This is a requirement of wohnen&mehr. The driver is sustainable living.

Each flat will have a full kitchen (refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher), bathroom, living room, and bedroom(s). Most will have a private winter-garden.

The Nebenkosten includes all normal charges, i.e. heat, hot water, maintenance of building and grounds, administrative costs, taxes, fees, etc.. In addition, Wohnen+ Basel members will share the cost of the common room and other common expenses.

Our move-in date is currently planned for December 2022.

We welcome both Swiss citizens and non-Swiss as members.

As a member of W+ B, you have the right to rent a flat, use the W+B common space, participate in W+ B activities, use wohnen&mehr common space, and make decisions regarding W+ B (one vote per member).

Indoor pets (for example hamsters, budgies) and cats and dogs are normally allowed.

Our flats are very eco-friendly! The site will be built to low-energy-consumption standards, with geothermal heating and cooling, photocells on the roof, Mobility Cars on-site, charging stations for e-bikes, and tram and bus stops on the periphery.

Acceptable noise levels are quite subjective. We do not find the noise intrusive, but if this is a concern, we recommend that you visit the site and judge for yourself.

The hospital will not have an emergency entrance and therefore sirens will not be an issue.

Plans to rent commercial space within the refurbished Felix Platter Areal are already well advanced. These include the following businesses and other facilities:

• Fitness Club (700 m²)
• Supermarket
• Neighborhood meeting point
• Rentable meeting rooms
• Rentable guest rooms
• Restaurants/café

A limited number of parking spaces will be available to rent.

No. All flats will be offered on a rental basis only.

Subleasing will be allowed with limitations. The limitations will be described in detail in the wohnen&mehr lease agreement.

Yes, 3 should be more than enough. Standard calculation is one elevator for every 60-90 units.

There will be enough washing machines to enable one complete wash day per week (Mon-Sat) for each flat.

All matters relating to eviction will be covered in the w&m House Rules, due to be published during 2021.

Rents and deposits will be based on the planned cost to build, operate and maintain the site. These costs will be set following a standard competitive bidding process and a controlled process for managing changes. We will be informed of any significant changes. Baring this, any final changes will be minor.

The purpose of a non-profit building cooperative is, among other things, to create affordable housing. In contrast to traditional housing providers, cooperatives do not return profits to private investors. Any surpluses flow into the cooperative, where they remain as reserves for renovations and refurbishments, the disbursement for which will be decided by cooperative members. Rent is calculated so that “only” the costs incurred are covered. The latest data from the Federal Office for Housing (BWO) show that in cities the rental income for conventional rental apartments is on average 24% higher than for co-operative housing.

General Comment on Rent
As construction costs will not differ for cooperatives as compared to other housing providers, the rent for cooperatives in newly buildings is only slightly lower than that of conventional landlords to start – such as will be the case in Westfeld. Due to the lack of pressure on returns and the abandonment of speculative transactions, the rental income of cooperatives is expected to develop significantly lower than the market rent over the years and decades.

As construction costs will not differ for cooperatives as compared to other housing providers, the rent for cooperatives in new buildings is only slightly lower than that of conventional landlords to start. This will be the case in Westfeld. However, as there will be no pressure for profits, the rents are expected to develop at a significantly lower rate over time than the market rent for comparable properties.