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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeA100 doubts grow, housing boom accelerates in Friedrichshain
A100 expansion questioned
Berlin's most controversial highway plan is fracturing even the CDU.
Martin Schaefer, Lichtenberg's CDU mayor, publicly voiced skepticism about expanding the A100 into his district during a theater panel, even praising Green arguments against the scheme [Quelle: Tagesspiegel]. The proposed 17th section would slice through Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg. When local leaders from the ruling party openly question the logic, the project's political ground shifts.
Watch whether other CDU districts break ranks before September's election.
Friedrichshain housing surge
Two major housing projects are racing toward completion across Friedrichshain.
The Sunday Village at Sonntagstraße will deliver 60 new units by year-end—three buildings with 45 flats plus 15 rooftop additions—with the courtyard already finished and the corner building externally done [Quelle: Entwicklungsstadt]. Units are being marketed as owner-occupied apartments from one to three rooms. Simultaneously, Biesdorf is converting a former psychiatric hospital into roughly 100 affordable flats targeting students, apprentices, care workers, and those in crisis, with a feasibility study due by month-end [Quelle: Entwicklungsstadt].
The reuse model could unlock dozens of other vacant institutional buildings across the city.
Neukölln climate park opens
Berlin's climate-resilience spending meets public life this month.
Neukölln is inviting residents on September 25th to tour the Hasenheide, a park rebuilt to handle flooding and heat stress while boosting green space and recreation [Quelle: Berlin.de]. The renovation includes advanced stormwater management, climate-adapted tree species, and new community features. District officials will walk residents through what climate resilience looks like on the ground, not just on paper.
If uptake is strong, expect similar retrofits to accelerate in other districts.
„Dafür fehlt mir die Fantasie“: Lichtenbergs CDU-Bürgermeister sieht ...7 hours ago ... Nach den Plänen des Bundesverkehrsministeriums soll die Stadtautobahn A100 durch Teile der Berliner Bezirke Friedrichshain und ... Fahrrad und Verkehr in Berlin ...tagesspiegel.de
Sonntagstraße am Ostkreuz: Großes Wohnprojekt vor dem Abschluss12 hours ago ... Quellen: Covivio Wohnen GmbH, Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Verkehr und Klimaschutz, Best Place Immobilien ... bauprojekte, berlin wohnungsbau friedrichshain ...entwicklungsstadt.de
Biesdorf: Rund 100 Wohnungen in ehemaliger Psychiatrie geplant8 hours ago ... Bezirk: Marzahn-Hellersdorf · Adresse: Brebacher Weg 15, Haus 41, 12683 Berlin · Projektstatus: Machbarkeitsstudie läuft · Geprüfte Nutzung: rund 100 Wohnungen ...entwicklungsstadt.de
Bürgersprechstunden der Bezirksamtsmitglieder im September 202611 hours ago ... ... Verkehr, zur nächsten Kieztour ein; dieses Mal durch die Hasenheide. Bei der Tour zeigen sie, wie der Park ... Berlin.de ist ein Angebot des Landes Berlin.berlin.de