Families with children can live happily in big cities - when the basic conditions are right. They have special requirements for their housing and the residential environment. Most highly favoured are homes with a pleasant atmosphere, safe space for outdoor activities and a child-friendly neighbourhood along with affordable prices to buy or rent. Such offers can be achieved even in the city centre – by means of the renovation and conversion of existing buildings or through new construction on as yet bare land or in areas used for other purposes. Central city locations offer the advantage of having a wide range of offers close by. This richly illustrated brochure presents examples that Berlin housing cooperatives, builders groups, construction companies and property owners have realised, in order to make family living in the city possible.