Gröner: Berlin's property prices explode - interview with building contractor

Gröner: Berlin's property prices explode - interview with building contractor

Christoph Gröner, an outstanding client in Germany, has his business seat in Berlin, but nothing has been built by him in the capital for two years. Despite his financial support for the Berlin CDU in 2020 and the future forum of his Gröner Group in Berlin in March, he declares himself a convinced social democrat. Gröner has declared ecological building as a focus of his company. However, the construction costs have risen sharply. In Munich, the pure construction costs are between 3000 and 4,000 euros per square meter, while the property prices are 6000 to 8000 euros.

in Berlin, Gröner started building at the property prices of 700 euros per square meter in 2010. The property prices rose almost ten times within 15 years. Nowadays, the property costs make up the majority of rents in Berlin. The construction sector is not the main problem, but the exorbitant property prices, which cause high costs for the developers. Gröner has held back in the past two years due to the exploding property prices and built nothing new in Berlin.

The living space in Berlin has become expensive and the construction costs have almost doubled. Gröner has emphasized that the purchasing power of the Berlin population is no longer sufficient to cover the high rental prices and at the same time pay the property costs. As one of the largest builders in Germany, he is present in various cities, including Cologne, Leipzig and Karlsruhe. The purchasing power in Berlin is very low compared to other German cities.

GRÖNER also pointed out the necessary mixing of social housing and living space for the freely financed market. He supports geothermal energy as a sustainable energy source and emphasizes the importance of efficient urban planning for more living space. Politicians are criticized by Gröner because it often sees housing construction by ideological discussions. He demands a master plan for Berlin that is supported by various parties to quickly create more living space and avoid social inequalities.

GRÖNER also emphasizes the importance of a healthy democracy and freedom that must be protected by quick action in housing construction in order to prevent people from choosing extremist parties from despair. Overall, Gröner advocates housing construction for a pragmatic and efficient approach to relieve the housing shortage in Berlin and other cities in Germany.