Frei_Fläche
Für Vermieter*innen

Für Vermieter*innen

As an expert for creative interim uses, we are the first address for the management of unused spaces. Frei_Fläche prevents vacancies, revitalises the neighbourhood and enables costs to be covered.

The funding programme supports landlords in different ways: On the one hand, it covers the running costs of the vacancy by assuming all operating and ancillary costs (including insurance, if applicable). On the other hand, the creative interim use revitalises the neighbourhood. It protects against vandalism, promotes cultural life and thus ensures that the property is integrated into a lively infrastructure - even beyond the period of interim use. The effort for you as a landlord is low, as we initiate, implement and supervise the interim uses.

By the way, so-called "intermediaries" can also rent larger spaces and sublet them to creative professionals. Intermediaries are usually organisations or companies that want to rent a space to their community at a reasonable price. They make a monthly contribution of 1.00 euro per square metre, the rest is paid by the funding programme. Intermediaries submit an application here.

Which rooms are eligible for the programme?
The scope of the programme includes vacant spaces in Hamburg approved as retail spaces that were let and used as retail spaces or publicly accessible spaces (bank, travel agency, gastronomy, etc.) prior to becoming vacant at least until the IV quarter of 2019. The funding programme also applies to approved retail space in new buildings completed after 01.10.2019.
What exactly is being promoted?
- All ongoing vacancy costs are covered by assuming all operating and ancillary costs (including insurance, if applicable).
- Landlords can receive a lump-sum deposit from the funding programme, which must be paid back.
- As a landlord, you can apply for subsidies to create the conditions for interim use, e.g. small structural measures, costs for commissioning or special costs such as security or building services. To the application
- Associations of creative professionals and landlords can apply for grants for communication, design and artistic measures to draw attention to interim use (e.g. advertising and decoration of shop windows). To the application.

Contact persons

Celina Behn - Portraitfoto von Celina Behn

Celina Behn
Project Manager
040 2372435-49

Kurzbiografie

Celina Behn is in charge of the funding program "Frei_Fläche: Raum für kreative Zwischennutzung" (Free_space: space for creative interim use) as project manager within our Space unit.

Celina Behn studied Urban Planning at HafenCity University Hamburg and has already worked in various practical fields in the urban development sector. In various projects (including with Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft), she dealt thoroughly with the interactions between creative industries and urban development.