Gablonzer Siedlungs Werk

What Gablonzer Siedlungs Werk does

Gablonzer Siedlungswerk Kaufbeuren eG (GSW) is a member-owned housing cooperative (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) registered in Germany, founded in 1949 to provide housing for Sudeten German refugees who settled in the Neugablonz district of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria. The cooperative has operated continuously for 75 years and today holds a diversified rental portfolio in Neugablonz — Kaufbeuren's largest district — comprising existing apartments, penthouses, new-build units, commercial/office/gastronomy spaces, and parking (underground garages, single garages, covered and open lots). A planned micro-apartment product line is in development, and a 2025 multi-generational construction project called Generationencampus #Kleeblatt is underway in Falkenstraße.

The business model is a direct-rental cooperative: GSW rents residential and commercial units directly to tenants and small businesses in Neugablonz, with revenue generated through recurring rent and ancillary fees. Distribution is entirely direct, mediated by the cooperative's own website, office at Sudetenstraße 105, and digital tenant tooling (online application portals for apartments, commercial space, parking, and student housing; tenant portal Mieterportal GSW; and mobile app Mieter-App GSW Kaufbeuren). Tenant services are layered through partnerships with BRK (Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz) for neighborhood assistance, Demenz-Partner for dementia support, and Vodafone for telecommunications. Tenant screening uses SCHUFA credit checks integrated into the application workflow.

Revenue and headcount are not publicly disclosed. Ownership is fully member-based with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital exposure. Operating scope is regional, confined to Kaufbeuren in Bavaria, with no geographic expansion or M&A activity signaled. The technology stack is conventional property-management IT with no disclosed AI/ML components, and no funding rounds, acquisitions, or regulatory actions have been recorded.

Name

Gablonzer Siedlungs Werk

Legal name

Gablonzer Siedlungswerk Kaufbeuren eG

Website

https://gsw-kaufbeuren.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gablonzer Siedlungswerk Kaufbeuren eG is a member-owned German housing cooperative, founded 1949, that rents residential apartments, penthouses, commercial spaces, and parking to tenants in Kaufbeuren's Neugablonz district.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Rental

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (53112), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAHAF

Mixed-Use Community Association Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/HOA/Condominium Association Management

Keywords

• Housing cooperative
• Residential rentals
• Affordable housing
• Commercial property rental
• Parking services

Headquarters

HQ city

De Pere

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gablonzer Siedlungswerk is a registered housing cooperative (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) operating in the Neugablonz district of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria. It rents out residential apartments (including penthouses), commercial spaces (offices, gastronomy), parking spaces, single garages, and underground garages to tenants. The cooperative also plans to introduce micro-apartments and is developing a multi-generational campus project.

Product overview

Gablonzer Siedlungswerk is a housing cooperative (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) offering a comprehensive portfolio of rental housing and commercial properties in Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz. The portfolio includes existing apartments, new construction projects (Neubau), commercial spaces, and parking facilities. Digital services are provided through online application portals for apartments, commercial spaces, and parking (Wohnungsbewerbung Online, Gewerbebewerbung Online), along with a tenant portal and mobile app for existing residents. The cooperative also plans to offer micro-apartments as a future product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bestandswohnungen Existing rental apartments available through the cooperative's housing portfolio in the Neugablonz district of Kaufbeuren.
• Neubau Wohnungen

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered support service and core.

• Demenz-Partner (Fachstelle für Demenz und Pflege Schwaben)support serviceOthersPartnership to support tenants with dementia. The organization supports people with dementia through respect, humor, love, communication, understanding, patience, security, support, affection, time, education, normality, music, trust, acceptance, and empathy. The Fachstelle is part of the Institute for Health and Generations at the University of Applied Sciences Kempten.
• Nachbarschaftshilfe (BRK - Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRK provides neighborhood assistance services including shopping help, household assistance, vacuuming, conversations, care and activities (games, puzzles, reading, walks, security while walking, encouragement), and doctor appointments (no transport services). Compensation is EUR 11.00/hour (max EUR 3,000/year tax-free). BRK service contacts are available at Sudetenstraße 96, Neugablonz every Thursday 14:00-15:00. GSW serves as the link and referral partner for these services to support tenants.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Allgäuhaus GmbH & Co. KG: Regional housing company operating in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, immediately adjacent to Kaufbeuren; comparable Southern Bavarian rental housing product with similar mid-sized scale.
• GBW Gruppe (Bayerische Wohnungsgesellschaft): Bavarian-focused residential housing company managing tens of thousands of rental apartments; comparable geographic focus on Bavaria and overlapping tenant base, though larger and investor-owned rather than cooperative.

Broad incumbents

• Wüstenrot & Württembergische (W&W Wohnungswirtschaft): German financial services and housing group with a residential rental subsidiary; comparable residential rental product but part of a broader financial services conglomerate.
• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest listed residential landlord with ~500,000 units nationwide; broad incumbent providing the same essential product (rental apartments) but at a vastly different scale and as a for-profit listed company.
• LEG Immobilien SE: Listed German residential real estate company focused on North Rhine-Westphalia with ~165,000 units; operates in the same rental housing category with broader geographic spread.
• TAG Immobilien AG: Listed German residential landlord focused on northern and eastern German secondary cities; same rental housing business model but at much larger, listed-company scale.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major listed German residential property company (now part of Vonovia) operating rental housing portfolios in urban German markets; comparable product category with very different ownership and scale.

Direct peers

• GWG Städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft München: Munich-based municipal housing cooperative operating a large portfolio of rental apartments for the general public on a cost-based, member-oriented model — directly comparable cooperative structure and operating model to GSW.
• Bauverein München & Harthof eG: Long-established Munich housing cooperative (eG) providing affordable rental housing to members on a non-profit basis; same legal form and mission-driven rental model as GSW.

Others

• Stadtwerke Kaufbeuren (Wohnbau): Municipal utility and housing arm of the city of Kaufbeuren; directly comparable geography (same city) and overlapping rental housing offering as GSW, though municipally owned rather than cooperatively owned.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gsw-wohnungsbaugenossenschaft-gablonzer-siedlungswerk-kaufbeuren-eg

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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