> Berlin has a lot of vacant or underutilized housing stock compared to other cities.
It's diminishing rapidly, however, I'm still typing this from 1600 square feet at what is the exact Berlin analog of 24th and Mission—for which I pay a completely mindbendingly outrageous-to-Berliners $2100 each month.
In four years it will be twice that, as it has doubled in the last four years. However, much can be built and done in that time.
