ADU / accessory dwelling in Hochschulen
Hochschulen is Stadt Zürich — Kreis 1's pre-reformation altstadt submarket. The Hochschulen quarter wraps the ETH Hauptgebäude designed by Gottfried Semper in 1864 and the Universität Zürich Hauptgebäude — almost the entire Wohnsubstanz on Rämistrasse and Künstlergasse is Schutzobjekt eingetragen, so even interior fenster repair needs Denkmalpflege Vorprüfung before the AfB will accept the Baugesuch.
What a adu / accessory dwelling project looks like here
The Hochschulen quarter wraps the ETH Hauptgebäude designed by Gottfried Semper in 1864 and the Universität Zürich Hauptgebäude — almost the entire Wohnsubstanz on Rämistrasse and Künstlergasse is Schutzobjekt eingetragen, so even interior fenster repair needs Denkmalpflege Vorprüfung before the AfB will accept the Baugesuch.
Most apartments here sit above ground-floor Geschäftslokale that fall under separate Mietrecht protections — combining a shop unit into a residential conversion triggers Umnutzungsbewilligung at the Kreisbüro, and the AfB regularly denies Wohnnutzung-conversions in the Altstadt Kernzone to protect ground-floor Belebung.
Zurich ADUs — detached, attached, and conversion paths — scoped against Hochbauamt Zurich + SIA 380/1 + KBOB setback + height + parking variances. In Hochschulen specifically, pre-reformation altstadt stock means adu / accessory dwelling scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Zurich scoping flow factors isos-inventar and denkmalpflegeverordnung kanton zürich into the estimate before a contractor is involved.
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Pre-seeded for adu / accessory dwelling in Hochschulen. Mention your 55-130 m² wohnungen, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the stadt zürich — amt für baubewilligungen (afb) + denkmalpflege kanton zürich review queue into the scope.
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Questions LA homeowners actually ask
Hochschulen adu / accessory dwelling projects typically run $255K–$750K. Hochschulen's pre-reformation altstadt stock, combined with isos-inventar — federal townscape protection on the entire altstadt cohort, puts most mid-complexity projects in the $503K range. Baily scopes the exact band once you describe the work.
Nearest neighborhoods
Same service, adjacent Zurich submarkets.