Kreuzberg in the construction dispute: Senate threatens to withdraw the planning sovereignty!

Kreuzberg in the construction dispute: Senate threatens to withdraw the planning sovereignty!

The Senate of Berlin faces a conflict with the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district with regard to the controversial blueprints for the "Urban Mitte" at the Gleisdreieckpark. According to a report of the taz , Bausenator Christian Gaebler (SPD) is threatened to withdraw the responsibility for the project in June 2022 when the district office was dismissed at the southern construction field.

The construction project includes the construction of seven towers that are said to be up to 90 meters high, and should mainly be used for office and commercial space. The plans come from a contract that was concluded in 2005 between the state of Berlin, the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district and the investor. In the current situation, the district does not express any interest in parking area development in the planned form.

project progress and resistance

The Greens and Leftists in the district spoke out against the office space and described them as "fallen out of time". Gaeblers spokesman, Martin Pallgen, asked the district office to advance the plans and reserves the right to take over the procedure for the northern area. However, the Committee for Urban Development of the District Assembly has asked Gaebler to withdraw its instructions to accelerate the procedure. The threats of the building agent have appeared to many as disregard for the planning sovereignty of the district and the district assembly.

In addition, in a comprehensive overview of the Greens Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg that the project was based on an agreement from 1994 for the development of unused areas. The Gleisdreeckpark, which was opened in three steps between 2011 and 2014, is directly related to these developments. Again and again the construction planning was criticized by various public procedures and applications, in particular with regard to the planned building mass and the purely commercial use of the area.

While the planning procedures are still developing, the question of approval and cooperation between the Senate and the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district remains in the foreground of the discussion. The building management has emphasized that the planning of the S-Bahn line S21 and the construction project must be coordinated, which requires further clarification of the procedure.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien