Richard Ditting

What Richard Ditting does

Richard Ditting GmbH & Co. KG is a fifth-generation, family-owned construction and project development company headquartered in Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, with a regional office in Hamburg. Founded around 1880, the company operates as a dual-capability Hochbau general contractor and Projektentwicklung co-developer, executing residential buildings, complete urban quarters, and commercial/office buildings of 2,000 to 40,000+ sqm gross floor area in Hamburg, Berlin, and across northern Germany. Its product surface spans construction services, full-cycle project development (from land acquisition through handover), and direct property sales/rentals of condominiums and rental apartments built on its own or co-developed balance sheets.

Its technical platform relies on climate-optimized lightweight concrete building components for above-ground interior and exterior walls, with the concrete configured to absorb more CO2 than it emits during use, and KfW-55 and KfW-40 energy efficiency standards across new construction including its own Rendsburg headquarters. Deliveries carry external certifications such as DGNB Gold (OxPark Langenhorn), Hamburg Umweltzeichen Gold (ELBKANT), NaWoh sustainable housing certification, and DEKRA climate certification for Scopes 1–2 (partially Scope 3) via myclimate drinking-water projects in Uganda. Quality management is DIN EN ISO 9001 certified.

Richard Ditting earns revenue primarily through one-time construction contracts as general contractor for institutional clients (housing associations, municipal housing companies, private developers) and through project development joint ventures and own-balance-sheet property sales/rentals. Its go-to-market is relationship-based enterprise field sales: Ditting enters into multi-year JVs and co-development agreements with counterparties such as SAGA Unternehmensgruppe, GWG-Gruppe (R+V Versicherung subsidiary), PEG Hamburg, Quantum Immobilien AG, Cureus GmbH, and LEHMANN Immobilien on large urban quarters (IPANEMA, Europacity Berlin, Quartier der Generationen, Wycker Höfe). Pricing is project-by-project; disclosed residential rents in subsidized projects range from 6.40 to 13.50 EUR/sqm across 1st/2nd Förderweg pathways.

Name

Richard Ditting

Legal name

Richard Ditting GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://ditting-bau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Richard Ditting GmbH & Co. KG is a 5th-generation, family-owned German construction and project development company (Rendsburg/Hamburg) executing residential, commercial, and urban quarter projects in Hamburg, Berlin, and northern Germany as general contractor and co-developer for institutional housing clients and developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction and Real Estate Development Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential construction
• Commercial construction
• Real estate development
• Project development
• Building refurbishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rendsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services (Generalunternehmer): General contractor services for residential and commercial construction projects. Revenue generated through construction contracts for developers, housing associations, and institutional investors.
2. Project Development: Co-development of residential quarters and buildings. Company participates in joint ventures for project development, bringing internal value chain from development competency to construction competence.
3. Property Sales and Rentals: Company develops and sells/leases own real estate projects including condominiums (Eigentumswohnungen) and rental apartments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Richard Ditting GmbH & Co. KG is a fifth-generation family-owned general contractor and project developer that builds residential buildings, commercial buildings, and hotels, develops complete urban quarters, and carries out the refurbishment of existing properties. The company operates an integrated value chain covering real estate development from land acquisition through planning, construction, and handover, with project gross floor areas ranging from 2,000 m² to 40,000 m² across Hamburg, Berlin, and northern Germany. It also markets and sells/rents its own condominiums and rental apartments from the projects it develops.

Product overview

Richard Ditting GmbH & Co. KG is a fifth-generation family-owned construction and real estate development company with nearly 140 years of history and approximately 280-300 employees. The company operates a unified construction and development business offering Hochbau (construction services) and Projektentwicklung (project development) as integrated capabilities. The core offering centers on developing and building residential and commercial buildings with gross floor areas from 2,000 to 40,000 m² in Hamburg, Berlin, and across Northern Germany. Ditting leverages the entire internal value chain from development and construction expertise to interdisciplinary expertise. Key project brands include IPANEMA (mixed-use in Hamburg City Nord), ELBKANT Quartier (HafenCity residential), and Quartier der Generationen (multi-generational housing), alongside general construction services for third-party developers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Services (Hochbau / General Contractor)
• Project Development (Projektentwicklung)
• Residential Construction
• Commercial Construction
• Urban Quarter Development
• Property Refurbishment
• Condominium and Rental Property Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 reduction through climate-optimized concrete
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cureus GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Joint venture for Wycker Höfe project in Kiel's Wik district. Generations quarter with 800-1,000 apartments on approximately 8-hectare site. About 30% of gross floor area with public funding.
• SAGA UnternehmensgruppecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Hamburg's largest landlord and housing company. Multiple joint projects including 216 homes in Eißendorf (Lichtenauerweg), 66 subsidized homes in Behringstraße, and ongoing collaborations across Hamburg. DITTING serves as general contractor.
• OTTO WULFFminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2024Partnership for coop project in Kiel - 'Stammhaus Quartier'. New company headquarters for coop with Grundsteinlegung in September 2024.
• PEG HamburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2020Joint venture for Ipanema project - 523+ homes and 18,500 sqm office space in Hamburg City Nord. PEG is project developer, DITTING serves as general contractor and JV partner. Project volume approx. 76,000 sqm gross floor area.
• BEHRENDT GRUPPEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2018First-time joint project for Pergolenviertel. BEHRENDT handles commercial aspects, DITTING handles planning and execution of 64 condominium units.
• LEHMANN ImmobilienminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2018Partnership for Pergolenviertel project (Baufeld 3b) with 199 homes. 120-year-old family business specializing in residential construction in northern Germany.
• GWG-Gruppe (Stuttgart)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2018Subsidiary of R+V Versicherungsgruppe. Partnership for 'Quartier der Generationen' in Baakenhafen HafenCity - 373 subsidized and rent-controlled apartments. GWG as investor/owner, DITTING as general contractor. Total investment approx. 110 million EUR.
• Willi MEYER Bauunternehmen GmbHminorOthers · 1 September 2018Acquisition of DITTING's 'Tankstellenbau' (gas station construction) division effective September 1, 2018. Nearly 90% of affected employees transitioned to Meyer. Strategic focus on high-rise and project development.
• GRED GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2018Joint venture for OxPark Langenhorn project. Final phase of Hamburg's largest residential development on former Klinikum Ochsenzol site. Approximately 100 additional homes planned.
• Quantum Immobilien AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2018Hamburg real estate group with competencies in project development, institutional investment products, and real estate management. Multiple joint projects including Europacity Berlin (500+ homes), ELBKANT HafenCity (64 homes), Eidelstedter Höfe (360 homes). Assets under management approx. EUR 6.8 billion.
• Grossmann & BergerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 June 2018Marketing partner for Europacity Berlin project (Wiener Etagen and Prager Karree - 302 homes). Real estate broker responsible for marketing of residential units.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/dittingbau

Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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