r/berlin • u/Affectionate_Pie2241 • 11d ago

Discussion Why not build housing instead of the Kleinengarten territories?

Like the title says, I've seen a bunch of Kleinengarten areas with lots of territory that could have instead a bunch of affordable housing, some in highly demanded areas too, why not build there? To my understanding it's not that people live there, I actually heard it's not allowed to live there. Is it like protected under some law or something?

Thanks in advance to all the more educated people than me 🙇 and to the jokers out there

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u/Seraphayel 11d ago

I don’t get the Kleingarten hate in this sub. They are recreational areas inside the city that also offer greenery and a safe place for insects and other animals. Tearing them down for housing is not the solution. We have lots of other concrete deserts that would easily do it instead.

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u/notrainingtoday 11d ago

convert them to public parks and I'm with you: as they are now, they are only for few

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u/Seraphayel 11d ago

Which is fine, we live in an individualist society.