Frankfurt starts construction of the long-awaited multifunctional arena!

Frankfurt starts construction of the long-awaited multifunctional arena!

Something is happening in Frankfurt am Main: The plans for a new multifunctional arena at Deutsche Bank Park are increasingly becoming more concrete. The city is currently facing a decisive step as it has published the tender for project management services. This reports Stadionwelt.de. The new arena is to be built at the current P9 parking lot, a location that has been being examined in detail since the beginning of 2022. Plans for a new arena have been running through the city's history for decades, but previous concepts such as TheDOME and ARENA AM KAISERLEI remained unused.

In the multifunctional arena segment, Frankfurt has the reputation of being the only place among the ten largest German cities that has to make do without a modern building of this type. As a result, numerous important events pass by the city, which the city council takes as an opportunity to push forward with construction. So on February 27, 2025 they decided to build the new multifunctional arena. A fundamental decision by the magistrate had already been made in January 2025. It is clear that the city of Frankfurt am Main, represented by SSF Sportpark Stadion Frankfurt am Main GmbH, is determined to realize this vision.

Planned use and financing

The 256 million euro mark is set as the estimated investment amount for the construction of the arena. The plan is to finance the project largely through future rental income. The plan is to use the arena for local sports teams such as the ice hockey Bundesliga club Löwen Frankfurt and the basketball Bundesliga club Frankfurt Skyliners as well as for international cultural highlights and congresses. During normal sports operations, 12,000 to 13,000 visitors can be accommodated here, while up to 15,200 people can be welcomed into the hall during concerts. development city.de emphasizes that the stadium will also form a direct neighbor to the Waldstadion.

The Löwen Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Skyliners have already expressed their joy at the progress. While they see the new hall as a welcome addition to Frankfurt as a sports location, critical voices are also raised. There are concerns about the financing amount, the infrastructural situation and the clearing work that has already begun in the urban forest that Deutsche Bahn is carrying out in connection with the infrastructural upgrade.

Outlook on the project

The city council decision brings a breath of fresh air into the development of the location. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with earliest completion in 2032. The topic will also be discussed at the eps ARENA SUMMIT 2025 under the motto “Frankfurt’s Path to the Arena”. The challenge will now be to plan the necessary transport infrastructure improvements within the project to avoid possible traffic problems during simultaneous events. It remains exciting to see how the project develops and whether Frankfurt will finally receive the multifunctional arena that the city has needed for so long. Hessenschau.de reports on the diverse uses that the new hall could offer.