House for sale • 375 m² without real estate, North Rhine-Westphalia

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An extraordinary mix of history and loft architecture – ideal for events & conferences, gastronomy & cafés, presentations, art & design, workshops & business, law firms & agencies, coworking – and open to your ideas.

Directly from the owner – no broker and commission-free!

350 Years of History. Reimagined.

The Buchmühle is located in the central area of Bergisch Gladbach, right by the Strunde stream, only a few minutes’ walk from the town hall. The listed half-timbered house from the 17th/18th century, together with the brick extension from 1840 and modern glass and loft elements, forms an architecturally attractive ensemble. Parts of the timber structure have been dendrochronologically dated to an age of around 350 years – originally a grain mill that already belonged to the Gladbach Fronhof in the 18th century.

After over 33 years as a creative passion project, the owners – architects specialized in historic preservation and half-timbered buildings – want to pass the Buchmühle on to new hands.

Purchased in 1993 and completely renovated, it served from 2012 to 2022 as the showroom for “bauoffice,” a cooperation of engineers and craftsmen, and from 2018 to 2022 it was completely modernized and expanded into an exclusive location with café, event, and conference rooms.

Rooms with Character.

• Kitchen Garden & Garden Salon – 114 m² of indoor and outdoor space, connected by a glass folding door, with a summer terrace and BBQ station; up to 80 people

• Event Café Buchmühle – 45 m² on two levels, where 400-year-old beams meet modern architecture, featuring Rhenish slate floors and an open bar

• Experience Room – a loft-style space on two levels (102 m²) with a designer fitted kitchen, a blue glass bridge, and exposed half-timbered structures; space for up to 50 people as a conference, presentation, or event room

• Small Salon – 58 m² of a separate area on the upper floor with straw clay walls and oiled wood plank floors, for 2 to 20 people

• Loft under the Roof – 56 m² of light-filled attic space with a conference table for up to 12 people

In total around 375 m² of usable space spread over 18 rooms.

The plot area is 388 m².

Outdoor Area with a Special Ambience.

• Summer terrace 100 m² (covered with a large parasol/light heater)

• BBQ Station OFYR

• Garden house with cooling and storage space

The interplay of historic buildings, modern architecture, and complementary designed outdoor areas creates a unique atmosphere for events and everyday business operations.

Variety That Inspires.

• Differently sized, individually usable spaces for up to 100 people

• Showroom & exhibition area for art & design

• Conference and workshop rooms for business and creative work

• Café and gastronomy area

• Practices, agencies, law offices, coworking spaces

• Historic charm meets modern loft flair – ideal for events and presentations of all kinds

The city of Bergisch Gladbach has around 114,000 inhabitants and is characterized by high purchasing power as well as its location as the gateway to the Bergisches Land.

Legal Certainty and Operational Readiness.

All existing uses are approved under building regulations and have met fire safety requirements. The necessary licenses are in place. Hygiene regulations are demonstrably followed, and all official inspections – including customs controls – have been successfully completed.

The property can be immediately continued in operation or flexibly adapted to new usage concepts.

Made for Every Use!

Features include: four professional kitchen areas, high-quality, heritage-appropriate and sustainable materials, a conservatory with a grass roof and folding door system, WLAN, Sonos sound systems, a professional lighting concept, and 5 parking spaces.

Become a Part of This History.

Write the Next Chapter. YOUR chapter.

Local Location:

The free-standing half-timbered ensemble is located in the center of Bergisch Gladbach, 200 m from the town hall square, next to the Laurentius Church with public parking.

To the north of the building, in addition to private gardens, there is a newly designed public park with high recreational value. An openly running stream with seating and experience areas, a children’s playground, a boules court, and, further on, a listed rose garden with a fountain installation invite you to linger. Across from the Buchmühle, the adult education center operates its courses as well as a subsequent commercial area leading up to the main street, which has been developed as a pedestrian zone.

On the northwest side, the Buchmühle is connected by Laurentius-Straße, which was redesigned and expanded in 2025/2026. With more space for pedestrians, resting areas, and green zones as well as an emphasis on cycling, this connection has also become attractive.

To the east of the adult education center, there is an empty plot where residential and commercial buildings are planned. There are plans for an age-appropriate, multigenerational house with a café and library (see the colored site plan).

The Buchmühle is 200 m from Konrad-Adenauer-Platz (Town Hall Square). Here the upper and lower pedestrian zones of the main street meet in a central, large square surrounded by a fountain and historic buildings. The town hall, the Laurentius Church, the Kulturhaus Bergische Löwe, the city museum Villa Zanders, and Gründerzeit-era buildings form the backdrop for regular major events such as fairs, exhibitions, city festivals, fun runs, Christmas markets, as well as the popular weekly market held twice a week. Shops of all kinds, banks, cafés, snack bars, and restaurants are all represented here.

