Reliability is one of our greatest strengths. That is why people have been interested in our projects for many years.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. September 2017
16. September 2017
Dorint Hotel now Best Western
Yesterday the former Dorint Hotel at Betzenberg open under the trademarke of Best Western. There was a rush on the hotel right at the begin.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. July 2017
08. July 2017
Hotelier Sachs: Opening in Frankfurt
Hans Sachs project developer and hotel operator from Kaiserslauterer Projektentwickler opens a Saks Urban Design Hotel in Frankfurt at August. Example is the Saks Hotel in Kaiserslautern with its 92 rooms.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. March 2017
11. March 2017
Talk of the Town: Good News
… And now had the businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern cofirmed the RHEINPFALZ too, that he bougth the former Dorint-Hotel and will reopen it under the name of an international trademark.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. August 2016
20. August 2016
New buildings here and there
In this year there is a lot of new constructions in Kaiserslautern: privat and public, german and american. An expetidition along some of the most important construction areast, that will develop the city of Kaiserslautern.
The new building at the main post office will be hand over to the city. The four floor high new building at the main post office/Guimarães square near central station is no longer a construction area.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. December 2015
14. December 2015
Demolition work for new building commences
Demolition work has started on the building of the former main post office to make way for a new four-storey building. The work is being carried out by the owner of the building, Hans Sachs. The new building is part of the development plan, Sachs informed RHEINPFALZ yesterday. Last week he received the approval of the city administration for demolition and construction.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
28. July 2015
28. July 2015
The old post office will be offering accommodation for 366 asylum seekers
Peter Kiefer, head of the city’s building department, will be signing the respective contracts
The refugee accommodation project in the old post office will initially have a run-time of five years. Once the extension is complete, the building in Logenstrasse 37, which is owned by Hans Sachs, will offer space for 366 asylum seekers.
The refugee accommodation project in the old post office will initially have a run-time of five years. Once the extension is complete, the building in Logenstrasse 37, which is owned by Hans Sachs, will offer space for 366 asylum seekers.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
01. March 2012
01. March 2012
“We have a high occupancy rate”
Saks owner satisfied with occupancy – More action required in gastronomic segment – spa area to be opened up for non-hotel guests
“The accommodation segment is going really well. But we must do more as regards gastronomy.” This was the conclusion drawn by the owner of the Saks Hotel at Stiftsplatz, Hans Sachs, in an interview with RHEINPFALZ. Sachs opened the hotel on 23 May 2011, ending a long phase of construction standstill at Stiftsplatz.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
03. November 2010
03. November 2010
Glass front for the Stiftsplatz hotel
Completion of the structural work for the hotel at Stiftsplatz is in sight. From the square you can already see what the building will look like once completed. Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs started work on the recessed top floor, which was still covered by the existing building permit
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
05. February 2010
05. February 2010
A mix of sandstone and glass
Building shell at Stiftsplatz nearing completion. Investor Hans Sachs presented the plans yesterday for the completion. This is likely to herald the end of a political drama.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. February 2010
04. February 2010
Plans for Stiftsplatz are being presented today
Mayor Klaus Weichel and Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs are presenting their plans this morning for the completion of the building shell at Stiftsplatz and its conversion into a hotel. The Kaiserslautern entrepreneur will be investing eight million Euros to complete the unfinished building at Stiftsplatz, thereby ending a long tale of woe…
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. January 2010
04. January 2010
Who will be important in 2010
Who will be in the spotlight in Kaiserslautern in 2010? Who will become important? Who is new to the stage? Who will make the headlines? A selection.
… Hans Sachs.
Maybe you will run across him on the construction site. Or at least on what is to become a construction site in the next few weeks.
Maybe you will run across him on the construction site. Or at least on what is to become a construction site in the next few weeks.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. June 2006
22. June 2006
Arge in high spirits
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. November 2005
02. November 2005
Go-ahead for Arge construction
Contract signed by Deubig and Sachs
The new building for the work groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), responsible for the disbursement of the unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”, has been given the green light. Mayor Bernhard Deubig and Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs signed an agreement in the Town Hall on Monday awarding Sachs the right to build the five-story office building on one of his properties above Logenstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. March 2004
12. March 2004
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?”
Monte-Mare waterpark officially opened – a take on the seven-year history of the PRE-Park
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?” asked Walter Zuber, Minister of the Interior of the Rhineland-Palatinate, in the face of the water, palms and Tuscan flair in the wave pool. Yesterday he gave himself the answer: “Not at the moment.” The Minister from Mainz spoke in front of some 600 guests yesterday at the official inauguration of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park, which will be opening its doors to the public tomorrow, Saturday, at 10 am.
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?” asked Walter Zuber, Minister of the Interior of the Rhineland-Palatinate, in the face of the water, palms and Tuscan flair in the wave pool. Yesterday he gave himself the answer: “Not at the moment.” The Minister from Mainz spoke in front of some 600 guests yesterday at the official inauguration of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park, which will be opening its doors to the public tomorrow, Saturday, at 10 am.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. March 2003
20. March 2003
The new waterpark from an aerial perspective
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
01. February 2002
01. February 2002
PRE-Park waterpark expected to open in October 2003
A building application was submitted yesterday for a waterpark with 2,500 square metres of water surface, giant slides and large spa area
A new waterpark for Kaiserslautern: Yesterday the directors of the Freizeitbad Kaiserslautern Objektgesellschaft – a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRE – and representatives of the Monte-Mare Group, which will be operating the waterpark, handed over the building application to Mayor Bernhard Deubig. Construction will commence in April, the company is aiming for a construction time of 19 months. The project will cost 18 million Euros.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
19. April 2001
19. April 2001
The news in short: Villa Kröckel sold
Art nouveau Villa Kröckel in Kaiserslautern sold to entrepreneur Hans Rainer Sachs by architect Folker Fiebiger.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
27. October 2000
27. October 2000
„In a state of slumber“
RHEINPFALZ reader Bernd Dülm worried about condition of Villa Kröckel
RHEINPFALZ reader Bernd Dülm is worried about the future of Villa Kröckel at the municipal park. Dülm: “It is a pity that the most beautiful villa in the city has been in a state of slumber for over ten years.” The building from the Wilhelminian era survived all the world wars unscathed and is now going to rack and ruin.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
18. February 1998
18. February 1998
Construction officially approved
Grand opening of the multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff park planned for December
“The 17 February seems to be a special day for Kaiserslautern,” said Mayor Gerhard Piontek at the official start of construction for the multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park. In the context of Kaiserslautern having been awarded the hosting of the state garden show yesterday, the mayor said that on this day dreams had come true for the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
24. October 1997
24. October 1997
Building permit for cinema at Mainzer Strasse
Sachs to begin work on the multiplex cinema
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans R. Sachs received his building permit yesterday for the planned multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. May 1997
13. May 1997
PRE: Area development for the benefit of the city
Delight about the clear result of the vote
“We will tackle the development of the Holtzendorff barracks with seven league boots,” the spokesman of PRE Regional Development, Willi A. Fallot Burghardt, assured yesterday. He expressed his delight about the clear result of the vote, in which 35 council members had voted in favour of PRE buying the former barracks complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
06. May 1997
06. May 1997
More than 1,500 jobs in sight
PRE Regional Development presents second stage concept for the Holtzendorff barracks
PRE Regional Development, one of the potential investors for the Holtzendorff barracks, wants to create more than 1,500 new jobs in the fields of industry, technology, research, health, services and leisure time on the grounds of the former French garrison. This figure was released yesterday by PRE spokesperson Willi A. Fallot-Burghardt during the presentation of a second stage concept for the acquisition, development and marketing of the complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
29. April 1997
29. April 1997
Investors introduce themselves
Investors interested in acquiring the Holtzendorff barracks present themselves in a non-public city council meeting
VFour potential investors for the Holtzendorff barracks presented themselves to the city council yesterday. In a non-public meeting, they informed the city parliament about their ideas on the use and marketing of the 68-hectare site, of which approximately 30 hectares are to be used. The city has been granted the right by the regional inland revenue office of Koblenz to decide for itself on a suitable candidate for the development of the state-owned property.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
27. April 1996
27. April 1996
Hotly contested market and slumbering talents
Tough competition expected in the cinema scene
The plan of Hanoverian company Omniplex to build a multiplex cinema with 2,200 seats on the BBK grounds has shocked the Kaiserslautern cinema scene. It is understandable that Wiedemann, Sachs & Co. are worried about their future as cinema operators.
