Vivare
Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation managing approximately 24,000 rental homes housing 55,000 residents across seven municipalities in the Arnhem region, providing below-market social and free-sector rentals to income-eligible tenants under the Dutch Housing Act with a neighbourhood-based service model.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersArnhem, Netherlands
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Vivare does
Vivare (Stichting Vivare) is a Dutch social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) founded in 2001 and headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands. It owns and manages approximately 24,000 rental homes housing 55,000 residents across seven municipalities in the Gelderland region — Arnhem, Duiven, Westervoort, Overbetuwe, Rheden, Renkum, and Rozendaal — with a planned eighth-municipality expansion into Zevenaar from 2026 onward via a partnership with Baston Wonen. Vivare operates under the Dutch Housing Act (Woningwet) and is supervised by the Autoriteit Consument & Markt, serving primarily income-eligible tenants whose rents fall below the €932.93/month social-rent threshold, alongside a smaller free-sector portfolio and ancillary commercial units (garages, parking, workspaces).
The company's core digital product is the Mijn Vivare tenant self-service portal, which handles repair requests, rent payments, account management, and digital contract signing, complemented by listings on the national Entree housing allocation platform. Add-on services include a €3.00/month Serviceabonnement for small in-home repairs, €1.50/month glass insurance (bundled into the €4.50/month Gemakspakket), and a per-panel solar subscription delivered via partners Ecorus Home and Norm. Vivare deploys a neighbourhood-based operating model (wijkgerichte aanpak) with dedicated wijkbeheerders, single maintenance partners per neighbourhood (Nijhuis, Hemink, Hagemans, de Variabele, Plegt Vos, Kuiper Bouw), and a tenant advisory Huurderspanel plus annual Bewonersscan survey.
Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring monthly rents under long-duration Dutch tenancy agreements, with social rents capped by regulation and free-sector rents in the mid-market range. Sustainability is operationally central: Vivare has installed solar panels on ~3,500 homes over the past three years and has committed under Koersplan 2026-2029 ('Stip op de stoep') to have no homes below energy label D by 2028, while executing a multi-project new-build pipeline including the 47-unit Turner, 54-unit Thorbeckekwartier, 75-unit Velperwaard conversion, and 32-unit Duiven modular scheme. The organization is a non-profit foundation governed by a Raad van Commissarissen, with no parent company or external equity holders.
Vivare firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vivare
- Legal name
- Stichting Vivare
- Website
- https://vivare.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation managing approximately 24,000 rental homes housing 55,000 residents across seven municipalities in the Arnhem region, providing below-market social and free-sector rentals to income-eligible tenants under the Dutch Housing Act with a neighbourhood-based service model.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vivare industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Social Housing / Residential Rental Services
- NAICS
- Other Community Housing Services (624229)
- SIC
- Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)
- akta.pro primary industry
- HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)
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Where Vivare is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Arnhem
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Vivare business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Social housing rent: Vivare derives the majority of its revenue from monthly rental payments on approximately 24,000 social and free-sector rental homes. Social rents are below the rent subsidy threshold (€932.93 per month in 2026).
- Serviceabonnement (maintenance subscription): Tenants pay a monthly fee (€3.00) for small repairs covered by Vivare, and an optional glass insurance add-on (€1.50/month standalone, or €4.50/month combined). Revenue is bundled with the rental income stream.
- Glass insurance: Optional standalone glass insurance at €1.50/month, or bundled with the serviceabonnement at €4.50/month total.
- Solar panel subscription: Tenants pay a fixed monthly amount per solar panel for panels installed on their roof by Ecorus Home, arranged by Vivare. Pricing varies by number of panels.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Serviceabonnement — covers small repairs in the home |
| Subscription | Monthly | Glass insurance — covers broken windows and glass damage |
| Subscription | Monthly | Gemakspakket combined (serviceabonnement + glass insurance) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Solar panels — per paneel per month |
| Unit Pricing | Monthly | The Turner (47 apartments) — social rent 2026 |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Vivare product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) that owns and rents out approximately 24,000 social and free-sector homes across seven municipalities in the Arnhem region to households who cannot buy a home. Tenants are allocated via the Entree housing platform and Mauritshuis makelaars, manage their tenancy through the Mijn Vivare online portal, and can subscribe to a serviceabonnement (small-repair coverage), glass insurance, and a tenant-facing solar panel subscription. The organization also delivers neighbourhood-level management, sustainability upgrades, and new-build social housing projects.
