Name

Genossenschaft für Wohnungsbau Oberland eG

Legal name

Genossenschaft für Wohnungsbau Oberland eG

Website

https://gwo.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative (Co-op) Housing Association Management (BPAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homeowners Association (HOA) Management (BPAJAHAB), HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Cooperative housing
• Affordable rental apartments
• Property management services
• Condominium sales
• Residential real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Laupheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Apartment Rental: Rental income from approximately 1800 owned rental apartments. Tenants become members of the cooperative, creating a subscription-like recurring revenue relationship.
2. Property Sales: Sale of owner-occupied apartments (Eigentumswohnungen) such as the Johannes-Palm-Straße project in Ulm-Wiblingen with 15 apartments.
3. Third-party Property Management: Management services for approximately 1800 apartments owned by third parties, generating management fee income.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Genossenschaft für Wohnungsbau Oberland eG (GWO) is a member-owned housing cooperative that provides affordable rental apartments to its members, sells owner-occupied condominiums, and manages approximately 1,800 third-party apartments. Its core activities center on owning and renting residential housing in the Oberland region of Baden-Württemberg (Laupheim, Ehingen, Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Biberach), new construction, and modernization of existing properties using sustainable energy concepts.

Product overview

Genossenschaft für Wohnungsbau Oberland eG (GWO) operates as a cooperative housing association offering a portfolio of residential services. The core offerings include approximately 1800 owned rental apartments available to members at affordable prices, and management of approximately 1800 third-party apartments. The product range encompasses rental housing (Mietwohnungen), condominiums for purchase (Eigentumswohnungen), new construction projects (Neubau), and modernization services. Supporting services include a guest apartment in Ulm, cooperative membership, online damage reporting, and downloadable annual business reports. The company serves the regions of Laupheim, Ehingen, Ulm, Neu-Ulm, and Biberach with over 2400 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mietwohnungen (Rental Apartments) Approximately 1,800 owned rental apartments offered to cooperative members at affordable prices, representing the core offering of the GWO cooperative housing model. Tenants simultaneously become cooperative members, gaining voting rights and security of tenure.
• Wohnungseigentumsverwaltung (Third-Party Property Management) Management services for approximately 1,800 third-party apartments, including administration, bookkeeping, and maintenance coordination. Offered to external property owners lacking the internal capacity to manage residential real estate.
• Eigentumswohnungen (Condominiums for Purchase) Newly constructed condominiums offered for sale, including the 15-apartment Johannes-Palm-Straße project in Ulm-Wiblingen. Sales are facilitated through Scheffold Immobilien real estate broker.
• Neubau (New Construction) Development of new residential buildings, exemplified by the Brühlstraße project in Erbach with 20 apartments, of which 12 are publicly funded (öffentlich gefördert).
• Modernisierung (Modernization) Energy-efficient modernization of existing buildings including insulation, heating systems, and photovoltaic installations. Projects include Wenzelstein in Ehingen, Hermann-Volz-Straße in Biberach, and Danziger Straße in Munderkingen.
• Gästewohnung Ulm (Guest Apartment) A 1-room guest apartment at the Safranberg location in Ulm, bookable by GWO members and members of participating German housing cooperatives, providing short-stay accommodation at fair conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75+ years of continuous operation providing affordable housing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wohnungsbaugenossenschaften DeutschlandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing initiative comprising more than 400 housing cooperatives across Germany. GWO is a member, working collectively to strengthen the cooperative housing brand and promote awareness of cooperative living.
• Scheffold ImmobilienminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate broker from Laupheim handling sales of GWO Eigentumswohnungen (owner-occupied apartments), such as the Johannes-Palm-Straße project.
• CRIF BürgelminorOthersCredit check service provider used for tenant screening and creditworthiness assessments before rental agreements.
• SCHUFAminorOthersCredit reporting agency used for creditworthiness checks of potential tenants as part of the rental application process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Europe's largest residential real estate company, landlord of ~540,000 German homes. Overlaps with GWO in residential rental operations and energy-modernization initiatives, but operates as a listed for-profit rather than a member-owned cooperative and at vastly greater scale.
• LEG Immobilien SE: Major listed German residential landlord focused on North Rhine-Westphalia and other regions. Comparable in rental-property operation, energy retrofit programs, and subsidized housing exposure, though larger and investor-owned.
• TAG Immobilien AG: Listed German residential real estate company with ~84,000 units primarily in northern/eastern Germany and Brandenburg. Comparable in rental-focused operating model and residential property management, with broader geographic and investor-owned structure.

Regional players

• SAGA Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg: City-owned residential landlord and manager in Hamburg with a large affordable-housing mandate. Comparable dual model of owning and managing rental housing for a regional population, though city-owned rather than cooperative.
• Gewobag Wohnungsbau-Aktiengesellschaft Berlin: Berlin's largest municipal housing company providing affordable rental and managed housing. Comparable in offering affordable rental housing to a regional population and operating energy modernization programs, without member-owned governance.
• HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH: Berlin-based municipal residential landlord managing a large affordable-housing portfolio. Comparable in affordable rental focus, scale (~75,000 units) and new construction / modernization activity, but city-owned.

Direct peers

• Wohnungsgenossenschaft „Carl Zeiss" Jena eG: Mid-sized German housing cooperative renting member-owned apartments and managing additional portfolios. Closely comparable in legal form, revenue model (rental + management), and member-tenant governance, making it a strong structural peer to GWO.
• Bauverein München eG: A Munich-based housing cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) offering affordable rental housing to its member-tenants under the same German cooperative law. Directly comparable model, though larger in scale, operating in a major German city rather than the Oberland region.

Others

• Wohnungsbaugenossenschaften Deutschland (Verband): National association of more than 400 German housing cooperatives including GWO. An enabling/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor, but central to industry marketing, policy advocacy, and collective brand-building for the cooperative housing model GWO operates within.
• Wüstenrot Immobilien GmbH: Part of the Wüstenrot & Württembergische group focused on residential real estate including brokerage and property management. Adjacent rather than directly competing; provides useful read-throughs on regional Baden-Württemberg property dynamics relevant to GWO's market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/GWO-Genossenschaft-f%C3%BCr-Wohnungsbau-Oberland/61559437920568
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gwo-laupheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/gwo.laupheim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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