Munich Wohnen Continues to Create New Housing and Modernize Existing Stock
Munich, June 16, 2026 – Munich Wohnen, the city’s housing company, is making significant strides in providing affordable housing and advancing sustainable urban development. With approximately 75,000 urban apartments, Munich Wohnen ensures that one in ten Munich residents lives in affordable housing. The company is not only expanding its housing stock but also undertaking extensive modernization efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2040.
High Tenant Satisfaction and Streamlined Services
A recent survey confirms high tenant satisfaction with Munich Wohnen, with 91.2 percent of respondents recommending the landlord. This positive feedback is attributed to the company’s efforts in simplifying customer service processes, improving accessibility, and systematically evaluating tenant feedback. Jörg Franzen, Chairman of the Management Board of Munich Wohnen, stated, “The results confirm our course. Our goal is clear: we want to be a reliable, easily accessible, and social landlord for Munich.”
New Construction Projects Across the City
Munich Wohnen has already completed over 500 apartments and facilities promoting socially balanced urban development this year. New housing units have been built in various locations, including Karlingerstraße in Moosach, Hochmuttinger Straße in Feldmoching, Paul-Gerhardt-Allee in Pasing, and a new district center in Neuaubing. Additionally, a new building with 14 apartments was constructed in a courtyard on Arnulfstraße in Neuhausen. This timber-hybrid building, meeting the EH 40 sustainability standard, replaces a former house administration building, thus avoiding new land sealing and optimizing the courtyard’s climate. The ground floor will house six senior women in barrier-free one-room apartments as part of a caring living community model.
Oberbürgermeister Dominik Krause emphasized the importance of these initiatives, stating, “The future of Munich depends on housing. We want to be a city for everyone. And it can only function if bus drivers, police officers, craftswomen, and kindergarten teachers also have a home and can afford the rent. Because only then can they keep the city running.”
Modernization for Climate Neutrality
Beyond new construction, Munich Wohnen is actively pursuing a modernization offensive. With a climate budget of 200 million euros approved by the city council, the company plans to energetically modernize numerous buildings and districts by 2031. The ultimate goal is to achieve a climate-neutral building stock by 2040.
One significant project involves transforming the entire settlement on Claudius-Keller-Straße and Rosenheimer Straße in Ramersdorf into a climate-neutral district, with the first buildings already completed. Recent work includes the completion of projects at Agilolfingerstraße/Krumpterstraße in Untergiesing. Modernization has also just begun in the settlement at Piusplatz in Berg am Laim and on four rows of buildings between Barbarossastraße and Zaubzerstraße in Bogenhausen.
Key Completed and Ongoing Projects:
- Pasinger Paul-Gerhardt-Allee: This new urban district includes 122 new apartments from Munich Wohnen, with 115 being subsidized and seven free-financed units for a caring living community. The project also integrates a daycare center, a neighborhood meeting point, and a children’s and family meeting point. Shared rooftop gardens enhance the quality of life in the district.
- Neufreimann: On the former Bayernkaserne site and the adjacent commercial area on Heidemannstraße, a new urban district with approximately 5,500 apartments for up to 15,000 people is planned. Munich Wohnen will construct around 1,600 apartments across eight construction fields in the first and second phases. Already, 190 affordable apartments are complete, with another 225 subsidized apartments to follow this year. A shell construction comprising 193 apartments is scheduled for completion next year.
- Arnulfstraße Neuhausen: A new building with 14 apartments has been erected in a courtyard. This timber-hybrid building replaces an older structure and features a climatically optimized courtyard. Six senior women will live in barrier-free one-room apartments on the ground floor as part of a caring living community model.
- Feldmoching: In the second phase of its Feldmoching project, Munich Wohnen has completed 161 affordable and sustainable apartments. All are subsidized, with 20 allocated to youth welfare. The social offerings are supplemented by two care living communities and two caring living communities. These eight buildings were also constructed using timber or timber-hybrid methods, meeting the high EH 40 efficiency house standard.
- Ramersdorf: At Karl-Preis-Platz in Ramersdorf, Munich Wohnen has energetically modernized four houses from 1950, encompassing 36 apartments and four commercial units. This included insulating facades and ceilings, installing modern triple-glazed windows, and renewing electrical installations. These houses are scheduled to be connected to environmentally friendly district heating this year. Additionally, the roof was reinforced for a photovoltaic system under a tenant electricity model.
The city’s commitment to affordable and sustainable housing underscores its vision of being a city for all residents, ensuring that essential workers can also afford to live and thrive in Munich.
Source: stadt.muenchen.de
