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This thesis investigates the influence of emerging living concepts like serviced
apartments, coliving spaces, and short-term rentals on the urban housing dynamics of
Berlin. Driven by changing lifestyle preferences and demographic trends, these new
models have gained popularity and showed rapid adoption. Their impacts on housing
markets, residential stability, and community cohesion, however, remain
underexplored in major European Cities.
This research uses Berlin as a case study using a mixed-methods approach, integrating
qualitative insights from semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in Berlin's
housing sector with quantitative analysis of district-level data from 2013 to 2023. The
quantitative analysis entails variables like rental and sales prices, business establishments,
and population demographics across Berlin’s 12 districts. The qualitative data helps to
contextualize the economic and social implications of these new living models.
The results display that the proliferation of serviced apartments, coliving spaces, and
short-term rentals is associated with increased rent and sale prices thus exacerbating
housing affordability issues and residential instability in selected areas. Another key
finding is that the increasing transient population has influenced the local economic
dynamics, with services and facilities catering more to temporary residents and visitors,
compromising the general social cohesion of the neighborhood. These findings can be
essential for policymakers, real estate investors, and urban planners to find a balanced
approach to integrating new living into the ever-evolving urban landscape of Berlin.
