, was largely completed in autumn 2011. At the end of 2012, the Kö-Galerie was connected to the neighboring Sevens Center via the adjacent building at Steinstraße 11. In 2014, it was sold to Allianz Real Estate for around 300 million euros, and ECE Projektmanagement took over center management. The Kö-Galerie is located in the middle section of the Königsallee between Steinstraße and Grünstraße. There are accesses to the three aforementioned streets as well as to Berliner Allee, where the Kö-Galerie merges into the cash hall of the headquarters of Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf. There is also a connection to another passage, the "Kö-Karree." Together with the neighboring Sevens Center, the Kö-Galerie occupies the entire street block. It also has a public parking garage with around 1,000 car parking spaces. The shopping center houses retail and service companies. The tenant mix includes shoes, sports, health, and hardware. Textiles occupy a large part of the area; there is also a supermarket and gastronomy facilities. The Kö-Galerie has around 100 shops, reachable from four shopping passages and arranged in a central hall. The building has 30,000 square meters of office space with around 50 tenants. The approximately 5,000 square meters of circulation space are used for corporate presentations or cultural events, among other things. Six times a year, a supra-regional antiques market takes place in the wide corridors.

• Kö-Galerie opens in Düsseldorf, designed by Walter Brune.

• Walter Brune sells the Kö-Galerie to a joint venture led by Merrill Lynch, with ECE holding a smaller stake.

• Center management company Gustav announces full renovation and restructuring starting in 2009.

• Renovation work costing around 40 million euros is largely completed in autumn.

• Kö-Galerie is connected to the neighboring Sevens Center via Steinstraße 11.

• Sold to Allianz Real Estate for around 300 million euros; ECE Projektmanagement takes over center management.

Premium and luxury shopping gallery on Düsseldorf's Königsallee, combining high-end retail with office space and services in a landmark postmodern arcade.

• Retail space (approx. 20,000 sqm)

  Three elegant shopping levels with around 100 shops and a premium/luxury tenant mix.

• Office space (approx. 30,000 sqm)

  Office area with around 50 tenants.

• Public parking garage (approx. 1,000 spaces)

  Parking facility for visitors.

• Event and circulation space (approx. 5,000 sqm)

  Used for corporate presentations, cultural events, and a regular antiques market.

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