Wolgaster apartments: all -round renovation brings barrier -free quality of life!

Wolgaster apartments: all -round renovation brings barrier -free quality of life!

Hufelandstraße 12/13, 17348 Wolgast, Deutschland - The Wolgast housing cooperative (WGW) has started a remarkable project at Hufelandstrasse 12/13 that meets the needs of older and reduced mobility. Ursula Vedder, 70 years old, is satisfied with her newly renovated apartment, which has been extensively modernized and rebuilt. The building comprises a total of 20 apartments that were completed in 2024. The response to the units that have already been awarded is particularly positive, which illustrates that the demand is very popular.

The work on another 20 apartments in neighboring entrances 14/15 is currently underway, which are also to be converted barrier -free. The complete renovation is realized with a total budget of around 1.4 million euros, of which a loan of one million euros is provided by the State Funding Institute MV.

extensive renovation measures

The measures in Hufelandstrasse include a comprehensive complete renovation: apart from the walls, nothing remains of the original substance. Each apartment receives new electrical installations, modern entrance and room doors, an appealing wallpapering and design floors made of vinyl. The floor -like showers and the new tiles in the bathrooms are particularly noteworthy. In addition, balcony doors are widened and thresholds are removed to facilitate access, and each entrance is equipped with a separate elevator.

The floor area of ​​the apartments ranges from 51.4 to 64.5 square meters, and rents are between 6 and 6.50 euros per square meter. This speaks for the high demand, because the apartments in Hufelandstrasse 12/13 are already fully rented. WGW, who managed a total of 1446 own residential units in Wolgast, Zinnowitz and Lassan, also plans to dismantle around 70 apartments in Wolgast-Nord from 2026 to reduce the vacancy of around 11 %.

dismantling projects and funding opportunities

The dismantling of houses on Maxim-Gorki-Straße and Robert-Koch-Straße, which are to be reduced by three floors, is estimated to be around two million euros. Funding for this has already been requested. Tenants of the affected apartments receive alternating apartments during the partial demolition. To support these renovation measures, the application for grants or low-interest loans is recommended, as described on the website for [barrier-free living] (https://www.pflege- due to

The Federal Ministry of Living, Urban Development and Building Meanwhile provide funds to improve accessibility in existing real estate. As part of the KfW program "Remodeling age-appropriate", 75 million euros were made available with the aim of enabling living in their usual environment with the aim of enabling the elderly or reduced mobility. Federal Minister of Construction Klara Geywitz emphasizes the importance of this program for the quality of life of those affected and the relief in the care sector. Applicants can get information directly on the KfW website or call the KfW information.

The WGW works closely with the Wolgaster Wohnungswirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH (Wowi), which also pursues similar dismantling projects - a step that should help to increase the quality of life in the region in the long term and respond to the needs of older generations.