The Digital Real Estate Summit is entering its next phase
On 4 March 2027, the construction and property sectors will come together for the eleventh time at the Digital Real Estate Summit at Trafo Baden. DRES27 brings together decision-makers from…
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Switzerland’s Most Densely Populated Neighborhood Looks Ahead to 2050
What might a dense urban neighborhood look like in 2050 if cars no longer set the pace? Architecture students at the FHNW have developed visualizations for this in the Matthäusquartier…
Allschwil paves the way for a huge laboratory complex
In Allschwil, planning permission has been granted for the SCALE laboratory and research building. On the Main Campus of the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area, this will see the creation…
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Basel is expanding its pharmaceutical facilities at a cost of 790 million
Building 51 marks the launch of a major project in Basel that is gathering significant momentum. At a cost of around 790 million Swiss francs, new production capacity for synthetic…
Roche is investing 790 million in its Basel location
Roche is investing 790 million Swiss francs in the future of its Basel headquarters campus. With Building 51 and the modernization of the adjacent Building 50, a new production infrastructure…
North-western Swiss fund seeks fresh capital
A portfolio worth 181.2 million Swiss francs, total comprehensive income of 3.6 million Swiss francs, and now the next step. The sustainable property fund run by BLKB’s fund subsidiary plans…
Münchenstein is making a fresh start in the blocked-off neighbourhood
Development of a large residential estate on the Van Baerle site in Münchenstein is getting back on track. Five years after the referendum result – a ‘no’ vote by a…
Nussbaum’s residential towers are even more deeply entrenched
For the Markthof Schild Ost project in Nussbaumen near Baden, the start of construction—already scheduled for spring 2026—is being further delayed. Because the ongoing permitting process has made a second…
immo!nvest+ Basel is struggling with a growing commercial vacancy rate
511,000 square meters of unused commercial space in the two Basel cantons mark an abrupt reversal of the trend. While the housing market continues to dry up, vacancies in retail,…
Apartment Sales Drive Basel to Another Jump in Profits
Just under 85 million Swiss francs in net income over six months, 60.8 million Swiss francs from residential sales, and a nearly sold-out project in Cham. The Basel-based real estate…
Basel’s Building Inspectorate loses its head
Basel-Stadt is pulling the plug on the Building and Hospitality Inspectorate. Following criticism of lengthy procedures and the management, the head of the inspectorate is taking early retirement at the…
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Basel is lowering a ramp into the water
Construction has begun at the Dreispitz, transforming disused railway infrastructure into a 170-metre-long natural swimming pool. The ‘Gleispool’ is costing 8.8 million Swiss francs, is due to open in summer…
Baden Puts 20 Apartments on Hold Due to a Late Application for Protection
On the Demuth site in Baden’s Oberstadt district, a housing project by the municipal housing foundation has suddenly been put on hold. The city council has applied to the canton…
Steinenvorstadt risks failing to gain listed status
In Basel’s Steinenvorstadt district, the demolition of an entire row of houses has suddenly ceased to be merely a matter of urban development. Four historic buildings have been listed on…
Baden Regio sets out its next planning strategy
23 local authorities in the Baden region are refining their joint development strategy. A new Regional Development Strategy (RES) is due to be finalised by the end of 2026. For…
Basel is moving towards vertical living
The greater Basel area is on the cusp of a boom in the construction of high-rise residential buildings, which will visibly transform the region within a decade. What was previously…
Zurich Hesitates, “Dübai” Keeps Building
While Zurich trembles in anticipation of the referendum on its own high-rise ambitions, towers elsewhere continue to soar skyward. Basel and Dübendorf are engaged in a quiet competition for Switzerland’s…
The Rosental Tower in Basel will open later
At the Messeplatz in Basel, the start of construction on the Rosentalturm has been postponed once again. Demolition of the existing exhibition centre car park is now set to begin…