Future of the Café Deyck’s: City plans exciting innovations in Opladen!

Future of the Café Deyck’s: City plans exciting innovations in Opladen!

In a meeting of District Representation II in the Opladen administration building, Gerald Hochkamer, the managing director of the municipal housing company Leverkusen (WGL), announced that WGL is interested in acquiring the vacant Café Deyck’s. This information comes from a Report of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . The agenda item "Termis report Café Deyck’s" was preferred so that Hochkamer did not wait long. On the occasion, Hochkamer said that WGL plans to renovate the café and pass it on to a new tenant.

The basic decision for the acquisition was made on March 18 on the supervisory board of the WGL. A final decision will be made at the upcoming Supervisory Board meeting, which will take place on July 1st. There are already about 25 inquiries from interested parties who want to lease the building. These inquiries should be sorted and checked carefully, whereby special attention is paid to sustainable leasing. Hochkamer even emphasized that the future tenant does not necessarily have to come out of gastronomy.

renovation and costs

Before reopening the café, comprehensive renovation measures are necessary. Hochkamer named an estimated cost of 285,000 euros for a gastronomy with cold cuisine. With a warm kitchen, however, the costs could increase by several hundred thousand euros due to higher demands on the ventilation system. At the purchase price of the building, Hochkamer did not specifically commented; He only mentioned that the WGL would like to acquire the building "as cheap as possible".

The uncertainty about the renovation and the future operator is not the only challenge. The CDU in Opladen also plans to significantly reduce the outside area of ​​the café according to a Report from RP Online . According to Matthias Itzwerth from the CDU, the café's closure came as a surprise to the party. The city, as the owner of the café, is dependent on renovation measures before a new lease can be realized.

strategic considerations for reopening

The CDU supports a reduction in the previously extensive outdoor area, since it was never fully occupied even on summer days. The high competition from other restaurants in the area and the bleak appearance of the outdoor area in the winter months make this step necessary. According to the CDU, the advantages of a reduction would not only result in positive economic effects for the new tenant, but would also create space for events by making part of the outdoor area available to the public pedestrian zone again.

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