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
29. March 1995
29. March 1995
Hollywood glamour
Keep the films rolling at the Central
Nothing was missing: the red carpet, the red rose from the hand of Charly Chaplin, and many enjoyable moments for the eyes, the ears and the palate. Last week marked the unofficial opening of investor Hans Rainer Sachs’ Central Film Palace in Osterstrasse, Kaiserslautern. 210 guests came from far and wide to celebrate with the 30-year-old Kaiserslautern entrepreneur.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. December 1994
17. December 1994
New “Central” leaves cinema fans spellbound
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the “Film Palace” – “On par with other cities”
The telephones never stopped ringing yesterday. When the ticket office of the new Central Film Palace finally opened at 7 pm, things started heating up even more. While the printers at the box office were churning out ticket after ticket, the staff at the reservations counter needed all hands to the deck.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. May 1994
04. May 1994
Central and Union in the same hands
Hans Rainer Sachs founds Filmtheater GmbH
The Union Theater has been leased to Hans Rainer Sachs. The Kaiserslautern entrepreneur successfully managed to acquire the cinema following lengthy negotiations with the owner, Fritz Hartmann. This was announced by Hans Rainer Sachs yesterday in an interview with RHEINPFALZ.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. May 1994
17. May 1994
Building committee for Central Film Palace
The plans for the conversion of the Central Cinema were approved yesterday by the building committee. This was announced by Mayor Bernhard Deubig in a statement to RHEINPFALZ. Now the plans must be still be reviewed by the municipal building inspection department.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
26. March 1994
26. March 1994
The end of a dynasty
Like a phoenix from the ashes he reappeared in the public spotlight this week – private investor Hans Rainer Sachs, who wants to bring a new cinematic experience to Kaiserslautern by reconstructing and expanding the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. September 2017
20. September 2017
A Gentle Opening
The business at the new Best Western Hotel on Betzenberg had started. At the premiere last friday the hotel was already fully booked, because of a big company party. After the closure by Dorint in Oktober 2014 the house was vacant.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
19. August 2017
19. August 2017
Talk of the Town: Choice of Hotels
Compressed Market
Nice to hear, what is going on at Betzenberg. The former Dorint Hotel, that many people had already written off, will reopen at 11. September.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. August 2017
16. August 2017
Coming to an End
Final sprint in Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern: businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern will open his second Saks Hotel in Frankfurt at the end of the month and reconstrucs the former Dorint in Kaiserslautern to make a Best-Western-Hotel out of it.
Hans Sachs, owner and operator of the Saks Urban Design Hotels at Stiftsplatz in Kaiserslautern, is very busy. His hotel projects and investments in Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern are coming to an end.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
24. March 2016
24. March 2016
Commemoration of the victims of Brussels
Senior mayor Klaus Weichel, mayor Susanne Wimmer-Leonhardt, the deputies Joachim Färber and Peter Kiefer and many other members of the city administration hold a moment of silence at the town hall courtyard in commemoration of the victims of the terror attacks of Brussels and their families.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. December 2015
08. December 2015
Main Post Office: First refugees arrive
The former main post office building in Logenstrasse is now being used as an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. The first refugees have moved in.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
29. July 2015
29. July 2015
New block of buildings at the station
Post office in Logenstrasse to be turned into a refugee accommodation facility and expanded
The former main post office in Logenstrasse is being converted into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. It will also be given an expansion. The contracts have already been signed.
The former main post office in Logenstrasse is being converted into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. It will also be given an expansion. The contracts have already been signed.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
21. February 2012
21. February 2012
City life: Power source “Saks”
It has become somewhat of an embarrassment for the “Saks” Hotel at Stiftsplatz. Each time a visiting team stays at the hotel and plays a match against FC Kaiserslautern, it emerges victorious. “We are gaining sympathy! Maybe outside of the city limits…”, the urban design hotel posted somewhat self-critically on Facebook after the home game of FCK against FC Köln.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2011
31. December 2011
Review 2011: Events that shaped the city.
Hotel “Saks”. The start of a new era for Stiftsplatz
Since May, Stiftsplatz has become one of the top addresses of the Kaiserslautern hotel sector: Hotel “Saks” welcomed its first guests. The attractive new building marks a new era for Stiftsplatz after a ten-year construction standstill.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. April 2011
16. April 2011
“Saks” to open its gates on 16 May
As yet, it is still a big dusty construction site. It is hard to imagine that in a month’s time a modern, posh business hotel is to open here. But Stiftsplatz hotel investor Hans Sachs reassures. It will happen.
I33 heavy rolls of carpet are lying on the ground floor of the Stiftsplatz hotel. The rolls are so heavy that it takes four men to carry them. It is the carpet for the 92 rooms of the hotel. A thick brown-coloured shag.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. November 2010
16. November 2010
Usage agreement for the urban space at Stiftsplatz
With the conversion of the shell structure at Stiftsplatz into a design hotel nearing its end, the city council’s Central and Financial Committee yesterday in closed session approved the so-called usage agreement between the city and investor Hans Sachs.
Immobilien Zeitung
11. February 2010
11. February 2010
Sachs to complete the Stiftsplatz hotel
An unfinished hotel structure has been standing on a central square of the city of Kaiserslautern for more than ten years. After several investors have found the project a hard nut to crack, the local Sachs Group has now decided to put an end to this embarrassment and turn the building into the flagship it was meant to be from the very start.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. January 2010
02. January 2010
The talk of the town: AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE More than just bagels, blogs, cheap airlines…
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2009
31. December 2009
Review 2009: What moved the people of the city.
Smasher of the year: Stiftsplatz: Sachs, the new investor
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs is the new Stiftsplatz investor. He wants to bring the drama surrounding the unfinished building to a happy end.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
07. November 2009
07. November 2009
Sachs, the new Stiftsplatz investor
It was a game of poker right to the end: A bidding race had erupted for the award of contract by insolvency administrator André Gabel from Frankfurt. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs decided the race in his favour yesterday. He will be converting the building shell at Stiftsplatz into a hotel.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. March 2006
22. March 2006
Time lost, but will still be completed in July
A two-month delay for the Arge building project at the main train station – commercial centre remains on schedule.
