Covering 5,750 square meters: Mannheim District Court moves into the Landmarken Augusta 33 building
The Mannheim District Court is moving into the existing Augusta 33 complex on Mannheim's Augustaanlage for at least five years. To this end, the state of Baden-Württemberg, represented by the Landesbetrieb Vermögen und Bau BW (State Property and Construction Agency), has leased around 5,750 square meters on the ground floor and on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th floors of the Landmarken property.
The lease is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027. Extension options allow the state of Baden-Württemberg flexible use for a total of up to ten years.
The space will be developed by Landmarken specifically for court operations and adapted to the special security and functional requirements of a local court. This also includes areas for public access and office workspaces. AUGUSTA 33 will thus become the interim headquarters of the Mannheim Local Court during the renovation of the court location in Mannheim Castle.
"We are designing the space in such a way that the building will be future-proof and remain flexible for third-party use even after its interim use," says Christine Rumpf, head of the Rhein-Main branch of Landmarken. The lease agreement stipulates green lease provisions and the implementation of requirements from the Building Energy Act. "As a building used predominantly for public purposes, our property meets the special requirements for energy efficiency and sustainability," Christine Rumpf continues. The lease was brokered by Nicolas Heisig of Cushman & Wakefield.
Landmarken acquired the building at Augustaanlage 33 in 2023 from Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), which moved out in 2024. The complex consists of three building sections, including a listed old building from 1905 with a magnificent sandstone façade. The city of Mannheim is also already a tenant. For Landmarken, this is the first project in Baden-Württemberg that has been equipped with a fresh interior design concept and state-of-the-art conference technology since its acquisition.
The energy upgrade as part of the building transformation is noteworthy: after the minimally invasive installation of sensors, all important data on the building physics and existing building services could be recorded. "We then used simulation models – also supported by artificial intelligence – to create an energy design tailored specifically to AUGUSTA 33," says Christian Profanter, Head of Smart Building at Landmarken. "This enabled us to derive optimal measures for energy-efficient renovation and the integration of digital technologies. These enable transparent control of energy consumption."
In addition to the platinum WiredScore certification already obtained, BREEAM certification for ecological and socio-cultural sustainability is also being sought. The project is thus in line with Landmarken's sustainability strategy and appeals in particular to users with a focus on ESG-compliant real estate.
