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Vienna’s Housing Ecosystem

Land Banking
Developer Competitions
Housing Preservation
Environmental Sustainability
Social Housing Zoning
Sustained Funding
Limited Profit Housing
Social Safety Net
Tenant Protections
Tenant Services
 
 
 
Transit Oriented Development
Housing Policy Research
 
 
 
Labor Advocacy
Housing Industry Advocacy
 
 
 
Construction Innovation

Vienna’s Land Bank and Urban Renewal Agency Wohnfonds Wien

Wohnfonds Wien is a nonprofit agency created by the City of Vienna in 1984. It serves as a central point to coordinate property developers, homeowners, municipal and funding agencies. It is governed by a board that includes the City of Vienna and a cross-section of interest groups. Wohnfonds Wien acts as a long-term land bank for new construction and coordinator of urban renewal (preservation) projects.
Source: Wohnfonds Wien

In its role as a land bank, the agency actively buys and holds land for social housing, coordinates with the city on land use planning, and oversees developer competitions. In conjunction with the Vienna planning department and competitively selected master developers, Wohnfond Wien oversees the master planning of dense large-scale developments integrated with transit and amenities.

The Four Pillars of Developer Competition

To ensure consistency with public housing goals, Wohnfonds Wien holds developer competitions for large publicly owned sites. An interdisciplinary jury critiques each development proposal submitted to receive subsidies and land using a four-pillar model that balances four key public priorities. The jury is a standing committee with experts in each of the priority areas. 
The decision-making criteria and the people making the decisions are transparent to the public. Once a development project is chosen, the land is ready for construction, pending financing assembled by the developer, including designated public funding for social housing. All new housing includes essential needs on ground floors, including grocery stores, public schools, and more, to allow residents to meet their daily needs within a short walk. The four-pillar model measures each project along the following criteria:
  • Social Sustainability: The project demonstrates the ability to support residents in maintaining a high quality of life by accounting for changing needs throughout their lifetimes and by using effective planning principles that promote social cohesion.
  • Design: The project demonstrates high architectural quality and cohesion with the neighboring landscape.
  • Environmental Sustainability: The project has abundant access to green/outdoor space and uses innovative technology to produce a high-quality building with a limited carbon footprint.
  • Cost and Economic Feasibility: The project is able to control development costs and ensure financial viability in operation.

Housing Preservation

Housing Preservation is managed by the agency known as “Wohnfonds Wien.” This non-profit, financially independent agency is charged with acquiring land for housing and focusing on the rehabilitation of deteriorating housing stock. coordinates and monitors the upgrading, maintenance, and preservation of the existing housing stock, which helps implementing organizations navigate the city bureaucracy.  Through its program called “Hauskunft,” the agency provides free consulting services to any property owner or renter (including the private sector) interested in upgrading their property or rental unit. 
Photo Credit: Arthur Kammerhof
The rehabilitation of a privately-owned multi-family building aims to meet energy efficiency standards while adding more density to neighborhoods with high demand. 

Priorities of the urban renewal program at Wohnfonds Wien include:

  • Decarbonizing older housing stock

  • Increasing the density of existing buildings

  • Adding affordability protections

  • Increasing quality of life

The urban renewal program applies to buildings that are at least 20 years old, will continue to be residential buildings, are compatible with land use and zoning plans, meet certain size requirements, are deemed to be economically feasible after renovation, and cannot support renovation through current rental income. Both social housing and private-market housing can access these services. Consulting services offered include various engineering services, maintenance work, special needs, and accessibility and climate-related initiatives. This rehabilitation program is also a big piece of the City of Vienna’s efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2040. The rehabilitation includes incorporating more sustainable insulation and efficient energy sources and technology.

Environmental Sustainability

A hallmark of Vienna’s housing development is the strong tie between housing, public transportation, and social and environmental sustainability. Many aspects of Vienna's urban planning and land use are governed by the Urban Development Plan 2025, or “STEP 2025”. 
City Of Vienna

STEP is revised every ten years, and STEP 2035 is expected to be completed in 2024. STEP 2025 lays out several development standards, which include prioritizing urban expansion in areas with existing public transportation and, for areas without transit, prioritizing the development of new public transportation before developing new housing.

