Due to the constant strong growth of the number of inhabitants of Leipzig, after many years of stagnation and demolition, the focus is again on the construction of high-rise buildings.
The new development of Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz includes a high-rise building on its north-eastern corner next to Roßplatz, which is currently planned to be 55.5 metres (182 ft) tall.
[3] To the west of the main train station between Kurt-Schumacher-Straße and Berliner Straße, the new Löwitz Quarter is being built with rental and owner-occupied apartments, a hotel, offices, restaurants and retail outlets as well as a secondary school and kindergarten.
[4] The "Hochhaus Semmelweisstraße" by KLM-Architekten is an newly planned 18 storey residential building on the former site of a data center on October 18 Street.
[5] For a limited time, the Bundesland of Saxony is funding high-rise timber building projects under the keyword "experimental construction".