The Shopping Center Westfield Hamburg-Übersekartier is scheduled to open on April 8th. This was announced by the operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW).
In the process of commissioning, considerable progress has been made, the systems of the project’s technical building equipment had now reached the final test and inspection phase. The areas for retail, gastronomy, entertainment and culture are 94% rented and interest in the remaining areas is great. The new date was adapted to the calendar of the tenants and the spring retail trade. Further details on the opening events will be announced in the run -up to the opening.
The shopping center thus opens around a year after the originally planned time. In January 2024, the operator announced the opening for April 25. Since there was a local entry of groundwater in the area of a central technical system in part of the basement, the start was postponed to August 2024. The date was later specified on October 17th. But even at that time, tenants doubted the Hamburger Abendblatt that this date could be kept. You should be right, URW postponed the appointment again. “Aspects of building technology, such as fire protection and safety systems, the conclusion of which is essential for commissioning the project” were stated. The opening for the first quarter of 2025 was promised without a specific date. Now it should be so far eight days after the end of the quarter.