The plan encourages any land use to be multifunctional, specifying there should be no single-use space like parking lots or parking garages. STEP 2025 also includes standards for the use of polluted land and building upon existing infrastructure. In addition, urban planning and housing development initiatives are increasingly incorporating innovative technology within residential buildings. This includes systems to measure electricity usage, facilitate energy exchange between buildings to balance supply and demand, and engage tenants in energy-saving measures. 

A standout illustration is the development of Seestadt Aspern, often hailed as an "urban laboratory" for sustainable technology within the built environment. Seestadt Aspern is at the forefront of implementing state-of-the-art technology aimed at advancing sustainable development. Additionally, the City of Vienna has mandated that 50% of its developed land be dedicated to green spaces to mitigate the escalating urban heat island effect caused by climate change.
Moreover, Vienna's “Smart City” objectives encompass a myriad of innovative and cross-disciplinary strategies for fostering sustainable development in urban settings. The essence of a smart city entails addressing social and environmental challenges to promote inclusivity, all while harnessing technology to optimize operations. Vienna exemplifies this ethos through various initiatives, including community-funded solar energy projects, the utilization of renewable energy sources such as residual waste, sewage sludge, and spring water, the implementation of sustainable rainwater management systems, the rescue and redistribution of surplus food, the greening of urban facades, the enhancement of transportation efficiency by minimizing pedestrian wait times and improving traffic flow, the provision of supportive services, the promotion of community participation, and the utilization of resident data to bolster urban digitalization and efficiency.

Sustained Funding

Vienna dedicates roughly €450 million ($504 million) of public funding annually for housing programs. Vienna currently finances social housing through two main public sources. €250M comes from a 1% federal income tax, and the remaining €200M is revenue from loan repayments, ground leases, and rental income from existing social housing stock. Half of the 1% federal income tax is paid by the employee and the other half by the employer. Each of the nine state governments in Austria has the authority to determine how their housing subsidies are expended, each deciding which types of development costs can be subsidized, who can receive funding, the loan terms, and more. Every three years, the federal government negotiates a 3-year budget to allocate tax revenue to the states. This income tax generates around €250 million a year for Vienna’s social housing program. An additional €200 million is generated through existing loan repayments, ground leases, and rental income.

Vienna spends about 85% of its social housing budget on capital subsidies for buildings. The remaining 15% is for tenant-based rental assistance. Out of this 85% for capital subsidies, two-thirds is allocated for new construction and the remainder for rehabilitation. Limited Profit Housing Association (LPHA) developers also use bank loans and equity for the projects. The equity source for LPHA developers is a required revolving fund of their own equity that must be recycled into new projects. LPHA developers are obligated by law to direct all profits exceeding 2.5% towards their revolving fund that is used to continue the construction of new LPHA development projects. Please see the section on Limited Profit Housing and the key 

Limited Profit Housing

Roughly half of Vienna’s social housing is privately owned by Limited Profit Housing Associations (LPHA) and is governed by the Limited Profit Housing Act (WGG). This differs from municipally owned social housing in the leasing and rent structures and serves as a financially efficient form of housing development that has become a major form of new social housing finance and development. In return for complying with the rigorous governance and auditing rules codified in the law, LPHAs are exempt from corporate taxes. Central features of the LPHA social housing scheme are as follows: 

