Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg

LIZ - Ludwigsburg Industrial Centre

Together with Patron Capital, INBRIGHT has acquired parts of the MANN+HUMMEL company’s production area in Ludwigsburg. In the western city of Ludwigsburg, the Ludwigsburg Industrial Centre LIZ will be built in the coming years – a modern campus for research & development and light industrial on a site area of 49.200 sqm. 

Around 44.500 sqm of the former MANN+HUMMEL production areas are being modernized. The remaining existing areas will be dismantled and replaced with new buildings. In total, around 100.000 sqm of total rental space will be created. When developing the areas, particular emphasis is placed on aspects of sustainability: flexible areas are being created for Industry 4.0, taking into account a wide range of ESG criteria. 

The western city of Ludwigsburg is undergoing a comprehensive process of change. 10,000 employees and well-known companies such as Hahn + Kolb, Roche, Lotter, Stiehl, Porsche, Bosch, Goetze Armaturen and many more.  The “Weststadt” transformation area is the largest and most dynamic commercial area in the city of Ludwigsburg and therefore enjoys particular political and public attention, not only in the regional area. 

Year of Construction/refurbishment:

1954 to 2014 / 2024-2026

Site area:

49.200 sqm

Rental Area:

around 100.000 sqm (after completion of project development)

Location:

The property is located between Schlieffenstrasse, Groenerstrasse and Wilhelm-Fein-Strasse in 71636 Ludwigsburg

ESG Highlights:

DGNB Gold certification (aimed for), large-scale PV system with a planned output of 1,050 kwp, connection of the entire area to district heating, efficiency standard in the new building: BEG40, green lease rental agreements, e-mobility, green roofs, green electricity

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Location and Connection

The Weststadt Ludwigsburg is a district of the core city; in addition to residential areas with single-family houses, around a third of the city’s commercial space is located here. Schwieberdinger Straße is one of the most important connecting roads and is very well connected to the transport network. 

There are three bus stops for lines 420 and 433 as well as a bicycle rental station directly at the property. The Ludwigsburg south motorway access road is only 5 minutes away by car, and the city center can be reached in less than 10 minutes. From probably 2029, the LIZ will be even better connected to Ludwigsburg city center and the surrounding area via the new “Lucie” light rail system. Ludwigsburg is also only twelve kilometers north of Stuttgart city center and is therefore part of the Stuttgart region. 

PROJeCT Status 02/2025

In August 2022, a competition was organised with five invited offices, from which the design by BFK architects from Stuttgart emerged as the winner. The design envisages spacious production halls on the ground floor. Above this are areas for research and development as well as areas for lighter production, supplemented by classic office concepts. The guiding principle of the design is the vertical division of the campus site into two levels. A plateau arranged in the centre of the hall roofs is the connecting element between the two worlds. While heavy goods traffic takes place at ground floor level, lightly motorised vehicles tend to drive on the plateau, creating a pleasant environment for employees and pedestrians. Around 60% of the existing buildings are to be retained and revitalised – the existing areas will be supplemented by flexible new buildings. The shed roof halls in the south-west of the site, which are worth preserving, will be integrated into the overall campus concept. Their materiality and form will be deliberately incorporated into the new buildings, thus characterising the style of the entire campus. 

The building application for the entire site was submitted in August 2023 – planning permission for the entire project was granted in May 2024. The first construction phases of the revitalisation of the existing building, e.g. the façade and roof renovation as well as the house connections for district heating and drinking water, have already been completed. Further revitalisation measures for the existing buildings and the conversion from single-tenant to multi-tenant are currently being implemented. Advanced contract award talks have been held with well-known general contractors from the German and European SME sector. Construction is expected to start in the coming months.

The first tenant in the LIZ has been confirmed. MANN+HUMMEL has leased back a large part of the existing space. At the same time, further very interesting rental enquiries are being processed for the LIZ, whose business models will contribute to further enhancing Ludwigsburg’s Weststadt. Further lettings will be reported shortly.
Following the competition phase,  DK Real Estate will act as general planners for the entire project. DK Real Estate has been commissioned with the project management for the entire project.

ContaCt

Dr. Till Meister
Senior Project Manager / Prokurist

INBRIGHT Development GmbH
Erasmusstraße 14
10553 Berlin

Mobile: +49 30 403 686 2-0
Email: tm@inbright.de

ContaCt

Mehdi Ahmito
PROJECT ASSISTANT

INBRIGHT Development GmbH
Erasmusstraße 14
10553 Berlin

Mobile: +49 30 403 686 2-0
Email: ma@inbright.de

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How we derived Our ESG strategy

In an initial workshop, we first developed core values for our company. The development of an ESG strategy for INBRIGHT is based on this: main topics were determined and validated based on a fixed evaluation scheme in a two-day workshop. On the one hand, the topics result from the requirements of national and international industry standards and frameworks, such as DGNB, LEED and GRESB, and, on the other hand, from general sustainability standards, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Sustainable Development Goals. The list of topics was ultimately supplemented by specific industry requirements from the Light Industrial area. The collection of topics was classified based on a fixed evaluation scheme in a materiality assessment using a two-dimensional matrix with the dimensions “Relevance to business” and “Effects on the government and society”. The topics with the highest values in both dimensions, and hence being above the materiality threshold, form the basis of our ESG strategy or our sustainability programme. The materiality assessment is revalidated annually with the participation of internal and external stakeholders and the assessment of the topics is adjusted accordingly. 

Our Contribution to the sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 by the member states of the United Nations.
They set a road map for the sustainable social, economic and environmental transformation of our world by 2030.

The SDGs also offer us as a company a framework for contributing to a positive future for the world. Our ESG strategy is our contribution to tackling the greatest worldwide challenges, especially to achieving the following SDGs:

We respect diversity, a fair pay and participation structure and the indivdual promotion of out team members, thus contributing to equality of opportunity.

Economic success and a profitable investment strategy are for us the foundation for securing attractive jobs in the long term and contributing to healthy economic growth.

We promote a low-emission infrastructure by locating our properties close to existing residential areas, offering our tenants access to public transport. We modernise and reposition old industrial and commercial properties to make their use lower in emissions, cleaner and more flexible, thus making a noticeable contribution to sustainable industry.

When building and repairing our properties, we are careful to use innovative and engery-efficient systems so as to aviod unnecessary environmental pressures on the surrounding area. Wherever compatible with legislation and the comfort demands of our users, we reduce technical equipment to a minimum to promote the longevity of our properties.

We align both our company and our property projects to ESG criteria. This includes planning our properties in a way that is sparing of resources and ensures them a long useful life with maximum flexibility. We also maintain open interactions in the spirit of partnership with all those involved – from planners and building firms through to the eventual user.

Reducing emissions, especially CO2 emissions, has a high priority for us within our ESG strategy. We as a company aim to reduce and compensate for our CO2 footprint to make the most effective contribution we can to protecting the climate.