First vienna residential market report

1200 wien – brigittenau

Lively Brigittenau

Donauinsel

Millennium City

Handelskai

Dresdner Straße

Spittelau

Jägerstraße

Traisengasse

Vorgartenstraße 69 / EHL

Friedensbrücke

Momento Dresdner Straße 90 / EHL

Wallensteinplatz

Universumstraße 31A / BUWOG

FACTS Demography

Lots of change through urban development

Sinus-Milieus ®

Residents

86,950 41,664

upper class traditional milieus central milieus modern lower class

Main residences Persons/household

Tucked in between Donaukanal and the Danube, Brigittenau is the gateway to the northwest of Vienna. Together with Leop- oldstadt, the district shares the island between the two bodies of water that make up more than a fifth of the district’s area. The Twentieth District benefits from a central location, diverse range of shopping and dining options, and direct access to the water. Brigittenau has many exciting urban development pro- jects making it one of the most dynamic districts in Vienna. The district is lively, multicultural, and densely populated, breathing authentic local charm at every corner. A wide range of restaurants, shops, and eateries for every budget is available in Wallenstein- platz. Other parts of the district benefit from a unique waterfront location. Along Donaukanal, or Danube Canal, the green prome- nade with a cycle path is ideal for a stroll towards the city centre while the waterfront zone measuring more than three kilometres on the Danube includes an attractive local recreational area. There is also a lot of activity on the housing market with major new construction projects currently underway in projects such as Momento on Dresdner Straße, Traisengasse 20–22, and Nordwestbahnstraße 53–59. Medium-sized projects such as SOLEY on Leystraße or Zwei Goldnene Adler on Nordbahnstraße as well as numerous smaller renovations are also underway.

The increasing attractiveness of Brigittenau as a residential district and its abundance of space available for inner-city development have led to a lot of construction activity in recent years. One outstanding example is the Nordwestbahnhof railway station urban development zone promising a climate-friendly, socially mixed district with around 6,500 apartments for some 16,000 residents to be developed on the former freight hub site by 2035. The centrepiece of the area will be the Grüne Mitte – a park of around 10 hectares with pedestrian and cycle paths, a variety of leisure activities, and no continuous car traffic. The new “gateway” to the district will also be built on the site of a former car dealership. The first construction phase in the south- eastern part of the site will be due for kick-off in 2026 with the first completions expected in 2028. The district has a fair amount of other activity going on with the land use reclassification and urban development plan allowing year-round use of the Brigittenau allotment gardens. Wallen- steinstraße is also undergoing a redesign as part of the city’s campaign to turn tarmac into liveability, with the first phase to start between Friedensbrücke bridge and Wallensteinplatz.

2.07

Moved in Moved out

+ 12,721 - 12,833

Migration balance

- 112

Housing prices Owner-occupied First occupancy

Foreign nationals

€ 5,800 / m2 € 3,950 / m2

36.4 %

Vienna Innere Stadt

Other

4.5 %

> 65 years 15.5 %

9.3 %

44.8 %

0-5 years

6-14 years

Rented First occupancy

Average income (net)

€ 14.30 / m2 € 13.00 / m2

13.1 %

€ 30,005

Vienna Innere Stadt

15-24 years

Ø Alter 40.5 years

Other

€ 25,435

Invest. property € 1,600 to € 3,000 / m2

Average age

57.7 %

25-64 years

The calculations are based on data from the 2025 EHL Apartment Building Report.

41.7

Vienna Innere Stadt

40.5

FIRST VIENNA RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT 2026