• New neighbourhood section with office campus and 159 serviced flats opens at Kienberg Business Park 
• ipartment launches the second of three new buildings in Berlin-Brandenburg with a high booking rate 
• The Unique: innovative campus with a green and social concept 

Berlin-Brandenburg/Schönefeld. On 11 May 2023, the Unique Invest GmbH und der Serviced-Apartment-Betreiber ipartment gemeinsam mit Projektbeteiligten sowie Vertretern aus Politik und Wirtschaft die Eröffnung von „The Unique“. Das Gebäudeensemble mit insgesamt rund 19.500 m² BGF liegt im wachsenden Businesspark Kienberg und umfasst ein großes Bürogebäude, Gastronomie und ein Aparthotel. Als Campus bietet es eine grüne ‚Oase‘ zum Leben und Arbeiten. Termingerecht konnte das Großprojekt nach zwei Jahren Bauzeit abgeschlossen werden und startete im April 2023 offiziell in die Vermarktung. Beide Häuser werden zudem von der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB) mit dem grünen Gütesiegel in Gold zertifiziert. Eine großzügige Grünanlage des star landscape architects Rainer Schmidt und das angrenzende Waldstück bieten Natur- und Erholungsräume. Zum Mobilitätskonzept gehören zudem E-Scooter, E-Bikes und E-Ladesäulen, auch für PKW. Das Gebäudeensemble bleibt im Eigentum der Entwick-lungsgesellschaft Unique Invest GmbH & Co. KG und wird auch von dieser verwaltet. Investor ist Peter Kolb. Seit Ende April gibt es bereits einen Pächter für den Restaurantbetrieb im Erdgeschoss des Bürogebäudes. Der erfahrene Gastronomiebetrieb Tony‘s aus Steglitz wird in Kürze hier gehobene europäisch-italienische Küche inklusive Frühstück, Businesslunch und Abendkarte anbieten, darüber hinaus Catering- und Tagungsservice. Das Restaurant wird damit zum zentralen Treffpunkt im Businesspark und ist die erste Gastronomie am Standort. 

Milestone for neighbourhood development 
With the newly created infrastructure as well as green spaces, children's playground, outdoor fitness trail and restaurants open to residents and guests, the opening of The Unique is a milestone for the further development of the neighbourhood at BER. Thanks to its location at the airport, the Schönefeld site is very well connected both nationally and internationally, particularly by public transport, Deutsche Bahn and its proximity to the Waltersdorf motorway junction (A 113, A 10 and A 117). This makes the commercial location interesting for 'newcomers' as well as established companies. Rents from €15/m² in The Unique are in the moderate range. 

ipartment starts with high booking rates – fully booked at the end of April 
The aparthotel operator ipartment offers temporary serviced flats between 25 m2 and 50 m2 at the location. ipartment is present at many central locations in Germany and has been established since 2022 with soon to be three properties in Berlin and Brandenburg. ipartment started the pre-opening phase for The Unique at the beginning of April 2023 and already achieved a high occupancy rate of 65% in the opening month. The property was fully booked by the end of April. The serviced apartments help to relieve the regular housing market of company flats. Guests can stay between 1-3 days and up to six months in the fully equipped design flats. ipartment offers special services tailored to the needs of business guests, such as laundry and cleaning service, high-speed WiFi, reception, 24-hour mail client, digital booking, bicycle and e-scooter hire and an in-house guest lounge. Other highlights at BER include the new 'breakfast boxes', a digital kiosk for snacks and drinks and a conference service. The airport can be reached in just a few minutes by e-scooter or bus. A private neighbourhood shuttle, initiated by the business operators, will run at favourable conditions between 4:00 am and 11:00 pm and will thus - in addition to the three bus lines and another shuttle connection – strengthen the constant transfer between the airport and the business park. ipartment will provide the corresponding shuttle timetable. 

With art – and people at the centre 
The concept as a "human-centred office" focuses on the needs of those who work and live here: through high-quality furnishings, short distances, digital working indoors and outdoors, art objects, recreational spaces, urban gardening and views of the greenery. In the spacious inner courtyard, which architecturally combines indoor and outdoor space, there is a sculpture in the style of Alexander Calder and modern art by Berlin artist Peter Lindenberg is exhibited in the newly opened sales rooms. ipartment displays street art in its building and, together with its Hamburg business partner fritz-kola, has commissioned the two Berlin artists Bennet and Vanessa Dartmann via Studio Auckz from Münster to create an upcycling art collage, a wall design "with sustainability and uniqueness in mind". Together with its Hamburg business partner fritz-kola, ipartment has commissioned the two Berlin artists Bennet and Vanessa Dartmann via Studio Auckz from Münster to create an upcycling art collage, a wall design "under the aspect of sustainability and uniqueness". 

