Berlin Mitte in the Housing Market Report Berlin 2017

The borough or district of “Mitte“ in its current form was shaped by the administrative reform of 2001. It is made up by three former independent districts. “Mitte” which is the historic origin of Berlin, government and cultural centre and part of former East Berlin, Wedding and Tiergarten which were previously part of West Berlin. Especially Berliners will still make this differentiation, especially when looking for a new home. Just comparing the average rents, the old boundaries are still visible but so is the push of higher rents from the centre out (on the right in the map below).

Source: Housing Market Report Berlin 2017 with Housing Cost Atlas, BerlinHyp + CBRE

Mitte has the areas with the highest rents in the city. The basic rent or net rent (excluding utilities and heating) in the top market segment is in the postcode area 10117 around Friedrichstrasse at 20.87 €/m²/month and the highest average rent in the top market segment in the 10178 postcode area at 13.80 €/m²/month.


At the same time the postcode area 10117 around “Unter den Linden” has relatively low rents at 6.02 €/m²/month in the bottom market segment which ranks only at No.119 looking at the entire city.

The table below shows the full coverage of the district. It also provides detailed information of the income structure (purchasing power) of the households in relation to the average housing cost in the area including ancillary costs (heating and utilities etc.) paid to the landlord. Directly paid cost like electricity, telephone etc. are not included.

Source: Housing Market Report Berlin 2017 with Housing Cost Atlas, BerlinHyp + CBRE

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The New Lifestyle Center of Berlin-Mitte

Chausseestrasse at the north end of Friedrichstrasse in Berlin-Mitte is the new Lifestyle Center of the city.

The immediate environment is developing fast. Every visit brings new discoveries, a new espresso bar, a new restaurant, a hidden away well-established restaurant or the new bio-supermarket. There are attractions like the climbing garden “Mountmitte", the Natural History Museum and others at nearby Invalidenstrasse. For art lovers, the contemporary arts gallery at the “Hamburger Bahnhof” – is within a few minutes walking distance.
Looking at an aerial view, the amount of interspersed green areas become apparent. Bigger parks like Humboldhain or Tiergarten are within comfortable jogging distance. Pankepark and the Park am Hauptbahnhof (currently under development) surround the vicinity of  Chaussestrasse.

The company offices, some of them Germany headquarters, and federal ministries in the area are numerous. A few examples: Deutsche Bahn AG (3,000 office jobs), Vattenfall, Total, Bayer-Schering Pharma, Charité (University Hospital w. 3,800 doctors and scientists).  Federal Ministry (FM) of Transport, Building and Urban Development, FM of Economics and Technology, FM of Education
 
Currently there are several interesting property developments in construction or planned. There is "The Mile", "The Garden Living" and of course Daniel Liebeskind’s prestigious "Sapphire" project, with still more opportunities to come. For an interested buyer, especially living far away, it is a tedious task to follow all the developments, get brochures from all kind of agents and developers and at the same time know what is real and what is "pie in the sky" and might never be built. To help in those situations, there is a service available which provides an independent one-stop-shop for luxury condos in Berlin, especially in the central areas.

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