New city quarters Book: Citizens: Interior calls for a say!

New city quarters Book: Citizens: Interior calls for a say!

In Berlin, the development plan for the new city district book is driven forward at the Sandhaus. On November 14, 2024, the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Living decided to create the planning law basics for this important construction project, which was published in the Official Journal today, as reported by the Senate Department for Urban Development . An attractive, climate-friendly residential area with 2,400 to 3,000 apartments is to be created on an area of ​​around 57 hectares, which is ideally fits into the area around the S-Bahnhof Buch. The plan provides for creating new living opportunities on the former site of a Stasi hospital and adjacent moor and forest areas.

The design of the new area is responsible for the landscape architects Grieger Harzer and Studio Wessendorf. These have been awarded the contract as part of an urban development procedure, as reported Garten-Landschaft . In the extensive planning, social infrastructures such as daycare centers, schools and public green spaces are also taken into account. A central concern of development is to integrate environmental aspects and protect the adjacent moor lenses. These biotopes are known for their biodiversity and should remain unaffected by the development.

participation of the public and resistance

However, the plans are not only encouraged. Critics, including the "Initiative Buch am Sandhaus", express concerns about citizen participation in the selection process of the designs. In a current press release, criticism is criticized that the citizens' representative in the expert body was underrepresented and that community ideas were ignored. Your own suggestions that provide less area sealing and an adapted building density were not taken into account. The initiative also criticizes that the selected draft leaves the greatest ecological footprint.

The upcoming information event on January 29, 2025 offers residents the opportunity to get information directly about the project and to express their concerns. With this new city district, the Senate not only tries to reduce the lack of living space in Berlin, but also to promote sustainable urban development.