Lost time: Entrepreneur Hans Sachs estimates a two-month delay of construction work on the ARGE building next to the main post office . The new development, in which the work groups of the city and parts of the administrative district (ARGES) will be based in the future, is to be handed over in July.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. October 2005
22. October 2005
New ARGE building: City is reviewing a further property
Deadline extension agreed with investor Sachs
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs extended the deadline for the construction of the new building at the train station. As reported previously, the new building could be used for the work groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), who are responsible for the disbursement of the new unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”. According to Mayor Bernhard Deubig, the new deadline is 28 October; the city is currently reviewing a second property that merits consideration.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. June 2003
17. June 2003
Guests from Silkeborg looking for new ideas for a waterpark
Construction is progressing well in the PRE-Park – opening is planned for December
“”We will be taking home many new ideas,” said the deputy mayor of Silkeborg, Jørn Würtz, after yesterday’s tour of the waterpark construction site in the PRE-Park. The delegation from the Danish partner city was particularly impressed by the size of the waterpark, which will be opening its gates in December. “It’s huge,” could be heard over and over again – not only referring to the 1,300 square metre water surface.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. September 2002
17. September 2002
Monte-Mare to open in 412 days
Yesterday the foundation stone was laid for the waterpark in the PRE-Park – Remler: Prices have not yet been set
Launch of the Monte-Mare waterpark: The foundation stone was laid yesterday, after 412 days of construction the waterpark is to open next year on 2 December.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
10. September 2001
10. September 2001
Large tiled fireplaces remind of the former glory of the villa
“Open Monument Day”: Crowds of visitors at Villa Kröckel
Hundreds of visitors took advantage of “Open Monument Day”, using this rare opportunity to have a look at Villa Kröckel from the inside. Large crowds pushed their way through the villa soon after the doors opened, many were still waiting on the street when the guided tours ended.
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
25. Febraury 1998
25. Febraury 1998
Brave new world of cinema
He discovered his love for cinema in 1994 during the conversion of the “Central”, Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs said at the press conference announcing the official start of construction of the multiplex cinema on the site of the former Holtzendorff barracks. His new project is receiving strong support from United Cinemas International (UCI), who in Germany alone are operating nine UCI cinema worlds.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. January 1998
13. January 1998
Contracts awarded for the work on the cinema in Holtzendorff Park.
Structural work on the multiplex cinema, which Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Rainer Sachs intends to build in Holtzendorff Park, will commence on 26 January.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
July 1997
July 1997
At 9.08 am, the business deal for the Holtzendorff barracks was wrapped up
Bund, Land, Stadt und PRE unterzeichneten das Vertragswerk
The contract was signed by the federal government, the state, the city and PRE
Satisfied and beaming with joy, Mayor Gerhard Piontek announced yesterday at 9.08 am: “The deal is now official.” A few moments before, representatives of the federal government, the state, the city and PRE signed an agreement on the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks by the Kaiserslautern group of investors. The 120-page document had already been initialled by the participating parties on Wednesday in a more than five-hour long notary session.
Satisfied and beaming with joy, Mayor Gerhard Piontek announced yesterday at 9.08 am: “The deal is now official.” A few moments before, representatives of the federal government, the state, the city and PRE signed an agreement on the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks by the Kaiserslautern group of investors. The 120-page document had already been initialled by the participating parties on Wednesday in a more than five-hour long notary session.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. May 1997
14. May 1997
A clear vote of confidence
Speculations followed the decision of the City Council to award PRE the Holtzendorff contract
The decision on the future of the Holtzendorff barracks was made on Monday in the form of a secret ballot. This, however, did not stop some of the political groups and council members from voicing their opinions, both during and after the session. Be it out of the conviction that an open vote is more transparent or out of the desire to take a public stance on a potentially controversial issue.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. May 1997
12. May 1997
Interesting question: PRE or Putsch
City council deciding today on a new investor for the state-owned Holtzendorff barracks
The City Council is deciding today (3 pm, City Hall) which investor will be offered the opportunity to acquire the Holtzendorff barracks and develop it into a service and business park. The potential candidates are PRE Regional Development GmbH & Co. KG (in formation) – a group of investors consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people – and the Putsch/Fiebinger group, consisting of Keiper Recaro Holding Putsch GmbH & Co. KG and the architect and developer Folker Fiebinger.
The City Council is deciding today (3 pm, City Hall) which investor will be offered the opportunity to acquire the Holtzendorff barracks and develop it into a service and business park. The potential candidates are PRE Regional Development GmbH & Co. KG (in formation) – a group of investors consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people – and the Putsch/Fiebinger group, consisting of Keiper Recaro Holding Putsch GmbH & Co. KG and the architect and developer Folker Fiebinger.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
09. May 1995
09. May 1995
Popcorn and ice cream for the big screen
The emphasis: attracting a young audience
After acquiring the old Central Cinema, the qualified electrical engineer Hans Rainer Sachs pondered on what to do with this dilapidated, but beautiful building right in the centre of Kaiserslautern. After careful deliberation, he decided to continue using the building for its original purpose. But it was clear to him that he would need to invest a considerable amount of money for the renovation and a more friendly design.
Die Rheinpfalz, Kusel
23. March 1995
23. March 1995
Premiere in Kaiserslautern
New “Central Film Palace” inaugurated
Tuesday evening marked the grand opening of the “Central Film Palace” in Kaiserslautern, an event which attracted crowds of visitors and had the feel of an Oscar ceremony. Around 210 representatives from the large film distributors and the German Film Theatre guild, as well as celebrities from the world of politics and culture, celebrated together with Hans Rainer Sachs, the entrepreneur who converted the old “Central Cinema” for approximately 3.5 million German Marks. The historic facade of the cinema – which had been built in 1913 as one of the first major cinema palaces in Germany – was kept in its original form.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
26. October 1994
26. October 1994
Conversion of the Central Cinema: Steel and more steel
Owner Hans Rainer Sachs: Planned opening in four weeks
“We must work faster and in shifts,” Rainer Hans Sachs announced yesterday, referring to the old Central Cinema that he is converting into the Central Film Palace with five cinemas. Yet the entrepreneur remains optimistic that it will be opening in four to five weeks, as planned. Bernhard Deubig, the head of the city’s building department, offered his praise on the conversion: “The revival of the building preserves a historic monument for the city of Kaiserlautern.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. May 1994
16. May 1994
Cinema of tomorrow at the Central Film Palace
Investor: Perfect technology in stylish surroundings – plans presented – building committee meets today
Die The plans for the conversion of the Central Cinema into the Central Film Palace are almost ready. Hans Rainer Sachs is now waiting for the green light from the municipal building committee, which will deliberate on the project on Monday. If the city grants him the building permit, Sachs hopes to start reconstruction in the summer break.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. November 2017
20. November 2017
Saks Hotel:
Environment award in bronze
Environment award in bronze
The Saks Urban Design Hotel is the first hotel in Kaiserslautern that gets the enviroment award of the German Hotel & Catering Association (Dehoga) in bronze. The four stars Superior Hotel at Stiftsplatz offer its guest best service and high comfort with sustainability.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. September 2017
16. September 2017
Talk of the Town: Best Western
Big Reinforcement
Betzenberg has a hotel again. What once begin as a Savoy Hotel, is now, after many trademarke changes, a Best Western.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. March 2017
11. March 2017
Sachs buys Dorint-Hotel
The former Dorint-Hotel on Betzenberg will have a revival.
The businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern had bought the vacant house in December of the last year.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
16. November 2015
16. November 2015
Solidarity with France: Saks hotel in the colours of the Le Tricolore
A signal of solidarity with the people in Paris – which was shaken on Friday evening by several terrorist attacks – was given this weekend by the Saks Hotel.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
16. November 2015
16. November 2015
Kaiserslautern: Two floors handed over to the city
The old main post office in Logenstrasse is soon to be used as an accommodation facility for refugees. As the owner of the main post office building, Hans Sachs, informed RHEINPFALZ yesterday, two floors of the building have already been handed over to the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. August 2015
31. August 2015
Operator needed
The city is converting the former main post office into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. 350 refugees are to be accommodated here. As yet, no decision has been made on who will be operating the facility. The application deadline for potential candidates ends on 1 September.
