The high-rise on the A648 on the edge of the Rebstock site, which has been planned for a long time, is to be used not only for offices, but also for apartments and a hotel.
The architecture of the 67 meter high building on Leonardo-da-Vinci-Allee was also changed.
The new design comes from the Frankfurt architect Bjoern Schmidt and envisages, among other things, facade greening and roof terraces.
Gunter Murr
Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.
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A total of 37,000 square meters of floor space is to be built over 18 floors.
The project, formerly known as “Westpark”, is being managed by the Berlin company DLE Land Development.
According to the developer, he received a positive preliminary building permit.
Sky lobby with city views
This means that the city agrees in principle to the change of use, because the development plan envisages commercial use for the 6000 square meter property on the Autobahn.
Project manager Nicolas Sauerwein spoke of a "very good and constructive cooperation with the city of Frankfurt".
The previous developer Whitecrow Partners had sold the project.
Planning permission has now been granted for the revitalization of another high-rise building.
The former post tower on Hafenstrasse, which dates back to 1976 and was last used by Commerzbank, will be getting a new facade next spring, according to real estate company Aroundtown.
The roughly 90 meter high tower near the main train station has already been gutted over the past few months.
Modern office and event space is to be created on a total of 19,000 square meters.
There will be a sky lobby with a view of the city on the 19th floor.
The ground floor is opened on two sides to allow a bright and representative entrance.
The high-rise has been scaffolded for a long time.
The project was previously known as Virage, but previous developer Phoenix Real Estate resold the property.