Tegel Project

What Tegel Project does

Berlin TXL Management GmbH (formerly Tegel Projekt GmbH) is a wholly state-owned urban development company (Landeseigenes Unternehmen) of the State of Berlin, established in 2021 to redevelop the 500-hectare former Tegel Airport site. The company operates two core products: the Urban Tech Republic, a research and industrial park targeting up to 1,000 companies and 20,000 employees in urban-technology fields (energy efficiency, sustainable construction, eco-mobility, recycling, smart city systems, clean water, new materials), anchored by the Berliner Hochschule für Technik campus (2,500+ students initially, scaling to 5,000); and the Schumacher Quartier, a residential district delivering over 5,000 apartments for more than 10,000 residents. Supporting sub-brands include the 200-hectare Tegeler Stadtheide landscape park (developed by Grün Berlin GmbH) and the planned Cité Pasteur / TXL Nord extension with roughly 4,000 additional apartments.

Name

Tegel Project

Legal name

Berlin TXL Management GmbH

Website

https://tegelprojekt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Berlin TXL Management GmbH is a state-owned urban development company redeveloping the 500-hectare former Tegel Airport into the Urban Tech Republic research park and Schumacher Quartier residential district, selling land parcels and managing on-site infrastructure for technology firms, municipal housing developers, and the Berliner Hochschule für Technik.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mixed-Use Urban Real Estate Development

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Renewal, Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reuse (BPAIANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Urban development services
• Real estate development
• Mixed-use urban planning
• District energy networks
• Affordable housing development

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Land Parcel Sales - Urban Tech Republic: Sale of land parcels to companies for development of research, development, and production facilities in the Urban Tech Republic technology park.
2. Land Parcel Sales - Schumacher Quartier: Transfer of building plots to municipal housing companies (degewo AG, GESOBAU AG) for residential construction under regulated affordable housing programs.
3. Property Management Services: Management of co-working spaces in the Frachthalle (freight hall) of the Urban Tech Republic, including active use management and tenant relations.
4. Campus Building Rental: Rental of office and workshop spaces to technology-oriented companies. Approximately 1,600 m² of offices and workshops plus 6,000 m² of experimental areas rented to early tenants.
5. Building Renovation and Reuse Management: Conversion and renovation of existing airport buildings (Terminal A, Terminal B, Fire Station L, Building V) for new uses including the Berliner Hochschule für Technik campus.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Berlin TXL Management GmbH (formerly Tegel Projekt GmbH) develops and manages the transformation of the 500-hectare former Berlin Tegel Airport into a mixed-use urban district, comprising the Urban Tech Republic research and industrial park for urban technologies and the Schumacher Quartier residential district with over 5,000 apartments. The state-owned company markets land parcels, leases offices and workshops, manages co-working spaces, and coordinates sustainable district infrastructure including a low-temperature energy network, smart grid, open data platform and rainwater management.

Product overview

Berlin TXL Management GmbH (formerly Tegel Projekt GmbH) is a state-owned urban development company of the State of Berlin managing the transformation of the 500-hectare former Tegel Airport into Berlin TXL – a mixed-use urban development. Its portfolio consists of two primary offerings: the Urban Tech Republic, a research and industrial park for urban technologies targeting up to 1,000 companies and 20,000 employees, and the Schumacher Quartier, a residential district with over 5,000 apartments. Supporting sub-brands include the Tegeler Stadtheide landscape park (developed by Grün Berlin) and Cité Pasteur / TXL Nord (with ~4,000 additional planned apartments). Supporting services include the public InfoCenter, a LowEx-Netz (low-temperature energy network) operated by Berliner Stadtwerke and E.ON, an Open Data Strategy for free data access, and an Urban Data Platform under development. The company also holds DGNB pre-certification in Platinum for the Urban Tech Republic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Berlin TXL: The overall brand for the urban development project on the former Tegel Airport site, encompassing the Urban Tech Republic, Schumacher Quartier, and landscape areas.
• Urban Tech Republic
• Schumacher Quartier