Christian Hentschel, Mayor of Schönefeld 
"We are very pleased that Schönefeld is developing so positively around the international airport BER. The Unique is a gain for the location and, with the Kienberg Business Park, will attract further companies, create jobs and offers from which everyone in Schönefeld can benefit. A strong local economy is needed, because the profits and tax revenue generated will also be channelled into the much-needed social infrastructure." 

Peter Kolb, Managing Director Unique Invest / Kolb + Partner 
"Our vision of a forward-looking, green office landscape in an international location where people feel at home is becoming a reality. We are delighted about this - and especially about the sharp rise in enquiries for lettings since the project was completed. “ 

Matthias Rincón, Managing Director ipartment 
"We are surprised by the sensational initial occupancy rate of 65%. We were even fully booked at the end of April and May will probably end with around 80 % occupancy for the month. Our target is 90-95% so that we can respond flexibly to short and mid-stay requests. We are also pleased that the long-stay segment, i.e. stays from 1 month to 6 months, has been so well received. Here, too, we are already at 80 % - similar to our first airport location in Frankfurt am Main." 

Jasmin Samiri, Managing Director Unique Invest 
„Our office concept offers a 'home' for companies, SMEs, creatives and start-ups of all sizes and enables a very good work-life balance. We are looking forward to filling this special location with gastronomic and cultural offerings, art – and above all with life." 

Fast Facts

"The Unique" in the Gatelands Business Park Kienberg 

• Area size Gatelands: 100.000 m² 
• Address: Am Flughafen 11 + 13, 12529 Schönefeld 
• Location: in the immediate vicinity of BER Airport, surrounded by green space (forest) 
• Plot size: approx. 5.000 m² 
• building complex: two-part building ensemble consisting of office + aparthotel 
• Total GGR: 19.500 m2 
• Building 1: Büroimmobilien „The Unique“: 9.500 m² BGF, teilbar ab 200 m² 
• Building 2: Seviced-Apartment-Haus (Aparthotel): 159 Apartments 
• Floors: 7 
• Parking spaces: Shared underground car park with 114 parking spaces, 81 parking spaces in the neighbouring multi-storey car park 
• Electric charging stations for cars: 10 
• Special features Objects: Natural stone façade, intensively landscaped inner courtyard with a view of the nature reserve and think tank rooms in the outdoor area, Mobility concept (charging stations for electric cars/bicycles, e-scooters) 
• Operator Serviced Apartments: ipartment GmbH 
• Investor/project developer, owner & builder: Unique Invest GmbH & Co. KG 
• Architecture: par terre architekten GmbH & Co. KG 

Fast Facts

The ipartments 

• Size Serviced Apartments: between 25 m2 and 50 m2 
• Number of flats: 159 fully equipped serviced flats incl. kitchen: Number of XS flats: 94, Number of S flats: 31, Number of M flats: 21, Number of L flats: 13 
• Technical equipment: High-speed WLAN, Bluetooth box, flat-screen TV 
• Services: Breakfast service, concierge, parking, conference, cleaning and laundry service, rental bikes 
• Special features: Large Vitra lounge, e.charging columns, complete concept with self-catering, contactless check-in process, high-quality design and customised furnishings 
• Connection: Airport Express connects the most important railway stations in the Berlin metropolitan area with the airport. The airport is served 4 times an hour from Berlin Central Station (journey time: around 30 minutes). RE 7 and RB 14 reach the airport via Ostbahnhof, while RE 9 travels via Südkreuz. Deutsche Bahn has included BER in its network with long-distance connections to Hamburg, Hanover, Wroclaw, Krakow and Amsterdam Schiphol. BER has a motorway connection to the A113 and can be reached by car via the "Schönefeld-Süd" junction and the B94a. 

Press contact Irmelin Ehrig, Redaktionsbüro Ehrig & Partner, Martin-Luther-Straße 86, 10825 Berlin
Phone (+49) 30 21 96 96 46,
mobil: 0179 – 686 04 76, ehrig@ehrigpartner.de 

Unique Invest GmbH & Co.KG, Schlossgasse 14, 64807 Dieburg 
Contact: Jasmin Samiri (B.A. International Property Management), Property Project Developer (EBS), 
Phone (+49) 6071 9256-0, info@unique-estate.net