Exploding prices in the Oberland: how small can a house be?

Created: 04/29/2022, 14:03

By: Patrick Star

Around 40 listeners discussed in the Alpenfestsaal how affordable living space can be created in the Oberland.

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The Lenggrieser CSU had invited to a discussion evening on the subject of the housing shortage on Wednesday.

An architect showed ways out of the crisis.

Lenggries – Real estate prices in the Oberland have gotten completely out of hand in recent years.

For an average single-family house you have to shell out around 1.3 million euros - an impossibility for normal earners.

Architect Stefanie Kuhlmey said at an information event in the Alpenfestsaal that a radical rethink is needed so that they too have a chance of owning their own home.

The Lenggrieser CSU local association had invited.

Land prices have increased by 15 to 20 percent

In the past year, land prices have risen by 15 to 20 percent, said local chairman Bernhard Simon.

Building land is no longer available for less than 1,000 euros per square meter.

By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our regular Bad Tölz newsletter.

While preparing for her presentation, Stefanie Kuhlmey found out which properties are available on the open market in Lenggries.

Result: A stud farm for 9.5 million euros and a beautiful farm for 3.95 million euros.

It doesn't look much better in the surrounding area.

In Waakirchen, 484 square meters of building land are being offered for 780,000 euros, and in Tegernsee there are lots in the range between 5.6 and 5.8 million euros.

"So there is nothing that people need," said Kuhlmey: "There are many people here who are desperately looking for housing."

Consideration of other forms of housing is important

In view of this, it is necessary to think about other forms of housing.

Small apartments make more sense and are more economical.

But how small does a house have to be at least?

"Tiny houses are fun, but I would go crazy in there," said the architect.

"Especially when you have a child." A sensibly divided single-family house can already be built with a floor area of ​​60 square meters, said Kuhlmey.

According to the Bavarian building regulations, the property would have to be at least 176 square meters.

In Lenggries, the distance area statute stipulates a minimum size of 263 square meters.

A family with two children can live comfortably in a house of 113 square meters.

For this, the property must be 230 square meters or 294 square meters in order to comply with the regulations.

With only one parking space per apartment, space and costs can be saved

A basement is a good idea because it is hardly more expensive than a floor slab.

If you build so small, you can accommodate 193 people in 48 apartments on an area of ​​15,000 square meters.

If there is only one parking space for each apartment, a lot of space and costs could be saved.

"Two to three cars for each family are no longer up-to-date anyway, nobody needs that many cars all the time."

In her opinion, it would make more sense to think about community car sharing: "You just have to write a plan for who cleans, fills up and cleans the cars." .

"Of course there can be a lot of banging in such a community," said Kuhlmey.

But she also sees opportunities.

Elderly people and families could give each other a helping hand.

Is car sharing a way to save money?

One listener replied that one could simply build a large underground car park under such a quarter.

"That would cause the costs to explode," Kuhlmey replied.

Bernhard Simon admitted that he could hardly imagine car sharing.

"But we have to be open to new ideas, because that's the future."

What about when the kids grow up

Lorenz Demmel found the lecture “interesting”, but had reservations.

“What do you do with such a small house when the children grow up?” Kuhlmey replied that it is a German peculiarity that people live in their house forever.

Moving is not uncommon in the United States.

Simon added that it was often the other way around: "The children are scattered all over the world and the parents live alone in their big house." You don't have to build up the whole place with small houses: "But it's an idea how to can create additional living space.”

Former Mayor Weindl: "Will not be able to avoid building smaller"

Former Mayor Werner Weindl drew attention to another aspect.

It is the political goal that in Bavaria only five hectares of land are sealed per day instead of the previous ten: "We will not be able to avoid building smaller ones."

Jakob Wasensteiner recommended allowing higher buildings: "Let's build a few meters higher and we have space for people who are looking for apartments.

But that's a no-go throughout the Oberland." The new Lenggrieser local design statute goes in this direction, said Simon.

"We have to be open to that, too."

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