Editorial OR THE PAST TEN YEARS THE PEOPLE OF 4HE REWORKING OF THE -ASTERPLAN FOR F(AMBURG HAVE BEEN WITNESSES TO THE THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS SHOWS THAT EMERGENCE OF A CITY (AFEN#ITY 4HE NEW HOMES OCCUPY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN CITY ON THE 2IVER %LBE WITH ITS MARITIME THE DEVELOPMENT OF (AFEN#ITY )N COM AIR BLENDS WORKPLACES AND HOMES CUL PARISON WITH ORIGINAL PLANNING THE QUA TURE AND RECREATION TOURISM AND RETAIL LITY OF LIFE IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS 4O THE SURPRISE OF MANY ITS WESTERN HAS RISEN MARKEDLY OVERALL THERE WILL BE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALREADY A FUN NEW MORE HOMES AND LARGER ONES PLANNED PART OF TOWN RESIDENTS LOCAL EMPLOYEES THAN WAS THE CASE IN 4HE AMOUNT AND VISITORS TOOK POSSESSION LONG AGO OF OF GREEN SPACE HAS BEEN SIGNI½CANTLY THE SQUARES PROMENADES RESTAURANTS INCREASED AND THE EASTERN NEIGHBOR AND CAFmS AND THE MANY SHOPS AND HOODS WILL ALSO BENE½T FROM THE EXTEN IMPRINT SERVICES ARE AS INDISPENSABLE TO THE SION OF THE SUBWAY THROUGH TO THE %LBE CITYSCAPE AS ITS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KIN BRIDGES CONNECTING THEM TO THE #ITY 0UBLISHER (AFEN#ITY (AMBURG 'MB( /SAKAALLEE $ (AMBURG DERGARTEN 3INCE FALL eBERSEE (AFEN#ITY IS ALSO THE LOCATION OF HIGH 6I3D0 3USANNE "~HLER QUARTIER IN CENTRAL (AFEN#ITY HAS BEEN QUALITY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN THE CITY *~RGEN "RUNS "ERENTELG %DITORS %ILEEN 3TILLER *ANINA *ESKE SHOWING OFF ITS OWN SPECIAL URBAN SPATIAL OF (AMBURG )N ALONE SPACE FOR #HIEF %XECUTIVE /F½CER (AFEN#ITY (AMBURG 'MB( 4RANSLATION 'EORGINA 7ATKINS 3PIES QUALITIES THE ½RST SHOPS HAVE ALREADY SOME HOMES WAS PUT OUT TO TEN &INAL EDITING *O $AWES BEEN OPENED IN 3EPTEMBER DER OR UNDER EXCLUSIVE OPTION )N !M $ESIGN LAB MEDIENDESIGN &OR THEIR PART THE EASTERN NEIGHBOR ,OHSEPARK SUBSIDIZED HOMES ARE BEING IN (AMBURG AS THE REALIZATION OF (AFEN 0RINT OF½CE 4EAM ,ANGEBARTELS HOODS ARE STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE REALIZED FOR THE ½RST TIME -EANWHILE #ITY TAKES THE LEAD "UT PLANNING CANNOT TH EDITION (AMBURG /CTOBER !LL RIGHTS RESERVED 4HE ORIGINAL -ASTERPLAN DATING FROM THE ½RST TENANTS HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR BE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE EVERYTHING A WAS UPGRADED FOR THEM IN ORDER TO APARTMENTS IN eBERSEEQUARTIER AND GREAT DEAL RELIES ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF 4HE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BROCHURE IS DESTINED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THERE IS NO CLAIM TO THE COMPLETENESS ADAPT IT TO NEW KNOWHOW AND CHANGES ANOTHER JOINT BUILDING VENTURE IS READY BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AND ACCURACY OF STATEMENTS )T MUST NOT BE USED FOR THE RISK EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT OR OTHER BUSINESS DECISIONS IN SURROUNDING CONDITIONS )N SUMMER FOR OCCUPANCY )T IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT ! 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