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Housing & urban development

Where and how Zug is building, how much affordable housing is being created and which rules will apply. Zoning, development plans and the large sites come together here.

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What's happening now

Business and projects
Housing & district · Station / GubelLG-ArealNew district by the station
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 3/7: ParliamentNext 17.11.2026 · City Parliament debates 1st reading (4 pm)Planning (whole city) · Whole cityNew zoning planZoning plan and building regulations for the whole city
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 3/7: ParliamentNext Autumn 2026 · City Parliament debates 2nd readingHousing & district · Lorzen / Steinhausen borderÄussere LorzenallmendNew district in the west
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 3/7: ParliamentNext 9.11.2026 · Information event, 6.30 pm, BurgbachsaalHousing & centre · CentreLebensraum MetalliShopping centre conversion with high-rise64 affordable flats
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 5/7: PermitNext End of 2026 · Approval by the canton (at the earliest)Housing · Nordstrasse / Baar borderSchliffi developmentAround 280 affordable rental flats by the Korporation280 affordable flats
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 5/7: PermitNext open · Building permit, then start of construction (possible within a few months if there are no objections)Housing · GuthirtPi high-rise (GIBZ)80-metre timber high-rise with 130 affordable flats130 affordable flats
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 5/7: PermitNext open · Cantonal government decision, then building applicationHousing · GöbliGewoba GöbliNew cooperative building with 26 flats26 affordable flats
  1. Planning
  2. Participation
  3. Parliament
  4. Vote
  5. Permit
  6. Construction
  7. Opened
Phase 6/7: ConstructionNext Autumn 2026 · First letting to members (planned) – membership required

From Parliament

Bills and motions in the council system
23.9.2026City Council billNo. 2914Zug Town Planning; Revision of the Land Use Plan, including the designation of watercourse areas – first reading
  1. City Council
  2. BPK
  3. Parliament
17.9.2026PostulateFDPSVPIncreasing the number of homes in Neustadt and Frauensteinmatt – why is the obvious solution being rejected?Submitted4.8.2026City Council billNo. 2965Development plans for Äussere Lorzenallmend A to E, plan nos. 7519.1–7519.5; amendment to the zoning plan, plan no. 7812, with environmental impact assessment; first reading
  1. City Council
  2. BPK
  3. Parliament
7.7.2026MotionSVPWohnraum schaffen statt Verfahren blockierenÜberwiesen an den Stadtrat10.6.2026PostulateFDPFor greater speed and commitment in housing construction – removing obstacles within the city administrationCity Council report available2.6.2026City Council billNo. 3016People’s initiative: 2,000 flats for the middle class in Zug; report for information
  1. City Council
  2. Parliament
2.6.2026InterpellationSPWhere is the two-year report on the 2,000-flats initiative?Antwort des Stadtrats liegt vor13.5.2026City Council billNo. 3012LG Site Development Plan, Plan No. 7513, including the Environmental Impact Assessment, 1st reading
  1. City Council
  2. Parliament
29.4.2026InterpellationALG-CSPSPWho will still be able to afford to live in the Hertizentrum flats after the refurbishment? Questions regarding the notice to vacate the Hertizentrum 2–5 residential blocksAntwort des Stadtrats liegt vor10.11.2025City Council billNo. 2941Metalli Development Plan, Plan No. 7518 with Environmental Impact Assessment, first reading
  1. City Council
  2. BPK
  3. Parliament
23.10.2025MotionGLPRetirement flats and other types of accommodation for older peopleCity Council report available3.10.2025PostulateFDPPromoting small (and micro) flats to free up housing for people of moderate means in the city of ZugÜberwiesen an den Stadtrat

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From the city and the Official Gazette

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30.10.2026Press releasePublic information session on the development plans for Äussere Lorzenallmend

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