Bern: Ground-breaking ceremony for new building at Burgernziel tram depot
On August 21, ground was broken for the Läbe project at Burgereziel in Bern. Apartments and stores are being built on the site of the old Burgernziel streetcar depot.
The Läbe residential project in Burgereziel comprises 101 apartments as well as a daycare center, a mixed-age school class (basic level) and a neighborhood restaurant. The neighborhood representative Quav4 will also set up its office in the development, and the anchor tenant in the commercial section is Migros, which will open a branch on the first floor; other stores are also planned. One third of the living space is reserved for non-profit housing.
The client is Gebäudeversicherung Bern (GVB) together with the wbg8 cooperative, and the development and total contractor is Losinger Marazzi.
The development will be built to the Minergie-Eco standard and has already been certified as a 2,000-watt site. The project will have solar panels and geothermal probes and is to be heated in a completely CO2-neutral manner. The construction phase is expected to take about two years, and the space is expected to be ready for occupancy by November 1, 2022. (ah)
