What Ecobau does

Ecobau Allgäu GmbH is a privately held German residential construction company founded in 2015 and headquartered operationally at Jägerstraße 20, 87600 Kaufbeuren, with its registered office in Essingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company specializes in turnkey, solid-brick (Ziegel-Massivbau) residential construction, delivering single-family homes, semi-detached houses, terraced houses (Reihenhäuser), and more recently multi-family apartment buildings (Mehrfamilienhaus) to private homeowners and families primarily across the Allgäu and Schwaben regions of Bavaria, with recent project activity extending toward Schondorf am Ammersee.

Its core offering is the end-to-end delivery of a completed, move-in-ready home on a fixed-price basis, supported by an in-house architect (Bertram Wachinger) and led by two managing directors, Bodo Burs and Sebastiano Terzoli. The company handles the full project lifecycle from land identification and acquisition support, through design and permitting, to construction and handover. Its product portfolio has evolved from a foundation of detached single-family homes toward a broader mix that includes higher-density terraced housing and multi-unit residential, with named projects such as the Wohnpark am Gablonzer Ring in Kaufbeuren and active deliveries in Germaringen, Dirlewang, and elsewhere.

Ecobau's business model is project-based consumer real estate: each customer is an individual or family purchasing a single home for personal occupancy, revenue is recognized on completion milestones of individual builds, and pricing is communicated through a fixed-price guarantee rather than cost-plus arrangements. Geographic growth has been incremental, adding municipalities within reach of the Kaufbeuren base over time. The company has not disclosed revenue, headcount, funding, or AI/digital capabilities in the available data.

Name

Ecobau

Legal name

Eco Bau Allgäu GmbH

Website

https://ecobau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ecobau Allgäu GmbH is a German turnkey residential builder, founded in 2015 and based in Kaufbeuren, delivering solid-brick single-family, terraced, and multi-family homes to private homeowners across the Allgäu and Schwaben regions of Bavaria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Construction Services

NAICS

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

Keywords

• Turnkey home construction
• Solid brick construction
• Residential property development
• Construction management
• Land acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaufbeuren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Developer Properties (Bauträgerobjekte): Ecobau develops and sells pre-planned single-family homes, duplexes, row houses, and multi-family buildings at fixed prices. Customers can purchase ready-to-move-in properties from their portfolio.
2. Custom Turnkey Construction (Individuelle schlüsselfertige Planung): Architect-designed custom homes built on customer-owned land. Revenue generated from the complete construction contract with fixed price guarantee. Includes various customization options and special requests during the building process.
3. Land Acquisition Services (Grundstücksvermittlung): Assistance in finding suitable building plots for customers, including options for land exchange against apartments in newly built developments.
4. Construction Management (Baubetreuung): Project management and supervision services for customers who already have land and need support managing the construction process from groundbreaking to key handover.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ecobau (Eco Bau Allgäu GmbH), based in Kaufbeuren in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, Germany, provides turnkey solid brick (Ziegel-Massivbauweise) residential construction services. The company builds individually designed single-family homes, duplexes, terraced houses, and multi-family buildings for property owners, and also operates as a property developer (Bauträger) selling pre-planned homes and apartments. Services span the complete project lifecycle, including land acquisition (Grundstück), construction management (Baubetreuung), and a comprehensive worry-free package (Rund-um-Sorglos-Paket) covering everything from planning to handover.

