Copenhagen-based Carlsberg has marketed itself as a diverse town with room for all.
Nevertheless, delaying the construction of public housing to ensure a roof over the head of 400 students and 200 families.
It was otherwise agreed in 2015, to the 600 of Carlsberg, the City a total of 3100 dwellings to be general.
the Construction of the public housing units would begin in 2017, but only in september of this year were committed for the first 226 homes to be built by the housing association AAB.
There is yet not taken the first sod, and there is not even an agreement on the construction of the remaining homes, informs the Municipality of Copenhagen.
All the while building the Carlsberg-Town chat condos, of which the most expensive is pure special interest with a view out over the capital and costing 14.5 million euros.
Of Transport and the ministry of housing’s latest report on the housing needs of the capital, it appears that boligmanglen especially affects young people and families with children.
According to the report today 4000 housing under 60 square meters for young people and 3000 medium-sized apartments for families with children.
What is a general housing
Public housing to ensure affordable housing for all walks of life.
Therefore serves the public housing companies are not money on the homes, and the rent depends on the general boligselskabs housing costs.
at the same time the housing companies subject to a so-called envelope, to ensure that the public housing companies do not perform public housing that is too expensive.
in total There are about 600,000 of public housing units, which is equivalent to approximately 20 percent of the total housing stock.
According to the boligportalen danmarkbolig.dk is at the time of writing 520 available public housing units.
This results in that the waiting time for a general housing can be up to 20 years.
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John Andersen is professor at roskilde university, specialising in the housing market.
He estimates that it is problematic for the boligsammensætningen in Copenhagen to the Carlsberg City sylter social housing.
– It is not a samfundsansvarlig way of doing business.
– It is not illegal, but it is also not ethical, he says.
the Carlsberg City of Copenhagen in a unique location, as it connects and limits up to three of the major residential areas of Valby, Frederiksberg and Vesterbro. Photo: Linda Johansen
the Professor estimates that the country’s municipalities lack the tools to sanction, when private property owners fail to live up to what they have promised.
the Municipality must be able to say that the landowners not allowed to build ejerboligerne, before they build the public housing, says John Andersen.
John Andersen explains that the problem with the construction of public housing often as a result of grundpriserne – particularly in Copenhagen – for the time is very high.
It confirms the three public housing companies, Ekstra Bladet has spoken with, and who build subsidized housing in Copenhagen.
What is Carlsberg
In 2006, the Carlsberg breweries, to beer production had to be moved, and the area was opened to the public.
2012 was the development company Carlsberg City P/S was founded.
the Carlsberg City of Copenhagen in a unique location, as it connects and limits up to three of the major residential areas of Valby, Frederiksberg and Vesterbro.
the District shall consist of housing, urban spaces, culture, educational institutions, shops and business.
Carlsberg is expected to be finished with the 3100 apartments in 2024.
Carlsberg is owned by PFA Pension, Pensam, Top Danmark Insurance and Carlsberg.
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The public housing companies must keep themselves under a so-called envelope, which is set by the state, which holds the public housing companies to build social housing on the grounds that it costs too much.
the Envelope to ensure that the price to live in a public housing does not become too high, as it will dilute the concept of public housing for all.
– It is too slow, among other things, because of the high land prices, but the municipality could also be tougher and to require the homes to be built.
It would, however, require an amendment of the law, ” says John Andersen.
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Carlsberg City: The public housing is on the way
Jens Nyhus, who has previously been the director at MT Højgaard, has been a director of Carlsberg since 2013. Photo: Mik Eskestad/Ritzau Scanpix
Ekstra Bladet has tried in vain to get an oral interview with Jens Nyhus, director in the Carlsberg City.
In an email interview he stresses that the public housing is on the way.
’We are in dialogue about the construction of the remaining and expects soon to be able to agree on the next stage of public housing’, writes Jens Nyhus.
– I have countless times stated that you want a mixed town. How harmonize it with that of the public housing stock is not yet listed?
’Carlsberg is already a mixed town, and when the entire area is completed in 2024, will the public housing also contribute to this’.
– Can deny that the ejerlejlighederne in the Carlsberg City was listed as the first, because they are more profitable for you than the public housing?
’we can in fact reject’.
’There is talk about a purely logistical challenge, since the development sites, the public housing to be built on, not yet have been ready for settlement’, says Jens Nyhus.
Ekstra Bladet has asked Jens Nyhus, if he does not have any responsibility in relation to the lack of public housing in the Carlsberg City.
The questions he has yet to reply on.
