Editing Alexanderplatz (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Alexanderplatz from the tube, Berlin D.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Alexanderplatz from the [[S-Bahn]]|left]]
[[File:Berlin - U-Bahnhof Alexanderplatz - Bahnsteig der U5 (6904234629).jpg|thumb|[[U-Bahn]] station at the alexanderplatz]]

On 2 April 2000, the Senate finally fixed the development plan for {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz|italic=no}}. The purchase contracts between investors and the Senate Department for Urban Development were signed on 23 May 2002, thus laying the foundations for the development.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
[[File:Visit-suomi-2009-05-by-RalfR-015.jpg|thumb|Aerial view with the TV tower]]
The CUBIX [[multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex]] cinema ([[CineStar]] Cubix am Alexanderplatz,<ref>{{cite web | title=CineStar Cubix am Alexanderplatz - Kinobeschreibung und Termine - Kinoprogramm für Berlin und Umland | website=Berlin.de | url=https://www.berlin.de/kino/_bin/kinodetail.php/32139 | language=de | access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> styled CUBIX<ref>{{cite web | title=CineStar CUBIX am Alexanderplatz, Berlin | website=cityseeker | url=https://cityseeker.com/berlin/338506-cinestar-cubix-am-alexanderplatz | access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref>), which opened in November 2000, joined the team of [[Berlin International Film Festival]] cinemas in 2007, and the festival shows films on three of its screens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/spielst_tten/kinos/index.html |title=Berlinale venues |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202173453/https://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/spielst_tten/kinos/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Renovation of the {{lang|de|Centrum|italic=no}} department store began in 2004, led by Berlin professor of architecture, {{lang|de|[[Josef Paul Kleihues]]|italic=no}} and his son {{lang|de|Jan Kleihues|italic=no}}. The building was enlarged by about {{convert|25|m}} and has since operated under the name {{lang|de|Galeria Kaufhof}}.

Beginning with the reconstruction of the {{lang|de|[[Metro AG|Kaufhof]]}} department store in 2004, and the biggest underground railway station of Berlin, some buildings were redesigned and new structures built on the square's south-eastern side. Sidewalks were expanded to shrink one of the avenues, a new underground garage was built, and commuter tunnels meant to keep pedestrians off the streets were removed.<ref name="bloomberg1"/> Between 2005 and 2006, {{lang|de|Berolinahaus|italic=no}} was renovated and later became a branch of the clothing chain, [[C&A]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

In 2005, the {{lang|de|[[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe]]}} began work to extend the tram line from {{lang|de|Prenzlauer Allee|italic=no}} to {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz|italic=no}} (Alex II). This route was originally to be opened in 2000 but was postponed several times. After further delays caused by the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], the route opened on 30 May 2007.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

In February 2006, the redesign of the walk-in plaza began. The redevelopment plans were provided by the architecture firm [[Gerkan, Marg and Partners]] and the Hamburg-based company {{lang|de|WES-Landschaftsarchitekten|italic=no}}. The final plans emerged from a design competition launched by the state of Berlin in 2004. However, the paving work was temporarily interrupted a few months after the start of construction by the 2006 FIFA World Cup and all excavation pits had to be provisionally asphalted over. The construction work could only be completed at the end of 2007.

The renovation of {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz U-Bahnhof}}, the largest Berlin underground station, had been ongoing since the mid-1990s and was finally completed in October 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |work=[[Berliner Morgenpost]] |date=2008-10-18 |title=U-Bahnhof Alexanderplatz ist endlich fertig |url=https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article102977613/U-Bahnhof-Alexanderplatz-ist-endlich-fertig.html |access-date=2020-09-03 |language=de-DE}}</ref>

The {{lang|de|Platz}} was given a pavement of yellow granite, bordered by grey mosaic paving around the buildings. Wall AG modernized the 1920s-era underground toilets at a cost of 750,000 euros. The total redesign cost amounted to around 8.7 million euros.{{when|date=September 2022}}{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

On 12 September 2007 the Alexa shopping centre opened. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the {{lang|de|Platz}}, on the site of the old Berlin police headquarters. With a {{convert|56200 |m2|adj=on|abbr=on}} sales area, it is one of the largest shopping centres in Berlin.

