Zurich sees rise in new flats despite more demolitions

More flats were completed in the city of Zurich in 2025 than the year before, even though more buildings were torn down. The city itself delivered more new housing than the building cooperatives. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Statistik Stadt Zürich reported on Wednesday that 2,977 flats were completed last year – 347 more than in the previous 12 months. Taking new builds, conversions, demolitions and changes to the register into account, the city’s housing stock stood at 238,472 homes at the end of 2025, it said. + Zurich: Welcome to the world capital of housing shortages! The 1,379 flats that were demolished mark the second‑highest ever recorded after 2021 and represent an increase of 539 on the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of homes created through conversions reached a peak of 547. According to the city, it built more flats in 2025 than the building cooperatives for the first time since the housing register was introduced in 2009: 768 ...