Mitte

With the administrative reform in 2001, the new Mitte district was formed from the three old districts Mitte, Tiergarten, and Wedding. Mitte is simultaneously a metropolis and a neighborhood, a cosmopolitan city and a place to live. Its six districts include the Bundestag, government buildings, and embassies as well as a residential district, gastronomy, and with the large Tiergarten, the so-called green lung of Berlin.

Attractive surroundings

• Many world-famous squares and streets with international flair:
  - Alexanderplatz
  - Unter den Linden
  - Friedrichstrasse
  - Pariser Platz and the Brandenburg Gate
  - Potsdamer Platz
  - Gendarmenmarkt, considered one of the most beautiful squares in Europe
• A lively cultural scene:
  - Two out of Berlin's three opera houses
  - Theatres
  - Concert halls
• Museum Island (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site)
• Rosenthal suburb around the Oranienburger Straße with a lively pub and art scene
• Many parks:
  - Grosser Tiergarten
  - Public park Rehberge, Humboldthain
  - Green areas and riverside locations along the Spree, Panke, canals and lakes
• The zoo

Local advantages

• Very good infrastructure
• Seat of national political institutions, commercial associations and renowned institutions
• A research and academic location
• Attractive, centrally-located quarters for jandicraft, high-tech, logistics, manufacturing and service companies
• Business startup networks
• Cultural diversity

Commercial districts in Mitte

Martinikenfelde

Located in the west of Mitte, bordering the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The 32-hectare site was for a long time used by processing industry firms. In addition to historical and some listed industrial buildings (by Peter Behrens and Alfred Grenander amongst others), there are industrial and commercial buildings originating from almost every decade of the 20th Century.

Main sectors:

• IT and communication technology (GFAD and other firms, the Heinz-Hertz Institute, computing at the Technical University, Focus Teleport)
• Mobility (car showrooms, Meilenwerk, Continental Temic, transport engineering)
• Manufacturing/mechanical engineering (PTZ, Siemens, Müller-Zeiner, Brose, Atotech)

Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin
[Local Authority]
Abt. Stadtentwicklung, Bauen, Wirtschaft und Ordnung
[Urban Planning Dept.]
Fachbereich Stadtplanung (Legally binding development planning)
[Planning Division]
Müllerstr. 146
13353 Berlin
+49 30 9018-45846
Fax: +49 30 9018-45776
stadtplanung(at)ba-mitte.berlin.de
Legally binding development planning

Technology Park Berlin-Humboldthain

The TPH is located in the center of Berlin between Brunnenstrasse, Ackerstrasse and Volkspark Humboldthain. The 25-hectare business and science location combines tradition and future: The former AEG factories and adjoining high-tech buildings offer space for production and technology-oriented companies as well as for the creative scene.

The location is characterized by the close exchange between science and industry. Currently, around 150 companies and approximately 22 research institutions have chosen the Technology Park Humboldthain (TPH) as the base for their entrepreneurial activities.

Sector focus areas:

• Transport Technology & Mobility
• Medicine & Healthcare
• Life Science & Biotechnology
• Energy & Environmental Technology
• Media & Creative Industries
• Photonics & Optics
• IT & Automation
• Microsystems & Materials

Technologie-Park Humboldthain e.V.
Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25
13355 Berlin
+49 160 94732403
info(at)tph-berlin.net
www.tph-berlin.net

Gründerinnenzentrum WeiberWirtschaft eG
[WeiberWirtschaft center for female entrepreneurs]

The former East German state-run cosmetics manufacturing complex has been transformed into a modern center for startups following thorough modernisation and renovation work. New standards have been set through the combined use of modern, environmentally-friendly procedures and technologies. The center for female entrepreneurs was responsible for Berlin's first environmentally friendly renovation of a trading estate.

• Companies and projects run by women
• A total of 5,500 square metres office and commercial space
• On-site childcare facilities, canteen and conference area
• This variety promotes the development of cross-sector contact and business relationships.
• Bridge-building between commercial and non-commercial institutions
• An excellent potential for improving quality of work and life

WeiberWirtschaft eG
Anklamer Straße 38
10115 Berlin-Mitte
+49 30 440223-0
Fax: +49 30 440223-44
infos(at)weiberwirtschaft.de
www.weiberwirtschaft.de

Business development in Mitte

Local business promotion is conducted with regional demands in mind. Mitte's business promotion activities mediate between the local economy on the one hand and the local authority on the other, and endeavour to foster mutually agreeable solutions through proactive communication.

Areas of activity:

• Business startup advice and management consultancy
• Specialist and political advice for business-related projects
• Joint developments and financial aid
• Represents the interests of the local economy in construction and development plans
• Supports investors interested in settling in the district
• Portfolio management and networking of local business activities

Your contact at the local authority in Mitte

Beate Brüning
Head of Business Development
+49 30 9018-34372
Fax: +49 30 9018-48834321
beate.bruening(at)ba-mitte.berlin.de
www.berlin.de/ba-mitte

Your contact at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

Stefan Schulze
Project Manager Mitte
+49 30 9212-2828
stefan.schulze(at)berlin-partner.de