Overview

• On August 14, the Freistaat Bayern decided to put the redundant Strafjustizzentrum on Nymphenburger Straße up for sale to public or private investors after deeming renovation too expensive.
• The Bauministerium says avoided subsidy costs and sale proceeds could be redirected to build more affordable housing at other sites.
• Ministry officials state that contract negotiations will include mandatory reuse stipulations to prevent the creation of luxury-only units and that talks with Munich’s city government have begun.
• Opposition from Greens, SPD, ÖDP and the Münchner Mieterverein centers on demands for the unpublished feasibility study and calls for cooperative or municipal acquisition to secure public interest uses.
• The 'Abbrechen abbrechen' initiative highlights that retrofitting the existing structure could cut embodied CO₂ emissions from 24,000 to about 5,500 tonnes and accommodate cultural, community and residential functions.