The Landsberger Arkaden began construction in 1996 but soon after in 1997 Aldo Rossi perished. He never got to see his finished work which was completed in 2009.  The building was intended to be a hotel combined with a large shopping center and was located right next to the tram stop S Bahn station Landsberger Arkaden in Berlin. In 1997 the construction sight was under water halting work for 3 years. During this period other shopping centers had opened up causing shops to cancel contracts and move elsewhere. The land was then eventually auctioned off and in 2009 was opened up as a hotel with 557 rooms.