Future Cities Munich: Munich Central Station - CBD of the future 2023

Munich Central Station - CBD of the future

The transformation of its Central Station is the most important infrastructure project of Bavaria’s capital city for the next decade. The rebuilding of the main station building and the redesign of its forecourt offers Munich a historical opportunity of unleashing the potential for urban development at the heart of the city center.

The infrastructure-led impulse is setting the wheels in motion by marking the first step on the way to a potential ‘CBD of the future’. It will enable the urban living, working and shopping environments of the future by including key components such as connectivity, placemaking and ESG, a mixed used built environment and public and private stakeholder mobilization. For real estate occupiers, developers and investors, new opportunities open up in the retail, hospitality and office sector as well as new starting points for the implementation of ESG-driven strategies in one of the largest key markets in EMEA.

The report highlights various factors that have a significant influence on the development of Munich’s potential CBD of the future:

• Infrastructure & Mobility
• Placemaking & ESG
• Usage Mix & Built Environment
• Stakeholder Mobilization