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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeThree housing projects accelerate, investor fears linger
Westend: 305 units rising
Cranes now frame Berlin's next big rental boom.
The arrive westend project at Spandauer Damm in Westend has shifted into visible construction mode, with raw walls and support columns now climbing above the site [Quelle: Entwicklungsstadt]. Six building sections will yield 305 rental apartments across 14,000 square meters, plus ground-floor fitness and co-working space, a planted courtyard, and rooftop gardens. Completion targets Q1 2028.
Watch whether delivery actually holds.
Friedrichshain: parking lot becomes housing
WBM turns asphalt into apartments on Singerstraße.
The municipal housing builder is converting a former parking lot in Friedrichshain-West into a ten-story block with 76 units, 62 of them barrier-free, starting below 7 euros per square meter [Quelle: Berliner Wirtschaft]. Every unit includes balcony or terrace; the site sits steps from Ostbahnhof and transit. WBM is also launching two smaller projects nearby this year, part of a 400-unit neighborhood push.
This is what brownfield densification looks like in practice.
Pankow-Lichtenberg: 145 energy-smart rentals incoming
Private capital is still betting on Berlin despite political noise.
The M&G European Property Fund is investing 56 million euros in an energy-efficient rental project spanning the Pankow-Lichtenberg border, aiming to deliver 145 apartments by end of 2027 [Quelle: Private Banking Magazin]. The fund is managing the transaction directly, signaling continued foreign investor confidence despite recent policy uncertainty.
Three projects, three different actors—municipal, municipal, and international fund—all moving forward.
Westend: Rohbau für 305 neue Mietwohnungen nimmt Gestalt an6 hours ago ... ... Berlin-Westend. / © Visualisierung ... Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf Neubau Wohnungen, mietwohnungen, Wohnprojekte Berlin, wohnungen berlin, wohnungsbau ...entwicklungsstadt.de
WBM baut Wohngebäude auf ehemaligem Parkplatz in Friedrichshain16 hours ago ... Die WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH beginnt mit dem Bau eines ... Wohnungsmarkt BBU baut mehr Wohnungen – doch Vergesellschaftung könnte Neubau ...berliner-wirtschaft.de
M&G steckt 56 Millionen Euro in Berliner Wohnungsbau8 hours ago ... Der M&G European Property Fund investiert 56 Millionen Euro in ein Wohnungsbauprojekt in Berlin. An der Grenze von Pankow und Lichtenberg sollen bis Ende ...private-banking-magazin.de