Rathaus Galerie Essen
The city of Essen is located around 35 km north of Düsseldorf and is considered the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. Essen currently has around 583.000 inhabitants, making it the ninth largest city in Germany. The consistent structural change has made Essen a successful service location. An increasing population development has been recorded since the turn of the millennium. In 2017, Essen was named the Green Capital of Europe. As a science location and due to its geographical location in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the city of Essen is considered an important transport hub. More than 11 million people can reach the location by car within an hour. Around 9 million people reach Essen by public transport. The university location in Essen is the youngest in Germany and, with more than 42.000 students, is among the top 10 largest university cities in the country. Essen is the academic and intellectual center for the western Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine region with more than 5 million inhabitants. Essen has always been undisputedly considered “the shopping city” in the Ruhr area.
The Rathaus Galerie Essen was opened in 1979 in the center of Essen's city center and was extensively renovated in 2010. The shopping center has a total rental area of approx. 30.800m², spread over two levels, as well as two parking garages. It is accessed via two main entrances. Within the center there are two spacious, covered areas, each of which has central staircases leading up and down to the subway and the "Rathaus Essen" bus station, as well as to the parking garages. These two parking garages belonging to the center offer excellent accessibility for Essen's private transport. Approximately 1.000 car parking spaces are located directly beneath the center. With these 1.000 parking spaces, the Rathaus Galerie Essen 20% of the total parking space available in Essen city centre.
You can reach the Rathaus Galerie Essen with 13 buses or subway and tram lines. The Rathaus Galerie Essen is served approximately 1.377 times per week by bus and approximately 2.564 times by subway/tram.
The Rathaus Galerie Essen already offers an attractive mix of well-known anchor tenants such as DM drugstore, Olymp & Hades, HEMA and other well-known brands and concepts. The modernization of the center will add further attractive tenants and concepts. The Rathaus Galerie Essen offers a total of around 70 shops under one roof. The retail space is located on the ground floor and first floor and is accessed via the mall on the ground floor with its two squares.
opening of the "Mahlzeit" food mall
The Rathaus Galerie in Essen is to once again become the meeting point for Essen and the surrounding area. The connection to the Ruhr area is to be established through changes in the design and the mix of different materials and colors. The length of stay is increased by the warmth of the colors and materials as well as the creation of the new, spacious food mall. The customer should enjoy spending time in the center, meeting friends and running errands. With new, exciting tenants and innovative concepts, an individual mix of industries and tenants has been created that is tailored to the location.
