Overview
- Excavators started tearing down the long-closed SEZ in Friedrichshain on Thursday at Landsberger Allee/Danziger Straße.
- Only select elements are set to be salvaged for storage and later reuse, including the old diving tower, the covered walkway and the sculpture of a bather.
- The redevelopment envisions about 550 homes on roughly 30,000 square meters, with half designated as subsidized housing alongside new commercial space.
- A local initiative gathered on site to oppose the teardown and reported filing a criminal complaint, while Green lawmaker Julian Schwarze called for the works to stop.
- Local reporting projects the demolition to finish within about a year, with little of the complex remaining by late 2026.