1 st ▁century ▁Ne uk öll n ▁has ▁experienced ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁students , ▁cre atives ▁and ▁other ▁young ▁profession als ▁of ▁mostly ▁Western ▁origin ▁avoid ing ▁higher ▁r ents ▁charged ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁tr end ▁increased ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁financial ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁deb t ▁cr ises , ▁when ▁many ▁young ▁EU ▁citizens ▁left ▁their ▁home ▁countries ▁for ▁Germany ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁work , ▁leading ▁to ▁rapid ▁cultural ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁certain ▁neighborhood s ▁within ▁Ne uk öll n , ▁especially ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁from ▁Re uter - ▁to ▁Sch iller kie z . ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁increasing ▁domestic ▁and ▁foreign ▁real ▁estate ▁invest ments , ▁this ▁has ▁caused ▁gent r ification ▁and ▁a ▁knock - on ▁effect ▁of ▁r ents ▁to ▁rise ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Ne uk öll n . ▁Con vers ely , ▁this ▁cosm opol itan ▁evolution ▁has ▁made ▁Ne uk öll n ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁sought - after ▁neighborhood s ▁to ▁visit ▁and ▁live . ▁ ▁The ▁latest ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new ▁arrival s ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁several ▁Sch engen ▁restrictions , ▁followed ▁by ▁imm igr ants ▁after ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁which ▁intens ified ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁during ▁the ▁so - called ▁European ▁migr ant ▁crisis , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁residents ▁with