Much planned and much experienced
In its long history, Kranzler Eck Berlin has always attracted and moved people. This is also the motto for the future. Kranzler Eck Berlin will continue to create new experiences in the future. This also includes the topic of sustainable development.
What we do for sustainability
Green space, haven of peace, and
charging station: the Urban Oasis
Since 2024, the “Urban Oasis” has been inviting visitors to linger in the outdoor areas of Kranzler Eck Berlin. The year-round flowering plants provides a habitat and source of food for insects and thus contributes greatly to urban biodiversity.
Visitors can recharge their batteries here – and charge their cell phones too! The Urban Oasis is designed as a consumer-free space. A place to exchange ideas and switch off – in a pleasant microclimate, even on hot summer days.
Kranzler Eck Berlin is internationally certified
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has certified Kranzler Eck Berlin with LEED Gold.
The USGBC is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable and environmentally friendly energy concepts in buildings. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification process is considered the most widespread and recognized process in the world. A number of basic requirements must be met for certification. Buildings are awarded points depending on how well various sustainability strategies are implemented.
Hardworking bees on Ku'damm:
a small contribution to biodiversity
The number of bee colonies is declining, but everyone knows how important bees are as pollinators. Since 2021, three bee colonies have therefore found a perfect habitat on the roof of the hotel.
A real “Berlin mix” as experts say, because our bee colonies were formed by offshoots of bee colonies from Charlottenburg. The nuptial flight took place in Wilmersdorf, where male bees (drones) fertilized the queens.
The honey or nectar yield of a bee colony with approx. 50,000 bees can be up to 300 kg per year in our latitudes. Initially, the bees need a large proportion of the honey produced for their own use, such as winter food. They now produce a surplus of between 10 and 50 kg per colony.
Let's keep going!
Further measures are being planned or have already been implemented, e.g. the replacement of almost two and a half thousand panes with more energy-efficient windows or the installation of a rainwater cistern with a capacity of 1,500 liters to use rainwater for irrigation.
An eventful past
The history of Kranzler Eck Berlin goes back to the imperial era. Since then, it has been sung about by Udo Lindenberg and Hildegard Knef, among others, and has served as a location for music videos and film productions, such as the Netflix series Kleo. Some of the milestones are listed here as a gallery.
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18931893OriginAt Kurfürstendamm 18/19, on the corner of Joachimstaler Straße—which was spelled without a “th” at the time—the “Kleine Café” opened as the first coffee house in western Berlin. -
19041904Expansion into the first floorThe Kleine Café expands to the first floor and is given the nickname Café Größenwahn. Until World War I, Berlin's bohemian crowd gathers here, and the Expressionist movement takes shape. -
19321932New operatorThe renowned Café Kranzler changes ownership and opens its first branch on Kurfürstendamm. The iconic lettering remains to this day. -
19451945Destruction by warIn the final days of World War II, the building housing Café Kranzler is completely destroyed. -
19511951Reopening of Café KranzlerNew opening at the same location: Café Kranzler reopens its doors in a low-rise building designed by Paul Schwebes, one of the most important German architects of the post-war modernist era. -
19581958New landmarkIn a modern new building designed by Hanns Dustmann, the Kranzler becomes a whole corner. The rotunda with its striking awning becomes one of the landmarks of German reconstruction. -
19891989Fall of the Berlin WallThe Wall is coming down! Ku'Damm and Kranzler Eck are highly sought-after destinations for many East Berliners! -
19971997Start of construction CityQuartierThe start of construction on the NEUES KRANZLER ECK city quarter marks the foundation stone for what is probably the most significant expansion of the Kranzler Eck. International star architect Helmut Jahn is designing the new buildings. -
20002000Opening of the New Kranzler EckThe spectacular 16-story glass building on Ku'damm marks the start of a new millennium for Berlin's City West district. -
20142014Highly frequentedThe NEW KRANZLER ECK is one of Berlin's busiest intersections with the highest purchasing power. -
20242024New lobbies & green outdoor spacesThe renovation will transform the lobbies into entrances with 5-star flair. At the same time, a blooming urban oasis is growing in the outdoor areas. -
20252025Renovation of the aviary yardThe conversion of the aviary courtyard into a flexible space with a high quality of stay is beginning.