Product overview
Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation operating a portfolio of approximately 24,000 rental homes across 7 municipalities in the Arnhem region. The company offers a unified tenant services platform called 'Mijn Vivare' (My Vivare), which serves as the primary digital hub for tenants to manage repairs, payments, and account access. Add-on services include a Serviceabonnement (€3.00/month) for small repairs and Glasverzekering (€1.50/month) for glass insurance, which can be bundled together. Housing offerings span social rental housing (via Entree), free-sector rentals (via Entree and Mauritshuis makelaars), commercial spaces, and garages. Vivare also provides sustainability and energy transition services including solar panels, insulation, and heat pumps through partnerships with contractors. The company maintains a tenant advisory panel (Bewonerspanel) for resident engagement.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Social Rental Housing (Huurwoningen) Social rental homes allocated through the Entree housing platform at below-market rents (below the €932.93/month rent subsidy threshold in 2026) for households meeting Dutch social housing allocation criteria.
- Free Sector Rental Housing (Vrije Sector Huurwoningen) Mid-market rental homes with rents above the social rent subsidy threshold (€932.93/month in 2026), distributed via the Entree platform and Mauritshuis makelaars.
- Commercial Spaces (Bedrijfspanden) Commercial rental properties offered by Vivare for business use.
- Garages and Parking Spaces Garages and parking spaces available for rent, advertised through the Entree platform.
- Mijn Vivare Online Tenant Portal Online tenant self-service portal enabling residents to report repairs, pay rent, report nuisance, request logins, manage their housing account, and access lease information without contacting Vivare directly.
- Serviceabonnement (Maintenance Subscription) Monthly subscription at €3.00/month covering small in-home repairs (such as leaky faucets, blocked drains, or doorbells) that would otherwise be the tenant's responsibility, with no call-out charges for covered issues.
- Glasverzekering (Glass Insurance) Optional glass insurance add-on covering broken windows, available standalone at €1.50/month or bundled with the Serviceabonnement as the Gemakspakket at €4.50/month total.
- Solar Panel Subscription Tenant-facing solar panel subscription: panels installed by Ecorus Home on Vivare rooftops, with tenants paying a fixed monthly amount per panel. Offered when a maintenance project starts on a street or on new-build properties.
- Energy Transition and Sustainability Services (Energietransitie & Verduurzaming) Sustainability retrofit services for existing social housing stock including insulation upgrades, HR++ glazing, heat pumps, and energy-label improvements targeting the elimination of homes below energy label D by 2028 (starting from approximately 2,200 homes currently labeled E/F/G).
Quantifiable outcome
- Maatschappelijke visitatie (social performance audit) 2022–2025 rated Vivare's overall performance as 'adequate' (naar behoren) and its visibility in municipalities and neighbourhoods as 'good' — independent external assessment.
Companies that use Vivare
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Vivare technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Vivare partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Baston WonencoreVivare and Baston Wonen entered into a cooperation agreement for new-build housing development in Zevenaar. Baston Wonen is the lead housing corporation in Zevenaar with a major renovation and sustainability mandate. Vivare is investing in the first 39 apartments (Het Hof project) as its entry into Zevenaar, with Baston Wonen managing the broader new-build programme of ~440 affordable homes through 2031. Vivare handles letting, maintenance, and management of the new units.
- Kuiper BouwmajorKuiper Bouw is the main contractor for The Turner project — 47 social rental apartments in Arnhem city centre. Kuiper is building the 6-storey timber-frame structure, which achieved its highest point in summer 2025, with delivery scheduled for end 2026.
