Business
A cluster of community organisations built their work around a set of temporary industrial spaces in south Zürich. This summer, they all have to leave. Most have no idea where. For the past several years, a collection of former industrial halls in Zürich's Manegg district has quietly become
Housing
A new report shows seven in ten tenants are entitled to lower rent. Most don't know, or don't dare. Rents for long-term Zürich tenants edged down slightly at the start of 2026, following two cuts to Switzerland's reference interest rate last year. On paper,
Housing
Research from property consultancy Wüest Partner shows a clear correlation between proximity to the new tram line and rising rental prices in western Zürich. A new study by property consultancy Wüest Partner has confirmed what many western Zürich residents already suspected: the arrival of the Limmattalbahn is driving rents higher
Housing
A new programme targeting vacant commercial space in Oerlikon and Altstetten aims to add much-needed housing stock without requiring new construction land. The Stadtrat has approved a conversion programme that will transform underutilised office buildings in Zürich Oerlikon and Altstetten into approximately 800 residential apartments over the next four years.
Housing
Median rents for family-sized apartments have crossed a symbolic threshold, intensifying political pressure on the canton to accelerate affordable housing construction. New figures from the cantonal statistics office show that the median rent for a 3.5-room apartment in the city of Zürich reached CHF 2,820 per month in