Alte Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg, Cultural heritage monument in Hamburg-Altstadt, Germany

The Alte Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg is an office building at Rödingsmarkt 2, constructed from 1907 to 1910 to designs by Albert Erbe. Its roughly triangular plan encloses a courtyard, and the convex main front is clad in red brick with dense, small-scale sandstone ornament. Behind the entrance portal a two-storey hall with Neo-Baroque decoration opens up; the four storeys have the high ceilings usual at the time.

The building rose between 1907 and 1910 on the site of the former Heiligengeisthospital and served as the headquarters of Hamburg's financial authority for more than a century. Its administrative role ended in 2009, marking a transition to new uses.

The building's name recalls its use by Hamburg's tax administration, which occupied the site from 1884 and moved into Albert Erbe's new building in 1910. The oval conference room on the second floor has a fixed table shaped to its outline, and the glass-roofed courtyard now serves as a library and event space.

The building stands at Rödingsmarkt 2, beside the Ringlinie of the Hamburg Hochbahn and the Willy-Brandt-Straße/Ludwig-Erhard-Straße axis. Since the 2018 conversion it operates as a hotel with 154 rooms, opened in 2019, so the entrance hall and courtyard are reached through the hotel; visitors should check with the hotel about access to the former library and event room.

The courtyard features a glass-roofed library space that now serves as a venue for gatherings and cultural events, adding a contemporary purpose to the original administrative structure. This light-filled interior courtyard becomes an unexpected social gathering place within the historic red-brick setting.