Housing: The Last Squat in Berlin
<p><strong>BERLIN</strong> — In central Berlin, a nondescript, East German-style building with a prefabricated façade stands defiantly against the rapid gentrification happening around it. The building is referred to by its street address: Habersaathstraße 40–48.</p>
<p>“Habersaath 48 stays queer,’’ reads one banner hanging from window. “Against Homelessness,” reads another. Anarchist and left-wing stickers cover the four entrances to the apartment building, advertising with a fervor the latest among many upcoming protests.</p>
<p>Since mid-June, more than 10 protests have taken place in Berlin in anticipation of an impending deadline for the building to be demolished. Some 300 residents have been ordered to vacate by August 1, but previous deadlines have come and gone and the residents are not leaving without a fight.</p>
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