Pursuits
Scruffy Berlin Tops Munich in Offices
- New commercial spaces teem with white-collar workers
- Berlin vacancies are lower than in any other large German city
The Europacity construction site area with its first building, the Tour Total Berlin, in the centre.
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Until recently, lawyers and accountants seeking a prestigious German address typically found their way to the cobblestone lanes and quaint squares of central Munich. These days, they’re more likely to choose scruffy Berlin.
Germany’s capital has surpassed Munich as Germany’s most popular office market as large companies expand in a city better known for its galleries and bars than its boardrooms and trading floors.