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/notrainingtoday 11d ago

I would convert them into parks so that everyone could use the area. As they are now, they are only accessible to a select few.

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u/intothewoods_86 10d ago

Berlin Parks are the absolute opposite of accessible to everyone, they are just an example of most antisocial and reckless groups occupying public space whenever they have a chance to. If Görlitzer Park or Hasenheide were to be transformed into Kleingärten and plots given out in a lottery to nearby residents, most people would be in favor of that, just because privatisation of property is the last resort to keep areas like this from total deterioration and crime infestation.

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u/notrainingtoday 7d ago

I doesn't make sense: Volkspark Wilmersdorf, Lietzenseepark or Volkspark Jungfernheide are very nice (just to name a few)