Another remain of the French garrison is the sports grounds at the Normand area. This is a giant area, which with Speyer square meter prices is worth a few millions. But most of these grounds are several meters below the surroundings. This causes water to collect in it during heavy rainfall. Not an ideal factor for building on it.
This is also the reason why nobody started building on it yet. There have been several plans and information meetings for the neighbours, but up to now (2025) this is all planning, and nothing actually happened there. For a time the earth from digging for other houses was carried here, but that has heightened the plain only a bit at the western end.
During all this planning the area was becoming overgrown and neglected. The hightened bit behing the Diakonissenstrasse (right in the picture) is overgrown with Robinias , which also target the gardens of the houses. Inside a meeting point for the youth has been formed. The actual sports area is a big dog toilet. The use if this by local sports clubs, as it was happening a few years ago, is now a thing of the past.