Thalwil has 58 affordable flats up in the air
Three appeals are holding up the start of a 33.895-million project in Thalwil comprising 58 affordable flats on Breitelistrasse. Instead of 2026, construction of the new building to replace the…
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The A2 is becoming a local issue
When the A2 is closed, the traffic jam does not remain on the motorway. It spills over onto cantonal and local roads, slowing down buses and causing disruption to daily…
Davos is fighting to secure 210 flats for local residents
In Davos, two of the largest housing developments for local residents have come to a standstill at the same time. Objections have been lodged against the Valbella development, comprising around…
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immo!nvest+ Thun is building 272 flats to tackle the housing shortage
On Mattenstrasse in Thun, the lengthy planning process has given way to a major construction site. The ‘Neue Freistatt’ development will see a total of 272 flats built by 2030.…
Baden’s new residential tower clears the final hurdles
On Bruggerstrasse in Baden, planning permission for the 60-metre-high Bianca residential tower block has been granted with legal effect. This means that the demolition of the Krismer site is expected…
Frohburg shows how densification slows down displacement
In Zurich-Oerlikon, the Frohburg is set to be replaced by a new development comprising 657 flats. What is controversial is not so much the higher density as the process behind…
Miami is aiming for its next record-breaking skyscraper
A 279-metre-high residential tower comprising more than 300 flats is to be built in Brickell. The project, which has links to the Zug financial centre, is still awaiting approval from…
immo!nvest+ Gosford Shapes Wood into a New Form
The University of Newcastle’s new Central Coast Campus in Gosford makes a bold statement with Australia’s first fully curved engineered wood facade. The educational building combines timber construction, 6-Star Green…
Senior housing is forcing new construction and municipalities to renovate
57 percent of the population places the responsibility for independent living in old age on the state and local governments, while 44 percent places it on the real estate industry.…
immo!nvest+ 455,357 units in just under three years. Would Switzerland still be in the building permit application stage?
By the end of December 2025, Hatay had made tremendous progress in reconstruction following the 2023 earthquakes. According to Turkish authorities, 455,357 residential and commercial units were handed over in…
Lucerne is picking up the pace on urban densification
The Lucerne Cantonal Council no longer wants to leave unused building land idle and has instructed the Cantonal Government to support the municipalities in realizing their potential for densification. The…
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Hunzenschwil is set to attract tenants for a logistics facility from 2030 onwards
A logistics project worth up to 50 million Swiss francs is taking shape at Hauptstrasse 58 in Hunzenschwil, even though Rosta AG is still operating on the site. Up to…
Housing construction masks the shortage
The 52,000 approved flats indicate a substantial pipeline in Switzerland, yet the market remains tight. At the end of June 2026, the vacancy rate stood at just 0.93 per cent.…
Wittenbach is set to gain 62 flats by autumn 2028
Construction has begun on the Widenbach development in Wittenbach. Four four-storey blocks of flats, comprising 62 rental flats built to the Minergie standard, are being built on the site. Around…
More planning permissions, but housing construction is stalling
20,600 flats approved in August 2026 sound like an upturn. Yet in Germany, new-build construction continues to stall, as high financing costs, an increase in cancellations and a huge backlog…
Koch site hits the brakes hard on new tenants moving in
At the Koch site in Zurich, the schedule has been thrown into disarray shortly before residents are due to move in. Due to serious delivery delays, the stairwells remain unfinished,…
Schwyz railway station to get 40 affordable flats
A new neighbourhood with around 22,000 square metres of residential space is to be built right next to Seewen-Schwyz railway station. At least 40 flats are earmarked as affordable housing.…
Schwyz wants to scale back the solar panel requirement for new buildings
In the canton of Schwyz, the cantonal requirement for new buildings to generate their own electricity is to be scaled back. It will not be abolished entirely. Under federal law,…