Kreuzberg is breaking new ground: cooperative secures affordable living space!

Kreuzberg is breaking new ground: cooperative secures affordable living space!

Naunynstraße 46, 10997 Berlin, Deutschland - Today, on May 27, 2025, a pleasant turn will be announced on the housing market in Kreuzberg. An apartment building at Naunynstraße 46/Leuschnerdamm 43, which was inherited to a community of heirs in 2023, is about to have a new future. The heirs have contacted the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg urban development office in order to develop common good-oriented perspectives for the object. With the support of the AKS common good, the self -construction eg was won as a buyer and the purchase was notarized in April 2025, which is an important step for the sustainable use of the house.

The object in question will be taken over in a cooperative and common good -oriented management in a few weeks. As a result, almost exclusively occupying apartments with caps are created for the next 40 years. Florian Schmidt, the district councilor for building, emphasizes the opportunities of cooperative urban development. At the same time, Christian Gaebler, the Senator for Urban Development and Living, emphasizes the importance of Berlin's living space funding for cooperatives.

Promotion of cooperative residential projects

The state of Berlin supports the cooperative housing market with impressive 41.8 million euros. This aims to promote the purchase of 422 apartments by two cooperatives in order to keep them in a cooperative property and to ensure sociable rents. The planned locations include Naunynstraße 46 and Leuschnerdamm 43 in Kreuzberg. While the Neukölln eG cooperative acquires 396 apartments in the Haselhorst imperial research settlement in Spandau.

The funding takes place via the guideline introduced in 2023 to promote cooperative living. Interesting loans are available that cover up to 90 percent of the eligible costs for new construction and the purchase of existing apartments. Since 2018, 400 residential units in 18 existing objects have been transferred to cooperative property in Berlin. This program aims to protect tenants from displacement and stabilize the housing market, especially for households with a smaller income.

important application modalities

For those interested in the cooperative promotion of living space there are important information. Applications for funding must be made early before the construction begins or the purchase contract is concluded. These applications must be submitted to the program control center of the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Living. After admission to the funding program, the Investment Bank Berlin (IBB), which checks the project and presents the committee for funding decision.

Peter Weber, board member of self -construction e.G., announced that he was represented on the Oranienplatz and emphasized its importance for social urban renewal. Ursula Schröder, a tenant of the future residential project, also expressed her joy about the successful commitment to save the house. This means that the apartment building is not only a new chapter for the community of heirs, but also as a model for social shared apartments in Berlin.