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Major construction project in Witzenhausen: 45 new apartments for the city!
Witzenhausen is planning 45 new apartments near the city center to address the urgent housing shortage. Approval granted!
Major construction project in Witzenhausen: 45 new apartments for the city!
There is great enthusiasm in Witzenhausen as a new construction project is taking shape. The city council recently gave the green light for residential development near the Aldi store. Loud HNA The northern area of the core city on the streets An der Bohlenbrücke and Unter den Brückenbergen will be enriched by three new residential buildings with a total of 45 apartments.
With a total living space of around 3,600 square meters, the plans send a strong message against the ongoing housing shortage in the region. There is an urgent need for affordable housing, especially for families, single parents, seniors with small pensions and low-income households. A proposal from the Bunte Liste parliamentary group also comes into play here, which stipulates that at least 25 percent of the new apartments be provided as subsidized housing. Dr. Christian Platner from the Bunte Liste emphasizes that this proportion is below the standard of many other municipalities.
Political support and concerns
The SPD parliamentary group leader Lukas Schwendel supports the proposal, but has concerns about upsetting the investor with too strict requirements. Bertram Schäfer from the Greens has submitted a review proposal to question the need for a quota for social housing. Andreas Gerstenberg from the CDU agrees with these concerns and is concerned about possible negative effects on investors. It is also reported that demolition work on the old warehouse buildings and the furniture store at the Aldi market is planned for residential development.
The construction projects are planned as three full floors and one staggered floor with slightly sloping pitched roofs. The change to the development plan was also unanimously approved, which underlines the urgency and common will of city politics.
A look at the national situation
To better understand the significance of this project, it is worth taking a look at the nationwide situation in social housing. According to the Federal Ministry of Housing At the beginning of October 2025, the administrative agreements for social housing and the Young Living program were signed by all 16 federal states. The federal government is making a total of 3.5 billion euros available for the 2025 program year, which shows how seriously the situation in social housing is being taken.
In 2023, more than 61,000 social housing units were supported nationwide, an increase of around 25 percent compared to the previous year. The total number of social housing units in Germany was over 1 million at the end of 2024. Hesse alone has 82,643 social rental apartments, which underlines the importance of projects like the one in Witzenhausen.
One thing is clear: the pressure on the housing market remains high, and projects like those in Witzenhausen are a pioneering answer to the ongoing challenges. It remains to be seen how the plans will develop in practical implementation. But one thing is certain: Witzenhausen has taken a step in the right direction with this construction project.