Tag: Gentrification
Munich: Gentrification reaches the Hasenbergl – City Council decides on tenant protection – Munich
Rents have risen dramatically in what was once a hotspot district, and the town hall fears real estate speculation – and has decided to use the instrument of conservation statutes…
Munich: No water, no heating – dispute over two house renovations escalates – Munich
Tenants on Klenzestraße have been stuck in two buildings in need of renovation for months. They fear being evicted; the owners speak of urgently needed construction work. The case has…
Munich: The punk musical “Vertzverweis” and the search for freedom – Munich
The punk musical “Platzverweis” is about young people who are looking for uncommercial freedom in a gentrified city. For Jonas Koerfer and his collective, the boundaries between play and reality…
Munich’s university district is in danger of bleeding dry – Munich
More and more shops and businesses are empty because their owners simply can no longer pay the rising rents. It is said that the greed of some speculators is to…
Mexico City: Digital nomads are crowding out Mexico’s renters
As of: 08/29/2023 5:13 a.m Mexico City has advanced to become one of the most livable metropolises for expats. What pleases some means for others: eviction, displacement, housing shortage. And…
LGBT+ squat opposed to city gentrification gets evicted
The police evicted the occupants of the LGBT + squat “de la Baudrière” this Tuesday morning in the city of Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis). Nearly a hundred police officers were mobilized to…
Munich: fear of gentrification around the Isarphilharmonie – Munich
The Isarphilharmonie HP8 on Brudermühlstraße could not only make its surroundings more attractive for culture lovers, but also for investors who specialize in luxury renovations. Corresponding fears already accompanied the…
George M Oswald: "in our circles": And then you cry in the villa
In the novel “In Our Circles” Georg M. Oswald describes the touching attempt of an inheriting family to make the ordinariness of their existence bearable. source site
Vincenzo Latronico’s novel "The Perfections": Not another hip cafe
In “The Perfections”, Vincenzo Latronico soberly tells of the gentrification of Berlin and of those who are mercilessly driving it forward. source site
Schwabing: Hope for the Goldhannes in the Herzogstraße – Munich
Those who want to marry have a good chance of being able to forge their wedding rings themselves at Schwabing’s “Goldhannes” at Herzogstraße 86 in the future. The reason is…