Construction costs have exploded so much in the past few months that the building association in the Ludwigshöhviertel had to quickly replan its current apartment block: from hybrid wood construction to solid. The fact that brick on brick is currently cheaper than prefabricated building elements shows how absurd the situation in the construction sector is. At least the city business subsidiary is still building, other non-profit housing construction companies have scaled back their new construction program to below the proof limit. And after all, the city has a housing policy concept that stipulates a 25/20 percent quota of subsidized housing for low and middle incomes for the building association, and subsidizes investors if they also adhere to this quota. But stretching and stretching are just not enough for a continuously growing population. Nor with densification and expansion, as the DGB and the tenants’ association are demanding, and as has been practiced in many places in Darmstadt for years. You just have to take a look at Mollerstadt. This shows that a seemingly so distant war has massive global effects. And when the shortage of skilled workers is added to the mix, things get dark. As justified as criticism often is, the city and the building association reach their limits.
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