Overview
- The initiative 'Zuhause am Tempelhofer Feld' unveiled a Randbebauung concept on Wednesday that would build about 21,400 apartments along the field’s outer edge and keep roughly 200 hectares as public green space.
- Presenters Hans Kollhoff, Tobias Nöfer and entrepreneur Hamid Djadda estimate the project would cost about €9 billion and propose selling 30–50% of units as one financing route.
- They say serial prefabrication could allow market rents near €16 per square metre, a claim that opponents and local groups dispute and say true affordability would require rents closer to €6–8 per square metre.
- Political reactions are divided: the CDU and the IHK welcome the debate and public polling that showed about 59% support for a ‘moderate’ edge build, while Greens and parts of the SPD stress the 2014 Volksentscheid that legally protects the field.
- Next steps for the proposal include finding political majorities and legal paths to change or reinterpret the Tempelhofer‑Feld law, securing binding protections for the remaining green core and providing clearer ownership and affordability guarantees.