Real estate mogul Christoph Gröner In an interview: Bau-boom?

Real estate mogul Christoph Gröner In an interview: Bau-boom?

Christoph Gröner has his business in Berlin, but has not been building anything in the capital for two years. As one of the largest builders in Germany, he emerged in 2020 with a generous donation to the Berlin CDU. Nevertheless, he describes himself as convinced Social Democrats. In an interview, he emphasized that the rising property prices in cities such as Munich and Hamburg are the main factors for priceless apartments.

in Berlin, Gröner started building living space at affordable prices in 2010. However, the property prices rose dramatically in a short time, which significantly increased the costs for new buildings. Gröner pointed out that the scarcity of land was in the hands of speculators, which continues to drive up the prices.

Although Groen has built more than 5,000 apartments in Berlin in the past, he has held back in the past two years. The exploding property prices made it unprofitable for his company to invest in Berlin. In addition, he criticized the restricted purchasing power of the Berlin population, who are no longer sufficient to cover the high property prices.

GRÖNER emphasized the need for a bourgeois class in Berlin and proposed to use resources more efficiently, for example, by converting former motorways to create new living space. He criticized politics for their hesitation to take measures to combat the lack of housing and called for a master plan to quickly create more apartments.