VA few weeks ago, the city published an invitation to tender. In it, the city is seeking “a suitable candidate who will offer support and guidance to asylum seekers and manage the shared accommodation facility in the former main post office, probably as of the fourth quarter of 2015.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2011
31. December 2011
Stiftsplatz attractive once again.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
28. May 2011
28. May 2011
The talk of the town: 11 years later…
The public reaction to the completion of the Stiftsplatz hotel is relief, joy and satisfaction. The email inbox of the RHEINPFALZ editorial department for this topic reflects this. Who would have thought in February 2000 that it would take all of eleven years to complete the ambitious Stiftsplatz project with its underground parking, space design and hotel building?!
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
06. February 2011
06. February 2011
The talk of the town: Promising facade
Negligee – a new term is enriching the Stiftsplatz debate. Just when we thought we had seen it all in the matter of Stiftsplatz. Certainly not.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. May 2010
12. May 2010
Here we go
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. January 2010
11. January 2010
Construction at Stiftsplatz to begin between mid and end of March
Mayor Klaus Weichel (SPD) is expecting construction work at Stiftsplatz to begin between mid and end of March. He announced this in an interview with RHEINPFALZ at the beginning of the year, referring to a statement issued by the new Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
09. November 2009
09. November 2009
“With commitment and passion”
At the beginning of December he wants to present the detail planning. But what he is already certain about after being awarded the contract on Friday is that his own company will be building and operating the hotel at Stiftsplatz. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs announced this yesterday in an interview with RHEINPFALZ.
“No more promises, only action from now on,” says Sachs. He also said that he was quite passionate about the project. That is why he decided to invest even more money into the project. “I did not want someone from the outside taking on the project and possibly running out of money again.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. February 2006
16. February 2006
New ARGE building to be built on two levels
Monument protection compromise – a commercial centre to be built next to the train station
Construction has begun on the new building for the work groups of the city and parts of the administrative district (ARGE) next to the main post office. The base slab is to be put in next week. The concerns of the Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments have been cleared up in the meantime. Entrepreneur Hans Sachs is taking his commercial centre project next to the main train station to the next level. It is to be handed over on 15 April. Sachs invested a total of 8.5 million Euros into the building complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
18. October 2005
18. October 2005
Office building for work groups?
City council in closed session moves towards giving the go-ahead for the project of entrepreneur Hans Sachs
Will the working groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), responsible for the disbursement of the new unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”, be moving into the new building at the main train station next year? Yesterday in closed session the city council moved closer to approving the project of a private investor. Mayor Bernhard Deubig said later that evening that an absolute majority of the city council had embraced the ideas of the investor. Only few voted against, and there were many abstentions.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. May 2003
02. May 2003
A spruce as topping out tree for the Monte-Mare waterpark
Half-time for the new waterpark in the PRE-Park – Sachs: Onwards with vigour
Since Wednesday, a small spruce with white and blue bands is suspended on one of the roofs of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park. Nailed to the edge of the arched roof above the swimming area, it symbolises that construction is progressing well.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. August 2002
02. August 2002
Construction work begins on the “Monte-Mare” waterpark
Ground-breaking ceremony yesterday on the high plateau of the PRE-Park
Construction of the “Monte-Mare” waterpark in the PRE-Park began yesterday morning with a ground-breaking ceremony. The waterpark on the park’s high plateau will take approximately 15 months to be completed.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
30. November 2001
30. November 2001
Villa Kröckel to be fully restored by summer
Sachs invests 3.2 million German Marks – medical practice on the upper floor complete
New life has been breathed into Villa Kröckel. A doctor has opened a 350 sqm practice on the upper floor. The ground floor and basement are still in the process of conversion and renovation. Owner Hans Sachs, who invested 3.2 million German Marks into the renovation of the villa (from around 1870), aims to reconcile functionality with historic preservation.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
23. November 1998
23. November 1998
UCI Cinema World opens on 10 December
The multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park will be opening on 10 December. This date has been confirmed by the operator company United Cinemas International (UCI).
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
04. November 1998
04. November 1998
Hollywood in Holtzendorff
About 200 workers are still working around the clock on the huge construction site of the new multiplex cinema, doing everything they can to ensure that it will be ready in time for the grand opening on 10 December. The exterior of the prestigious building with its large glass surfaces and blue facade is nearly complete.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 1997
31. December 1997
Big battle for the city’s cinemas
Kaiserslautern – the city of cinemas: This was the motto under which a battle was waged in the city this year. Three interested parties sought the contract for the development of a large multiplex cinema in the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
July 1997
July 1997
Almost 16 million German Marks for a “giant cinema””
Multiplex cinema with 1,600 seats to be built on the grounds of the Holtzendorff barracks – building applications were submitted yesterday
A multiplex cinema is to be built on the grounds of the Holtzendorff barracks. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur and PRE shareholder Hans R. Sachs wants to build the cinema. It will be operated by Michael Wiedemann, the operator of the Central Cinema. The building application was submitted yesterday with the building authorities.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
June 1997
June 1997
Purchase agreement between the city and PRE ready for signature
City Council approves agreement for the former Holtzendorff barracks
The urban planning framework agreement between PRE Regional Development, the federal state and the city for the development of the former Holtzendorff barracks into a service and business park is ready for signing. As is the notarial purchase contract. This was announced yesterday evening by Mayor Gerhard Piontek after a non-public city council meeting. The council agreed to all the terms that had been negotiated with the Kaiserslautern investor group.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. May 1997
13. May 1997
City Council places its confidence in PRE
Kaiserslautern investment group wins the race for the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks
The name of the new investor for the Holtzendorff barracks: PRE Regional Development. The investor group, consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people, won the city council’s vote of confidence by a wide margin yesterday evening. In a secret ballot, 35 council members voted to award PRE the contract for building a service and business park on the grounds of the former barracks.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
03. May 1997
03. May 1997
The exciting battle for the former barracks
City council facing serious decision
Which investor will get the Holtzendorff barracks after Stuttgart real estate investor Bernd Schulze-Bergmann fell at the first hurdle? The city council is facing the difficult decision who to recommend as negotiating partner to the Federal Property Administration. A simple review of the application documentation is certainly not enough. The council will also need to trust its instincts on who is most likely to succeed with converting the former French military barracks into a service and business park.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. December 1994
14. December 1994
Only a few more days before the cinema opens: Bolting, hammering, sawing
First movies to be screened in the Central Film Palace on Friday
“This is our flagship cinema” – Hans Rainer Sachs, the investor of the new Central Film Palace, points proudly to the turquoise velour seat upholstery, the amphitheatre design, the large screen, the generous legroom and the decorative wall lighting in Cinema 1, which offers space for 230 visitors. The cinema is set three metres below street level and slopes slightly upwards towards the old entrance of the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. September 1994
08. September 1994
Cinema premiere of “The Lion King”
Grand opening of the Cental Film Palace planned for mid-November – investor: We are on schedule
The cinema will be opening in mid-November, if everything goes according to plan. Then the converted Central Cinema will open its doors once again, this time under the more sonorous name of Central Film Palace. This was announced by investor Hans Rainer Sachs. The building shell should be be ready by mid-September. Two months are planned for the interior. “All contracts have been awarded, we are right on schedule,” said Sachs.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
25. March 1994
25. March 1994
Kaiserslautern cinema scene in transformation
Hans Rainer Sachs wants to convert the “Central” into a film palace – “Rex” closes at the beginning of May
The Kaiserslautern cinema scene is undergoing a major transformation. The Rex in Riesenstrasse will be closing down soon and the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse is to be converted into a modern film palace. The plans were announced yesterday by the incumbent operator of the two cinemas, Alfi Mayer, and Kaiserslautern entrepreneur and investor Hans Rainer Sachs.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. November 2017
20. November 2017
Saks Hotel:
Environment award in bronze
Environment award in bronze
The Saks Urban Design Hotel is the first hotel in Kaiserslautern that gets the enviroment award of the German Hotel & Catering Association (Dehoga) in bronze. The four stars Superior Hotel at Stiftsplatz offer its guest best service and high comfort with sustainability.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. September 2017
20. September 2017
A Gentle Opening
The business at the new Best Western Hotel on Betzenberg had started. At the premiere last friday the hotel was already fully booked, because of a big company party. After the closure by Dorint in Oktober 2014 the house was vacant.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. September 2017
16. September 2017
Dorint Hotel now Best Western
Yesterday the former Dorint Hotel at Betzenberg open under the trademarke of Best Western. There was a rush on the hotel right at the begin.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. September 2017
16. September 2017
Talk of the Town: Best Western
Big Reinforcement
Betzenberg has a hotel again. What once begin as a Savoy Hotel, is now, after many trademarke changes, a Best Western.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
19. August 2017
19. August 2017
Talk of the Town: Choice of Hotels
Compressed Market
Nice to hear, what is going on at Betzenberg. The former Dorint Hotel, that many people had already written off, will reopen at 11. September.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. August 2017
16. August 2017
Coming to an End
Final sprint in Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern: businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern will open his second Saks Hotel in Frankfurt at the end of the month and reconstrucs the former Dorint in Kaiserslautern to make a Best-Western-Hotel out of it.
