Berlin’s Not as Cool as You Think Amid Lobbyists’ Flood
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Cushy is encroaching on cool in Berlin.
From lobbyists and lawyers to shopping malls and luxury condominiums, signs are everywhere that Germany’s biggest city is developing into a mature capital from its post-Cold War adolescence. With plenty of neighborhoods still to be developed, the gentrification that’s prompted comparisons to London and New York still has legs.