Huge new building project

Railroad workers’ housing estate brings politics to the fore

The tenants love their estate near the station. In their eyes, they would have to accept far too many compromises in the alternative accommodation offered so far.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

A once non-profit company is planning to replace 72 subsidized apartments with 100 expensive units. It is a Salzburg sin in terms of housing construction that should not be repeated. City politicians are speaking out.

It is clear that the housing estate with railroad workers' apartments near the station, which was first occupied in 1939, is nearing the end of its life. Sooner or later, the corner of Weiserstrasse and Saint Julien-Strasse will have to be rebuilt. The fact that 72 units once built for charitable purposes in Salzburg have to make way for a good 100 units with a clear profit orientation is a slap in the face for all efforts to make housing more affordable in the city of Mozart.