  • Cost-based rent: LPHA rents are calculated on a cost-basis, which means that rents can neither be set above nor below the costs incurred in the production, financing, and management of residential buildings (“cost rent”). Once the hard debt is repaid, rents are adjusted (usually downward) and are permanently rent-controlled.
  • Limitation of profits: LPHA law limits equity returns to 2.5%.  All returns above this threshold must be placed in a revolving fund for future housing investment.
  • Revolving funds: LPHA equity shareholders (usually LLCs or Cooperatives) are obligated to reinvest any surplus returns into new housing construction. Furthermore, shares in an LPHA may only be sold off at the nominal value of the initial investment (the “nominal value principle”). 
  • Personnel restrictions: LPHA developers must be independent of the construction industry in order to avoid conflicts of interest. This applies, in particular, to the officers of limited-profit companies. The salaries of officers are regulated in the WGG. 
  • Limited business activities: LPHAs must primarily pursue business activities that are within the main scope as stipulated in the WGG, such as the construction, maintenance, and renovation of homes, and must do so in their own name. Other areas of business activity, such as the construction of business premises, garages, or community facilities, are allowed but must be secondary in volume. Some other projects require the permission of the respective regional government. 
  • Audit requirements: All LPHAs must be members of an auditing association and are audited annually by independent auditors. The audit monitors compliance with the WGG, including the efficient and economic use of resources and capital, as well as the sound management of the organization.
  • Tenant Contributions to Equity: Up to 10% of the construction costs are paid by tenants as a “down payment” for a unit. This fund reduces the amount of debt needed in the project and provides funding for maintenance costs. Each year, 1% of the tenant’s contribution is drawn down for maintenance of the capital asset. If a tenant decides to leave the building, this equity contribution is returned minus 1% for each year of occupancy. If a tenant opts to purchase their rental unit, this fund is contributed to the purchase as owner equity. The equity contribution by the tenant is a barrier to entry for some households, however the banks and public sector work together to provide low cost loans that enable most to rent an LPHA unit. The city implemented SMART Units with low-cost caps on the equity contribution as a way to enable lower-income households to have access to new LPHA units.
  • “Smart Units”: Limited Profit Housing developers are obligated to construct one-third of all of their new social housing developments as “smart units,” which are smaller, more compact apartment units that have a lower financial barrier to entry. These units have the same number of rooms and share all the same amenities as the other units within the same building, they just have a smaller square footage, which allows for the rents and entrance down payment to be lower. Many students, young adults, seniors, and lower-income families live in smart units, and half of all SMART units are leased up by the City of Vienna through the same centralized platform that is used for the allocation of municipal housing. A family still needs a steady income to live in these smart units, but the rents are significantly less expensive than the private market and a cheaper option than the other LPHA units. The tenant contribution for smart units is capped by law at $5.95 dollars per square foot. If a household cannot afford this, the city provides no-interest loans for all limited-profit housing apartments, including smart units. Smart units range in size from 430 sq. ft., one-bedroom to 1,100 sq. ft., 5-bedroom units.

    For more information please read Ensure Permanent Funding and Simplified Capital Stack.

Tenant Services

Residential services and legal aid are overseen by a Municipal Agency known as WohnService Wien. This organization consists of three agencies: WohnBeratung Wien, which oversees housing navigation and lease up; Mieterhilfe, which oversees tenant and landlord legal assistance; and WohnPartner, which manages community services and dispute resolution in Vienna’s municipal housing. 

Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres

Lease Up of Social Housing

Wohnberatung Wien (Housing Navigation and Lease Up) is the municipal department within Wohnservice Wien that qualifies tenants for social housing and assists them with leasing the unit. Wohnberatung Wien manages leasing for all municipal housing and a portion of the Limited Profit Housing Association (LPHA) units. Half of all newly constructed “SMART units” – micro-units that are available as cheaper housing options for eligible tenants- are leased-up by the city. One-quarter of all retrofitted units are leased up by the city through Wohnberatung Wien. All other social housing units are leased up by the property owner. 

