page_title: Versatel building
hierarchical_section_title: Versatel building
caption_attribution_description: English: Former Versatel office for south Germany in Stuttgart. Deutsch: Früheres Gebäude der Versatel Süd-Deutschland GmbH in der Kriegsbergstraße&#160;11 in Stuttgart. Im März 2009 verlegte Versatel den Sitz in die Kegelenstraße 12 (Pressemeldung).
context_page_description: The Versatel building was a building in Stuttgart which was demolished in 2011, having stood vacant for over 3 years. Stuttgart mayor Wolfgang Schuster referred to the building as an "urban sin".
  The building was an office building erected in 1966, situated in central Stuttgart and consisted of 13 storeys and 3 underground storeys.
  In July 2007, Carlyle Group bought the building from EnBW, with the intention of demolishing it and redeveloping the site after Versatel's lease ended in 2009. Demolition of the building began in October 2011. Schuster commented on the buildings demolition by expressing being pleased regarding the buildings demolition. The Carlyle Group plan to replace the building with an eleven-story office building, to be called "Citygate".
context_section_description: The Versatel building was a building in Stuttgart which was demolished in 2011, having stood vacant for over 3 years. Stuttgart mayor Wolfgang Schuster referred to the building as an "urban sin".
  The building was an office building erected in 1966, situated in central Stuttgart and  consisted of 13 storeys and 3 underground storeys.
  In July 2007, Carlyle Group bought the building from EnBW, with the intention of demolishing it and redeveloping the site after Versatel's lease ended in 2009.  Demolition of the building began in October 2011. Schuster commented on the buildings demolition by expressing being pleased regarding the buildings demolition. The Carlyle Group plan to replace the building with an eleven-story office building, to be called "Citygate".
caption: Versatel building as it appeared in 2008.
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