CONDOMINIUMS BY THE EAST SIDE GALLERY SIDE EAST THE BY CONDOMINIUMS LOCATION LOCATION e the food and nightlife and nightlife e the food PAGE 2 INTRODUCTION In the midst of the inspiring bustle of the metropolis, around a lovingly landscaped garden courtyard, a pleasant refuge that lends its inhabitants peace and energy for the vibrant life outside its front entrance is emerging. The enduring, timeless elegance of the architecture and the stylish serenity of the mate- rials and surfaces sourced with self-assured taste create this pure reflection of a distinctive residential lifestyle. Few places in Berlin condense the city’s new cosmopolitan places in Berlin condense the city’s Few Spree. of the River on the banks Anschutz site the flair like new world a whole of Friedrichshain, district In the vibrant busi- and lifestyle work-life shopping, of entertainment, and labels with an international hip Berlin startups nesses, all from the same time, visitors At is opening up. reputation and the Gallery Side the East to flocking are the world over neighbourhoods wher surrounding Berlin flair. with a pure entice Berlin flair Pure lifestyle residential of a distinctive expression Pure Berlin – world-class metropolis by the Spree PAGE 4 LOCATION As established as Paris, as liveable as Copenhagen, as hip as New York – the German capital is very popular in many respects. Visitors are flocking to Berlin to experience its diverse cultural landscape and retrace European history. Students, artists and those with great ambitions are mov- ing to Berlin to be part of the vibrant art or startup scene and experience the spirit of the city that is constantly reinventing itself. The old and new citizens of Berlin value and make the most of the huge culinary offering in the trendy neighbourhoods. Everyone is gushing about Berlin – the city that knows no boredom and is a daily source of inspiration. Last but not least, there is Berlin’s high quality of life and the diverse leisure activities on the water – Berlin has twice as many bridges as Venice! Non-binding visualisation Grünberger Strasse Berghain Cupcake Berlin S Ostbahnhof Boxhagener Platz PURE is right by Silo Coee YAAM FRIEDRICHSHAIN the best hotspots Postbahnhof Warschauer Strasse Schneeweiß Simon-Dach-Strasse The banks of the Spree in Friedrichshain are a renowned Daimler Services Berlin location that inspires with its history, old ware- Astra Kulturhaus Primitiv Bar houses and modern new buildings as well as with culture and entertainment. Osthafen, with its enormous dockside Mühlenstrasse RAW-Gelände Suicide Circus warehouses, was opened in 1913 – the first signs of devel- Mercedes-Benz Exil Wohnmagazin opment of this business location where trade and industri- Arena S / U Warschauer Straße al enterprises set up shop. Due to the Second World War East Side Mall Zalando Outlet Haubentaucher and the later construction of the wall in GDR times, many Verti Music Hall of the properties lay in ruins for decades. Spindler & Kla Mercedes After German reunification, investors took an interest in Sage Platz the location – most notably the American property en- BASF East Side Michelberger trepreneur Philip Frederick Anschutz who purchasedMariannenplatz and Gallery developed the plot covering 17,600 square metres around Zalando Campus the present Mercedes Platz. His largest project was the Richard multi-functional hall for sporting events and concerts, which is now called the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Not only PAGE 6 Long March Canteen Köpenicker Strasse is it a major attraction for pop concerts and ice hockey FluxBau The Wall Museum matches, it is primarily considered an initial impulse for urban development of the district that is steadily evolving Schwarze Traube Universal Music into a Berlin hotspot – for going out, working and living. RioGrande LOCATION Nice cafés, outstanding restaurants and bars constitute Markthalle Neun Stralauer Allee the special atmosphere in the neighbourhood. Cupcake Berlin Oberbaum bridge Restaurant Wrangelstrasse U Schlesisches Tor A new construction boom demonstrates the popularity Jolesch Coca Cola of the location of the site at Mercedes Platz. In addition Watergate nhow Hotel Kirk Bar to PURE, the Verti Music Hall and the East Side Mall – one Madame Claude of the largest shopping centres in the city – are currently Privatclub under construction. U KobusserTor Kimchi Skalitzer Strasse Hopfenreich Princess SPREE Wienerstrasse SchlesischeDer Strasse Berg ruft City train / underground stations Lübbenauer Strasse Porsche Digital Lab KREUZBERG Bar Raval IPSE Attractions Birgit & Bier Badeschi Best Brands Berlin Restaurant Manteuelstrasse Nest Freischwimmer Nightlife Chalet Molecule Men GÖRLITZER Arena Berlin Culture / entertainment PARK Reihenberger Strasse Club der Visionäre