City walk on July 9: Community in the focus of the district development!

City walk on July 9: Community in the focus of the district development!

On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, a city walk will take place in Berlin, the focus of which is on cooperative neighborhood developments. This event, which is organized by district councilor Florian Schmidt, offers interested parties the opportunity to gain an insight into the common good -oriented urban development. The walk begins at 4:00 p.m. on Franz-Künstler-Straße, corner of old Jakobstrasse, and ends at 6:30 p.m. The aim is to inform about the planned creation of over 1,000 new apartments and social infrastructure that are developed in cooperation with state -owned housing associations, cooperatives and private builders.

The course of the city walk comprises several stations. The first stop is the district development in Franz-Künstler-Straße, where around 500 apartments and 300 accommodation places for refugees and 75 experimental living spaces are to be built. In addition, areas for retail and social infrastructure are planned. The new development of the parking pallet is presented at the second station, the block 616 district development. There are 70% of the area for apartments, 30% of which are subsidized. The new development of the AOK parking lot is also discussed, which includes at least 100 apartments and social infrastructure.

stations of the city walk

• Station 1-District Development Franz-Künstler-Straße (4:00 p.m.)
  - Project of Gewobag
  - Development of around 500 apartments
  - 300 accommodation for refugees
  - 75 experimental living spaces
  - Areas for retail and social infrastructure
• Station 2 - Development Development Block 616 (5:00 p.m.)
  - New development of the Park Palette
  - 70% living space, including 30% subsidized living space
  - Building by Mundial AG, commercial space on the ground floor
  -New development of the AOK parking lot (5:20 p.m.)
  - Development by Howoge and AOK, at least 100 apartments and social infrastructure
• Station 3 - Model project town hall block (from 6:10 p.m.)
  - Dragoner area as a pilot project
  - around 470 apartments, 186 funded by WBM, almost 100 in cooperative sponsorship
  - Supplement by daycare, youth leisure facility, commercial space, green and open spaces
  -Stadtwerkstatt-FK as a room for exchange and participation

After the stations, the participants are invited to end the evening with drinks and snacks in front of the city workshop. This type of cooperative urban development is not only supported by the Berlin administration, but is also in the context of current research activities that deal with the topic "Common good in neighborhood development". bbsr economically, ecologically and culturally sustainable district development.

The importance of social initiatives is also dealt with in a digital specialist forum that takes place on December 5, 2024 under the motto "Living City- Cooperative Living and Quartier Projects". In this format, private initiatives, foundations and civil society commitment are discussed, which actively contributes to the design of quarters. ils informs about the aspects that are decisive for the living and strengthening the social infrastructure.

The research projects and events in Berlin should help find innovative answers to demographic developments and to make the development of urban structures sustainable. A successful development of neighborhood is accompanied by a strong community orientation that requires to strengthen and create existing social networks.