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How Berlin's Mietskaserne tenements became coveted urban housing

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  1. weystrom
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    As a tenant of one of these "rentals barracks" I can tell you that they have lots of downsides, so you have to be really rigorous when you check them out. Mine doesn't have an elevator, the inner...

    As a tenant of one of these "rentals barracks" I can tell you that they have lots of downsides, so you have to be really rigorous when you check them out.

    Mine doesn't have an elevator, the inner yard is miserably noisy, because it's closed from 4 sides. Walls are thick, but the floor and ceiling are not, you can hear the neighbors all the time.

    I'm thinking about moving into a freshly-built apartment, but prices in Berlin are sky-rocketing.

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