Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin

What Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin does

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG (BWV) is a member-owned housing cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) headquartered at Lutherstraße 11, 12167 Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1900 and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025, the cooperative operates 84 residential complexes comprising 8,027 apartments across 9 Berlin districts (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Pankow, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Treptow-Köpenick, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Neukölln, and Mitte). As of 31.12.2025, BWV serves 26,142 members with a staff of 75 employees and reported an annual surplus (Jahresüberschuss) of 6.6 million EUR, including a 1.6% cooperative refund (genossenschaftliche Rückvergütung) of 0.7 million EUR redistributed to members.

The cooperative's core product is residential rental housing offered exclusively to members at an average cold net usage fee of 6.37 EUR/m²/month, complemented by commercial rental space (Gewerbeangebote), guest apartments (Gästewohnungen), and an active new-construction pipeline (Bauvorhaben). The technology footprint is narrow by design: a public website (bwv-berlin.de) for member acquisition and information, plus a protected Mitgliederportal built on Aareon AG's CRM platform (bwv-crm.aareon.com) with single sign-on, recently enhanced via the new Servicebereich Mein-Zuhause digital service area that replaced the legacy Em@il service. Beyond housing, BWV operates community programs including the BWV | Vital leisure/activity program and the BWV Feriencamp children's holiday camp (in its 11th year), and publishes a quarterly member magazine.

BWV's business model is subscription/recurring usage-fee based and operates on a cost-covering basis under German cooperative law principles of self-help, self-responsibility, and solidarity. Governance rests with a Vertreterversammlung (representative assembly), an elected Aufsichtsrat (supervisory board) chaired by Uwe Jessen, and a two-person executive board (Vorstand) comprising Sven Einsle and Ines Schenke. The cooperative is a member of the BBU Verband Berlin-Brandenburgischer Wohnungsunternehmen e.V. for statutory audit and industry representation, banks with Aareal Bank AG, and lists properties on ImmobilienScout24 for member-recruitment visibility. The company is not publicly traded, has no external parent, and has no subsidiaries.

Name

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin

Legal name

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG

Website

https://bwv-berlin.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG is a member-owned Berlin housing cooperative founded in 1900, operating 84 residential complexes with 8,027 apartments across 9 Berlin districts and serving 26,142 members through cost-covering usage fees averaging 6.37 EUR/m²/month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Usage Fees (Nutzungsgebühren): Members pay monthly usage fees for their apartments. Average cold net usage fee is 6.37 EUR/m²/month as of 31.12.2025. The cooperative operates on a cost-covering basis with annual surplus of 6.6 million EUR and provides a cooperative refund of 1.6% (0.7 million EUR) to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG is a member-owned housing cooperative that provides rental residential apartments across 84 residential complexes in 9 Berlin districts, serving its 26,142 members with 8,027 apartments at an average cold net usage fee of 6.37 EUR/m²/month. The cooperative also offers commercial rental spaces, guest apartments for members' visitors, and member benefit programs including the BWV Vital leisure program and the BWV Feriencamp children's holiday camp.

Product overview

Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG is a housing cooperative offering a unified portfolio of residential and commercial rental services. The core offering comprises apartment rentals (Wohnungsangebote) across 84 residential complexes in 9 Berlin districts, supplemented by commercial spaces (Gewerbeangebote), guest apartments (Gästewohnungen), and new construction projects (Bauvorhaben). Member services include the digital Mitgliederportal, leisure program BWV | Vital, and the annual BWV Feriencamp holiday camp. The cooperative's portfolio includes 8,027 apartments serving 26,142 members, with an average monthly usage fee of 6.37 EUR/m².

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BWV | Vital: Leisure and activity program for members offering trips, events, and community activities.

