Housing in Bonn More than 100 new apartments planned for Bad Godesberg

BAD GODESBERG · Housing projects are in the works for Hochkreuz and Mehlem. On Severinsweg, 47 new subsidized housing units will be constructed, with Vebowag increasing the density of subsidized housing there.

Construction will be taking place in the very north and south of Bad Godesberg, as indicated by requests for permits to cut down trees. At Holbeinstrasse 19 in Hochkreuz, 14 apartments are to be built, and on Severinsweg in Mehlem, Vebowag is planning to increase the density of already existing subsidized housing.

A Bonn-based building company, VV ProjektBau, came upon the property on Holbeinstrasse in an Ebay ad. Co-director of the company, Ralf Vogt, said it was a privately owned piece of land and they were now waiting for a building permit, along with permission to fell some “not particularly attractive” trees.

Other trees have already been felled there, deemed unsafe for road traffic. If the politicians agree to it, the brothers Ralf and Jörg Vogt want to start construction work this summer. The two-story building with a set back top floor would have an underground parking garage and elevator. The two to three room apartments would be between 65 and 85 square meters. It will be energy efficient and equipped with wood pellet heating. The building company is investing more than five million euros in the project.

Before the power shovels can get started on the project in Mehlem, the municipal housing company Vebowag must first find other accommodation for the current tenants. According to CEO Michael Kleine-Hartlage, the 57 existing apartments in several buildings are to be demolished and replaced bit by bit. In addition, 47 further units including an underground car park are to be built, so that there will be 104 subsidized apartments on Severinsweg. Given the tight market, it is difficult to find alternative accommodations for the tenants using Vebowag properties only.

At least ten trees protected under the law are also expected to be cut down in Mehlem. "The existing tree population should be affected as little as possible, which is why a tree surveyor is called in during construction," explained Kleine-Hartlage. For four of the five planned buildings, the construction applications have been in since end of 2018, but several improvements and corrections were needed in the documents.

Kleine-Hartlage and his team now want to obtain funding for around 30 housing units. The planning lies with the Cologne architectural office Huber&Becker, a design is not yet available. "We do not expect construction to start until the fourth quarter of 2020 at the earliest," explained the Vebowag board member. Orig. text: Silke Elbern Translation: Carol Kloeppel

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