New student residence THE FIZZ Frankfurt Gallus

International Campus’ new student residence “THE FIZZ Frankfurt Gallus” to fully open on 1 October

• Inter­na­tional Campus’ first conver­sion project
• Completed building section already fully rented, renting of all other student apart­ments to begin immedia­tely
• A food retailer and a restau­rant are ground floor tenants , one shop space is still available
• Exclu­sive viewing of the student residence is scheduled for members of the press and univer­sity repre­sen­ta­tives in mid-September

On 1 October, Inter­na­tional Campus AG will fully open its new student residence “THE FIZZ Frank­furt Gallus” in time for the 2015/16 winter semester. The first building section, which opened on 1 July, is already fully rented. The student apart­ment building in the former city of Frankfurt’s Municipal Public Affairs Depart­ment includes 381 fully furnished single apart­ments, several seminar rooms, a house manager, a lounge area with cooking area on the ground floor and a sky lounge with another cooking area and a view of Frankfurt’s skyline. The property also has 300 bicycle stands and 113 parking spaces, a newly culti­vated green area for the garden apart­ments and a total of some 1,300 square metres of commer­cial space. This is occupied by a food retailer and a restau­rant and 210 square metres of retail space is still available to rent.

Alexander Gulya, Member of the Execu­tive Board for Develo­p­ment at Inter­na­tional Campus AG, commented: “We are happy with the comple­tion of our new student residence in Frank­furt Gallus in time for the winter semester. “THE FIZZ Frank­furt Gallus” is special to us as it is our first conver­sion project. We have created contem­po­rary and highly sought living space for students out of an office building which is more than 40 years old. It also fully lives up to our typical quality and living standards”. The conver­sion of office buildings has plenty of scope:

“The high vacancy rate of office buildings dating from the 1970s which can no longer be leased is typical of many German cities. Conver­ting these old buildings into student accom­mo­da­tion bears huge poten­tial. They are also centrally located and already come with the relevant building permis­sion“, added Gulya.

The Frank­furt-based archi­tec­tural firm Magnus Kaminiarz & Cie was respon­sible for the planning of “THE FIZZ Frank­furt Gallus”. After reducing it to its basic struc­ture, a complete renova­tion and exten­sive building work, the eight and eleven-storey building now meets the low energy KfW 70 standard. The modern student apart­ments with a floor space of between 21 and 24 square metres are all fully furnished with a bed, desk, chair and cupboards and include a high-quality shower room and a kitchenette with a refri­ge­rator, micro­wave and ceramic hob. The “Schwal­ba­cher Straße” tram stop is directly opposite “THE FIZZ Frank­furt Gallus” and the S‑Bahn station Gallus­warte is within walking distance. The monthly all-in-rent starts at EUR 515 – incl. high-speed Internet, furni­ture, electri­city and ancil­lary costs.

Inter­na­tional Campus’ second student accom­mo­da­tion in Frank­furt am Main will be completed in the form of an ensemble of buildings near the Sommer­hoff­park by the 2018/19 winter semester. “THE FIZZ Frank­furt Sommer­hoff­park” on the northern bank of the Main river will provide high-quality accom­mo­da­tion for around 390 students. More than 60,000 students studied at the city’s two univer­si­ties and eight technical colleges during the 2014/15 winter semester.