The old streetcar station at the end of Rathenaustraße has new owners, as Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) has sold the imposing depot halls to the Leipzig-based S&P Group. The company, which employs 500 people nationwide, announced its ambitious plans for the traditional site in Leutzsch, as reported by the Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper.
Big plans for Leutzsch
According to information provided by the Green Party's Mayor Thomas Dienberg, the old depot halls are to be renovated in line with historic preservation requirements and supplemented with new buildings. The S&P Group has thus acquired the 11,000 square meter site at the end of Rathenaustraße. Mathias Reuschel, Chairman of the Group, explained: "We now have nine locations in Leipzig alone. From a business perspective, it is absolutely essential to bring them together."
A campus with 300 workplaces
Photo: S&P Group
The first company in the group was founded in 1991 as Sahlmann und Partner GbR and the headquarters moved to Rathenaustraße around 15 years ago. There, S&P uses a listed villa opposite the streetcar station for its software development division. In future, more than 300 jobs are to be concentrated on the new company campus. Mathias Reuschel continued: "We would also like to contribute to the fact that there will soon be catering facilities, medical care and opportunities for sporting activities here."