Hans Sachs, owner and operator of the Saks Urban Design Hotels at Stiftsplatz in Kaiserslautern, is very busy. His hotel projects and investments in Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern are coming to an end.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. July 2017
08. July 2017
Hotelier Sachs: Opening in Frankfurt
Hans Sachs project developer and hotel operator from Kaiserslauterer Projektentwickler opens a Saks Urban Design Hotel in Frankfurt at August. Example is the Saks Hotel in Kaiserslautern with its 92 rooms.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. March 2017
11. March 2017
Sachs buys Dorint-Hotel
The former Dorint-Hotel on Betzenberg will have a revival.
The businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern had bought the vacant house in December of the last year.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. March 2017
11. March 2017
Talk of the Town: Good News
… And now had the businessman Hans Sachs from Kaiserslautern cofirmed the RHEINPFALZ too, that he bougth the former Dorint-Hotel and will reopen it under the name of an international trademark.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. August 2016
20. August 2016
New buildings here and there
In this year there is a lot of new constructions in Kaiserslautern: privat and public, german and american. An expetidition along some of the most important construction areast, that will develop the city of Kaiserslautern.
The new building at the main post office will be hand over to the city. The four floor high new building at the main post office/Guimarães square near central station is no longer a construction area.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
24. March 2016
24. March 2016
Commemoration of the victims of Brussels
Senior mayor Klaus Weichel, mayor Susanne Wimmer-Leonhardt, the deputies Joachim Färber and Peter Kiefer and many other members of the city administration hold a moment of silence at the town hall courtyard in commemoration of the victims of the terror attacks of Brussels and their families.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. December 2015
14. December 2015
Demolition work for new building commences
Demolition work has started on the building of the former main post office to make way for a new four-storey building. The work is being carried out by the owner of the building, Hans Sachs. The new building is part of the development plan, Sachs informed RHEINPFALZ yesterday. Last week he received the approval of the city administration for demolition and construction.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. December 2015
08. December 2015
Main Post Office: First refugees arrive
The former main post office building in Logenstrasse is now being used as an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. The first refugees have moved in.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
16. November 2015
16. November 2015
Solidarity with France: Saks hotel in the colours of the Le Tricolore
A signal of solidarity with the people in Paris – which was shaken on Friday evening by several terrorist attacks – was given this weekend by the Saks Hotel.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
16. November 2015
16. November 2015
Kaiserslautern: Two floors handed over to the city
The old main post office in Logenstrasse is soon to be used as an accommodation facility for refugees. As the owner of the main post office building, Hans Sachs, informed RHEINPFALZ yesterday, two floors of the building have already been handed over to the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. August 2015
31. August 2015
Operator needed
The city is converting the former main post office into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. 350 refugees are to be accommodated here. As yet, no decision has been made on who will be operating the facility. The application deadline for potential candidates ends on 1 September.
VA few weeks ago, the city published an invitation to tender. In it, the city is seeking “a suitable candidate who will offer support and guidance to asylum seekers and manage the shared accommodation facility in the former main post office, probably as of the fourth quarter of 2015.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
29. July 2015
29. July 2015
New block of buildings at the station
Post office in Logenstrasse to be turned into a refugee accommodation facility and expanded
The former main post office in Logenstrasse is being converted into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. It will also be given an expansion. The contracts have already been signed.
The former main post office in Logenstrasse is being converted into an accommodation facility for asylum seekers. It will also be given an expansion. The contracts have already been signed.
News Stadt Kaiserslautern
28. July 2015
28. July 2015
The old post office will be offering accommodation for 366 asylum seekers
Peter Kiefer, head of the city’s building department, will be signing the respective contracts
The refugee accommodation project in the old post office will initially have a run-time of five years. Once the extension is complete, the building in Logenstrasse 37, which is owned by Hans Sachs, will offer space for 366 asylum seekers.
The refugee accommodation project in the old post office will initially have a run-time of five years. Once the extension is complete, the building in Logenstrasse 37, which is owned by Hans Sachs, will offer space for 366 asylum seekers.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
01. March 2012
01. March 2012
“We have a high occupancy rate”
Saks owner satisfied with occupancy – More action required in gastronomic segment – spa area to be opened up for non-hotel guests
“The accommodation segment is going really well. But we must do more as regards gastronomy.” This was the conclusion drawn by the owner of the Saks Hotel at Stiftsplatz, Hans Sachs, in an interview with RHEINPFALZ. Sachs opened the hotel on 23 May 2011, ending a long phase of construction standstill at Stiftsplatz.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
21. February 2012
21. February 2012
City life: Power source “Saks”
It has become somewhat of an embarrassment for the “Saks” Hotel at Stiftsplatz. Each time a visiting team stays at the hotel and plays a match against FC Kaiserslautern, it emerges victorious. “We are gaining sympathy! Maybe outside of the city limits…”, the urban design hotel posted somewhat self-critically on Facebook after the home game of FCK against FC Köln.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2011
31. December 2011
Review 2011: Events that shaped the city.
Hotel “Saks”. The start of a new era for Stiftsplatz
Since May, Stiftsplatz has become one of the top addresses of the Kaiserslautern hotel sector: Hotel “Saks” welcomed its first guests. The attractive new building marks a new era for Stiftsplatz after a ten-year construction standstill.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2011
31. December 2011
Stiftsplatz attractive once again.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
28. May 2011
28. May 2011
The talk of the town: 11 years later…
The public reaction to the completion of the Stiftsplatz hotel is relief, joy and satisfaction. The email inbox of the RHEINPFALZ editorial department for this topic reflects this. Who would have thought in February 2000 that it would take all of eleven years to complete the ambitious Stiftsplatz project with its underground parking, space design and hotel building?!
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. April 2011
16. April 2011
“Saks” to open its gates on 16 May
As yet, it is still a big dusty construction site. It is hard to imagine that in a month’s time a modern, posh business hotel is to open here. But Stiftsplatz hotel investor Hans Sachs reassures. It will happen.
