Overview
- CDU parliamentary leader Dirk Stettner said on Sunday the party will make a Randbebauung, or edge development, of Tempelhofer Feld a condition in post‑election coalition talks.
- An architects' group has published a proposal to place roughly 21,000 apartments on about one‑third of the former airport site, presenting a concrete plan for the idea.
- Governing Mayor Kai Wegner instructed Finance Senator Stefan Evers to examine the project's financial feasibility and said the state could develop the scheme itself.
- The 2014 Volksentscheid that legally bans building on the field remains a key hurdle, and the CDU rejects a new referendum in favor of using the September vote and subsequent parliamentary action to change the law.
- A recent IHK poll found 59% support for moderate edge building and the CDU estimates 20,000 to 30,000 possible units, a move that could ease housing shortages but also trigger legal reviews and local disputes over park preservation.