- De StadmakerminorDe Stadmaker is a social enterprise that collaborated with Vivare and Volkshuisvesting Arnhem to develop the plan for transforming 14 garage boxes into affordable workspaces in the Immerloo neighbourhood. Annelie van De Stadmaker manages the commercial leasing of the new workspaces, which are scheduled to start only once 70% pre-leasing is achieved.
- Plegt VosmajorPlegt Vos is the contractor for the 32-apartment new-build project on the former school site in Duiven (Goudenregenstraat). The project uses prefabricated modular elements (facades, frames, bathrooms) for faster, higher-quality construction with less waste.
- NijhuismajorNijhuis is Vivare's maintenance partner for the Presikhaaf Oost project in Arnhem — a large-scale improvement of 162 homes (flats at Staverdenstraat, Nijenbeeklaan, Cannenburglaan). The project includes renovation, energy-label improvement, concrete repair, repainting, and spouwmuurisolatie.
- HeminkmajorHemink is a maintenance contractor working on multiple Vivare projects: 104 homes in Arnhem (Vrij Nederlandstraat, renovation + energy upgrade, started May 2025), 136 homes in Velp (van Heeckerensstraat, large maintenance, from April 2026), and 82 homes in Velp (van Wassenbergstraat, painting + HR++ glazing, from April 2026).
- HagemansminorHagemans is the contractor for the renovation and sustainability upgrade of 22 single-family homes at Buurtweg and Doctor Langemeijerweg in Rheden, starting August 2026. The project targets outdated bathrooms, kitchens, and toilets, and improves energy labels E/F/G to a higher standard.
- de VariabeleminorDe Variabele is the contractor for the renovation and sustainability upgrade of 46 homes at Ds. Gewinweg in Renkum, starting October 2025. Scope includes window replacement, HR++ glazing, cavity wall insulation, and mechanical ventilation systems.
- Veluwezoom VerkerkmajorVeluwezoom Verkerk is the contractor for the 39-apartment new-build project in Het Hof, Zevenaar, with construction starting end 2026 and first residents expected in 2028.
- Ecorus HomeminorEcorus Home installs solar panels on Vivare properties under the solar panel subscription programme. Tenants pay a monthly fee per panel; Ecorus handles installation and maintenance.
- NormminorNorm is the solar energy advisory partner for Vivare tenants. Norm advisers explain to tenants whether solar panels are financially beneficial given their energy usage and contract, and manage the post-installation monitoring.
- Stichting 'bij ons Thuis'coreStichting 'bij ons Thuis' is a care foundation providing supported housing for a special-needs target group. In the De Pas Noord project in Elst (Overbetuwe), Vivare is building 16 studios specifically for this foundation's clients, along with 2 day-care living rooms on the ground floor. This is a structured integration of housing and care.
- Next ArnhemcoreNext Arnhem provides fixed residential coaches (wooncoaches) for 1/3 of The Turner project's 47 apartments, dedicated to youth exiting sheltered housing or social shelter. These residents receive ongoing social support as part of their tenancy, managed by Next Arnhem.
- Alvast LeegstandsbeheerminorAlvast manages the temporary rental of vacant homes in Loo (Duiven) that are scheduled for demolition, until the sloop (demolition) and redevelopment process begins.
- KeyrolminorKeyrol is the certified key service provider for Vivare tenants requiring replacement of certified keys, keytags, or remote controls for building access. Tenants pay Keyrol directly for these items (€25–€70 per key; €50 per remote; €227.48 per pedestrian door remote).
- GeldfitminorGeldfit is a free, anonymous financial guidance service to which Vivare refers tenants experiencing money worries or unable to pay rent. Geldfit provides tools including a 'potjes-check' (benefits entitlement assessment), and advisors available by phone, WhatsApp, or chat. Vivare actively promotes Geldfit on its website as part of its social mission.
