THE BENJAMIN. PREMIUM RIVERSIDE workspaces A PROJECT OF GSG GROUP

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3 THE BENJAMIN PREMIUM RIVERSIDE workspaces A PROJECT OF GSG GROUP GSG GROUP (formerly named ORCO GERMANY S.A.), founded in 2004, is a property company listed in the General Standard on the Regulated Market at Frankfurt Stock Exchange and has its registered office in Luxembourg. GSG GROUP concentrates on commercial property, project development and asset management for third parties focusing on the commercial real estate market in Berlin. GSG GROUP has already realized numerous exclusive landmark-projects, amongst them the Sky Office, a first-class office tower in Duesseldorf, and the H²Office in the inner harbor of Duisburg. In Berlin, there are the Otto Bock Science Center, the Maritim Hotel in Stauffenbergerstraße as well as the office and light-industrial complex Torhaus 1 in Helmholtzstraße. With taking over the Gewerbesiedlungs-Gesellschaft (GSG Berlin) in 2007, GSG GROUP became one of the largest owners of commercial properties in the Berlin area. The portfolio comprises app sq m office and commercial space and offers perfect facilities to app. 1,700 small and medium sized companies. Thanks to fully integrated management functions GSG GROUP offers a broad range of value-added-services thus acting not only as a lessor but as a dependable and reliable partner to its tenants. Sky Office Otto Bock Science Center H²Office Torhaus 1

4 BERLIN & CHARLOTTENBURG 4 BERLIN AND CHARLOTTENBURG BERLIN living, travel destination, meeting place AND business hub with international potential. Berlin is one of the greenest and water-richest cities in Europe. City-owned forests and public parks characterize the image just as much as the rivers Spree and Havel, and numerous lakes throughout the city. Even 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin remains true to itself as a place of constant change and is continually reinventing itself as a cultural and creative hub in Germany. Established, meanwhile, as a renowned university, scientific and cultural centre, the high quality of life, future-oriented investment policy and urban infrastructure attract people and businesses from all over the world to the Spree. Besides a strong tourism industry, the Berlin start-up scene is one of the most vibrant in Europe, making the city increasingly a centre for IT, media and creative industries. BERLIN IN BRIEF APPROx. 3.3 million inhabitants 12 districts about 892 km2 urban area approx. 25 million overnight stays

5 5 CHARLOTTENBURG-WILMERSDORF IN BRIEF The district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is one of the most popular and most affluent neighbourhoods in Berlin. Established and newly opened hotels, including Kempinski, Intercontinental, Swiss Hof, Waldorf Astoria and many tourist attractions, such as the Memorial Church and Berlin Zoo make the district an attractive tourist magnet and prestigious business location. With the Kurfürstendamm and the Wilmersdorfer Straße, two of the busiest shopping streets in Berlin are located here. Due to its proximity to Potsdamer Platz, the embassy and government district around the central Tiergarten Park, to the Grunewald and the river Spree Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the perfect place for culture, commerce, politics and solvent customers. APPROx. 320,000 INHABITANTS approx. 26,000 COMPANIES approx. 53 public and private schools 2 universities 7 boroughs approx. 65 km2 district area

6 FRANKLINSTRASSE SPREEBOGEN 6 The Franklinstraße starts at Marchstraße and is the topographic extension of the Hardenbergstraße, which runs parallel to the Kantstraße. Three major science and research centres of the city, the University of the Arts, the Technical University and the Fraunhofer Institute are located here. The street, located between the Spree and the Spree Canal, is dominated by its proximity to water and the historical ensemble of the Gebauer Höfe with its typical clinker industrial architecture of the late 19th century. The renovated buildings of the former textile and machine factory have been carefully complemented by modern buildings.

7 7 GEBAUER HÖFE THE FRANKLINSTRASSE and SURROUNDS Today the typical Berlin combination of offices, studios, shops and restaurants can be found on the 20,000 m2 site. Among other things, Einstein Kaffee with its own coffee roasting invites you to linger, while renowned furniture and sporting goods retailers, as well as a renowned dealer of artists requirements, offer their goods. The nearby FrischeParadies, Germany s largest specialty market for delicatessen, offers an extensive selection of fine food about 5,000 specialties from more than 70 countries. In the nearby neighbourhood four famous German vehicle manufacturers have established sales centres: the Porsche Zentrum Berlin, the Audi Zentrum Berlin, Mercedeswelt at Salzufer, VW Berlin.