The population of Bergisch Gladbach is expected to be around 114,000 by the end of 2025, steadily growing as a large city. Bergisch Gladbach is 15 km from Cologne.

With the S-Bahn, the travel time to Cologne is 20 minutes. The expansion of a second track is planned. The bus station is located immediately next to the S-Bahn terminal.

Bergisch Gladbach offers all types of schools as well as a high number of kindergartens and daycare centers.

Location of the Property:

The property can be accessed from all sides. On the northwest side of the building there is an entrance leading to 5 parking spaces.

The public traffic area around the building was completely renewed and redesigned in the framework of the Regionale 2010. In doing so, the building – which defines the town’s image and is under heritage protection – was incorporated into the overall streetscape in a stylistically sensitive manner.

This is a free-standing building at an urban landmark location.

The plot is level, and the boundary to neighboring properties is normal.

Along the northeast side of the plot, there is an easement for pedestrians.

The boundary conditions are clearly defined.

The construction complies with the building code. Building permits and permission for a change of use from 1993 as well as from 2020 are in place.

A detailed and insightful building description regarding fittings and technical equipment can be found in the attached PDF document.

A comprehensive description of the Buchmühle with its rooms and opportunities for use is available on the Buchmühle website (Google search “Buchmühle Bergisch Gladbach”).

Building Description of Materials Used and Their Strengths:

The foundations are made of rubble stone/brick masonry/concrete.

The load-bearing exterior walls are made of brick, approximately 50 cm thick. In the area of the brickwork, a horizontal damp-proof course with paraffin was installed in 1994.

The half-timbered exterior walls are mostly rendered and equipped with internal, vapor-open thermal insulation. The extension is made of a glass-wood construction with a grass roof in a shed style.

The partition walls are largely half-timbered, otherwise masonry or drywall. The ceiling of the crawl space in what is now the café area is a masonry vault.

The floor slabs are plastered wooden ceilings, partly Cologne ceilings (stucco). A roof structure over the southwest wing was newly built in 1994. It has a full rafter insulation of 20 cm in cellulose. The roof structure over the southeast wing is double-layered and likewise has full rafter insulation. The roofs are completely finished and provide additional light through long light bands and skylights. The roof tiles are hollow clay tiles (in keeping with the historic style).

Three chimneys run over the roof and are faced with natural slate. The historic main staircase is made of wood; the two connecting staircases within the units are modern steel stairs. The staircase in the experience room leads to a steel-glass bridge that connects two galleries. The floor surfaces on the ground floor consist of natural slate and wood planks. In the upper and attic floors, they are also made of oak/ash. The interior doors are wooden, four of which are fire doors, some partially glazed. One T30 door is made of steel. The windows are heritage-appropriate, divided sash windows made of oak on the ground floor with shutters. The windows in the extension are double glazed. On the north side, there are two folding door systems that can be opened across the entire front.

A Place with History.

The Buchmühle is one of the oldest buildings in Bergisch Gladbach. As part of a former Fronhof, it early on made use of the Strunde’s water power – initially as a grain mill, later as the Buchmühle for flax processing.

It was first mentioned in documents in 1699. Over the course of its history, it served, among other things, as a mill, inn, butcher’s shop, residence, and music school.

After the music school moved out, the architects Lisa Wendling and Oliver Weirich acquired the building and carried out a comprehensive renovation in close cooperation with the state conservator.

Since 2015, the Buchmühle has been operated by Dieter Bille and Lisa Wendling as an event venue, café, seminar center, and cultural venue.

Today, the building ensemble consists of three harmoniously connected structures:

• a historic half-timbered house from the 18th century,

• a brick building from around 1840, and

• a modern wood-glass extension with a green roof from 1994.

The Buchmühle is an iconic listed monument that shapes the cityscape and is an important part of Bergisch Gladbach’s history.

An attached PDF document shows the monument certificate.

The Buchmühle building ensemble is one of the oldest in the city of Bergisch Gladbach and is under heritage protection. Since 1993, it has been owned by an architect specialized in the renovation of half-timbered houses and monuments. Through numerous renovations over the past 30 years, the building has been maintained in a manner appropriate for its heritage status, modernized, and equipped to a high standard in every room.

With the implementation of the measures of Regionale 2010, the Buchmühle was integrated into a new urban planning concept in 2013. The opening up of the Strunder stream in the adjacent park and the redesign of the pedestrian zone up to the historic building highlight the high recreational value and the close connection to the central town hall square with the registry office. With the redesign of Laurentius Street featuring expanded bicycle paths and an enlarged pedestrian area, the Buchmühle has also gained an attractive connection to further shops and gastronomy to the northwest.

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