MK7
In the heart of Düsseldorf, just a few minutes’ walk from the main train station, MKE is developing MK7, a neighborhood that brings together nursing care, assisted living, housing for apprentices and students, and publicly subsidized rental apartments all in one place.
On a plot of land measuring approximately 5,100 m² on Moskauer Straße in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk, MK7 is being developed as a mixed-use neighborhood in a central downtown location, immediately southeast of the main train station.
The neighborhood brings together different generations and life stages: A nursing facility with 80 care beds and 14 assisted-living apartments provide care for older adults in a central location. In addition, there are 78 apartments for trainees and students, as well as 74 publicly subsidized rental units for low- and middle-income households, funded by NRW.BANK. The subsidized rental units are subject to long-term rent controls—because quality of life should not be a luxury.
Construction will be carried out using an efficient method with a high degree of prefabrication. This simplifies the construction process and ensures consistent quality; in terms of energy efficiency, the buildings are designed to meet the “Effizienzhaus 40” standard, with district heating and photovoltaic systems. In addition, everything is within easy reach: the main train station is just a few minutes’ walk away.
MKE is responsible for the project as the project developer, building owner, and co-investor. The design is by HENNING SHIN Architects, Düsseldorf.
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The facts at a glance.
- Location
- Readinger Straße / Moskauer Straße, 40227 Düsseldorf
- Location
- Düsseldorf-Oberbilk, central downtown location, just a few minutes' walk from the main train station
- Usage
- Mixed-use neighborhood: long-term care facilities, assisted living, housing for apprentices and students, publicly subsidized rental housing, and a small commercial unit
- Components
- Care facility with assisted living · subsidized rental housing · apartments for apprentices and students
- Total units
- 246 (166 residential units and 80 long-term care beds)
- Residential Units
- 166: 74 subsidized rental units, 78 apartments for trainees and students, 14assisted-living units; planning stage, building permit application
- Care Facilities
- 80 Plan Submission for Building Permit Application
- Commercial
- 1 commercial unit
- Property
- approx. 5,100 m²
- Funding
- Publicly subsidized rental housing (income groups A and B), funded by NRW.BANK, with rent controls in effect for 40 years, and subsidized apartments for apprentices and students
- Mobility
- Underground parking garage, bike parking spaces, cargo bikes, and repair station
- Energy
- Energy-Efficient House 40, District Heating, Solar Power
- Architecture
- HENNING SHIN Architekten, Düsseldorf
- Role of MKE
- Project Developer, Developer, and Co-Investor
- Start of Construction
- planned for 2027
166 residential units and 80 long-term care beds for different stages of life.
Three buildings surrounding a green courtyard.
- 01Facilities: Assisted living facility, subsidized rental housing, apartments for apprentices and students
- 02Open Space: Greencourtyard with play and gathering areas, direct access from the ground floor
- 03Mobility: Underground parking garageand mobility plan featuring bicycle parking spaces, cargo bikes, and a repair station
- 04Construction Method: Efficientconstruction method with a high degree of prefabrication; design by HENNING SHIN Architects, Düsseldorf
Care, housing, and education all under one roof.
Building 1 combines a nursing facility, assisted living, and subsidized rental apartments on the recessed stepped floor. Building 2 houses additional subsidized rental apartments, while Building 3 houses apartments for trainees and students.
Just a few minutes' walk from the main train station.
The property is located at the intersection of Readinger Straße and Moskauer Straße in the Oberbilk district, immediately southeast of Düsseldorf Central Station and just a few minutes’ walk away. Long-distance, regional, S-Bahn, and light rail services are thus easily accessible—for trainees, students, nursing staff, and visitors to the nursing facility.
Right in the heart of the city.
The Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße subway station is a five-minute walk away, Düsseldorf Central Station is about a ten-minute walk away, and there’s a supermarket, daycare centers, and an elementary school right in the neighborhood: The map shows what’s within easy reach of the neighborhood. A marker on the map or an entry in the list indicates what’s located there.
- 4 MINNetShopping
- 4 MINLangerstraße Bus StopBus
- 4 MINIHZ ParkGreen
- 5 MINFamily Center and Daycare Center "Kleine Freiheit" e.V.Daycare
- 5 MINHandelszentrum/Moskauer Straße Subway StationSubway
- 6 MINMettmanner Straße Municipal Catholic Elementary SchoolSchool
- 7 MINDaycare Center for Children - Höherweg Family CenterDaycare
- 7 MINAldi SüdShopping
- 7 MINLangerstraße Protestant Day Care Center for ChildrenDaycare
- 8 MINFichtenstraße StopTram
- 8 MINWorringer Platz StopTram
- 8 MINLidlShopping
- 9 MINKettwiger Straße Subway StationSubway
- 9 MINDüsseldorf Central StationRail
- 9 MINPharmacy at Oberbilker MarktHealth
- 10 MINHöhenstraße Catholic Elementary SchoolSchool
- 11 MINLessing Vocational High SchoolSchool
- 11 MINLessing High SchoolSchool
- 12 MINDüsseldorf-Flingern StationRail
- 13 MINStadtwerkeparkGreen
From Planning to the Start of Construction.
Long-term operating agreement for the nursing facility
Launch of the Neighborhood Development Project
Start of construction (planned)
Care, education, and affordable housing in one neighborhood: MKE as project developer, builder, and co-investor.
