The redesign drawn up by the landscape architecture firm Bruun & Möllers creates more space for pedestrians as well as for the local restaurants and cafés, resulting in a centrally located quarter. The city center will thus be expanded to include additional meeting points for people with functional demands, creating attractive places to spend time off to the side of the main shopping streets.
To this end, the central streets in the Kleine Johannisstraße area and parts of Schauenburgerstraße will be converted into a pedestrian zone. The design framework is based on the design style of the neighboring BID Nikolaiquartier.
In addition to the structural measures, the BID is implementing additional cleaning and service measures as well as marketing and public relations activities. Professional neighborhood management also promotes the existing networks between the various local stakeholders with the aim of maintaining and strengthening the diverse mix of sectors in the neighborhood.
The BID Rathausquartier has a budget of around 3.67 million euros over its five-year term. The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing is contributing a further 4 million euros from the "Upgrading Public Urban Spaces" programme and the "Hamburg Economic Stabilization Programme 2021/22". The Hamburg-Mitte district office has managed the planning and is coordinating the implementation of the project.
The BID Rathausquartier is a good example of the implementation of the objectives of the action plan for the inner city, in which private stakeholders, the Hamburg-Mitte district office, the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and other authorities are working together to upgrade the central city district.
The conversion work in the Rathausquartier began in 2023 and is intended to ensure the attractiveness and competitiveness of the district and improve the quality of the area. The construction work was completed at the end of 2024.