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9 9 Do YOU love life? Then do NOT squander time, for THAT is life. Benjamin Franklin

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11 11 THE BENJAMIN WorkING and LIVING in BERLIN Experience representative working and sustainable living in a new, exclusive quality, directly located on water, yet in the heart of Berlin. Innovative urban archi tecture on a historical site: the building ensemble designed by Rolf Gnädinger combines urban design elements, modern functionality and lasting quality work in a vital urban environment without forgetting the historical roots. In this way, one of the last vacant lots in the City West will be developed as a harmonic extension of the Gebauer Höfe on the banks of the Spree near the Gotzkowskybrücke. In the competing challenges of nature and technology, individual working and living environments are evolving in the heart of the city all in the spiritual tradition of Benjamin Franklin, who, as a politician and inventor, more than once changed the world with his innovative ideas.

12 THE BUILDING 12 Time is Money. Benjamin Franklin THE BENJAMIN SMART working environment on the banks of the SPREE The Benjamin offers you a high quality business environment and invites you to discover individual working spaces in the gently curving arc of the River Spree. The varied and extendable floor plans of all the office areas have been adapted to suit your individual needs and provide ample space for innovative concepts and productive realization. This provides efficient solutions for an optimal, cost effective and energy efficient use economy and ecology in perfect balance. Through its contemporary, light touch, the design planned by Rolf Gnädinger creates plenty of space for light, movement and meetings in an aesthetically urban office atmosphere. Office space of up to 669 m2 with sophisticated features is available per floor to choose from. Environmental conservation has also not been lost sight of. The Benjamin already meets the environmental needs of future building generations and as tenants you profit from the advantage of low running costs.

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14 EXAMPLES OF FLOOR PLANS 14 EXAMPLES: OFFICE FLOOR 2 PART FLOOR Area A: 417 m2 Area B: 252 m2 Ceiling height: 3.00 m Flexible floor plans for businesses and self-employment with representative features: in addition to high-quality basic fittings in the bathroom and N kitchen areas, all commercial areas have modular workspaces that can be adapted to any company s future development. Storage and parking FRANKLINSTRASSE A SPREE spaces in the basement of Benjamin can be rented as required. B

15 15 N OFFICE FLOOR PART FLOOR Area: 252 m2 Ceiling height: 3.00 m

16 EXAMPLES OF FLOOR PLANS 16 OFFICE FLOOR ENTIRE FLOOR N Area: 669 m2 Ceiling height: 3.00 m

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19 GnäDINGER ARCHITEKTEN Corporate architecture is one of those phrases that most likely come closest to the notion of the architecture of Gnädinger Architekten. No forced style is followed, but the hallmark of the Berlin office is characterized by an individual form language developed for each project. With the Otto Bock Science Center Medizintechnik at Potsdamer Platz and its organic- dynamic design, Rolf Gnädinger and his team gave stony Berlin an easily accessible institution with an innovative interaction character and media facade staging. The architecture oriented itself with white patterned on muscle fibres facade bands on the principles of nature and symbolizes the harmony of man and technology in the Biotech age. Buildings like this are more than architectural highlights. The internationally recognized representative office of the world leader reflects in terms of a uniform corporate design also the modernity, precision and dynamics of the products for prosthetics and orthotics. Thus the architects let the genius loci, its economic possibilities and identity giving thoughts flow in the respective designs. Gnädinger Architekten also developed the Benjamin project in the strict context of these urban planning, economic and individual conditions. The residential and commercial building matches with its red clinker the materiality of the adjacent, spacious industrial architecture of the 19th Century. Opening onto the river Spree, the diagonally positioned frontage building complements the historical ensemble and offers a contemporary lifestyle which unites living and working in the urban context. INFORMATION and DISCLAIMER The German version of this disclaimer shall be exclusively authoritative. The English version simply represents a translation of the authoritative German text for information purposes only. All details in this brochure, including the illustrations, are provided without guarantee of their completeness, validity and accuracy. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information and the information does not constitute a warranty for the properties. All information is subject to change without notice and is non-binding. The right to make changes, deletions and amendments is expressly reserved. The information contained herein is for information purposes only and does not constitute a contractual offer. The publisher of this brochure is responsible for the brochure content only in case of intention or gross negligence. The content of this brochure is based on facts known at the time of publishing. Warranty claims and joint and several liability of the contractual parties for the information contained in this brochure are, to the extent permitted by law, excluded. Furnishings and fittings illustrated in drawings or images do not form part of the contract but are simply non-binding furnishing suggestions. The surface areas listed have been calculated in accordance with the calculation directive (Wohnflächenverordnung-WoflV) on the basis of the expected net dimensions. Despite the inclusion of a drawing scale, exact dimensions cannot be taken from the drawings. A legal claim cannot be derived therefrom. Any reproduction or use of this brochure is forbidden without the express permission of the publisher.

20 CONTACT Colliers International Berlin GmbH Leipziger Platz Berlin Germany Marcus Lehmann marcus.lehmann@colliers.com Phone +49 (0) Fax +49 (0) Savills Immobilien Beratungs-GmbH Leipziger Platz Berlin Germany Jörg Ackermann jackermann@savills.de Phone +49 (0) Fax +49 (0)