FIRST VIENNA RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT | 2020
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LI V ING LIKE AN EMPEROR 1130 HIETZING T HE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT is highly popular amongst families due to its large share of green space and proximity to Tierpark Schönbrunn zoological gardens. New housing devel- opments are to be found in the Lainz and Speising areas as well as the Ober St. Veit hotspot amongst other locations.
THE SCHWEIZERTALSTRASSE currently has two new housing developments under construction. Old mansions and villas in upmar- ket locations are finding increasing use for apartment buildings, such as Jagdschlossgasse. Even so, construction activity is somewhat scarce compared to the total area of Hietzing. ×
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U Hütteldorf
U Ober St. Veit
Ober St. Veit
U Unter St. Veit
U Hietzing
Alt- Hietzing
Lainzer Straße
Lainz
Grünbergstraße
Preyergasse/Speising
HOTSPOTS
SPECIAL FEATURES OF DISTRICT
Schönbrunn palace as her summer residence around 1740, and the pal ace was steadily promoted to the centre of royal life. Elegant Hietzing still has visible and palpable traces of royal life that can even be seen in the populace: the Postmaterialists Sinus-Milieu ® is especially attracted to the extensive green areas mentioned above as well as the architec- tural variety of the district, while the Established appreciate the elitist residential area with its traditional mansions and high-class restaurants.
Hietzing is seen as Vienna’s “greenest” district at more than seventy percent green space. This is mainly due to the Wienerwald hills that extend into large parts of the district. Hietzing is home to the Lainzer Tiergarten park famous for its rich wildlife living freely on the grounds. The Hermesvilla palace is also located here. Empress Elisabeth lovingly named it the Palace of Dreams, and the building still offers a glimpse into the private life of Austria’s royal family. Maria Theresa chose Schloss
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