- Gemeente Arnhem (Municipality of Arnhem)coreThe municipality of Arnhem is a key strategic partner for The Turner project (joint development on a long-vacant site), for the overall housing strategy, and for the Thorbeckekwartier development. The two parties also work together on performance agreements (prestatieafspraken) and the Arnhem social housing programme.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Vivare competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Ymere: Major Dutch housing corporation serving Amsterdam and surrounding regions. Comparable as a woningcorporatie providing social rental housing under Woningwet framework with similar tenant base and operating model, though at significantly larger scale.
- De Alliantie: Large Amsterdam-area Dutch housing corporation providing social and mid-market rental housing. Comparable in regulatory status (woningcorporatie), product offering, and tenant self-service portal model. Larger scale and broader geography.
- Eigen Haard: Large Amsterdam-area Dutch housing corporation providing social and mid-market rental housing. Comparable as a woningcorporatie with similar tenant self-service functionality, energy-transition programmes, and partnership-based construction model.
- Woonstad Rotterdam: Dutch housing corporation focused on the Rotterdam region providing social and free-sector rental housing. Comparable business model, regulatory status, and energy-transition/sustainability programmes, with a similarly broad product portfolio including commercial spaces.
- Rochdale: Amsterdam-based Dutch housing corporation providing social rental housing and neighbourhood revitalisation. Comparable in operating model and product offering, with a similar focus on vulnerable cohorts and neighbourhood management (wijkgerichte aanpak).
- Woonbron: Large Rotterdam-based Dutch social housing corporation with tens of thousands of rental homes. Directly comparable in product (social rental housing), regulatory framework, and tenant-focused service model, with broader geographic reach across South Holland.
- Portaal: Major Dutch social housing corporation operating across multiple provinces with tens of thousands of rental homes. Comparable business model (woningcorporatie, ANBI status, regulated social rents), broader geographic diversification than Vivare, and similar tenant base.
Regional players
- Mitros: Utrecht-based Dutch social housing corporation. Comparable in product (social rental housing), regulatory framework (woningcorporatie), and tenant engagement approach, but operates in a different geography (Utrecht vs. Arnhem/Gelderland).
Direct peers
- Baston Wonen: Dutch social housing corporation leading the ~440-unit new-build programme in Zevenaar's Groot Holthuizen district, where Vivare is investing in its first 39 Het Hof apartments. Comparable in product (social rental housing), target customers, and regional Gelderland footprint.
- Volkshuisvesting Arnhem: Arnhem-based Dutch social housing corporation that operates in the same municipality as Vivare and is explicitly named as a partner on the Immerloo garage-box transformation project. Directly comparable in product offering (social rental housing), target tenant base, and geographic footprint.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key highlights7 records
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Profiles3 records
Vivare funding detail
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Funding rounds
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Frequently asked questions about Vivare
What does Vivare do?
Vivare is a Dutch social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) that owns and rents out approximately 24,000 social and free-sector homes across seven municipalities in the Arnhem region to households who cannot buy a home. Tenants are allocated via the Entree housing platform and Mauritshuis makelaars, manage their tenancy through the Mijn Vivare online portal, and can subscribe to a serviceabonnement (small-repair coverage), glass insurance, and a tenant-facing solar panel subscription. The organization also delivers neighbourhood-level management, sustainability upgrades, and new-build social housing projects.
Is Vivare a public or private company?
Vivare is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Vivare founded?
Vivare was founded in 2001. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Vivare based?
Vivare is headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Vivare make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Social housing rent is the primary driver. The others are serviceabonnement (maintenance subscription), glass insurance and solar panel subscription.
Who are Vivare's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Ymere, De Alliantie, Eigen Haard, Woonstad Rotterdam, Rochdale, Woonbron and Portaal. Mitros is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are Baston Wonen and Volkshuisvesting Arnhem.
Does Vivare have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vivare.
What industry is Vivare in?
Vivare's product category is Social Housing / Residential Rental Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJAFAH, HOA / Condominium Association Management. Its NAICS code is 624229 and its SIC code is 6513.