In May 2007, the Texas property development company [[Hines Interests Limited Partnership|Hines]] began building a six-story commercial building named {{lang|de|die mitte}}.<ref name="dw.com 2007 c943">{{cite web | title=Berlin's Alexanderplatz – DW – 06/17/2007 | website=dw.com | date=June 17, 2007 | url=https://www.dw.com/en/berlins-famous-alexanderplatz-reinvents-itself/a-2606585 | access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> The building was built on a plot of {{convert|3900|m2|abbr=on}}, which, according to the {{lang|de|Kollhoff|italic=no}} plans, closes the square to the east and thus reduces the area of the Platz. The building was opened on 25 March 2009.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

At the beginning of 2007, the construction company {{lang|de|Wöhr + Bauer|italic=no}} created an underground garage with three levels below the {{lang|de|Alexanderstraße|italic=no}}, located between the hotel tower and the {{lang|de|Elektroindustrie|italic=no}} building, which cost 25 million euros to build and provides space for around 700 cars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flatau |first=Sabine |date=2009-08-14 |title=Ein See in der Baustelle am Alexanderplatz |url=https://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/berlin/article104361297/Ein-See-in-der-Baustelle-am-Alexanderplatz.html |access-date=2020-09-03 |work=[[Berliner Morgenpost]] |language=de-DE }}</ref> The opening took place on 26 November 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Am Alexanderplatz wurde drei Jahre lang ein unterirdisches Parkhaus gebaut, es eröffnet Ende November. Doch viele Straßen und Gehwege sind noch nicht fertig: Schmale Straße und tiefe Garage |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/am-alexanderplatz-wurde-drei-jahre-lang-ein-unterirdisches-parkhaus-gebaut-es-eroeffnet-ende-november-doch-viele-strassen-und-gehwege-sind-noch-nicht-fertig-schmale-strasse-und-tiefe-garage-li.6331 |access-date=2020-09-03 |website=[[Berliner Zeitung]] |language=de-DE }}</ref> At the same time, the Senate narrowed {{lang|de|Alexanderstraße|italic=no}} from almost {{cvt|100|m}} wide to {{cvt|58|m}} wide ({{convert|100|to|58|m|disp=out}}), thus reducing it to three lanes in each direction.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Behind the {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz|italic=no}} station, next to the CUBIX cinema in the immediate vicinity of the TV tower, the {{convert|30|m|ft|adj=on}} high residential and commercial building, Alea 101, was built between 2012 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-09-16 |title=Redevco opent ALEA 101-gebouw Berlijn: € 90 mio op top-retail locatie – SCN shopping, leisure, people & places |url=https://www.scn.today/redevco-opent-alea-101-gebouw-berlijn-e-90-mio-op-top-retail-locatie/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

{{As of|2014|post=,}} it was assessed that due to a lack of demand the skyscrapers planned in 1993 were unlikely to be constructed.<ref name="bloomberg1"/>

In January 2014, a 39-story residential tower designed by [[Frank Gehry]] was announced, but this project was put on hold in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/05/03/frank-gehry-berlin-skyscraper-hines-hochhaus-on-hold/ |title=Frank Gehry's plans for Berlin's tallest skyscraper put on hold |first=India |last=Block |work=[[Dezeen]] |date=2018-05-03}}</ref>
The {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz|italic=no}} area is the largest area for crime in Berlin. As of October 2017, {{lang|de|Alexanderplatz|italic=no}} was classified a {{lang|de|kriminalitätsbelasteter Ort}} ("crime-contaminated location") by the {{lang|de|Berlin Allgemeinen Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz}} (General Safety and Planning Laws).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-18 |title=Kriminalitätsbelastete Orte in Berlin |url=https://www.berlin.de/polizei/polizeimeldungen/fakten-hintergruende/artikel.597950.php |access-date=2020-09-03 |website=www.berlin.de |language=de |archive-date=8 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073426/https://www.berlin.de/polizei/polizeimeldungen/fakten-hintergruende/artikel.597950.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>