I33 heavy rolls of carpet are lying on the ground floor of the Stiftsplatz hotel. The rolls are so heavy that it takes four men to carry them. It is the carpet for the 92 rooms of the hotel. A thick brown-coloured shag.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
06. February 2011
06. February 2011
The talk of the town: Promising facade
Negligee – a new term is enriching the Stiftsplatz debate. Just when we thought we had seen it all in the matter of Stiftsplatz. Certainly not.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. November 2010
16. November 2010
Usage agreement for the urban space at Stiftsplatz
With the conversion of the shell structure at Stiftsplatz into a design hotel nearing its end, the city council’s Central and Financial Committee yesterday in closed session approved the so-called usage agreement between the city and investor Hans Sachs.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
03. November 2010
03. November 2010
Glass front for the Stiftsplatz hotel
Completion of the structural work for the hotel at Stiftsplatz is in sight. From the square you can already see what the building will look like once completed. Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs started work on the recessed top floor, which was still covered by the existing building permit
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. May 2010
12. May 2010
Here we go
Immobilien Zeitung
11. February 2010
11. February 2010
Sachs to complete the Stiftsplatz hotel
An unfinished hotel structure has been standing on a central square of the city of Kaiserslautern for more than ten years. After several investors have found the project a hard nut to crack, the local Sachs Group has now decided to put an end to this embarrassment and turn the building into the flagship it was meant to be from the very start.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
05. February 2010
05. February 2010
A mix of sandstone and glass
Building shell at Stiftsplatz nearing completion. Investor Hans Sachs presented the plans yesterday for the completion. This is likely to herald the end of a political drama.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. February 2010
04. February 2010
Plans for Stiftsplatz are being presented today
Mayor Klaus Weichel and Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs are presenting their plans this morning for the completion of the building shell at Stiftsplatz and its conversion into a hotel. The Kaiserslautern entrepreneur will be investing eight million Euros to complete the unfinished building at Stiftsplatz, thereby ending a long tale of woe…
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
11. January 2010
11. January 2010
Construction at Stiftsplatz to begin between mid and end of March
Mayor Klaus Weichel (SPD) is expecting construction work at Stiftsplatz to begin between mid and end of March. He announced this in an interview with RHEINPFALZ at the beginning of the year, referring to a statement issued by the new Stiftsplatz investor Hans Sachs
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. January 2010
04. January 2010
Who will be important in 2010
Who will be in the spotlight in Kaiserslautern in 2010? Who will become important? Who is new to the stage? Who will make the headlines? A selection.
… Hans Sachs.
Maybe you will run across him on the construction site. Or at least on what is to become a construction site in the next few weeks.
Maybe you will run across him on the construction site. Or at least on what is to become a construction site in the next few weeks.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. January 2010
02. January 2010
The talk of the town: AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE More than just bagels, blogs, cheap airlines…
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 2009
31. December 2009
Review 2009: What moved the people of the city.
Smasher of the year: Stiftsplatz: Sachs, the new investor
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs is the new Stiftsplatz investor. He wants to bring the drama surrounding the unfinished building to a happy end.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
09. November 2009
09. November 2009
“With commitment and passion”
At the beginning of December he wants to present the detail planning. But what he is already certain about after being awarded the contract on Friday is that his own company will be building and operating the hotel at Stiftsplatz. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs announced this yesterday in an interview with RHEINPFALZ.
“No more promises, only action from now on,” says Sachs. He also said that he was quite passionate about the project. That is why he decided to invest even more money into the project. “I did not want someone from the outside taking on the project and possibly running out of money again.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
07. November 2009
07. November 2009
Sachs, the new Stiftsplatz investor
It was a game of poker right to the end: A bidding race had erupted for the award of contract by insolvency administrator André Gabel from Frankfurt. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs decided the race in his favour yesterday. He will be converting the building shell at Stiftsplatz into a hotel.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. June 2006
22. June 2006
Arge in high spirits
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. March 2006
22. March 2006
Time lost, but will still be completed in July
A two-month delay for the Arge building project at the main train station – commercial centre remains on schedule.
Lost time: Entrepreneur Hans Sachs estimates a two-month delay of construction work on the ARGE building next to the main post office . The new development, in which the work groups of the city and parts of the administrative district (ARGES) will be based in the future, is to be handed over in July.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. February 2006
16. February 2006
New ARGE building to be built on two levels
Monument protection compromise – a commercial centre to be built next to the train station
Construction has begun on the new building for the work groups of the city and parts of the administrative district (ARGE) next to the main post office. The base slab is to be put in next week. The concerns of the Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments have been cleared up in the meantime. Entrepreneur Hans Sachs is taking his commercial centre project next to the main train station to the next level. It is to be handed over on 15 April. Sachs invested a total of 8.5 million Euros into the building complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. November 2005
02. November 2005
Go-ahead for Arge construction
Contract signed by Deubig and Sachs
The new building for the work groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), responsible for the disbursement of the unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”, has been given the green light. Mayor Bernhard Deubig and Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs signed an agreement in the Town Hall on Monday awarding Sachs the right to build the five-story office building on one of his properties above Logenstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
22. October 2005
22. October 2005
New ARGE building: City is reviewing a further property
Deadline extension agreed with investor Sachs
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs extended the deadline for the construction of the new building at the train station. As reported previously, the new building could be used for the work groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), who are responsible for the disbursement of the new unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”. According to Mayor Bernhard Deubig, the new deadline is 28 October; the city is currently reviewing a second property that merits consideration.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
18. October 2005
18. October 2005
Office building for work groups?
City council in closed session moves towards giving the go-ahead for the project of entrepreneur Hans Sachs
Will the working groups of the city and administrative district (ARGE), responsible for the disbursement of the new unemployment benefit “Arbeitslosengeld II”, be moving into the new building at the main train station next year? Yesterday in closed session the city council moved closer to approving the project of a private investor. Mayor Bernhard Deubig said later that evening that an absolute majority of the city council had embraced the ideas of the investor. Only few voted against, and there were many abstentions.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. March 2004
12. March 2004
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?”
Monte-Mare waterpark officially opened – a take on the seven-year history of the PRE-Park
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?” asked Walter Zuber, Minister of the Interior of the Rhineland-Palatinate, in the face of the water, palms and Tuscan flair in the wave pool. Yesterday he gave himself the answer: “Not at the moment.” The Minister from Mainz spoke in front of some 600 guests yesterday at the official inauguration of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park, which will be opening its doors to the public tomorrow, Saturday, at 10 am.
