Berlin TXL – Urban Tech Republic and Schumacher Quartier

The former Berlin-Tegel Airport is making room for Berlin. The 500-hectare site of Berlin TXL will be home to a research and industrial park for urban technologies—the Urban Tech Republic—and a new residential district: the Schumacher Quartier; it will also feature a landscaped area developed by Grün Berlin.

Berlin TXL Management GmbH is a state-owned company by the State of Berlin. It was founded in 2011 under the name Tegel Projekt GmbH to develop plans for the future use of Tegel Airport. Until 2020, it oversaw the wide-ranging development process for ideas and concepts, involving extensive participation from experts and the public.

In 2021, the State of Berlin transferred responsibility for the former airport site to the company, thereby entrusting it with the task of developing the Urban Tech Republic – a research and industrial park for urban technologies – and the Schumacher Quartier as a smart and social residential neighbourhood. Preparatory work for the construction began in the same year.

Berlin TXL Management GmbH owns the majority of the premises at Urban Tech Republic. Alongside planning, construction and operations, it is developing a strategic stakeholder network, attracting investors, letting premises and is responsible for marketing and public relations. The company employs around 120 staff.

Members of the Supervisory Board of Berlin TXL Management GmbH

Christian Gaebler | Chairman

Senator for Urban Development, Building and Housing
(member of the Supervisory Board since 02/2022)

Dr. Severin Fischer | Deputy Chairman

State Secretary; Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
(Member of the Supervisory Board since 03/2022)

Andreas Kraus | Member

State Secretary for Climate Protection and Environment; Senate Department for the Environment, Mobility, Consumer Affairs, and Climate Protection
(Member of the Supervisory Board since October 2025)

Stefan Frauenstein | Member

Head of Division I G Fundamental Real Estate Matters, Reunification Law; Senate Department of Finance
(member of the Supervisory Board since 05/2023)

Florian Hauer | Member

State Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Affairs; Plenipotentiary of the State of Berlin to the Federal Government; Senate Chancellery
(member of the Supervisory Board since 06/2023)

Dr. Henry Marx | Member

State Secretary for Science and Research; Senate Department for Science, Health and Care
(Member of the Supervisory Board since 06/2023)

Henrik Vagt | Member

Deputy Chief Executive of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (member of the Supervisory Board since October 2025)

Korinna Stephan | Member

District Councillor for Urban Development; District Office Reinickendorf of Berlin
(Member of the Supervisory Board since 03/2022)

Code of Conduct of Berlin TXL Management GmbH

We are the Berlin TXL Management GmbH team and cultivate a corporate culture in which mutual respect, fairness, loyalty, professionalism and responsibility are practiced. This Code of Conduct sets out the principles that are intended to ensure ethically and legally correct behavior at all times.

We are planning and realizing one of the largest and most ambitious urban development projects in Europe. We are committed to the vision of Berlin TXL, are aware of our special responsibility and are committed, competent and reliable in fulfilling our tasks every day. Mutual loyalty and good collegial cooperation are prerequisites for achieving our goals together.

We are all bound to confidentiality and secrecy. We protect our own and third-party business secrets and handle both internal information and personal data with care.

Fairness is important to us. This is why we attach particular importance to legally impeccable business conduct and compliance with internal rules when working with our contractual partners. Every decision we make must be traceable and verifiable at all times. Our information, control and documentation system as well as the principle of dual control ensure the necessary transparency.

All our official actions are exclusively oriented towards the corporate purpose of Berlin TXL Management GmbH. We avoid conflicts between entrepreneurial tasks and our purely personal interests wherever possible. Our anti-corruption guidelines and other regulations set out how we handle donations. We immediately disclose even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

For us, diversity in any form is enriching and conducive to creative and innovative work. We therefore cultivate mutual appreciation and respect – regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual identity or orientation, religious, ideological and political beliefs. This does not release us from our duty of party-political neutrality and objectivity in the performance of our duties.

If we have any concerns or questions about these rules of conduct, we can contact our respective line manager or the Compliance Officer.

Contact

Berlin TXL Management GmbH

Urban Tech Republic, Building V
Tegel Airport 1
13405 Berlin