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LAGERHAUS G was built between 1903 and 1907, together with its twin
building Speicher F, by Hamburger Freihafen-Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft
Among several interested parties and submitted offers, the sale of the
24,000 sqm LAGERHAUS G then took place to the current owner company.
(today Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) as a general cargo warehouse.
Since then it has served as a warehouse for a range of stored goods.
The official minutes state that the sale took place with the consent of the
During the Second World War, LAGERHAUS G was used by the National
HPA as the registered land owner at the time. In 2021, the land was transferred
to Hafencity GmbH.
Socialists as a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp, called
Dessauer Ufer, as part of the "Mineral Oil Security Plan". An eventful history
that can still be found today in some parts of the 24,000 square metre
building.
Preserving the monument and developing it appropriately for optimal
future use is the main goal of the current owner. A goal that can best be
achieved if the monument is given a sustainable, socially valuable and
economically viable subsequent use.
Thousands of people from all over Europe were deported here and used
for forced labour in Hamburg, especially in the port (see sculpture), and a
number of those who still need to be researched in more detail were put
to death here.
In 1996, Hamburger Hafen- und Lagerhaus-Aktiengesellschaft applied for
the demolition of the entire building. Fortunately, the city's heritage protection
authority prevented this.
Since Sept. 1998, LAGERHAUS G has been listed as an architectural monument.
It is one of the last remaining warehouse buildings with typical brick
architecture in the Port of Hamburg.
In 1997, the former municipal HHLA sold LAGERHAUS G to a private owner.
The owner continued to operate the warehouse until the end of 2017.
After the managing partner died unexpectedly in 2017, the owner company
filed for insolvency. In January 2018, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
was offered the repossession of the building; they refused and agreed to
the sale by the insolvency administrator.
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