Eligibility for Social Housing

Tenants of social housing must meet certain criteria such as income limits, citizenship or length of tenure in Vienna, and age. In general, everyone who earns at or below 200% of the Median Income is eligible to live in permanently rent-restricted social housing that has been funded with capital subsidies. However, only those with verified housing needs can qualify for municipally controlled units or access rental subsidies. Housing needs that receive priority for available social housing units include: 

  • People living in overcrowded apartments

  • Single parents / divorced parents needing new housing situations

  • Young people moving into their first apartment

  • People with special needs

  • People older than 65 who receive caregiving supportive services

  • People who are older than 65 and currently live in a building without an elevator or without a bathroom and a toilet in the unit

  • People exiting incarceration 

Waitlists for social housing units in Vienna range from only 6 hours in some cases to 24 months and those with the highest housing need are prioritized. Wohnberatung Wien has a website for social housing applicants that enables many applicants to determine eligibility for housing and access available housing opportunities online. 
Tenants who are eligible for municipal housing can gain access to available units through an online rental service managed by the department  and may select from 3 apartments based on their location preference. Tenants who are not eligible for municipal housing may find units in LPHA housing through the developer’s websites. The city provides referrals to LPHA buildings with open SMART units. 

One Time Income Certification

A unique feature of Vienna’s social housing program is that the city’s income certification for subsidized units only happens once when families first move into a unit. Residents are never required to move out, even if household incomes rise over time. This practice serves as a form of economic and housing stability and results in a substantial number of moderate-income residents living in rent-restricted subsidized housing. The ensuing mix of households at different income ranges reduces the stigmatization of social housing as housing for the poor and creates a positive effect on social integration and well-being. The proactive development policies that continue to increase the supply of social housing–including units for lower-income households–mitigate concerns that middle-class households crowd out lower-income households.

Services that enhance social cohesion among residents are provided through a department called Wohnpartner (Housing Partner) and include community building and organizing, facilitating participation and a sense of belonging, and conflict mediation. Wohnpartner upholds tenant participation, decision-making, and empowerment as their core values. Specific activities led by Wohnpartner include resident welcome committees, tutoring, community gardening, intercultural exchanges such as cooking classes, and German language training. Department staff also support residents through conflicts by creating spaces for dialogue, creating opportunities for residents to self-organize, and encouraging residents to take ownership of their living situations. 

Tenant Protections

The MieterHilfe (Tenant Assistance) department offers legal services, including free advising centers with personal advice and telephone advice options for both residents and landlords. Additionally, legal cases that may set precedents for national or city-wide housing law are supported by lawyers at the Chamber of Labor, and free legal services are given out within the Chamber of Labor to lower-income families as well as through the lawyers association of Vienna. 

Source: Mieterhilfe
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Legal Representation, Counseling, and Emergency Support

Legal Counseling services are provided to all tenants regardless of whether they live in social housing or private market housing. Eviction cases in the City of Vienna go through the district court, where free legal representation is available for lower-income families. A federal legal aid program, “Verfahrenshilfe,” sometimes provides legal aid to low-income households, and to keep up with the demand for free legal representation, all lawyers in Austria are required to represent lower-income households at some point in their careers in court for eviction cases and other legal matters. Making legal aid accessible to all tenants, regardless of income, has played a crucial role in eviction prevention in the city. Short-term subsidies are available to protect low-income households from losing their housing during a financial or family crisis; however, there is a limit to how much and how many times subsidies can be requested per household. People whose income is not high enough to pay rent are also supported through counseling to apply for municipal housing or a smart unit if cheaper rent would allow for more housing stability. 

Tenancy Laws in Vienna

Vienna’s tenancy laws are complex, but in general, about 66% of Vienna’s rental housing is rent-controlled or permanently restricted as social housing with strong limitations on rent increases. The tenancy laws are, for the most part, established at the federal level and regulated locally. Privately owned rental properties built before 1956 and leases executed before 1994 are subject to rent control. Municipally-owned social housing and LPHA-owned social housing are permanently rent-restricted with open-ended lease contracts, inheritable leases, and numerous counseling and access to eviction protections. Tenants who live in private buildings constructed after 1956 or who have a lease that started after 1994 have relatively few tenant protections. According to the Chamber of Labor, in 2022, 32% of Vienna’s total housing stock experienced a rental increase of more than 20%. All of these leases were private market rents that did not have rental limit protections. All landlords, however, must meet basic quality and habitability standards as regulated by the federal law described below, and just-cause eviction protections. All leases have a minimum lease term of 3 years. 

