Hochhaus Büsum, High-rise building in Büsum, Germany
Hochhaus Büsum is an 85-metre, 22-storey residential tower at Am Kurpark 1, west of Büsum's centre and behind the sea dike. Its 196 apartments, mostly 39 to 63 square metres, are reached by two lifts, while a separate lift serves only the 21st and 22nd floors. A staircase of 336 steps leads to a panorama deck.
Construction of the tower began in 1970 when a Hamburg-based company started development on the site and was completed in 1972. The building arose during a period when coastal towns were modernizing their infrastructure and exploring new residential forms.
Locals call the tower 'Büsum-Finger' because its 22-storey slab rises above the flat coastal skyline. The name is used in everyday speech, and the building also serves as a daytime landmark for shipping, though it has no navigation light.
The panorama deck is not a public viewing platform: it belongs to the residential building and is reached by stairs, with 374 steps from the cellar to the top. A separate lift at the rear serves only the 21st and 22nd floors, while the other floors share two lifts. The building stands at Am Kurpark 1, behind the dike and the green beach, with the Perlebucht family lagoon in front of it.
The tower has no navigation light, so it works as a landmark only by day. Its single rear lift, installed for the café floor that was never rented, stops only at the 21st and 22nd floors, while the other floors share two lifts.
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