Overview
- Officials unveiled the winners for the first three lots, covering roughly half of Block B near the Rotes Rathaus.
- The selected teams include Hild und K with Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven and Modersohn & Freiesleben (Lot 1), Duplex/Gort Scott/Kim Nalleweg and blrm (Lot 2, two first prizes), and Eckert Negwer Suselbeek with Baumeister und Dietzsch (Lot 3).
- WBM now pegs average construction costs at about €4,500 per square meter, up from a June estimate of €3,580.
- The designs are predominantly stone-faced with limited visible greening, drawing concern that earlier climate-resilience ambitions may be undercut.
- Half of the homes are planned as social housing, a Europe-wide competition for the rest of Block B and all of Block A will launch in December with jury sessions slated for June 2026, construction is expected to start in about three years, and Block C remains unresolved due to land issues.