Flying tenants on the roof

September 27, 2023

Adventure garden with about 200,000 bees
Guided tours for school classes and daycare groups from Dülmen and the region
Knowledge about bees, biodiversity and sustainability is taught practically

Hamburg/Dülmen, September 8, 2020: The roof of the “Stadtquartier Overbergplatz” in Dülmen, which is managed by Girlan Immobilien Management on behalf of the owner, is now home to eight bee colonies with a total of around 200,000 bees. In cooperation with the association “BeekeeperFreundeDülmen”, an experience garden with showcases and educational bee stand was established. The association takes care of the knowledge transfer about bees and the work with young people and children. Guided tours are planned for school classes and daycare groups from Dülmen and the region. The adventure garden will be accessible from the new lounge of the restaurant “Mezzomar” on the roof terrace from next spring. Next year will also begin the production of its own “city quarter honey”. The proceeds will then go to the Beekeepers Friends and will be used exclusively for youth work.

Olaf Deistler, Center Manager of Girlan Immobilien Management and responsible for the city quarter, explains: “We as managers and also the owner are very happy to support this project in cooperation with the Beekeeper Friends. We are particularly pleased that knowledge about bees, biodiversity and sustainability is being conveyed here in a passionate and vivid way. The first guided tours for schools and daycare centers from Dülmen and the region in the adventure garden on the roof of the Stadtquartier will take place soon.that we will have our own Stadtquartier honey is super!”

The “Stadtquartier Overbergplatz” comprises a leasable area of around 8,000 square meters with retail, office, medical practice, restaurant and parking uses. The urban quarter also includes a roof terrace that can be used in a variety of ways, outdoor restaurants and the largest underground parking garage in Dülmen. Tenants include H&M, dm, clever-fit and the Münster diocese.

On behalf of the owner, Girlan Immobilien Management takes over the center management, the technical property management, the commercial property management and the leasing of the property.

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