“Is anyone missing the Mediterranean?” asked Walter Zuber, Minister of the Interior of the Rhineland-Palatinate, in the face of the water, palms and Tuscan flair in the wave pool. Yesterday he gave himself the answer: “Not at the moment.” The Minister from Mainz spoke in front of some 600 guests yesterday at the official inauguration of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park, which will be opening its doors to the public tomorrow, Saturday, at 10 am.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. June 2003
17. June 2003
Guests from Silkeborg looking for new ideas for a waterpark
Construction is progressing well in the PRE-Park – opening is planned for December
“”We will be taking home many new ideas,” said the deputy mayor of Silkeborg, Jørn Würtz, after yesterday’s tour of the waterpark construction site in the PRE-Park. The delegation from the Danish partner city was particularly impressed by the size of the waterpark, which will be opening its gates in December. “It’s huge,” could be heard over and over again – not only referring to the 1,300 square metre water surface.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. May 2003
02. May 2003
A spruce as topping out tree for the Monte-Mare waterpark
Half-time for the new waterpark in the PRE-Park – Sachs: Onwards with vigour
Since Wednesday, a small spruce with white and blue bands is suspended on one of the roofs of the Monte-Mare waterpark in the PRE-Park. Nailed to the edge of the arched roof above the swimming area, it symbolises that construction is progressing well.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
20. March 2003
20. March 2003
The new waterpark from an aerial perspective
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. September 2002
17. September 2002
Monte-Mare to open in 412 days
Yesterday the foundation stone was laid for the waterpark in the PRE-Park – Remler: Prices have not yet been set
Launch of the Monte-Mare waterpark: The foundation stone was laid yesterday, after 412 days of construction the waterpark is to open next year on 2 December.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
02. August 2002
02. August 2002
Construction work begins on the “Monte-Mare” waterpark
Ground-breaking ceremony yesterday on the high plateau of the PRE-Park
Construction of the “Monte-Mare” waterpark in the PRE-Park began yesterday morning with a ground-breaking ceremony. The waterpark on the park’s high plateau will take approximately 15 months to be completed.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
01. February 2002
01. February 2002
PRE-Park waterpark expected to open in October 2003
A building application was submitted yesterday for a waterpark with 2,500 square metres of water surface, giant slides and large spa area
A new waterpark for Kaiserslautern: Yesterday the directors of the Freizeitbad Kaiserslautern Objektgesellschaft – a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRE – and representatives of the Monte-Mare Group, which will be operating the waterpark, handed over the building application to Mayor Bernhard Deubig. Construction will commence in April, the company is aiming for a construction time of 19 months. The project will cost 18 million Euros.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
30. November 2001
30. November 2001
Villa Kröckel to be fully restored by summer
Sachs invests 3.2 million German Marks – medical practice on the upper floor complete
New life has been breathed into Villa Kröckel. A doctor has opened a 350 sqm practice on the upper floor. The ground floor and basement are still in the process of conversion and renovation. Owner Hans Sachs, who invested 3.2 million German Marks into the renovation of the villa (from around 1870), aims to reconcile functionality with historic preservation.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
10. September 2001
10. September 2001
Large tiled fireplaces remind of the former glory of the villa
“Open Monument Day”: Crowds of visitors at Villa Kröckel
Hundreds of visitors took advantage of “Open Monument Day”, using this rare opportunity to have a look at Villa Kröckel from the inside. Large crowds pushed their way through the villa soon after the doors opened, many were still waiting on the street when the guided tours ended.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
19. April 2001
19. April 2001
The news in short: Villa Kröckel sold
Art nouveau Villa Kröckel in Kaiserslautern sold to entrepreneur Hans Rainer Sachs by architect Folker Fiebiger.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
27. October 2000
27. October 2000
„In a state of slumber“
RHEINPFALZ reader Bernd Dülm worried about condition of Villa Kröckel
RHEINPFALZ reader Bernd Dülm is worried about the future of Villa Kröckel at the municipal park. Dülm: “It is a pity that the most beautiful villa in the city has been in a state of slumber for over ten years.” The building from the Wilhelminian era survived all the world wars unscathed and is now going to rack and ruin.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
23. November 1998
23. November 1998
UCI Cinema World opens on 10 December
The multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park will be opening on 10 December. This date has been confirmed by the operator company United Cinemas International (UCI).
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
04. November 1998
04. November 1998
Hollywood in Holtzendorff
About 200 workers are still working around the clock on the huge construction site of the new multiplex cinema, doing everything they can to ensure that it will be ready in time for the grand opening on 10 December. The exterior of the prestigious building with its large glass surfaces and blue facade is nearly complete.
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
25. Febraury 1998
25. Febraury 1998
Brave new world of cinema
He discovered his love for cinema in 1994 during the conversion of the “Central”, Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Sachs said at the press conference announcing the official start of construction of the multiplex cinema on the site of the former Holtzendorff barracks. His new project is receiving strong support from United Cinemas International (UCI), who in Germany alone are operating nine UCI cinema worlds.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
18. February 1998
18. February 1998
Construction officially approved
Grand opening of the multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff park planned for December
“The 17 February seems to be a special day for Kaiserslautern,” said Mayor Gerhard Piontek at the official start of construction for the multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park. In the context of Kaiserslautern having been awarded the hosting of the state garden show yesterday, the mayor said that on this day dreams had come true for the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. January 1998
13. January 1998
Contracts awarded for the work on the cinema in Holtzendorff Park.
Structural work on the multiplex cinema, which Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans Rainer Sachs intends to build in Holtzendorff Park, will commence on 26 January.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
31. December 1997
31. December 1997
Big battle for the city’s cinemas
Kaiserslautern – the city of cinemas: This was the motto under which a battle was waged in the city this year. Three interested parties sought the contract for the development of a large multiplex cinema in the city.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
24. October 1997
24. October 1997
Building permit for cinema at Mainzer Strasse
Sachs to begin work on the multiplex cinema
Kaiserslautern entrepreneur Hans R. Sachs received his building permit yesterday for the planned multiplex cinema in Holtzendorff Park.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
July 1997
July 1997
At 9.08 am, the business deal for the Holtzendorff barracks was wrapped up
Bund, Land, Stadt und PRE unterzeichneten das Vertragswerk
The contract was signed by the federal government, the state, the city and PRE
Satisfied and beaming with joy, Mayor Gerhard Piontek announced yesterday at 9.08 am: “The deal is now official.” A few moments before, representatives of the federal government, the state, the city and PRE signed an agreement on the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks by the Kaiserslautern group of investors. The 120-page document had already been initialled by the participating parties on Wednesday in a more than five-hour long notary session.
Satisfied and beaming with joy, Mayor Gerhard Piontek announced yesterday at 9.08 am: “The deal is now official.” A few moments before, representatives of the federal government, the state, the city and PRE signed an agreement on the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks by the Kaiserslautern group of investors. The 120-page document had already been initialled by the participating parties on Wednesday in a more than five-hour long notary session.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
July 1997
July 1997
Almost 16 million German Marks for a “giant cinema””
Multiplex cinema with 1,600 seats to be built on the grounds of the Holtzendorff barracks – building applications were submitted yesterday
A multiplex cinema is to be built on the grounds of the Holtzendorff barracks. Kaiserslautern entrepreneur and PRE shareholder Hans R. Sachs wants to build the cinema. It will be operated by Michael Wiedemann, the operator of the Central Cinema. The building application was submitted yesterday with the building authorities.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
June 1997
June 1997
Purchase agreement between the city and PRE ready for signature
City Council approves agreement for the former Holtzendorff barracks
The urban planning framework agreement between PRE Regional Development, the federal state and the city for the development of the former Holtzendorff barracks into a service and business park is ready for signing. As is the notarial purchase contract. This was announced yesterday evening by Mayor Gerhard Piontek after a non-public city council meeting. The council agreed to all the terms that had been negotiated with the Kaiserslautern investor group.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. May 1997
14. May 1997
A clear vote of confidence
Speculations followed the decision of the City Council to award PRE the Holtzendorff contract
The decision on the future of the Holtzendorff barracks was made on Monday in the form of a secret ballot. This, however, did not stop some of the political groups and council members from voicing their opinions, both during and after the session. Be it out of the conviction that an open vote is more transparent or out of the desire to take a public stance on a potentially controversial issue.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. May 1997
13. May 1997
PRE: Area development for the benefit of the city
Delight about the clear result of the vote
“We will tackle the development of the Holtzendorff barracks with seven league boots,” the spokesman of PRE Regional Development, Willi A. Fallot Burghardt, assured yesterday. He expressed his delight about the clear result of the vote, in which 35 council members had voted in favour of PRE buying the former barracks complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
13. May 1997
13. May 1997
City Council places its confidence in PRE
Kaiserslautern investment group wins the race for the acquisition and development of the Holtzendorff barracks
The name of the new investor for the Holtzendorff barracks: PRE Regional Development. The investor group, consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people, won the city council’s vote of confidence by a wide margin yesterday evening. In a secret ballot, 35 council members voted to award PRE the contract for building a service and business park on the grounds of the former barracks.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
12. May 1997
12. May 1997
Interesting question: PRE or Putsch
City council deciding today on a new investor for the state-owned Holtzendorff barracks
The City Council is deciding today (3 pm, City Hall) which investor will be offered the opportunity to acquire the Holtzendorff barracks and develop it into a service and business park. The potential candidates are PRE Regional Development GmbH & Co. KG (in formation) – a group of investors consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people – and the Putsch/Fiebinger group, consisting of Keiper Recaro Holding Putsch GmbH & Co. KG and the architect and developer Folker Fiebinger.
