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The Kaufmannshäuser journal

The events
in their time.

From the first idea to opening the apartments: these stories are arranged by when the events happened. Each entry also shows its publication date.

An ongoing chronology

Houses reveal their stories little by little.

February 2025 · My beginning

I never meant to buy these houses.

I was dismayed to hear that Christiane Rateitschak, née Kühn, the fifth-generation owner of Firma Fritz Kühn, had said in confidence: ‘I want to …’

Published in August 2026
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4 September 2025 · Signing at the notary's office

What to do with an ensemble and over 300 years of history?

This article offers a glimpse of what lies ahead and the excitement of new possibilities. There is also something sad to share, but that comes at the very end.

Published on 4 September 2026
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Renovation · Ideas in autumn 2025

What the Kaufmannshäuser could become

Article in preparation

Published in October 2026