Zurich’s Kirchland District to Make New Housing Available
Six smaller properties owned by the Reformed Church Parish of Zurich are to be leased under building rights. The parish is seeking organizations that will create additional housing on the…
Six smaller properties owned by the Reformed Church Parish of Zurich are to be leased under building rights. The parish is seeking organizations that will create additional housing on the…
In Bern’s Viererfeld neighborhood, the cost of purchasing a cooperative apartment is rising significantly. Following the decision on June 1, 2026, the minimum equity contribution will rise to 2,000 francs,…
In Geneva, a landlord failed in his attempt to have a rent—which had quadrupled following unauthorized renovations—recognized as a permissible luxury rent. The Federal Supreme Court upheld the order to…
In San Bernardino, objections are delaying the next phase of the Acuforta site development process. The municipality of Mesocco must now review more than five but fewer than ten submissions…
A new residential neighborhood for about 1,000 people is set to be built on the peninsula in Neuenhof starting in 2030. However, the project in Webermühle is contingent on a…
The redevelopment of Bärenplatz and Waisenhausplatz in Bern has cleared its next hurdle. The Bern-Mittelland District Office has granted the building permit and rejected an objection. This brings the start…
Biel is now managing a portfolio of approximately 180 municipal buildings with an insured value of 1.3 billion Swiss francs using portfolio data. This move increases pressure to invest, as…
On the shores of Lake Arbon, the development of the former Metropol site continues to face delays. The design plan for the two 43-meter-tall Riva Towers will still not be…
Six years of dialogue, two white papers, an architectural competition featuring six teams—and now the design plan is on the table. The Limmattal Energy Center (LEZ) is no longer just…
In Zurich, 18.4 percent of the evaluable urban rental agreements exceed the income limit. This is above the permitted 15 percent threshold. However, immediate action is not required because the…
On April 15, 2026, the Federal Council launched a public consultation on tightening the Lex Koller. The draft proposal addresses primary residences owned by third-country nationals, vacation homes, commercial properties,…
At Seetalplatz in Emmenbrücke, the first phase of the Metropool project is set to begin after years of delays. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2026; the…
For a long time, Urdorf was considered a quiet suburban community in the Limmat Valley. But anyone walking through the Nordquartier today can immediately sense that something is changing here.…
Nach dem Beschwerdeentscheid des Solothurner Regierungsrats ist die Gesamtrevision der Ortsplanung in Subingen rechtskräftig. Damit endet ein mehr als zehnjähriges Verfahren und die Gemeinde kann Vorhaben zur Innenentwicklung und zur…
In Lucerne, the new municipal right of first refusal for real estate is the subject of a legal dispute. Following the voters’ approval on June 14, 2026, an appeal has…
Since 1969, a massive concrete cube has dominated the cityscape of Dietikon. Anyone walking past the Limmattal Education Center might at first glance see only postwar architecture. But the Canton…
Climate change, resource scarcity, and the energy crisis are taking a toll on society. An international research team sees robotics as an untapped lever for change. In the journal *Nature…
A planning tool that sets out more than 100 policy objectives. A referendum committee that speaks of a “political straitjacket.” On November 29, 2026, Winterthur will decide at the polls…