Building contractor Christoph Gröner: Why make Berlin's property prices priceless

Building contractor Christoph Gröner: Why make Berlin's property prices priceless

Christoph Gröner, a well -known building contractor in Germany, has his business seat in Berlin, but he has not been building in the capital for two years. Despite his conviction as a social democrat, he still has close connections to the Berlin CDU. Gröner complains about the strong increase in construction costs, which makes it difficult to realize affordable apartments. In cities such as Munich and Hamburg, the property and construction costs are high, which makes it difficult to build apartments at affordable prices.

In Berlin, the framework conditions have also changed radically. The prices for building land rapidly increased within 15 years, which leads to rental prices in the new building of 20 to 25 euros per square meter. Gröner emphasizes that the scarcity of land plays speculators in their hands and that the construction costs only make up a fraction of the total costs. Nevertheless, the construction industry is often criticized for high prices, even though the property prices make up for the majority.

Gröner has greatly reduced its construction projects in Berlin in recent years. The exploding property prices have led to the new building no longer worthwhile. The low purchasing power of the Berlin population makes it difficult to cover the high property costs and still make profit. As an alternative, Gröner has invested in other German cities such as Cologne, Leipzig and Karlsruhe, where real estate prices rose less than Berlin.

GRÖNER is decided against ideologically motivated prevents in housing in Berlin. It pleads for pragmatic solutions such as the covering of motorways to make room for new apartments. He emphasizes the need to keep housing construction out of political grave battles and to develop a common master plan in order to quickly create more living space. In view of the lack of housing and the political conflicts, Gröner warns that the dissatisfaction of the population could lead to choosing extremist parties.