The client plans to build a 4-star hotel on a lot at Spittelmarkt in Berlin Mitte.

Grauel Consultants was contracted to provide the necessary management services at the end of 2008 while the project was still in its development phase.

Phase 1 of the project (Development) focused on the following tasks:

Location analysis with the creation of a hotel assessment by a hotel consultant.
Preparation measures – for example surveying, property and land assessment with investigation of contaminated soil.
Signing of necessary neighborhood agreements
Completion of an architectural contest process with invited architects
Pre-planning / feasibility study
Creation of a preliminary construction request to address single issues relevant to the planning
Operator selection process – negotiation and signing of a lease agreement