Hill International to Manage Construction of the Überseequartier Süd Development in Hamburg

PHILADELPHIA and HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 27, 2017 -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from Unibail-Rodamco to provide project management and site supervision services in connection with the Überseequartier Süd mixed-use development in Hamburg, Germany.

The €960 million ($1.02 billion) Überseequartier Süd development will be the centerpiece of HafenCity in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany.  With 3.5 million residents within an hour’s driving time, HafenCity is considered to be one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in Europe with a land mass of approximately 2.2 square kilometers (0.85 square miles).  The Überseequartier Süd development will comprise 14 iconic buildings including 1150 hotel rooms, residential, entertainment and office facilities.  It will also feature a cruise terminal, a below grade light rail metro and, an interconnected retail space with 200 stores.  All buildings will be Gold BREEAM certified, the European standard for sustainable building.

“This is one of the largest developments in Europe and a landmark project in Germany,” said Jeffrey Sújar Blanco, Vice President with Hill’s Project Management Group.  “We are extremely excited to be part of such an iconic project,” added Sújar.

Hill International, with 4,300 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets.  Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth largest construction management firm in the United States.  For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

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