Shopping Our/Berlin Vodka Ankerklause Businesses Treptowers LANDWEHRKANAL Paul-Linke-Ufer LANDWEHRKANAL TREPTOW Maybachufer S Treptower Park Five Elephant Coee TREPTOWER PARK BERLIN-MITTE – SIGHTSEEING MEETS BERLIN-FRIEDRICHSHAIN-KREUZBERG THE AVANTE-GARDE ARE EMBRACING THE HIP LIFESTYLE Mitte is unquestionably famous for The name says it all: if bicycle shops its top tourist attractions such as the are called »The Golden Handlebar«, TV tower, Museum Island, Unter den cafés »Neither yesterday nor tomor- Linden, the State Opera or the City row« and men’s hairdressers »Barber Palace, that is currently being built – Shops«, then you know that people in but there is even more: numerous art the area are urban cosmopolitans. galleries and a vibrant food culture are also well established. The innumerable trendy restaurants, inviting bistros and bars with long The little streets and picturesque Worth seeing and living in: Berlin opening hours, which are not only courtyards in the Scheunenviertel near to be found on every corner in the Hackescher Markt have been discovered Simon-Dach-Strasse or Bergmann- by Berlin’s bohemian world – for living, strasse neighbourhood but in every working, going out and enjoying art. building, are another indication of this. Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg are the trendiest and most sought-after resi- dential areas in the city. PURE is where culture, scene the restauarant of inspiration: a source Ever business and lifestyle coalesce Landmark by the Spree: the Oberbaum Bridge PAGE 8 BERLIN-TREPTOW: THE CONTACT POINT WITH NATURE LOCATION A river brings nature to the urban space. The Spree offers numerous recreational activities in Berlin in immediate vicinity of Friedrichshain’s business district. Spanning nine hectares, Treptower Park is a green haven in the city, the Stralau penin- sula and the Rummelsburger Bucht offer plenty of green for outings or BUSINESS ALONG THE BANKS OF sports. Plenty of water sports such THE SPREE as boating and paddleboarding can also be seen here. An old light bulb factory has become loft offices for innovative startups. Headquarters of international com- panies are moving into the warehous- es on the banks of the Spree: Frie- drichshain with the Oberbaum City and the former Osthafen became the number one entrepreneur hub and Startups are stimulating the economy stimulating are Startups established location of renowned companies, such as Universal Music, Daimler Services and Zalando, who Relaxed life by the Spree are behind the job miracle in Berlin alongside other companies. Hackescher Markt Schillingstrasse Pergamonmuseum Alexanderplatz Fernsehturm Frankfurter Tor Berliner Dom Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse Rotes Rathaus Strausberger Platz Lustgarten Klosterstrasse MITTE Nikolaikirche Weberwiese Berliner Schloss Karl-Marx-Allee Museumsinsel Jannowitzbrücke Samariterstrasse FRIEDRICHSHAIN Märkisches Museum Holzmarktstraße Spielmarkt Ostbahnhof Berghain Boxhagener Platz DISTANCES Leipziger Strasse Holzmarkt Central Station Radialsystem By car: 15 minutes Warschauer Strasse By bus/city train: 17 minutes Park an der Spree Ostbahnhof RAW-Gelände PAGE 10 By bus: 3 minutes Warschauer Strasse By foot: 11 minutes Heinrich-Heine-Strasse East Side Mercedes-Benz Gallery Schönefeld Airport (BER/SFX) Mühlenstrasse Arena Mariannenplatz East Side Mall By car: 30 minutes LOCATION Berlinische Galerie Ostkreuz Köpenicker Strasse By public transport: 38 minutes Verti Music Hall The Wall Museum KREUZBERG Tegel Airport (TXL) Markthalle Neun By car: 30 minutes Jüdisches Museum Oberbaum Bridge By public transport: 40 minutes Oranienstrasse Schlesisches Tor Stralauer Allee Alexanderplatz Görlitzer Bahnhof By car: 6 minutes KobusserTor Oranienplatz Skalitzer Strasse Schlesische Strasse By bike: 8 minutes Prinzenstrasse By bus: 12 minutes SPREE Friedrichstraße Station GÖRLITZER BÖCKLER PARK Arena Berlin Molecule Men By bus/city train: 12 minutes PARK By car: 15 minutes Paul-Lincke-Ufer Allianz Tower Brandenburger Tor By bike: 17 minutes Treptower Park By bus/city train: 21 minutes Schönleinstrasse Maybachufer TREPTOWER East Side Gallery PARK By foot: 1 minutes TREPTOW Treptower Park LANDWEHRKANAL By bike: 11 minutes PURE is living in the midst of innumerable opportunities of innumerable PURE is living in the midst By bus/city train: 9 minutes City train/underground stations Attractions Thomas Klingenstein is a writer and visual artist. In GDR times he was detained »Living in freedom is a as a dissident and later expelled. Since then he has spent his life in West Ger- great privilege. The Berlin many, some other European countries and many years in Japan; he is now spending his middle years back in East Side Gallery should Berlin. His most famous work is »Detour to the Japanese Sector«