The City Council is deciding today (3 pm, City Hall) which investor will be offered the opportunity to acquire the Holtzendorff barracks and develop it into a service and business park. The potential candidates are PRE Regional Development GmbH & Co. KG (in formation) – a group of investors consisting of seven Kaiserslautern business people – and the Putsch/Fiebinger group, consisting of Keiper Recaro Holding Putsch GmbH & Co. KG and the architect and developer Folker Fiebinger.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
06. May 1997
06. May 1997
More than 1,500 jobs in sight
PRE Regional Development presents second stage concept for the Holtzendorff barracks
PRE Regional Development, one of the potential investors for the Holtzendorff barracks, wants to create more than 1,500 new jobs in the fields of industry, technology, research, health, services and leisure time on the grounds of the former French garrison. This figure was released yesterday by PRE spokesperson Willi A. Fallot-Burghardt during the presentation of a second stage concept for the acquisition, development and marketing of the complex.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
03. May 1997
03. May 1997
The exciting battle for the former barracks
City council facing serious decision
Which investor will get the Holtzendorff barracks after Stuttgart real estate investor Bernd Schulze-Bergmann fell at the first hurdle? The city council is facing the difficult decision who to recommend as negotiating partner to the Federal Property Administration. A simple review of the application documentation is certainly not enough. The council will also need to trust its instincts on who is most likely to succeed with converting the former French military barracks into a service and business park.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
29. April 1997
29. April 1997
Investors introduce themselves
Investors interested in acquiring the Holtzendorff barracks present themselves in a non-public city council meeting
VFour potential investors for the Holtzendorff barracks presented themselves to the city council yesterday. In a non-public meeting, they informed the city parliament about their ideas on the use and marketing of the 68-hectare site, of which approximately 30 hectares are to be used. The city has been granted the right by the regional inland revenue office of Koblenz to decide for itself on a suitable candidate for the development of the state-owned property.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
27. April 1996
27. April 1996
Hotly contested market and slumbering talents
Tough competition expected in the cinema scene
The plan of Hanoverian company Omniplex to build a multiplex cinema with 2,200 seats on the BBK grounds has shocked the Kaiserslautern cinema scene. It is understandable that Wiedemann, Sachs & Co. are worried about their future as cinema operators.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
09. May 1995
09. May 1995
Popcorn and ice cream for the big screen
The emphasis: attracting a young audience
After acquiring the old Central Cinema, the qualified electrical engineer Hans Rainer Sachs pondered on what to do with this dilapidated, but beautiful building right in the centre of Kaiserslautern. After careful deliberation, he decided to continue using the building for its original purpose. But it was clear to him that he would need to invest a considerable amount of money for the renovation and a more friendly design.
Wochenblatt Kaiserslautern
29. March 1995
29. March 1995
Hollywood glamour
Keep the films rolling at the Central
Nothing was missing: the red carpet, the red rose from the hand of Charly Chaplin, and many enjoyable moments for the eyes, the ears and the palate. Last week marked the unofficial opening of investor Hans Rainer Sachs’ Central Film Palace in Osterstrasse, Kaiserslautern. 210 guests came from far and wide to celebrate with the 30-year-old Kaiserslautern entrepreneur.
Die Rheinpfalz, Kusel
23. March 1995
23. March 1995
Premiere in Kaiserslautern
New “Central Film Palace” inaugurated
Tuesday evening marked the grand opening of the “Central Film Palace” in Kaiserslautern, an event which attracted crowds of visitors and had the feel of an Oscar ceremony. Around 210 representatives from the large film distributors and the German Film Theatre guild, as well as celebrities from the world of politics and culture, celebrated together with Hans Rainer Sachs, the entrepreneur who converted the old “Central Cinema” for approximately 3.5 million German Marks. The historic facade of the cinema – which had been built in 1913 as one of the first major cinema palaces in Germany – was kept in its original form.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. December 1994
17. December 1994
New “Central” leaves cinema fans spellbound
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the “Film Palace” – “On par with other cities”
The telephones never stopped ringing yesterday. When the ticket office of the new Central Film Palace finally opened at 7 pm, things started heating up even more. While the printers at the box office were churning out ticket after ticket, the staff at the reservations counter needed all hands to the deck.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
14. December 1994
14. December 1994
Only a few more days before the cinema opens: Bolting, hammering, sawing
First movies to be screened in the Central Film Palace on Friday
“This is our flagship cinema” – Hans Rainer Sachs, the investor of the new Central Film Palace, points proudly to the turquoise velour seat upholstery, the amphitheatre design, the large screen, the generous legroom and the decorative wall lighting in Cinema 1, which offers space for 230 visitors. The cinema is set three metres below street level and slopes slightly upwards towards the old entrance of the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
26. October 1994
26. October 1994
Conversion of the Central Cinema: Steel and more steel
Owner Hans Rainer Sachs: Planned opening in four weeks
“We must work faster and in shifts,” Rainer Hans Sachs announced yesterday, referring to the old Central Cinema that he is converting into the Central Film Palace with five cinemas. Yet the entrepreneur remains optimistic that it will be opening in four to five weeks, as planned. Bernhard Deubig, the head of the city’s building department, offered his praise on the conversion: “The revival of the building preserves a historic monument for the city of Kaiserlautern.”
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
08. September 1994
08. September 1994
Cinema premiere of “The Lion King”
Grand opening of the Cental Film Palace planned for mid-November – investor: We are on schedule
The cinema will be opening in mid-November, if everything goes according to plan. Then the converted Central Cinema will open its doors once again, this time under the more sonorous name of Central Film Palace. This was announced by investor Hans Rainer Sachs. The building shell should be be ready by mid-September. Two months are planned for the interior. “All contracts have been awarded, we are right on schedule,” said Sachs.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
17. May 1994
17. May 1994
Building committee for Central Film Palace
The plans for the conversion of the Central Cinema were approved yesterday by the building committee. This was announced by Mayor Bernhard Deubig in a statement to RHEINPFALZ. Now the plans must be still be reviewed by the municipal building inspection department.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
16. May 1994
16. May 1994
Cinema of tomorrow at the Central Film Palace
Investor: Perfect technology in stylish surroundings – plans presented – building committee meets today
Die The plans for the conversion of the Central Cinema into the Central Film Palace are almost ready. Hans Rainer Sachs is now waiting for the green light from the municipal building committee, which will deliberate on the project on Monday. If the city grants him the building permit, Sachs hopes to start reconstruction in the summer break.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
04. May 1994
04. May 1994
Central and Union in the same hands
Hans Rainer Sachs founds Filmtheater GmbH
The Union Theater has been leased to Hans Rainer Sachs. The Kaiserslautern entrepreneur successfully managed to acquire the cinema following lengthy negotiations with the owner, Fritz Hartmann. This was announced by Hans Rainer Sachs yesterday in an interview with RHEINPFALZ.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
26. March 1994
26. March 1994
The end of a dynasty
Like a phoenix from the ashes he reappeared in the public spotlight this week – private investor Hans Rainer Sachs, who wants to bring a new cinematic experience to Kaiserslautern by reconstructing and expanding the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse.
Pfälzische Volkszeitung
25. March 1994
25. March 1994
Kaiserslautern cinema scene in transformation
Hans Rainer Sachs wants to convert the “Central” into a film palace – “Rex” closes at the beginning of May
The Kaiserslautern cinema scene is undergoing a major transformation. The Rex in Riesenstrasse will be closing down soon and the Central Cinema in Osterstrasse is to be converted into a modern film palace. The plans were announced yesterday by the incumbent operator of the two cinemas, Alfi Mayer, and Kaiserslautern entrepreneur and investor Hans Rainer Sachs.