Versatel building

48.78409°N 9.17799°E / 48.78409; 9.17799

Versatel building as it appeared in 2008

The Versatel building was a building in Stuttgart which was demolished in 2011, having stood vacant for over 3 years.^[1] Stuttgart mayor Wolfgang Schuster referred to the building as an "urban sin".^[2]

The building was an office building erected in 1966, situated in central Stuttgart and consisted of 13 storeys and 3 underground storeys.^[3]

In July 2007, Carlyle Group bought the building from EnBW,^[4] with the intention of demolishing it and redeveloping the site after Versatel's lease ended in 2009.^[5] Demolition of the building began in October 2011.^[6] Schuster commented on the buildings demolition by expressing being pleased regarding the buildings demolition.^[7] The Carlyle Group plan to replace the building with an eleven-story office building, to be called "Citygate".^[8]