After information evening

Planned office tower in Schallmoos divides the city

The tower on Sterneckstrasse/Linzer Bundesstrasse could rise 35 meters into the air

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

It will certainly be months before the excavators for the office tower in Sterneckstrasse start work. For some, however, it is already clear that the project is an eyesore, for others it is just right. 

Where is Salzburg-Schallmoos heading? The high-rise project on the busy Sterneckstrasse provides the blueprint. A former commercial site is to be developed, with offices and apartments planned. Politicians, residents and businesses are arguing about the right use. Everyone has different ideas. Years go by, the excavators move and don't move.

A public information event in mid-April brought numerous concerns about the office tower to light. "We will take a close look at everything," says designated planning councillor Anna Schiester (Greens). In any case, the high-rise project is still at the beginning, with the development plan. Only then will an architectural competition reveal more details about the high-rise construction project.

Prominent sites lie fallow
Schiester had many ideas for Schallmoos before the election. For example, a district center, more green space or better bike connections for the north of the district. This should finally be taken into account in the city's new spatial development concept (REK) and then implemented as soon as possible.

Project operators are currently on hold for four other prominent areas in Schallmoos. And thus in some cases also new living space.