Future of the Goebbels area: demolition or new usage concept?

Future of the Goebbels area: demolition or new usage concept?

in Brandenburg it will be exciting in the near future, because the state of Berlin has selected 13 applicants who want to develop a new use for the dilapidated area on the Bogensee. This former highlight, in the middle of which the villa of the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is standing, has been a shadowy existence for over 20 years. As the Uckermarkkurier have reported a total of 253 interested parties in the 16 hectare site. The 13 selected candidates must now present a comprehensive usage and financing concept.

Currently the situation is anything but rosy: Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH (BIM) has the difficult task of dealing with the high investment costs and the unsustainable situation. Every year around 250,000 to 300,000 euros are incurred for the maintenance of the area, and at least 300 million euros are required for recovery and development. A financing by the state of Berlin is not in sight due to the tense budget situation.

critical considerations for demolition

How further with the dilapidated buildings? It remains to be seen which way the decision -makers take. As the Development City describes in detail, the demolition of the full-climatized villa is also under discussion. This is considered particularly sensitive, with an earlier sales attempt failed, since ideologically problematic uses should be prevented. The BIM indicated that it will check the demolition due to the exorbitant maintenance costs. The area has no sustainable usage concept, and so far no institution has agreed to take over the entire site.

Monument protection plays a central role in this topic. A building under monument protection can be demolished if the renovation costs exceed the possible income. In similar cases, this has already been decided as the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Administrative Court has determined, as reported Streifler . It remains to be seen whether this regulation is also used in relation to the Bogensee area.

The municipality of Wandlitz and the district of Barnim are urging a new use of the site, combined with the hope of promoting democracy. The future decisions must show whether this happens. The conversations are still at the very beginning and the first decisions may soon be possible.