Dutch star-architect and student of Zaha Hadid, Ben van Berkel has designed and developed the building.

[3] The ensemble will include office space for around 4,000 people and 600 residential apartments, as well as shops and restaurants, with a projected cost of around one billion euros.

[4] In 1999, Deutsche Bank invited 110 architects to a two-stage competition for the construction of a high-rise office tower.

A jury chaired by architect Christoph Mäckler selected 25 participants for the second stage of the competition, which produced five winning designs in November 1999.

From 2014, Deutsche Bank held talks with the city of Frankfurt and potential investors for a new development in the area.

[6] Alongside the buildings, publicly accessible spaces will be provided, such as a planned roof garden, a city square, and multiple restaurants and retail outlets.

The first and fourth tallest buildings will comprise primarily office space, with a large part of the office space rented to Germany-based asset management DekaBank, the global consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group and US law firm Baker McKenzie, while the second and third buildings will be primarily residential.