Its extensive customer portfolio could not prevent the glass factory from getting into bad shape after privatization. In 1997, the curtain fell for Glaswerk Stralau. Today, The brick building ensemble is protected as a monument but awaits its new purpose. Next to the glass factory, you can see the contours of the 'Flaschenturm' (German for 'Bottle Tower'), a remnant of the former Engelhardt brewery that filled 300,000 bottles of beer daily. A property developer has converted this ruin into apartments and lofts.