Dk Real Estate

What Dk Real Estate does

Dreyer & Kollegen Real Estate GmbH (DBA: Dk Real Estate) is a Frankfurt am Main-based real estate consulting firm providing advisory services across the first three life-cycle phases of real estate — conception, planning, and realization. The company's service portfolio comprises seven integrated offerings: Projektentwicklung (project development) for early-stage concept, financing, and feasibility advisory; Projektleitung (project leadership) and Projektsteuerung (project steering) for client-representation and organizational coordination across multi-stakeholder construction projects; Claimmanagement for construction change-order and dispute handling; Projektcontrolling for independent monitoring and deviation reporting; Transaktionsberatung (transaction consulting) for buy- and sell-side real estate transactions; and Revitalisierung (revitalization) for adaptive reuse and renewal of existing assets, including office-to-residential and office-to-co-living conversions.

The firm is led by three Managing Directors — Dr.-Ing. Dirk Schwilp (TU Braunschweig), Prof. Dr. Friedrich Toffel (TH Karlsruhe), and Philipp Stein (M.Sc.) — who carry personal liability under §34c GewO regulation and operate under professional liability insurance. Technology stack is non-proprietary: the firm delivers consulting through human expertise in construction economics, project management, and dispute resolution, with no disclosed platforms, APIs, or software products. The technology basis is institutional knowledge accumulated across 50+ completed projects spanning office, residential, hotel, retail, logistics, and mixed-use developments.

The business model is professional services on a fee-and-success basis (Vergütungs- und Erfolgsbasis). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting real estate investors, property developers, and public-sector clients across Germany, with direct engagement rather than channel intermediaries. Customer concentration skews institutional, with disclosed enterprise and government engagements including Patron Capital, IFM Immobilien AG, Sonar Real Estate GmbH, Friedrich-Baur-GmbH, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Land Hessen, Deutsche Bahn, and Amazon. The company maintains its primary office at Solmsstraße 83, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, with a secondary office in Köln, and is privately held with no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Dk Real Estate

Legal name

Dreyer & Kollegen Real Estate GmbH

Website

https://dk-realestate.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dreyer & Kollegen Real Estate GmbH (DBA: Dk Real Estate) is a Frankfurt am Main-based real estate consulting firm providing project development, project leadership, project controlling, claim management, transaction, and revitalization advisory to institutional investors, developers, and government clients across Germany on a fee-and-success basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF), Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL), Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics) (BPAJANAD)

Keywords

• Real estate consulting
• Project management
• Project development
• Transaction advisory
• Property revitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Advisory services in project development, project leadership, project controlling, project management, and transaction consulting provided on fee and success basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dreyer & Kollegen Real Estate GmbH (dk real estate) is a Frankfurt am Main-based real estate consulting firm providing advisory services across the first three life cycles of a building: conception, planning, and realization. Its core offerings cover seven interconnected service lines: Project Development, Project Leadership, Project Steering, Claim Management, Project Controlling, Transaction Consulting, and Revitalization, delivered on a fee and success basis (Vergütungs- und Erfolgsbasis) to investors, developers, and property owners across Germany.

