HTW Berlin itself does not offer accommodation. However, students can use the internal accommodation forum “Home Sweet Home” to search for or post accommodation offers and receive information on new student housing projects. Login with HTW Berlin account.

The StudierendenWERK Berlin runs the student halls of residence. Single or shared apartments are available. Close to HTW Berlin: Aristotelessteig & Sewanstrasse (Treskowallee campus within walking distance).

Other providers:

• Bürgermeister-Reuter-Stiftung (single and double apartments, rooms)
• Schlachtensee student village (Schlachtensee & Adlershof sites)
• Berlinovo(apartment complex “Ostendstrasse 19” near the Wilhelminenhof campus, “Am Tierpark 44” and “Sewanstrasse 259” near the Treskowallee campus)
• GESOBAU with GESOcampus

Please note: “student” apartments are not automatically cheap - compare prices!

Offers can be found on popular shared accommodation portals. If you are unable to find long-term accommodation immediately, rent a furnished room on a temporary basis and continue your search locally.

Search options:

• Community portal of the six largest Berlin housing associations
• Housing associations and co-operatives
• Real estate portals

Rent check: use the Berlin residential rent index enquiry service to identify excessively high rent prices.

• Average room in a shared apartment: approx. 650 EUR
• Prices vary depending on location, size, condition and furnishings.
• Flats within the S-Bahn suburban railway ring (S41/S42) are more expensive.
• Plan for peripheral locations: 45 minutes travelling time in Berlin is normal.

• Housing benefit: only possible without educational support allowance entitlement (BAföG); BAföG rejection notice required
• Housing entitlement certificate (WBS): Entitled to rent social housing (often labelled “WBS”)