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THE BUILDING

The return of a
real original

A strong past meets a strong future

FRANZ is the reinterpretation of a residential and commercial building with a longstanding history. The revitalized main building FRANZ Original on Sonnenstrasse is the ensemble’s face to the city and is rounded out by the FRANZ Neo new build facing the courtyard.

The elegant ensemble in the heart of the metropolis of Munich offers a future world for working and living – supplemented by public usages. The sensitive architectural concept melds characteristic 1950s elements with a timeless, contemporary design idiom. In the form of FRANZ, there’s a prime new urban location for companies that are forever reinventing themselves.

FRANZ

Original meets Neo

  • 8 flats
  • 5 office floors
  • Commercial and retail areas
  • High-grade balconies and patios
  • 3 office zones
  • new inner courtyard
  • 10 parking spaces and showers

FRANZ Original

Adding to existing value

Across its seven stories, FRANZ Original provides high-end office spaces, exclusive apartments, and supplementary public usages on the ground floor. The sensitive revitalization of the building preserves its character while lending it a contemporary appearance.

FRANZ Neo

Creating new space

As a three-storey, purist new build with a greened glass façade, FRANZ Neo grows up out of the greened inner courtyard. Office spaces with a high-end fit-out and generous floor-to-ceiling windows create an inspiring setting for the minds driving tomorrow.

Timeless qualities

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Truly invaluable

Inviting and exceptional: FRANZ’s bright natural stone frontage facing lively Sonnenstrasse. The ground floor, in a colour of its own and boasting spacious display windows, can function as a prestigious office entrance to a world of New Work with premises for special retail concepts.

Together

FRANZ Original and Neo are two buildings of great character that are mutually enriching. Together they form a protected inner courtyard that, suffused with greenery, provides a private oasis for outdoor breaks – in the middle of town.

A love of detail

With its balanced mix of purism and special touches, FRANZ enhances everyday life and fosters a sense of distinction and elegance. The public areas feature finely coordinated combinations of materials and colours, emphatically augmenting the quality of time spent within them.

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Key facts

Address

FRANZ Sonnenstrasse 20 80331 Munich Germany

Project

  • FRANZ office and residential ensemble
  • Two-part ensemble complete with courtyard
  • Revitalized existing building: FRANZ Original
  • New build: FRANZ Neo

Usages

Mix

of workspaces, apartments, and retail spaces

A project by

ABG

Real Estate Group, Munich

Upper floors

7 FRANZ Original | 3 FRANZ Neo

Rental spaces

~4.220 m2

Office zones for single or multi-tenant solutions

Rental apartments

8

bright housing units, in part with spacious patios

Outdoor spaces

  • Greened inner courtyard as an urban retreat
  • High-grade patios, roof terraces, and balconies

Mobility + Amenities

  • 22 spaces for bicycles
  • 4 e-charging stations
  • 10 slots for cars in the underground car park
  • Showers for staff members in the basement

Façade of FRANZ Original

  • High-grade, cream-coloured natural stone facade
  • Distinct, dark ground floor

Façade of FRANZ Neo

Fully glazed column-and-beam façade

Connectivity

  • Digital infrastructure certified by WiredScore
  • Fibre-optic connections by various service providers

Sustainability

Registered for BREEAM certification

Completion

2023

THE LOCATION

On the
sunny side
THE OFFICE ZONES

Spaces for
outstanding individuals

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    THE CULT – THE HISTORY

    The location where the 1980s cult TV series “Monaco Franze” was shot is now the new hotspot in Munich.

    FRANZ is an homage to a renowned Munich eccentric and a German TV and pop culture icon of the 1980s: “Monaco Franze – der ewige Stenz”. In the eponymous series shot by the Bayerische Rundfunk, the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, the building on Sonnenstrasse, which since 1953 had been a residence and had housed commercial premises, attained nationwide fame.

    Monaco Franze

    Cult TV series of the 1980s

    Lovingly staged with plenty of local flair, the ten episodes tell the story of the big-city adventures of CID inspector and later private detective Franz Münchinger, aka “Monaco Franze”, in Munich of the early 1980s. Much to his wife’s annoyance, Monaco Franze investigates crimes after work, too. Because however much he appreciates the wonders of marriage, the feminine appeal of the charming repeat offender is seductive.

    Ten-part TV series by the Bayerische Rundfunk

    Idea and script:
    Helmut Dietl, Patrick Süskind, Franz Geiger

    First broadcast on 2 March 1983 on German TV

    Quelle: https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendungen/monaco-franze/index.html

    FRANZ Original

    Adding to existing value

    Across its seven stories, FRANZ Original provides high-end office spaces, exclusive apartments, and supplementary public usages on the ground floor. The sensitive revitalization of the building preserves its character while lending it a contemporary appearance.

    FRANZ Neo

    Creating new space

    As a three-storey, purist new build with a greened glass façade, FRANZ Neo grows up out of the greened inner courtyard. Office spaces with a high-end fit-out and generous floor-to-ceiling windows create an inspiring setting for the minds driving tomorrow.