Products and services

• Urban Tech Republic (Berlin TXL) A research and industrial park for urban technologies being developed on the 500-hectare former Tegel Airport site, targeting up to 1,000 companies, 20,000 employees and 2,500+ students from the Berliner Hochschule für Technik. Focus areas include energy efficiency, sustainable construction, eco-friendly mobility, recycling, smart city systems, clean water and new materials. Land parcels and converted airport buildings are marketed to technology and industrial firms.
• Schumacher Quartier A new residential district on the former Tegel Airport grounds offering over 5,000 apartments for more than 10,000 residents. Building plots are transferred to municipal housing companies (degewo AG, GESOBAU AG) for affordable housing construction under regulated programs, with a mix of family housing, intergenerational living and student housing supported by Kitas, schools and retail.
• LowEx-Netz Low-Temperature District Energy Network Innovative low-temperature district heating and cooling network operated at temperatures up to 40°C, combining combined heat and power plants, solar, geothermal and wastewater heat recovery. Enables heat pumps at consumer end and allows businesses to feed excess self-generated energy back, turning customers into prosumers. Operated by Berliner Stadtwerke and E.ON under EU-wide concession.
• InfoCenter Berlin TXL Public-facing visitor center on the Berlin TXL site that provides information about the project's history, current developments and future plans, and offers guided tours of the former airport grounds for citizens and stakeholders.
• Frachthalle Co-Working Space Management Active management and tenant relations for co-working spaces in the Frachthalle (freight hall) of the Urban Tech Republic, serving approximately 20 early tenant companies with offices, workshops and experimental areas in converted airport buildings.
• Open Data Strategy Published open data initiative for Berlin TXL making urban development data freely accessible and usable, supporting transparency, innovation and the development of smart city applications across the Urban Tech Republic campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions reduction through LowEx energy network and renewable integration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mitsubishi Electric CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2024German branch of Mitsubishi Electric and Land Berlin (represented by Berlin TXL Management GmbH) signed a Letter of Intent to jointly advance Smart City applications. Goal is to develop solutions for digital infrastructures and reproducible concepts for urban environments.
• 1&1 VersatelcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 January 2023Partnership to provide gigabit fiber optic connectivity throughout the Urban Tech Republic. Together with Deutsche Telekom and DNS:Net, 1&1 Versatel will provide high-speed internet coverage for the research and industrial park.
• DFKI (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 August 2020Letter of Intent signed with DFKI and City of Kaiserslautern to advance urban data management. Goal is collaboration on data platform development and operation.
• New York University (NYU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2019Data Alliance (DA+B) cooperation signed with NYU and Berlin Partner for exchange of research and application results in Data, AI, and Blockchain for smart city development.
• Berliner StadtwerkecoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2018100% subsidiary of Berliner Wasserbetriebe providing innovative energy solutions. Won EU-wide concession tender to supply heating and cooling to Urban Tech Republic and Schumacher Quartier through the LowEx district energy network combining block heating power plants, solar, geothermal, and wastewater heat.
• E.ONcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2018International private energy company winning EU-wide concession tender alongside Berliner Stadtwerke to supply heating and cooling through the LowEx district energy network. Partnership in innovative low-temperature energy system for Berlin TXL.
• Deutsche TelekomcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide gigabit fiber optic connectivity throughout the Urban Tech Republic alongside 1&1 Versatel and DNS:Net.
• DNS:NetcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide gigabit fiber optic connectivity throughout the Urban Tech Republic alongside Deutsche Telekom and 1&1 Versatel.
• TU Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing research partnership including sustainability studies on timber construction (40% CO2 reduction findings), and joint projects like 'Bauhütte 4.0' for timber construction innovation, and evaporation bed installations for climate resilience.
• Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity establishing campus in renovated Terminal A building with over 2,500 students initially, expanding to 5,000 total. Partnership brings academic research and talent directly into the innovation ecosystem.
• Grün Berlin GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponsible for development of the 200-hectare Tegeler Stadtheide landscape area within Berlin TXL project.
• Fraunhofer IPKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Construction Technology partnered on 'Bauhütte 4.0' potential analysis for timber construction innovation at Berlin TXL.
• Berliner WasserbetriebecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal water utility, parent company of Berliner Stadtwerke. Partner in evaporation bed research project and overall sustainable infrastructure development.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Masdar City: Abu Dhabi's planned sustainable city and free-zone for clean-tech companies, developed by Masdar with state backing. Similar concept as a purpose-built urban tech and sustainability district combining research, industry, and residential on a single greenfield/brownfield site.
• HafenCity Hamburg GmbH: Public-owned urban development company managing the transformation of Hamburg's former port area into a mixed-use urban district. Comparable as a German state-backed developer of a large brownfield site into a research, residential, and commercial ecosystem with sustainability ambitions.
• Battery Park City Authority: New York State public-benefit corporation managing the Battery Park City mixed-use district on former landfill. Comparable as a state-owned entity developing a large mixed-use urban district with residential, commercial, and sustainability mandates.
• Jurong Town Corporation (JTC): Singapore state-owned developer and manager of industrial and business parks. Strongly comparable as a government-linked entity that develops integrated research-industrial parks and leases plots to technology and industrial tenants.
• WISTA Management GmbH: State-owned Berlin company managing the Berlin-Adlershof technology and science park, one of Germany's largest integrated research and industrial parks. Directly comparable as another Land Berlin-owned entity developing and operating a technology/life-sciences park with mixed academic-industry tenants.

Broad incumbents

• CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (CA Immo): European real estate developer and investor with a portfolio of mixed-use office and residential developments in Germany and CEE. Comparable as a large mixed-use developer operating at scale in Germany, though not state-owned and not focused on tech/industrial parks.
• ECE Projektmanagement: One of Germany's largest real estate developers, specializing in large-scale mixed-use and commercial urban projects. Comparable as a German peer active in large urban development, though not state-owned and not focused on a single research-and-industry park.
• UBM Development AG: Austrian real estate developer focused on mixed-use urban developments and hotel projects across Europe. Comparable as a European mixed-use developer, though privately held and operating across multiple cities rather than on a single research-driven district.
• Hochtief Infrastructure / HOCHTIEF AG: One of Germany's largest construction and infrastructure groups, with significant experience in major urban and civil infrastructure projects. Comparable as a large German incumbent executing at scale on urban infrastructure, though primarily a contractor rather than a developer-operator.

Others

• degewo AG: Berlin state-owned housing company and a signed partner/purchaser of building plots in the Schumacher Quartier. Comparable as another landeseigenes Unternehmen in Berlin's property ecosystem, but its primary function is social housing development rather than urban tech park management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/B_TXL
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• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100064603577248
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/tegel-projekt-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/berlintxl

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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