Landau starts program to revive the city center and for vacancy!

Landau starts program to revive the city center and for vacancy!

The city of Landau has taken an important step to revitalize its city center with the second round of the “Lela - it's a Match”. The aim of the program is to temporarily rent vacancies in the city center and make new users accessible. Interested parties can apply to the municipal business development agency (WIFÖ) by May 31. Mayor Dominik Geißler emphasizes the fight against vacancies as a priority for the city.

This initiative should not only help prevent commercial vacancies, but also promote future -oriented post -use. In the first run of the program, the concept store "Cacopardo Concept and Symp" art "was successfully established, which is seen as a positive example of the effectiveness of the project. A jury will evaluate the submitted vacancies and usage concepts and prefer concepts of start-ups, start-ups as well as cultural and creative management offers.

funding and framework conditions

The "Lela" program is funded from the state funding program "Downtown Impulse" with an amount of 75,000 euros. The real estate presented must have already been used commercially and be both easy to access and visible. The number of rented properties depends on the submitted applications and the available budget funds. Further information is accessible on the website of the city of Landau.

Similar efforts can also be observed in other cities, such as in Plettenberg, where the city rents vacancies to revitalize the city center. 70 % of the last known rent (old rent) are rented and then 20 % of the old rent are rented to interested parties. An example illustrates the concept: With a last known rent of 1,000 euros, the city rents the vacancy for 700 euros, while the sub -tenant only pays 200 euros. These rental relationships are limited to 24 months and end on December 31, 2026.

The challenge of vacancy

The problem of vacancy is not new. In fact, there is an increasing vacancy of buildings and shops in many cities and municipalities, especially in rural areas. This challenge is reinforced by the demographic change and the effects of the Corona crisis. Active vacancy management is considered urgently necessary to promote interior development and reduce space consumption.

Various projects such as the "living centers" in Bad Orb and the Hamburg Initiative to creative intermediate use of retail areas show ways how cities can master these challenges. There are also interesting approaches such as the founder: Interior competition Kamptal+to inspire new entrepreneurs: inside to revive the city centers. These diverse initiatives express the endeavor to make the inner city locations alive and attractive.