Berlin RAW Site Clubs Fight for Survival

Four clubs on the RAW site in Berlin — Crack Bellmer, Cassiopeia, Weißer Hase, and Lokschuppen — are on the verge of permanent closure. The main owner has issued a usage ban for these clubs. The conflict involves the district council (BVV) Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and the owner of the RAW site. A resolution by the Left, Greens, and SPD aims to preserve the clubs on the RAW site.

The Kurth Group plans a high-rise building with offices and apartments on the RAW site, and the planning process is currently at a standstill. For years the Kurth Group granted the cultural projects very low rents in exchange for a building permit; the district office is now slowing the process, and the owner is using the clubs as pressure tools. The owner has argued fire-safety concerns and cites the Crans-Montana disaster as a cautionary example. The Kurth Group has allegedly expressed the intention to increase pressure on the district office to complete the development plan after many years.

One club operator quoted that none of the tenants have a contract under the Cultural L designation, meaning no planning security and short leases. The clubs have been described as being ‘taken hostage,’ and without the existing clubs there would be no development plan for RAW with the BVV. Residential use and noise protection requirements complicate the planning and possible future use of the site. Other venues, including ://about blank and Humboldthain, are also at risk alongside plans for a hotel and micro-apartments that could raise noise concerns.

Four clubs on the RAW site in Berlin — Crack Bellmer, Cassiopeia, Weißer Hase, and Lokschuppen — are on the verge of permanent closure after the main owner issued a usage ban for these venues. The dispute involves the district council (BVV) Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and the owner of the RAW site. A resolution by the Left, Greens and SPD aims to preserve the clubs on the RAW site. One club operator said that none of the tenants have a contract under the Cultural L designation, meaning no planning security and short leases.

The Kurth Group plans a high-rise building with offices and apartments on the RAW site, and the planning process is currently at a standstill. For years the Kurth Group granted the cultural projects very low rents in exchange for a building permit. The owner is using the clubs as pressure tools while the district office slows the planning process. The Kurth Group has allegedly expressed the intention to increase pressure on the district office to complete the development plan after many years.

The owner has argued fire-safety concerns and cited the Crans-Montana disaster as a cautionary example. The clubs have been described as being ‘taken hostage’ and a report stated that without the existing clubs there would be no development plan for RAW with the BVV. Residential use and noise protection requirements complicate the planning and possible future use of the site. Other venues, including about blank and Humboldthain, are also reported to be at risk, and plans for a hotel and micro-apartments are mentioned as factors that could raise noise concerns.

However, we have become somewhat hardened by the short leases. At the same time, it is also an estimation of how long one wants to bear the personal risk as a club operator. We definitely do not want to give up just like that. There is a lot of passion in the clubs, and we as operators have a responsibility towards our employees.

None of the tenants have a contract under the Cultural L designation, so we also have no planning security.

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There will be no development plan for RAW with this BVV.

A resolution by the Left, Greens and SPD aims to preserve the clubs on the RAW site. The dispute involves the district council (BVV) Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and the owner of the RAW site. One quoted statement asserted, “There will be no development plan for RAW with this BVV.” The district council is therefore part of the political response to the site’s future.

The Kurth Group plans a high-rise building with offices and apartments on the RAW site, and the planning process is currently at a standstill. For years the Kurth Group granted the cultural projects very low rents in exchange for a building permit. The district office is now slowing the planning process, and the owner has used the clubs as pressure tools. The Kurth Group has allegedly expressed the intention to increase pressure on the district office to complete the development plan after many years.

Administratively, one club operator said that none of the tenants have a contract under the Cultural L designation, meaning no planning security and short leases. The main owner has issued a usage ban for these clubs. The owner has argued fire-safety concerns and cited the Crans-Montana disaster as a cautionary example. Residential use and noise protection requirements are reported to complicate the planning and possible future use of the site, and other venues and planned hotel and micro-apartments are mentioned as additional factors.

The dispute at the RAW site is also reported to put other venues at risk, specifically about blank and Humboldthain. Plans for a hotel and micro-apartments are mentioned in reporting and are cited as factors that could raise noise concerns. Noise protection considerations and potential conflicts with residential use are reported to complicate planning and future use of the site. These points are presented alongside the threat facing the four clubs on the RAW site.

Residential use and noise protection requirements are reported to complicate the planning process for the RAW site. A report stated that without the existing clubs there would be no development plan for RAW with the BVV. The Kurth Group’s plan for a high-rise building with offices and apartments remains at a standstill. The district office is reported to be slowing the planning process, and the owner is reported to have used the clubs as pressure tools while allegedly expressing the intention to increase pressure on the district office to complete the development plan after many years.

Four clubs on the RAW site in Berlin — Crack Bellmer, Cassiopeia, Weißer Hase and Lokschuppen — face the prospect of permanent closure after the main owner issued a usage ban for these venues. The usage ban is the immediate administrative action affecting the clubs and is presented alongside reports that the venues are on the verge of permanent closure.

The Kurth Group plans a high-rise building with offices and apartments on the RAW site, and the planning process for that development is currently at a standstill. For years the Kurth Group reportedly granted the cultural projects very low rents in exchange for a building permit, and reporting indicates the owner has used the clubs as pressure tools while the district office slows the planning process; the Kurth Group has allegedly expressed the intention to increase pressure on the district office to complete the development plan after many years.

The dispute involves the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district council (BVV), and a resolution by the Left, Greens and SPD aims to preserve the clubs on the RAW site. Administrative points reported include that none of the tenants have a contract under the Cultural L designation, meaning no planning security and short leases, that the owner has argued fire-safety concerns citing the Crans-Montana disaster, and that residential use and noise protection requirements and related plans for a hotel and micro-apartments are reported to complicate planning and to put other venues such as about blank and Humboldthain at risk.