Many cities are struggling with vacancies in large properties. The best-known example: the former Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof department stores. Retail expert Mathias Sander shows what approaches and opportunities city administrations can now use.

Sophie May explores how cities can find quick and targeted solutions for vacant large properties. And how large properties can become drivers of sustainable urban development through creative reuse and interim use. Experience from the development of (re)use concepts for real estate in cities such as Hamburg, Reutlingen and Schwerte.