Berlin's Freitreppe Construction Set to Begin This Summer

The long-delayed project to link Humboldt Forum to the Spreekanal is confirmed to start in late summer 2025, with completion targeted for July 2027.

Construction of the 38-meter-wide Freitreppe is scheduled to commence in late summer 2025, with visible work expected by the third quarter of the year.
The project, costing an estimated seven million euros, aims to enhance public access to Berlin's waterfront and historical center.
The Freitreppe is expected to be completed by July 2027, with a construction timeline of two years.
The DSK Deutsche Stadt- und Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft is overseeing the project, having finalized planning and begun awarding construction contracts.
Years of delays caused by funding and jurisdiction disputes between the Berlin Senate and Bezirk Mitte were resolved in October 2023, allowing the project to move forward.