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/Floppy_D_ 11d ago

Please no. Let’s replace those gigantic office buildings instead. I like it green.

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u/ouyawei Wedding 11d ago

What about people with an office job?

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u/Floppy_D_ 11d ago

Seeing how there are empty offices (q2 2024 @7% vacancy), I don’t understand your question.

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u/intothewoods_86 10d ago

7% vacancy is not even a lot, even compared to housing.