STADT UND LAND concludes ground leases for three plots of land at Buckow Fields

The municipal housing company STADT UND LAND has completed the concept procedure for the allocation of three building plots to third parties at Buckow Fields. The contracts were awarded to the Bürgerstadt bidding consortium for construction site V in the center of the new neighborhood and to UCB Rot Buckow eG for the western part of construction site III and construction site XI in the southeastern area of the neighborhood.

Bürgerstadt’s ambitious and sustainable concept for Building Area V was convincing. UCB Rot Buckow eG was the only bidder to formulate an overarching idea for construction sites III and XI. The concept implements the specified design guidelines very well and is also a perfect fit for the neighborhood development in all other of the points formulated as criteria. 

STADT UND LAND has concluded ground lease agreements with both partners, each with a term of 99 years. 

Sebastian Scheel, Senator for Urban Development and Housing, commented: “The Buckow Fields are a very important building block for creating new housing in Berlin. With the high proportion of socially subsidized housing and other special forms of housing in the new urban district, STADT UND LAND shows that the municipal companies take housing construction and their social responsibility for the city very seriously. Thanks to the intensive, conceptual preparation by STADT UND LAND, construction will start as early as next year.”

Natascha Klimek, Managing Director, STADT UND LAND: “With the conclusion of the ground lease agreements for construction site V as well as the western part of construction site III and construction site XI in the southeastern area of the neighborhood, we have reached another milestone in the preparations for the construction of a new, socially mixed, and lively urban district. Both partners have found good and very suitable solutions for the construction areas, which are very demanding in their requirements. We look forward to partnering with the Bürgerstadt and UCB Rot Buckow eG bidding consortium.” 

Ingo Malter, Managing Director, STADT UND LAND: “Our three-stage concept process paid off. In this intensive and structured process, we were able to find the best concepts of lasting, community-oriented third parties for the building sites in question, which contain both a great deal of social competence, but also perfectly match the overall concept for the Buckow Fields in terms of construction. Together, we will ensure that Buckow Fields offers a good mix of housing for all ages and a wide variety of living situations.”

Axel Rauenbusch, Board of Directors Bürgerstadt, Greenfields Buckow (GLS BANK + Bürgerstadt AG): “We are delighted to be able to realize a social-ecological model project with 100 apartments with timber construction in an ensemble of five buildings here. We mix generations and social classes: A generation building for the Stadtbürgergenossenschaft, a house for helping young mothers/fathers with children (Corvus GmbH), a house for homeless seniors (GeWoBe gGmbH), and two residential and rental houses with stores and café.”

Robert Ostmann, Marlis Seedorff, Members of the Board, UCB Rot Buckow eG: “We are pleased that the Senate recognizes the important role of cooperatives in new housing construction and gives us the opportunity here to produce long-term affordable, safe, inclusive, and self-managed housing that also accommodates the needs of people with disabilities. In addition to the revitalization of the neighborhood, to which we want to contribute through the commitment of our members, which also includes Johannesstift Diakonie Behindertenhilfe, it is an important concern for us to contribute to the achievement of Berlin’s climate targets through the timber construction of our low-energy houses.”

At Buckow Fields in Berlin’s Neukölln District, which were previously used mainly for agricultural purposes, STADT UND LAND is working with the leaseholders to develop a socially mixed urban district with around 900 apartments, generous open spaces, and several squares. 

At least 30 percent of the floor areas of the overall neighborhood that are allocated to housing will be built in a way that is eligible for social subsidies. On the STADT UND LAND construction sites, half of the apartments will be rented with social ties, including to senior citizens, special forms of housing, and recognized refugees. From the outset, part of the concept for Buckow Fields was that three plots of land would be granted to third parties permanently oriented toward the common good in a concept procedure by means of hereditary building rights. These will build about one-fifth of the planned residential space. 

A total of 23 cooperatives, foundations, non-profit associations, and societies, as well as other associations of groups, participated in the STADT UND LAND bidding process, which began in June 2019. Bidders had to consider a variety of requirements, including integration into the neighborhood concept, housing and user mix, social offerings, and achievement of social and public welfare objectives to add value to the urban district. Further criteria for the evaluation of the concepts were the design of the outdoor facilities as well as ecological and energy-related measures. 

The concepts were evaluated by an advisory committee consisting of representatives from the Senate, the district, and associations, among others. During the concept process, all bidders and bidding consortia demonstrated a high level of social competence and wanted to ensure a socially mixed, collaborative, and vibrant urban district through the creation of community spaces, for example, recreational areas, playgrounds, garden areas, and shared spaces such as meeting places, cafés, and neighborhood stores. 

You can find information about Buckow Fields at www.buckowerfelder.de


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