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Our mission: climate-neutral redensification of cities

For cities to be sustainable, architecture must be innovative, focus on the needs of society and meet sustainable, climate-friendly and social standards without losing sight of the economy.

We see ourselves as a driving force for resource-conserving, climate-friendly construction and create long-lasting buildings from high-quality materials and renewable raw materials. Our current showcase project, the Roots, is a pioneering 19-storey timber hybrid high-rise building about 65 metres high in Hamburg’s HafenCity. With this project, we are exceeding our own limits and putting down roots in sustainable project development: for the first time in the world, the “Roots” will use over 5,500 cubic metres of softwood in a single project. The valuable experience and knowledge that we gather and gain in key projects like this flows into all other projects – for the sustainable design of a liveable city of the future.

670.000 m 2

Commercial GFA

1.670.000 m 2

Total aboveground GFA

830.000 m 2

Plot size

7.300 2

Residential units

1.000.000 m 2

Residential GFA

We are a Hanseatic company with over 59 years of experience and more than 100 completed projects. As a nationwide project developer of residential projects, office properties and urban districts, we at Garbe Immobilien-Projekte recognise locations with a promising future and specifically serve the demand in the local markets. We act at eye level with project partners, customers and employees and stand as a reliable partner for the development of growing and climate-friendly cities. The ESG criteria are only the basis on which our vision is built.

Our history

2024

GARBE named project manager and general planner of MSC’s German headquarters.

Completion of ROOTS and VILVIF

2022

Successful expansion of the Frankfurt regional office

2021

Dirk Heidkämper appointed as the company’s third Managing Director, responsible for the Finance division.

2020

Start of construction of the Roots lighthouse project. At 65 meters, Germany’s tallest wooden high-rise.

2019

Tobias Hertwig becomes Managing Director alongside Fabian von Köppen

2018

Regional office NRW successfully expanded

2017

Proposal of the Construction field 102 in the HafenCity for planning and erection from Germany highest Wooden skyscrape

2016

Start of construction of the Treptower Zwilling development, featuring a wooden facade
Regional Office NRW in Cologne to be opened

2015

Long-standing Managing Director Peter Niermann retires

2014

Completion of Bioenergiequartier Waldquartier in OxPark built to Passive House standard

2012

Fabian von Köppen joins the Managemnt Board of Garbe Immobilien-Projekte

2010

Consolidation of all business activities in the newly founded Garbe

2008

First residential development / refurbishment project “Goltstein Forum” in North Rhine-Westphalia

2006

Completion of Königsbaupassagen and a new development with integrated stilwerk concept

2001

First successful project development in the filed of refurbishment / conversion

1996

The first stilwerk opens at Hamburger Fischmarkt

1994

Establishment of LCD Logistic Center Development GmbH

1989

Foreign subsidiaries PAD Amsterdam B. V. and PAD Corporation USA

1980

Commercial real estate development

1965

Founded by Bernhard Garbe

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2018 - 1965

How do people want to live, work and reside in the future?

Finding solutions is the key to our success.

Real estate projects with their finger on the pulse: For us, the first question is always about the people who will live and work in our buildings in the future. We recognise their current and future needs and analyse trends for cities, recreational spaces or office and residential areas.

With the strategic planning of our projects, we always react to the mutability of our society: with intelligent floor plan planning, flexible infrastructure concepts and/or a mix of uses in neighbourhood developments, we create solutions for a liveable city of the future. For us, this is about successively optimising existing structures – efficient energy strategies and the use of climate-friendly resources and construction methods are our answers to the increasing relevance of sustainability and climate protection.

With the potential of nature and technology, we develop buildings that are conceived for the long term, intelligently planned and sustainably built – in terms of new construction, conversion, expansion and renovation. In this way, we create quality of life for current and future generations, which specifically serves the demand in local markets.

Our Team
Fabian von Köppen

Managing Director
Main areas of responsibility
Acquisition and project development

Tobias Hertwig

Managing Director
Main areas of responsibility
Project / Construction Management

Dirk Heidkämper

Managing Director
Main areas of responsibility
Finances / Project Financing