Product overview

Ecobau is a residential construction company operating in the Allgäu region of Germany that offers a unified portfolio of home building services centered around turnkey construction. The core offering consists of four interconnected services: the Rund-um-Sorglos-Paket (comprehensive turnkey package), Schlüsselfertiges Bauen (turnkey construction), Baubetreuung (construction management), and Grundstück (property search). These services support various housing types including Einfamilienhaus (single-family houses), Doppelhaushälften (semi-detached houses), Reihenhäuser (terraced houses), and Mehrfamilienhäuser (multi-family houses). All construction uses solid brick (Ziegel) in massivbauweise. The company also operates a Musterhaus (model home) in Kaufbeuren for prospective clients to experience their quality standards. Services are delivered through regional craftsmen and include fixed-price guarantees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rund-um-Sorglos-Paket (Worry-Free Package) A complete turnkey construction package including planning, project execution, interior finishing, and handover, intended for private homeowners who want a single point of contact for the entire build.
• Schlüsselfertiges Bauen (Turnkey Construction) Standard turnkey building of solid brick (Ziegel-Massivbauweise) homes delivered move-in ready, targeting private property owners.
• Baubetreuung (Construction Management) Construction supervision and coordination service for self-builders and property owners who wish to organize parts of the build themselves while outsourcing overall management.
• Grundstücksvermittlung (Land Acquisition) Assistance with sourcing and acquiring building plots in the Allgäu region for clients who have not yet secured land for their new home.
• Einfamilienhaus (Single-Family Home) Custom-built, individually designed solid-brick single-family homes delivered to private clients in the Allgäu region.
• Doppelhaushälfte (Semi-Detached / Duplex Home) Solid-brick semi-detached or duplex homes built for private owners, typically for two households sharing a single structure.
• Reihenhaus (Terraced House) Solid-brick terraced houses constructed as part of a connected row for individual private owners.
• Mehrfamilienhaus (Multi-Family Building) Solid-brick multi-family residential buildings with multiple units, developed either as bespoke builds or as pre-planned developer projects.
• Musterhaus (Model Home Showroom) A fully furnished model home used as a showroom where prospective clients can experience construction quality, finishes, and layout options before commissioning their own home.
• Bauträger-Projekte (Property Developer Projects) Pre-planned, ready-to-purchase residential developments (apartments and houses) where Ecobau acts as the developer (Bauträger) handling design, construction, and sale of individual units.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% customer satisfaction rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SchwörerHaus: Established German prefab and solid-construction home builder with turnkey offerings, multi-family development projects, and KfW-grade energy standards. Comparable end customer (turnkey homeowner) but broader in product mix.
• Rensch-Haus: Larger German house builder combining massivhaus and Fertighaus capabilities with broader geographic coverage and developer activities. Comparable in turnkey delivery and energy efficiency but addresses a wider product portfolio than Ecobau.
• WeberHaus: Major German prefab home builder with turnkey and developer services, strong KfW efficiency credentials. Competes for the same end-customer segment in Bavaria though primarily in prefab/Fertighaus rather than Ziegel massiv.
• Helma Eigenheime: German massivhaus and prefab builder with significant developer activity, project-related services, and turnkey delivery. Comparable across project type (single-family through multi-family) and energy-efficiency positioning.

Direct peers

• Kern-Haus: Mid-size German massivhaus builder offering architect-designed turnkey homes with fixed pricing and energy efficiency options. Closely matches Ecobau's positioning as a regional/custom turnkey massivhaus provider.
• Viebrockhaus: German massivhaus builder with turnkey services, KfW energy-efficient standards, and a focus on customer hand-over experience. Closely matches Ecobau's solid-brick, turnkey, fixed-price approach in northern and central Germany.
• Town & Country Haus: One of Germany's largest franchise-style massivhaus and Fertighaus builders, offering turnkey single- and multi-family construction with fixed-price protection. Comparable in product mix and customer promise to Ecobau, though with nationwide franchise distribution.
• Büdenbender Hausbau: Bavaria-region massivhaus builder offering single-family, duplex, and multi-family turnkey construction in solid construction. Operates in overlapping German regional markets with similar fixed-price and KfW-grade positioning.
• Heinz von Heiden Massivhäuser: One of Germany's largest massivhaus (solid brick) turnkey home builders. Directly comparable to Ecobau in construction method (Ziegel/Massivbau), turnkey delivery model, energy-efficiency standards, and fixed-price offerings, but operating at much greater national scale.

Regional players

• Bauer Holz & Haus: Bavarian timber-frame (Holzhaus) home builder, an adjacent alternative-construction competitor in the same regional catchment, going after the same end-customers with a different material/methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 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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