Bauverein Breisgau

What Bauverein Breisgau does

Bauverein Breisgau eG is a German registered housing cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft/eG) founded in 1899 and headquartered at Zähringer Str. 48, Freiburg im Breisgau. As the first housing cooperative in Freiburg (Die erste Baugenossenschaft in Freiburg), the cooperative marked its 125th anniversary in 2024. It provides affordable residential rental housing, senior living facilities, commercial properties, and guest apartments to its members and the broader Breisgau region population of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Operations span approximately ten locations including seven senior living complexes in Freiburg-Zähringen, Buchenbach, Freiburg-Haslach, Freiburg-St. Georgen, March-Hugstetten, Stegen, and Ehrenkirchen.

The company's revenue streams comprise four primary lines: recurring rental income from residential and commercial properties, one-time property sales to owner-occupiers and investors, subscription-based savings products through its Spareinrichtung (regulated by BaFin under the Kreditwesengesetz), and professional services including WEG property management, broker services, and energy services through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bauverein Energie GmbH. The savings institution offers five products: Zukunftssparen, Sparkonto, Festzinssparen, Wachstumssparen, and Regio-Sparbrief, marketed with "double security" positioning. Distribution occurs through direct membership consultation at headquarters (with appointment-based and walk-in service hours), an online booking system, a property listings portal, and standardized housing allocation via the Immosolve GmbH platform.

The technology stack is conventional and non-differentiated, comprising standard web infrastructure with jQuery, OpenStreetMap integration, rapidmail for newsletters, and Immosolve for housing assignment. The company is governed by a two-member Vorstand (Executive Board) chaired by Marc Ullrich with Jörg Straub, and an Aufsichtsrat (Supervisory Board) chaired by Martin Behrens. The cooperative is collectively owned by its members (Genossenschaftsmitglieder), audited by vbw Verband baden-württembergischer Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e.V. as its statutory Prüfungsverband, and has no parent company or external institutional investors. Notable recent projects include UNI-CARRÉ and Carl-Sieder-Hof (both awarded for exemplary construction by Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg), the Neue Ortsmitte Schallstadt community center, and 29 new apartments under construction in Herbolzheim.

Name

Bauverein Breisgau

Legal name

Bauverein Breisgau eG

Website

https://bauverein-breisgau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bauverein Breisgau eG is a 125-year-old Freiburg-based German housing cooperative providing affordable rental housing, senior living facilities, savings products, and property management services to its members across the Breisgau region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Housing Cooperative Services

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living Real Estate Owners/Operators (REITs & Management Companies) (HLADAAAG)

Keywords

• Housing cooperative services
• Residential property rental
• Senior living facilities
• Savings institution products
• Property management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Rental: Rental income from residential apartments, senior living facilities, and commercial properties. As a housing cooperative, members rent apartments with affordable pricing.
2. Property Sales: Sale of properties to owner-occupiers and investors, including new construction and existing buildings for personal use or as investment properties.
3. Savings Products: The Spareinrichtung (savings department) offers various savings products including Zukunftssparen, Sparkonto, Festzinssparen (fixed-term savings), Wachstumssparen (growth savings), and Regio-Sparbrief with attractive interest rates and double security.
4. Property Management Services: WEG (Housing Community) property management services for external property owners, including personal and competent management, price advantages through group framework contracts, and construction supervision.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bauverein Breisgau eG is a member-owned housing cooperative that develops, owns, and manages residential rental apartments, senior living facilities, and commercial properties in the Freiburg im Breisgau region. It additionally operates a BaFin-supervised savings institution (Spareinrichtung) offering deposit products, and provides WEG homeowners' association property management and real estate brokerage services to external clients.

Product overview

Bauverein Breisgau eG operates as a multi-service housing cooperative offering a comprehensive ecosystem of residential and financial services. The core housing portfolio includes rental apartments for members and non-members, senior living facilities, and commercial spaces. Financial services are centered on the Spareinrichtung (savings products) division providing various savings instruments. The property management arm handles WEG administration and broker services. The company also maintains specialized subsidiaries for energy management (Bauverein Energie GmbH) and community services (Quartierstreff, Stiftungshaus). Recent notable projects include UNI-CARRÉ and Carl-Sieder-Hof, both recognized for exemplary construction quality, as well as the Neue Ortsmitte Schallstadt development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• easySPAR: Employee savings and investment portal for cooperative members
• BVB Portal

Products and services

• Wohnen (Rental Housing)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• vbw Verband baden-württembergischer Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e. V.coreOthersStatutory audit association (Prüfungsverband nach § 54 GenG) that audits and represents the cooperative's interests in the Baden-Württemberg housing and real estate sector
• Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)coreOthersFederal financial supervisory authority that regulates and supervises the cooperative's financial services including the savings institution

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• AllgäuSiedlung GmbH: Regional housing company in the Allgäu region of southern Germany managing thousands of rental units. Comparable as a regional residential rental operator, though smaller in scale and operating in a different geography.
• SAGA Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg: Hamburg-based municipal residential company with around 138,000 units. Comparable as a regional public-interest housing provider offering affordable rentals, though structured as a stock corporation and serving a different city.
• ProPotsdam GmbH: Potsdam's municipal housing company managing around 17,000 units. Comparable as a regional public-interest housing provider offering affordable rentals and related services, though focused on a different metropolitan area.

Direct peers

• Augustinum gGmbH: Germany's largest non-profit operator of senior living facilities with around 23 residences. Comparable in the senior living component of BVB's portfolio and in mission-driven (rather than purely commercial) operating philosophy.
• Baugenossenschaft mehr als wohnen eG: Swiss housing cooperative with a member-owned model offering affordable rental housing, community services, and sustainable construction. Directly comparable as a cooperative-structured residential operator with aligned social mission, though operating in a different country.

Broad incumbents

• Vivawest Wohnen GmbH: One of Germany's largest residential companies with roughly 120,000 units in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable in residential rental scale and tenant services, though structured as a GmbH rather than a cooperative.
• LEG Immobilien SE: Listed German residential property company with around 166,000 units concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable as a regional residential landlord, but operates in a different region and is materially larger than BVB.
• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest residential property company with around 550,000 units nationwide. Comparable as a large-scale residential rental owner-operator, though Vonovia is a publicly listed, market-rate operator rather than a member-owned cooperative.
• Wüstenrot Haus- und Städtebau GmbH: German housing developer and property owner with a multi-regional portfolio including residential developments for owner-occupiers and investors. Comparable in residential property development and ownership, though operating as a GmbH.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major German residential property company with a portfolio of roughly 140,000 units focused on metropolitan areas. Comparable in residential rental ownership and management, but operates at significantly larger scale and is publicly listed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bauverein_breisgau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bauverein-breisgau-eg

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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