Product overview

Dk Real Estate (Dreyer & Kollegen Real Estate GmbH) is a real estate consulting company based in Frankfurt am Main providing advisory services across the real estate lifecycle. The company offers an integrated portfolio of seven interconnected service offerings: Projektentwicklung (Project Development) for early-stage concept and financing advisory, Projektleitung (Project Leadership) for decision-making and representation, Projektsteuerung (Project Steering) for technical and organizational management across four action areas, Claimmanagement for handling construction change orders and disputes, Projektcontrolling (Project Controlling) for independent monitoring and control, Transaktionsberatung (Transaction Consulting) for buying and selling support, and Revitalisierung (Revitalization) for building renewal and redevelopment projects. These services are primarily delivered during the first three life cycles of real estate: conception, planning, and realization, with a focus on building construction including residential, office, parking, retail, hotels, logistics, and mixed-use developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projektentwicklung (Project Development) Consulting service for real estate project development covering site analysis, market research, land acquisition, use concept development, preliminary planning, marketing, project financing, cost/revenue frameworks, profitability analysis, risk assessment, decision preparation, subsidy consulting, feasibility studies, and potential analyses. Delivered to real estate investors, developers, and property owners.
• Projektleitung (Project Leadership) Project leadership service taking on client-side functions with decision-making and enforcement authority. Covers timely decision-making, enforcement of measures, obtaining approvals, conflict management, negotiations, acting as central project contact point, and representation obligations across development, planning, realization, and start-of-use phases.
• Projektsteuerung (Project Steering) Project steering service performing delegable client tasks in technical, economic, legal, and organizational dimensions across four action areas: organization/information/coordination/documentation; qualities and quantities; costs and financing; and schedules, capacities, and logistics. Deployed during development, planning, realization, and start-of-use phases.
• Claimmanagement Expert service for handling construction change orders, preparing for change order negotiations, managing delay notifications, and defending against damage claims. Combines capabilities in construction technology, construction business economics, and construction law to protect project success.
• Projektcontrolling (Project Controlling) Independent project-accompanying controls that identify deviations in real estate projects early and recommend measures to achieve original project goals. Results are directed to higher management committees, investors, banks, and users.
• Transaktionsberatung (Transaction Consulting) Real estate transaction advisory service developing transaction strategies, identifying suitable properties, identifying buyers or sellers, analyzing and evaluating offers, planning and coordinating due diligences, compiling required documents, and supporting purchase or sale negotiations.
• Revitalisierung (Revitalization) Fundamental renewal of existing buildings, encompassing project development and project management tasks for dilapidated existing structures. Includes analysis of structural integrity, geometry, hazardous materials, fire protection, moisture and sound insulation, permit feasibility, achievable space efficiency, and selection of planners and contractors.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DVP Deutscher Verband für Projektmanagement in der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft e.VminorOthersProfessional association membership in DVP German Association for Project Management in Construction and Real Estate, located at Bayreuther Str. 3, 10787 Berlin.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Drees & Sommer: German engineering and real estate consulting firm offering project management, project steering, and development advisory. Closely comparable in service portfolio (Projektsteuerung, Projektleitung, Projektentwicklung) and mid-market positioning, though materially larger in scale.
• Wüest Partner: European real estate consulting and research firm offering market research, valuation, and project advisory. Comparable as a specialized real estate consulting firm serving institutional and developer clients in the DACH region.
• Angermann Real Estate Advisory: German real estate advisory and brokerage firm offering transaction, valuation, project consulting, and asset management services. Comparable in offering project development and transaction consulting to German institutional and private clients.
• EPPLE GmbH: Stuttgart-based real estate project management and consulting firm offering project development, project steering, and controlling services. Closely comparable boutique German project management consulting positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Colliers International: Global real estate services and investment management firm with strong German presence in project management, capital markets, and transaction advisory. Competes for German institutional mandates at a larger scale than Dk Real Estate.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with comprehensive project management, transaction, and consulting offerings in Germany. Represents the global incumbent competitor for institutional real estate advisory mandates.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services platform with deep German presence offering project and development services, capital markets, valuation, and transaction advisory. A much larger incumbent that competes with Dk Real Estate for mid- and large-scale German mandates.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global real estate services firm with German project management, valuation, and transaction advisory practices. A broad incumbent that competes for German institutional and corporate real estate mandates.
• BNP Paribas Real Estate: European real estate services subsidiary of BNP Paribas offering transaction, consulting, project management, and investment services in Germany. A large full-service competitor with comparable German project advisory offerings.

Regional players

• BREMER AG: German construction and real estate services firm with integrated project development and project management capabilities. Comparable in serving German institutional real estate clients across commercial and mixed-use asset classes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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