Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

With its more than 343,000 residents, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is characterized by great diversity and unique urban qualities. Two universities and a number of research institutes, high-tech companies, traditional businesses and numerous cultural attractions make the borough a workshop of the future with tradition. As a prestigious trade and commercial location, this borough in western Berlin has many well-frequented shopping streets with an attractive mix of shopping, entertainment, living and working environments. Compared to the other Berlin boroughs, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf has the most companies, of which there are approx. 28,400.

Location advantages at a glance

• Diverse business landscape
• Main industries:
  • Tourism
  • Retail
  • Information and communication industries
  • Cultural and creative industries
  • Healthcare industry
  • High-quality services
• Prestigious trade and commercial locations
• Campus Charlottenburg: two universities and numerous research institutes
• Very good infrastructure with extensive public transport network

Attractive environment

• Unique cultural and academic facilities
• Numerous theaters and stages (e.g. Deutsche Oper Berlin)
• Messe Berlin exhibition grounds around the radio tower
• Media center with RBB
• Olympiastadion stadium
• Attractive living environment
• Numerous green areas, nature and landscape conservation areas, including in Grunewald

Commercial districts in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is not a typical industrial area; it is nevertheless home to some long-established industries. The borough continues to provide locations for production-related companies.

berlinbiotechpark
Tegeler Weg 33 / Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10
10589 Berlin
+49-30 203 64-205
Fax: +49 30 203 64-190
info(at)berlinbiotechpark.de
www.berlinbiotechpark.de

Saatwinkler Damm commercial district
Friedrich-Olbricht-Damm 63/73, Saatwinkler Damm
13627 Berlin

• Total area: approx. 13.7ha
• Units upwards of 2,000m²
• Designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, production companies and service providers
• Near to the city center, easily accessible

Schmargendorf commercial district
Forckenbeckstraße 9-13
14199 Berlin

• Bosch company site
• Total area: 35,000m²
  Attracts SMEs; wholesalers and retailers, including a transport firm, wine store and bodybuilding studio

Helmholtzstrasse commercial district
Gewerbesiedlungs-Gesellschaft mbH (GSG)
Geneststraße 5
10829 Berlin
+49 30 39093-0
Fax: +49 30 39093-199
info(at)gsg.de
www.gsg.de/en/gewerbehof/gsg-hof-helmholtzstrasse

• A listed historical complex (built 1883-1901) with restored clinker facades.
• Six buildings with ten stairways, basement storage area, ground floor and five upper floors, in some cases with an attic.
• Business that have moved there: computer firms, architects, a metalworking and a glassblowing shop, an electrical wholesaler, a specialist in pneumatic systems, a video production company, lighting engineer, a shop fitter, a cosmetics manufacturer and various artists’ studios

Economic Development and Business Consulting in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Economic development in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf targets entrepreneurs in the district as well as those seeking their first contact point for advice, assistance and information. The economic funding particularly supports businesspeople in the following topics:

• Advice and support for companies located in the district as well as location marketing
• A guide through the administrative processes
• Events, networks and round tables

Your contact at the local authority Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf:

Romy Schubert
Head of Economic Development
Department District Mayor
+49 30 9029-13114
Fax: +49 30 9029-13107
wirtschaftsfoerderung(at)charlottenburg-wilmersdorf.de
Internet portal of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Economic Development Agency

Your contact at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH:

Mandy Schwausch
Project Manager Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
+49 30 9029-13111
mandy.schwausch(at)berlin-partner.de