City life meets village charm
RIVUS VIVERE Breitenfurter Straße 225-233 / BUWOG
Wotrubakirche
Abundant development in the south
Liesing has many faces. Apart from the numerous usable development areas for new living space and almost village-like areas, the green villa areas are also typical of Vienna’s Twenty-Third District. Liesing shows major variation in its general aesthetic in the individual quarters. The large residential complexes in Siebenhirten and Erlaa, especially the well-known listed buildings of the Alt-Erlaa residential complex, contrast with the many single-family houses and villas in the idyllic wine-tavern neighbourhoods of Mauer, Rodaun, and Kalksburg. Liesing ranks third in Vienna for new site development. Recent years have seen many new neighbourhoods and residential projects emerge with old commercial areas in particular becoming well established as new residential areas. The major RIVUS project on the site of the former Unilever factory between Liesingbach and Breitenfurter Straße is one such example. Completed in 2023, RIVUS VIVERE was the final part of the residential quarter with around 850 residential units, commercial space, educational institutions, and local shops and services.
The district’s attractiveness also benefits from ongoing urban de- velopment as shown in the revitalisation project around Vösendorf and Siebenhirten. Part of a pilot project includes a revision of urban planning beyond the city and state borders. The aim is to turn the area into a model region for local cooperation in extension to the STEP 2025 urban development plan and the Mödling district region- al master plan. The district also benefits from excellent transport connections with the U-Bahn metro and S-Bahn regional railway services as well as the motorway providing ideal accessibility. Cyclists in particular will benefit from further expansion to the cycle path along the river Liesingbach. The remaining 9.2-kilometre stretch of Liesingbach will be gradually returned to nature, and the cycle path along the river significantly improved stage by stage. Two bicycle underpasses are planned that will lead the cycle path directly along the water, away from car traffic. Many new projects will be addressing the ongoing heavy demand for living space in the district. Home seekers will find what they are looking for here – Liesing Gardens on Draschestraße, Loos23 on Loosgasse, Living in ‘23 on Hungereckstraße, and Green Living Erlaa on Erlaaer Straße.
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