New student residence in Darmstadt “THE FIZZ Darmstadt” to be partially opened for the winter semester
- The first building section of the student residence in the Verlagsviertel district is to be completed by mid-September, with the second phase expected to be completed by the beginning of the 2016 summer semester
- It offers a total of 342 fully furnished single and double apartments with modern bath room and kitchenette
- Rental of the apartments has already started
International Campus will partially open the new “THE FIZZ Darmstadt” student residence in the centrally located Verlagsviertel district with 97 apartments on 14 September 2015, right in time for the beginning of the 2015/16 winter semester. The first building section, the listed and completely restored building on the former Graphia Nothnagel site, will be ready for students to move in. The second construction phase with 245 student apartments will open at the start of the 2016 summer semester. Students interested in renting these apartments can now contact: darmstadt@the-fizz.com.
“We are delighted to be able to open the first section of our new student residence in Darmstadt in time for the beginning of the winter semester“, commented Horst Lieder, CEO of International Campus AG. “With “THE FIZZ Darmstadt” on Schöfferstraße, we have created urgently required, contemporary and highly attractive living space for students. All student apartments are fully furnished and have a modern bath room and kitchenette. Our residents can move in straight away from mid September and get down to their studies,” added Lieder.
The student residence is located on a property encompassing some 7,000 square metres on Schöfferstraße near the Albert Schweitzer Park, directly opposite the Hochschule Darmstadt. The city centre and TU Darmstadt are within just a few minutes’ walking distance. “THE FIZZ Darmstadt” offers access to public areas for barbecuing and leisure activities, 342 cycle stands and 80 parking spaces, a generous cooking lounge, two seminar and study rooms, a laundry and drying room, a central entrance with a full house manager service and a lounge with a TV projector. All 342 single and double apartments are fully furnished with a bed, desk and cupboards, a modern shower room and a kitchenette over an average living space of around 21 square metres. The all-in-rents start at EUR 450 – including electricity, high-speed internet access, ancillary costs and the use of common facilities.
During the 2014/15 winter semester, some 45,000 students studied at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, the Hochschule Darmstadt and the Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt. The Darmstadt student services association offers around 2,800 places in halls of residences in 15 different locations. The city has more than 150,000 inhabitants, and the figure is rising. In 2014 alone, the number of residents grew by around 2,000.
International Campus AG operates and develops student accommodation in Germany under the “THE FIZZ” brand in Berlin, Bremen, Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Hamburg, Hanover and Cologne, comprising a total of more than 3,000 apartments.
