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Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - residential construction in the Ruhr area. New building district in Essen's southern quarter. LITERATUR-QUARTIER with six to eight-storey buildings in the energy-saving KfW Efficiency House Standard 55. LEG rents 236 apartments here, including 52 price-based social housing

Date

Jan 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK26B11_410

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No

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66,3Mb (3,2Mb) / 13,3in x 19,3in / 4000 x 5793 (300dpi)

Keywords

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