Caption

Vacancy in the city center of Esslingen. The closure of Karstadt is causing sadness in the pedestrian zone. A new, mixed-use district with apartments, offices and retail is to be built at this location. But the project is delayed. Esslingen a. N, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

May 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Arnulf Hettrich

Reference

BRK26H13_237

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

105.3Mb (35.1Mb) / 24.8in x 16.5in / 7429 x 4955 (300dpi)

Keywords

concept new construction site apartment building city urban architecture politics pedestrian area Office bankruptcy Shopping Mall retail store deserted German symbolic picture modern Europe real estate shop architectural style construction work consumption property symbolic closed uninhabited political view street scene Southern Germany infrastructure real estate market contemporary everyday life european business Baden-Württemberg development urban development vacancy Germany exterior view association trademark project city view urban construction Esslingen am Neckar urban district outdoors chain store Modern architecture ordinary Galeria Kaufhof Downtown Central Europe View over the city Closure Karstadt Department store chain location Commercial property Commercial real estate Commercial space Theme construction project newly building site flat structure town urban environment pedestrian zone insolvency mall department store abandoned symbolic image realty plot shut vacant overlook Straßenbild South Germany daily routine Baden-Wurttemberg German Federal Republic exterior brand city portrait urban planning municipal district outside mundane midtown Middle Europe View over the town Closing Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof Department shop chain site Subject city development construction area housing construction municipal pedestrian street broke shopping centre facing Street Photography Republic of Germany outdoor shot townscape Esslingen precinct everyday city center view on the city Shut down Topic dwelling bankrupt shopping center view into FRG exterior photograph cityscape city quarter city centre view of the town insolvent Shopping complex view over outdoor photo view of the city town center town view Town centre Overlook city scape Inner city overview Inner town concepts construction sites apartments buildings cities pedestrian areas offices Shopping Malls stores symbolic pictures real estates shops architectural styles construction works properties view of View of street scenes infrastructures real estate markets businesses developments vacancies exterior views associations trademarks projects chain stores department stores chain locations building sites pedestrian zones malls department stores plots outlook brands city portraits sites constructions pedestrian streets shopping centres outdoor shots townscapes dwellings shopping centers BRD exterior photographs cityscapes outdoor photos Overlooking city scapes overviews construction ground construction grounds Office's retailer desolate forsaken abstract Europe's architectonic style symbol unoccupied disused Brandmark Urban view outdoor out open sky department stores' Concept image Symbol image Symbol photo Theme picture conceptual photo symbolise symbolize symbolizing symbolising in the centre of