The topping out ceremony of the GHotel project in Essen Hachestraße was held on 28 April 2016. The hotel with its 174 guest rooms is scheduled to open for business in November. Developer and main contractor is the Van Wijnen group in Kleve; the building was designed by IAA Architekten of Enschede and the interior furnishings are being planned by Columbia Objekt of Hamburg. The hotel will be operated by the Bonn-based hotel chain GHotel hotel & living. IQ Real Estate supports the project with technical-financial controlling services.