1842: founded by Bavarian Master Brewer Pfeffer on a hill behind Schönhauser Gate; first brewery in the Barnim foothills
1861: the Schneider and Hillig Brewery took over; renamed 'Brauerei Pfefferberg' (Brewery Pepper Mountain)
1880-1914: current ensemble of buildings established; conversion to machine production
1888: fermenting cellar built (building 6, now the Pfefferbett Hostel)
1907: beer bottled for the first time
1912: construction of colonnades, Pfefferberg's emblematic entrance, on Schönhauser Allee
1919: brewery merged with Schultheiss-Brauerei AG (Brewery Schultheiss)
1921: brewery closed down
from 1921: the Hoffmann-Schokolade chocolate company began production
from 1929: Germania-Brotbäckerei Pfefferberg (Germania Bakery Pfefferberg) started making bread
from 1947: the publishers Verlag Neues Deutschland established its print works and fleet
from 1973: small companies and public institutions opened; local housing administration company Kommunale Wohnungsverwaltung Prenzlauer Berg based its workshops and warehouses here
ca. 1990: around 90% of Pfefferberg lay idle
from 1991: used as a music and cultural center by the nonprofit company Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur gGmbH
from 2001: careful reconstruction and renovation on all 21 Pfefferberg buildings began; various companies and organizations moved in (e.g., the Akira Ikeda Gallery, Architekturforum Aedes, Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur)
February 2007: renovation and restoration of building 6 started
May 2008: the Pfefferbett Hostel is finished; grand opening
