Concept procedure for the allocation of selected urban properties
Wiesbaden is growing and with it the pressure on the land and housing market. The city councillors therefore gave the green light for the implementation of concept procedures by resolution in 2019.
Rising land prices and rents are making it increasingly difficult for more and more people in the state capital of Wiesbaden to find land and living space. At the same time, the goals of climate protection, ecology, sustainable mobility and high-quality urban development are to be implemented.
The state capital of Wiesbaden would therefore like to make selected plots of land owned by the city available for high-quality urban development concepts and communal housing projects. The basis for the allocation in the concept procedure is defined quality criteria and not the highest purchase offer. The concept procedures are intended for commercial area developers or building contractors and housing associations as well as residential groups, building cooperatives and building cooperatives.
The state capital of Wiesbaden therefore gave the green light for the implementation of concept procedures in 2019 through a political resolution.
The Concept Procedure Office coordinates the procedure with all participating municipal departments and municipal companies. Local councils and citizens can inform the office of properties that could be suitable for the concept procedure.
On the following pages, we have compiled the most important information on our Wiesbaden concept procedures for you.
In 2019, the state capital of Wiesbaden passed a political resolution giving the green light for the implementation of concept procedures for the allocation of selected urban properties.
Quality criteria
Quality and selection criteria for awarding concepts at the state capital of Wiesbaden
Nature and environment The focus here is on current and forward-looking energy standards (BEG Efficiency House and higher) as well as sustainable building materials that are produced as climate-neutrally as possible and can be recycled.
Urban development The focus is on a high level of innovation (including urban development, mobility, energy, ecology, architecture) with medium land consumption. Forward-looking mobility offers are expected. The aim is to create integrated offers that have an impact beyond the boundaries of the site itself and into the neighborhood. The same applies to concepts that contribute to the revitalization of the community.
Architecture High-quality building design is expected, which should be a model and impulse for the value of the entire neighborhood. In addition, the specifications of the development plan and the design manual, where available, are to be implemented in an innovative and high-quality manner.
Housing policy A diverse range of subsidized and privately financed rental and owner-occupied apartments, innovative forms of housing and integration projects is desired. Affordable rental housing: fixed rents (entry-level rents for different income groups), rent caps, longer commitment periods for publicly subsidized apartments, ban on conversion into condominiums.
Mix of uses The focus here is on the mix of uses and the corresponding innovative spatial program (in particular first floor use and the creation of communal spaces, sharing offers, opening up to the district and neighbourhood).
Goals
Rising land and rental prices require further innovative instruments in addition to publicly subsidized housing construction. The aim of the concept procedure is the allocation and active management of land owned by the state capital of Wiesbaden - or by municipal companies - in order to achieve affordable, high-quality construction and housing as well as a lively diversity in new and existing urban districts.
On the one hand, the state capital of Wiesbaden wants to make an active contribution to the design of urban, architecturally, socially, ecologically and energetically innovative residential areas for all population groups and, in particular, take account of the population's growing desire for communal living.
On the other hand, in a tight real estate market situation in which more and more citizens are finding it difficult to access the construction and housing market, the project opens up the possibility of realizing sustainable and affordable housing and living concepts and creating a new form of property ownership for private developers in middle-income groups.
The selected and offered plots are to be designed in a user- and demand-oriented manner in order to expand the spectrum of urban housing forms. The state capital of Wiesbaden is thus following the positive examples of other municipalities in which such housing projects have strengthened the social and communal conditions in the neighborhoods and the residential environment, thereby contributing to social cohesion and identification with the new neighborhoods.
Resolutions
On October 31, 2019, the city councillors of the state capital of Wiesbaden decided to allocate selected municipal plots in the concept procedure in future:
to innovative residential groups, joint building ventures and building cooperatives, housing associations and other property developers and project developers
according to quality criteria
at a fixed price, as part of a best-bid procedure - following a market value assessment by the expert committee for the state capital of Wiesbaden - or by way of heritable building rights
Concept procedure working group
The "Concept Procedure Working Group" consists of members of the administration and municipal organizations involved in real estate and construction. Suitable properties for concept procedures are proposed here, evaluated from an urban planning perspective and the target group and award criteria are defined. These results are incorporated into a draft resolution for the city council.
The close interdisciplinary exchange and cooperation within the city administration are decisive for the successful tendering of properties and the implementation of Wiesbaden's urban development and housing policy goals.
The working group is made up of one or two representatives from each of the following departments and institutions:
The municipal properties selected for the concept process are located throughout the city. Plots that are currently in the application phase can be viewed at
In the concept award procedure, residential groups, building communities, building cooperatives, social organizations, property developers or other private or commercial developers can apply for an advertised plot of land.
How do I find a residential group or building community?
Are you interested in communal living in general or do you already know more specifically what kind of communal living project you are looking for? Then you should contact the Community Housing Coordination Office at the Office for Social Work of the City of Wiesbaden.
There you can find out all about the topic of communal living and get to know players and active housing projects in Wiesbaden. You will receive information on existing groups and their objectives and concepts or receive advice on setting up your own new group.
The coordination office organizes the regulars' table "Gemeinschaftlich Wohnen". Here, interested people in and around Wiesbaden meet in a relaxed atmosphere and have the opportunity to exchange experiences between existing projects of "old hands" and project ideas of interested newcomers.
The regulars' table meets once a quarter in a relaxed atmosphere.
Where can I find advice and experts?
Comprehensive advice is required for the development of a communal housing project, cooperative or building group.