Fixed Term Leases vs Open Ended Leases

All social housing and many private leases in Vienna are open-ended, meaning they have no termination. Open leases are not month-to-month leases, rather, they are perpetual leaseholds. Although shorter leases are increasingly common, the minimum duration of a lease agreement for an apartment in Vienna is three years. Most private market leases in Vienna used to be open-ended, however, due to increasing pressure in the rental market, open-ended leases now only apply to about 20% of the private rental contracts³. Having an open-ended lease provides greater certainty for households and guards against unanticipated rent increases. Fixed versus open-ended leases are one of the significant differences between social housing and private market housing in Vienna.
For more information on housing type and associated rent protections please refer to the graph called The City of Vienna’s Housing Types and Protections.
 

Labor Advocacy

Another uniquely Austrian organization that influences housing policy in Vienna is the Vienna Chamber of Labor. 
Source: Chamber of Labor Vienna
The Chamber of Labor (Arbeiterkammer or “AK”) is a self-governing public entity that represents all employees in Austria. The institution has housing research and housing law departments that inform its housing policy advocacy to ensure the housing security of Vienna’s tenants. The Chamber of Labor’s in-house researchers collaborate with universities and other departments in the public sector to publish research reports that monitor increases in housing costs and tenant protections in Vienna, while the housing law team conducts legal consultation by phone on tenant rights and provides training and education to its members. The Chamber of Labor evaluates draft legislation from the perspective of employees and works on legal matters in housing that have the potential to set legal precedence or have significance far beyond an individual case. The Chamber of Labor has been in existence since the labor movements of the early 20th century, and has been instrumental in advocating for immigrants - who make up a significant share of Austria’s labor force - gaining access to social housing. 

Construction Innovation

Innovative housing construction technology is frequently utilized to meet the city’s growing housing demand. Austria has a long tradition of forestry and woodworking and has become one of the leading countries for innovation in cross-laminated timber and mass timber construction.

Photo Credit: Herta Hurnaus
Modular housing construction, sustainable materials, and many other innovative construction technologies to achieve quality, speed, and reduction of housing construction costs are at the forefront of limited-profit housing developments in Vienna. Social housing is used in many cases as a “pilot” to test out new sustainable housing or infrastructure development. Materials like cross-laminated timber, using recycled materials, concepts such as circular economy, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during construction are frequently tested and implemented. 
Furthermore, urban planning and housing development initiatives are progressively integrating innovative technologies into residential buildings. These advancements include modular building techniques and the utilization of recyclable materials found on-site to promote circular economy goals. In addition, systems are being implemented to measure electricity usage, enable energy exchange between buildings to maintain balance between supply and demand, and involve tenants in energy-saving measures.
A prime illustration of this approach is evident in the development of Seestadt Aspern, a brownfield redevelopment project outside of the city. Seestadt Aspern, often hailed as an "urban laboratory" for sustainable technology within the built environment. Seestadt Aspern is at the forefront of deploying state-of-the-art technologies aimed at advancing sustainable development practices.

Housing Industry Advocacy

The Chamber of Commerce in Vienna plays a crucial role in representing and advocating for the interests of the business community, including industries related to housing construction and trades. With its significant membership base of 144,000 companies, the chamber serves as a formidable voice for businesses in the region.

Chamber of Commerce Building
Photo Credit: WDW
 
One of the key focuses of the Chamber of Commerce is to promote future-oriented and business-friendly policies. This includes initiatives aimed at tax relief and reducing bureaucratic barriers, which are essential for fostering a conducive environment for business growth and development.
Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce in Vienna is deeply committed to fostering innovation and technology adoption within the construction sector. Recognizing the importance of addressing the housing demand in the city, the chamber advocates for the adoption of innovative construction technologies and practices to ensure that the supply of housing meets the evolving needs of the population.

Housing Policy Research

A significant portion of Vienna’s housing policy is underpinned by research into optimal practices in land use, planning, and housing development. The development of evidence-based policies leverages this research to incorporate best practices into the city's framework.
Source: City of Vienna

This research is primarily conducted by universities, the City of Vienna’s research office, and the Chamber of Labor. These entities collaborate on data and research to uphold the shared objective of maintaining stable and accessible affordable rents for the majority of Vienna’s population. Research topics include current housing needs, renter protections, production, greenhouse gas emissions, and land prices, among others, as produced by the city and Chamber of Labor in recent years.

