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Guter Freund residential quarter wins the B24 Brownfield Award

Aachen/Bochum. Another success for our flagship publicly funded housing project: Our Good Friend in Aachen has won the B24 Brownfield Award—as the best land conversion project in Germany!

At the award ceremony in Bochum, the jury was impressed by how a fully sealed former military brownfield site was transformed into a vibrant, green, affordable residential neighborhood.

The B24 Brownfield Award recognizes outstanding projects with clear ecological, economic, and social benefits that have been or are being implemented on contaminated sites or brownfield sites. Projects that represent a sustainable solution that serves as a model for others. Just like our Good Friend:

The residential neighborhood in Aachen-Forst, close to the city center, offers 248 apartments, more than 70 percent of which are publicly subsidized. Without having to seal a single square meter of green space, an affordable and attractive home for families, seniors, singles, couples, and single parents has been created here. The concept, which includes a daycare center, senior day care, and many community and mobility services, can also be transferred to other locations.

The residential quarter, with its family-friendly and intergenerational community concept, had previously been honored with the 2016 polis Award and the 2020 immobilienmanager Award. It is also on the shortlist for the ULI Europe Award for Excellence. The CSR practice guide "Perspectives of the Real Estate Industry" cites the neighborhood as a best practice example of social corporate responsibility.

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