How's Alt-Mariendorf to live in 2026?
I found an apartment I love close to Alt-Mariendorf ubahn station, but I'm a bit concerned about the area. I always lived very close to the chaos and city center (in Friedrichshain and Wilmersdorf), so the contrast is quite abrupt. The issue is that I've had different issues with old buildings, so I'm looking for something newly built, which is quite hard to find in zone A without having to selling a kidney to pay for rent.
I'm in my late 20s, looking for an apartment where I'll settle down and where I'd move in with my partner soon. I'm mainly concerned about not having at least one nice coffee shop to go with my laptop, or it being a bit scary going back home at night as there's usually very few people walking around (of course compared to the areas I lived in). The good thing is that its pretty close to some of my friends who live in Mariendorf and Steglitz.. If you live there, do you like it? Would you move in there again? Do you feel safe? Thanks in advance!