Fact-based
We argue with numbers, studies and real-world examples. Emotion is part of the debate — but facts must remain the foundation.
Who we are
An initiative for
An initiative for
an urban Munich.
hochhinaus.bayern is a cross-partisan network from politics, science, the real-estate sector and civil society. Our goal: a sober, fact-based debate about how we create affordable, sustainable housing in Munich and Bavaria — including, and especially, upwards.
Building is social policy.
Housing is key to social participation, economic productivity and ecological sustainability. We think these dimensions together.
Connected
We bring together actors who rarely sit at the same table: elected officials, architects, project developers, tenant councils, researchers.
Open
We are cross-partisan. Every voice that contributes constructively to the discourse is welcome — regardless of party, association or background.
The people behind the initiative.
The initiative emerged in 2023 around the Munich High-Rise Study and the debate about the Paketpost site. The network has grown since.
Dr. Günther Westner
Co-initiator
Chairman CSU Maxvorstadt-Königsplatz
Dr. Thomas Prüm
Co-initiator
Deputy Chairman CSU Maxvorstadt-Königsplatz
How we see ourselves
We are neither a lobby nor a party. We are a group of Munich residents who take the issue of housing seriously in its full breadth — and who are willing to ask uncomfortable questions.
High-rises polarise. The topic touches cityscape, social structure, ecology and economy at the same time. That is precisely why we need a space in which these questions can be discussed openly, fact-based and without taboos. This space is what we want to create.