Transit Oriented Development

Vienna recognizes that constructing housing without prior integration of convenient and accessible public transportation inadvertently promotes car dependency and traffic congestion. Therefore, before embarking on any new master-planned mixed-use development, the city ensures the inclusion of comprehensive public transportation infrastructure.
Photo Credit: Wiener Linen
Additionally, Vienna offers an annual city public transportation pass priced at just one euro per day, valid for all forms of public transit. Renowned for possessing one of Europe's most accessible and efficient public transportation systems, Vienna acknowledges that facilitating seamless mobility within the city significantly enhances its overall quality of life and livability standards.

[1] Wohnfonds Wien presentation

[2] Wohnfonds Wien presentation

[4] STEP 2025 (pg 53)

[5] Wohnfonds Wien presentation

[6] Daniel Glaser presentation

[10] From notes

[11] Wohnfonds Wien presentation ,2023

[12] From notes

[13] Wohnservice Wien presentation, 2024

[14] Wohnservice Wien presentation

Completed in 2023, the Sonnwendviertel neighborhood is one of Vienna’s exemplary large-scale integrated land use planning and mixed-income developments that includes over 50% social housing. The master plan was developed in 2004 at a time when Venna’s population was projected to outpace the supply of housing. Ten teams of architects from Austria and around the world were invited to participate in a competition to develop an infill area located adjacent to Vienna’s central train station. Built on a former federal railway, the neighborhood includes 5,500 social, cooperatively, and privately owned housing units surrounding a 17 acre park. It also provides 20,000 new jobs and includes a primary and middle school, community centers, multiple supermarkets, health clinics, and restaurants. 

Drag the slider left and right to compare the site before and after redevelopment.

Vienna’s new housing developments are always centered around a high-frequency transit stop, and the Sonnwendviertel neighborhood includes two tram stops, a nearby metro stop, a public rental bike station, and is a 15-minute walk from the city’s central train station. The quality of the buildings and public infrastructure is very high and constructed using sustainable development construction methods. In many cases the social housing is of an even higher quality and creative architectural design than the private housing. The surrounding neighborhood is historically a lower-middle-class neighborhood, with a significant amount of rehabilitated older municipal housing stock. The increase in surrounding property values due to the new construction and the accompanying threat of gentrification is mitigated by the high amount of low-moderate income social housing available for rent in the new project. This master-planned mixed-income housing development is a good example of the City of Vienna developing housing for a broad mix of incomes. 

On weekends, the 17-acre park is frequented by families living both in new buildings and in the surrounding community, which includes many 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from outside the EU. The park, as well as the children’s primary school, serves as a beautiful space of cross-cultural, multi-generational connection between kids, seniors, and families of both Austrian and immigrant backgrounds, which would only be possible through the City of Vienna’s intentional social mixing and mixed-income housing development policies and decisions.

  • A spring day in the 17-acre park at the heart of the new development invites families and individuals alike, attracting people from both the new and surrounding older communities who seek to enjoy public space together.
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • Combination of 50% private housing and 50% social housing new infill development within a broader lower-income neighborhood allows for households of different wealth backgrounds to all share the same amenities. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The building depicted on the left is dedicated to social housing for individuals with severe health conditions, providing round-the-clock care services. On the right side of the image, you'll find cooperative social housing. Situated centrally within the neighborhood and overlooking the park, there's a primary school conveniently located right in front of one of the two tram stops.
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
  • The Sonnwendviertel neighborhood, centered around transit-oriented development, has two high-frequency tram stops, a public bike station, and is adjacent to Vienna's central train station. Additionally, it's just a 10-minute walk from Vienna's underground metro stop, further enhancing its accessibility and connectivity within the city. 
    Photo Credit: Beatriz Stambuk-Torres
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