Cost explosion at the Hanover History Museum: 81 million euros!

Cost explosion at the Hanover History Museum: 81 million euros!

The Historical Museum in Hanover faces a huge challenge: the costs for the planned renovation have risen from originally 31 million euros to a whopping 81 million euros. This speaks of an increase in costs of over 160 percent, which the city administration and the council factions put into a bright excitement. According to Hannoversche General newspaper advise on whether the approval of expensive renovation should be granted.

A demolition of the listed museum would not be considered due to legal requirements. Daniel Gardemin, the group leader of the Greens, urges a rapid renovation to prevent vacancy. He also warns of annual construction costs of five percent that could further increase the financial burden.

city administration in the conflict

The situation is tense. The SPD council group spokeswoman Belgin Zaman sees the structural problems in the town hall an essential reason for the massive cost explosion. Nevertheless, she agrees with Gardemin that the historical museum must be preserved. Felix Semper from the CDU, on the other hand, announces that he does not see any scope in the urban budget. He calls for a review of the need for the facade renovation and fire protection measures.

Wilfried Engelke from the FDP supports the planned core renovation, but criticizes the city's building management. He even proposes a public-private partnership for the implementation, which, however, could endanger the federal funding that has already been promised.

The challenges of the renovation

The Historical Museum, a building from the 1960s, houses important architectural elements, including the tower of medieval city fortification and a stone wall from the 17th century. The aim of the renovation is to maintain the architectural unit and integrate energy -efficient standards. The extensive work-planned since 2022-contain the disassembly of the building into individual parts, including the impressive natural stone facade, which is to be put together again with the help of reconstructed components, as described on the website of the [DHL Architects] (https://www.dhl-architect.de/projekt/historisches-Museum-hanover- Hanover- Hanover- Restoring/).

However, the devil is in detail, because when renovating listed real estate, the costs can quickly get out of hand. Buyers often underestimate the expenses-the renovation costs for old buildings are often significantly higher than originally planned, which also indicates das-bauddenkmal.de.

public grants and tax breaks

Such projects usually benefit from public subsidies and tax relief. The KfW promotes energetic renovations with cheap loans, and tax breaks can also provide interesting help. In this way, landlords can write off the renovation costs over several years, which ultimately relieves the financing problem.

It remains to be seen whether the renovation of the Historical Museum can actually be realized in the planned form. What is certain is that the city of Hanover and its citizens must have a watchful eye on the developments so as not to lose the city's cultural treasury.