In the narrower sense, HafenCity is the project name for the roughly 157 hectare area on the Großer Grasbrook, which was once part of the free port. By the beginning of the 2030s, residential units for up to 14,000 people [2], up to 3,000 hotel rooms and workplaces for up to 45,000 people, primarily in the office and service sector, are to be created on the site. In addition, up to 10,000 pupils and students as well as around 50,000 customers and tourists are calculated per day, so that once it is completed, over 120,000 people are expected to enliven the district every day. It is currently one of the largest inner-city urban development projects in Europe.

To evacuate the site in the event of a storm surge, e.g. B. the Kibbelstegbrücke through the historic warehouse district to behind the dike line of Hamburg city center.

The HafenCity University of Hamburg - University of Architecture and Metropolitan Development (HCU) [3] - is a state university. The HCU combines all aspects of building and urban development in design and draft, engineering and natural sciences as well as humanities and social sciences.

Typical fleet with the most modern buildings in Hafen City with a view of the Maritime Museum and Elbarkaden

The traditional shipping port in the heart of Hamburg The Sandtorhafen is the traditional shipping port of the Hamburg Maritim Foundation. The pontoon facility belonging to HafenCity Hamburg GmbH has been a place of cultural history that can be experienced directly from the start, in accordance with the historical importance of the Sandtorhafen. Historic ships, port facilities and work equipment are the testimonies to Hamburg's maritime history. Preserving, restoring and making them accessible to the public is the goal of the Hamburg Maritim Foundation. The Sandtorkai, today Hamburg's oldest quay wall, had already been restored in a monumental manner in 2002 with great effort. Three historical access bridges serve to open up the pontoon system in front of it, and three restored general cargo cranes are erected on the Kaiserkai on the south bank of the harbor - reminiscences of the history of the place!

Hamburg's warehouse district is the world's largest historic warehouse complex, located in the port of Hamburg. It covers the area between Bäumenall and Oberhafen. It has been a listed building since 1991 and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since July 5, 2015 with the neighboring Kontorhaus district under the name Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus district with Chilehaus.

The Miniatur Wunderland (own spelling) in Hamburg is the largest model railway system in the world. It is located in the historic warehouse district and is operated by Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH. A total of 15.715 kilometers of tracks (as of August 2019) [2] [3] on a scale of 1:87 (nominal size H0; corresponds in reality to approximately 1,367 kilometers of track) lie on the 1499 square meter system area, on which around 1,040 digitally controlled trains run.

The Fleetschlösschen is a historic building and belongs to the ensemble of the Speicherstadt in Hamburg. It is located at the intersection Brooktorkai / St.-Annen-Brücke, is a listed building and has been a World Heritage Site in the Speicherstadt since July 2015. In the Hamburg list of monuments, the house is listed as a former toilet building. Today's use is as a café and pub in a former coffee hatch.

Spicy’s Spice Museum is a private museum founded in 1991 in Hamburg. With 152,000 visitors in 2007, it is one of the city's most popular museums.

The four-story building was built between 1905 and 1907 as part of the third construction phase of the Speicherstadt (1899 to 1912) and is one of the most famous landmarks and oldest buildings in the historic warehouse complex.

The Elbphilharmonie ("Elphi" for short) [1] [2] is a concert hall in Hamburg that was completed in November 2016. It was planned with the aim of creating a new landmark for the city and a “cultural monument for all”. [3] [4] [5] The 110 meter high building in the HafenCity district is located on the right bank of the Norderelbe at the head of the Großer Grasbrooks between the mouths of the Sandtorhafen and Grasbrookhafen basins. It was built using the shell of the former Kaispeicher A (built in 1963). A modern structure with a glass facade was placed on this base, reminiscent of sails, water waves, icebergs or a quartz crystal. The location at Kaiserhöft is characterized by the former industrial use of the port and the neo-Gothic brick architecture of the Speicherstadt.

German production celebrated its premiere in Hamburg. The musical has been shown in the Theater im Hafen Hamburg since December 2, 2001 and on January 14, 2014 the anniversary of the 5000th performance was celebrated. Since the theater can also be reached via a direct ferry feeder, some of the passenger ferries are painted in the colors of the musical or even named after the characters in the play (such as the Nala and sister ship Rafiki).