Germany · Kontrapolis · 1970-01-01
Hugohaus Gurtelstr39 remains! Background information on the terrorist companies involved.
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Background information on the companies involved that want to vacate the occupied Hugohaus on Kleiderstraße 39.
dbs Invest GmbH in Berlin does the dirty work for the speculator company GSI 2 Development GmbH in Vienna.
There is no building permit yet, and the company from Vienna is hiding behind a structure of single-person companies to avoid taxes.
Beltstraße 39 was occupied after two years of quiet habitation. A few days ago, dbs Invest GmbH announced on a notice that it would evict the residents at the beginning of September.
There was some solidarity from local residentsinside and supportersinside, so that the evacuation project can begin on January 1st.
September 2026 had to be called off.
Here is the current status of gentrification planning by the companies involved and what constructs are behind it.
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Whether in Vienna, Berlin, Friedrichshain or worldwide: all together against speculators >> DBS INVEST GMBH BERLIN - DO THE DIRTY WORK FOR THE SPECULATERS Leipzig headquarters (dbs Investment GmbH): Prager Str.171, 04299 Leipzig Berlin branch: Uhlandstraße 158, 10719 Berlin https://www.dbs-invest.de https://www.northdata.de/dBS Investment GmbH, Leipzig/HRB 25693 dbs Invest GmbH (Berlin branch) works on behalf of the new owners of the properties at Riemenstraße 39-41: the speculator company in Austria Vienna GSI 2 Development GmbH (information about the Viennese company at the bottom).
Core areas of the company dbs Invest GembH are euphemistically named “Project Management, Construction Management and Controlling”.
Specifically, they are responsible for preparing the premises/buildings for their speculator masters by means of evictions, demolitions, security and construction worker terror, turning off electricity and water, legal tricks and other measures.
As well as then hiring suitable craft companies who can do all the shit and plan the timing of the gentrification project and try to implement it "on time" and keep an eye on the costs... They don't always succeed in doing this as they would like because there is often resistance from parts of the local population - which leads to delays in deadlines and follow-up costs. > BUILDING APPLICATION IN FALL 2026, APPROVAL COULD TAKE A TIME The company plans to submit a building application in fall 2026.
The project is scheduled to be completed in mid-2028.
There is currently no information available on the total construction costs. https://www.entwicklungsstadt.de/georghof-in-der-guertelstrasse-raeumung-und-neubauplaene-fuer-wohnungen/ Current planning status of the building application Planned period: The preparation of the final building application by the planners (Keintzel Architekten - see details below) is scheduled for autumn 2026.
Since the building application for the Belt Road is planned for autumn 2026, the project is currently in the preparation and planning phase BEFORE official approval.
After the brutal evacuation of the former “Georgenhof” site on Riemenstraße41 in the spring, the first security and preparatory measures were carried out on the property.
The dbs servants are now faced with the second step: “Security and preparatory measures” in property number 2, Riemenstraße39 - i.e. first turning off the electricity and water and evicting residents of the Hugohaus.
As soon as the building application is officially submitted in autumn 2026, the process will be submitted to the responsible building supervisory office in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district.
According to an estimate on www.entwicklungsstadt.de, it takes around 3-6 months from submission to the final building permit. >> DBS INVEST GMBH AGAINST FRIEDRICHSHAIN dbs Invest GmbH Berlin was also at the start of another notorious speculative and displacement project in Friedrichshain: luxury new building project at Markgrafendamm 4 in Berlin-Friedrichshain (Rudolfkiez).
Some time ago there was a massive protest by local residents' initiatives against the planned luxury buildings, because of fears that the surrounding apartment buildings would also be increased and because other houses were deliberately damaged by strong vibrations due to the narrow development (shaking walls and cracks). Article taz, 2023, damage caused by luxury buildings: https://taz.de/Schaeden-durch-Luxusbau-in-Friedrichshain/!5934704/ (The “Global Living | TheGraf” residential building, which has now been completed, is operated completely digitally, from online check-in to keyless access.) Judging by the preparations made by dbs invest GmbH at the time for the Markgraffendamm gentrification project, they are still in an early phase on Belt Street, as there is probably not even a building permit yet. >> KNOWN PLANNER & TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS FROM DBS INVEST GMBH The final tenders and awards for the actual craft services (shell construction, facade, interior work) supposedly usually only take place after the building permit has been granted. # Architects-Planners Belt Street 39—41: The architectural design for the residential building in Belt Street comes from the office of Keintzel Architekten, Keintzel Architekten, Keith Street 2-4, 10787 Berlin https://www.keintzel-architekten.de Ekkehardt Keintzel, data: Born in Cologne, studied architecture in Vienna, since 1993 in Berlin Contact: Ekkehart Keintzel, Winterfeldt Street 86, 10777 Berlin https://ekkehartkeintzel.de/about/ # Wieland Elektrik - war-profiteering company at the start In other Berlin projects, dBS Invest relied on technology-driven suppliers such as Wieland Electric GmbH, for example to use prefabricated electrical installations (“plug-and-play”) on the construction site.
This refers to the first electronics, cabling, internet, etc. on the construction sites as well as, above all, the monitoring technology. https://www.wieland-electric.com/de/ Modular construction: https://www.wieland-electric.com/de/home/wieland-prefab/ Wieland Electric was a war profiteer during the fascist German Empire: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieland_Electric Headquarters: Bamberg, Bavaria Berlin branch: Mertensstraße 115 / Tor 2, 13587 Berlin-Spandau (Hakenfelde) >> THE SPECULANTS FROM VIENNA: COMPANY NETWORK OF GSI 2 ENTWICKLUNG GMBH Headquarters: Krugerstraße 5 / Top 16, 1010 Vienna GSI 2 Development GmbH from Austria (Vienna) is a typical speculation GmbH.
A separate GmbH is founded for each construction project (“single asset company”), which often involves concealing money flows and avoiding taxes.
The main company is Guttmann and Schultes Invest GmbH in Austria: https://gsi.at https://www.northdata.com/Guttmann und Schultes Invest GmbH, Vienna/653831t Several single asset companies (GSI BLANK37, GSI3, GSI4, GSI5 and GSI6) have already been founded just for the purchase of speculative properties in Berlin.
According to their own information, they have been active on the Berlin real estate market since 2006 and have long been using dbs Invest GmbH as an extended arm for what they call “construction management”.
The structure used by Guttmann & Schultes with numerous, almost identical companies (GSI 2, GSI 3, GSI BLANK37 etc.) is common in the real estate industry, but is subject to constant criticism from tenant alliances and city developers: Lack of transparency: Critics complain that by pushing forward “single asset” special purpose companies and external managers (such as dBS Invest) the actual owners are represented to the public, the tenants or the district authorities often remain invisible (“phantom owners”).
Risk transfer: If there are defects, accidents or legal disputes with construction workers in a construction project, only the respective GmbH is liable with its minimum capital (€10,000), while the remaining assets of the Vienna main company are protected.
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