Products and services

• Wohnungsangebote (Apartment Rentals) Rental apartments offered exclusively to cooperative members, with units available across 9 Berlin districts and an average cold net usage fee of 6.37 EUR/m²/month. Intended for individuals and families seeking affordable, long-term rental housing in Berlin.
• Gewerbeangebote (Commercial Space Rentals) Commercial rental spaces available for businesses, practitioners, and other commercial tenants within the cooperative's property portfolio in Berlin.
• Gästewohnungen (Guest Apartments) Temporary furnished apartments available to cooperative members for their visiting guests, offering short-term accommodation within the cooperative's properties.
• BWV | Vital Member leisure and activity program offering events, day trips, social activities, and community engagement opportunities reserved for cooperative members.
• BWV Feriencamp (Holiday Camp) Annual supervised holiday camp program for children of cooperative members, providing vacation activities during school breaks; running for 11 years as of input date.
• Wohnanlagen (Residential Complexes Portfolio) Portfolio of 84 residential complexes across 9 Berlin districts (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Pankow, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Treptow-Köpenick, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Neukölln, Mitte), offering diverse housing options from studios to family apartments.
• Bauvorhaben (Construction Projects)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BBU Verband Berlin-Brandenburgischer Wohnungsunternehmen e.V.coreOthersBWV is a member of the BBU Verband (housing association), which serves as a Prüfungsverband (audit association) for the cooperative. This membership provides regulatory oversight and industry representation.
• Aareon AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationBWV uses Aareon CRM system for their member portal (bwv-crm.aareon.com), providing integrated member management and service functionality.
• ImmobilienScout24minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBWV lists properties on ImmobilienScout24 partner portal for wider visibility in apartment searches.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LEG Immobilien AG: German MDAX-listed residential real estate company with ~166,000 apartments, primarily in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable as a large German residential landlord operating a similar business model (long-term apartment rentals), but geographically focused outside Berlin — a regional rather than direct competitor.
• TAG Immobilien AG: German-listed residential real estate company with ~85,000 apartments across multiple German regions including a presence in Berlin and other major cities. Comparable as a residential landlord operator at meaningful scale, though operating across multiple cities and not Berlin-focused.
• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest residential real estate company with ~500,000+ apartments across Germany, including significant Berlin exposure. Listed on DAX, Vonovia is a market-rate landlord, but operates the same core business of residential rental property management at scale — directly comparable to BWV's apartment operator function.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major Berlin-focused residential landlord (now part of Vonovia group) with a portfolio historically concentrated in Berlin's most attractive districts. Highly comparable geographic and product overlap with BWV, though operates as a profit-maximizing listed company rather than cooperative.

Direct peers

• HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH: Berlin's municipal housing company (owned by the State of Berlin), managing ~80,000 apartments across Berlin. Most directly comparable to BWV in scale and geography — both operate large Berlin residential portfolios with social/mission-oriented mandates, though HOWOGE is state-owned rather than cooperatively owned.
• WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH: Berlin municipal housing company managing ~33,000 apartments concentrated in central Berlin (Mitte district, where BWV also has presence). Comparable as a Berlin residential landlord with social mandate; smaller portfolio but similar operating model.
• degewo AG: One of Berlin's largest state-affiliated housing companies with ~75,000 apartments. Directly comparable to BWV as a major Berlin residential landlord operating at scale with social mandate; however, degewo is owned by the Berlin Senate rather than by members.
• Gewobag Wohnungsbau-Aktiengesellschaft Berlin: Berlin state-owned housing company managing ~70,000 apartments across the city. Closely comparable to BWV in product (residential rentals), geography (Berlin), and tenant-base focus (broad population); the structural difference is state-ownership versus cooperative member-ownership.
• Stadt und Land Wohnbauten-Gesellschaft mbH: Berlin municipal housing company with ~50,000 apartments, owned by the State of Berlin. Highly comparable peer to BWV — same city, same product type (residential rentals), similar scale (mid-tier Berlin landlord), differing primarily in ownership structure (municipal vs. cooperative).
• Gesobau AG: Berlin municipal housing company with ~45,000 apartments, particularly strong in northern Berlin districts (Pankow, Reinickendorf). Comparable to BWV as a large Berlin residential landlord; key differentiator is municipal ownership and slightly smaller portfolio scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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