With HafenCity, Hamburg is setting new standards for integrated urban development that takes equal account of local needs and forward-looking, innovative approaches. On an area of 157 hectares, a vibrant city is being created that combines working, living, culture, leisure, tourism and retail on the waterfront. The western and central parts are already a diverse urban location with stores, cafés and restaurants as well as cultural institutions such as the Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the International Maritime Museum Hamburg and Überseequartier. Around 15,000 employees currently work in more than 930 companies throughout HafenCity. A total of up to 45,000 jobs and around 8,000 apartments are being created. HafenCity has long been a central attraction for visitors to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, not least because of the carefully maintained maritime heritage from the port’s history and the ultra-modern, well-connected inner-city cruise terminals.