What Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich does

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich (BGZ) is a Swiss member-owned housing cooperative founded in 1942, operating in the City and Canton of Zürich. The cooperative manages more than 2,400 apartments distributed across over 40 settlements, providing affordable, cost-based rental housing to its members. Its operations are structured around a non-profit cooperative governance model, with tenants holding membership and exercising rights through the annual General Assembly (the 82nd was convened in 2025), rather than through equity ownership or commercial landlord-tenant relationships.

BGZ's core "product" is regulated, subsidisable residential housing stock, supplemented by a member-facing ecosystem of community programs including the BGZ family initiative and BGZ United football club. The underlying operating model combines traditional property management (maintenance, allocation, internal transfers, settlement-level administration) with cooperative member services; there is no indication of proprietary technology platforms, APIs, or digital product surface beyond standard administrative tools. The workforce of 11–50 employees is consistent with a mid-sized, internally administered portfolio operation rather than a technology-driven real estate business.

Revenue is generated through cost-based monthly rents paid by member-tenants, augmented by cooperative share contributions and ancillary service fees. Because BGZ is a non-profit, surpluses are reinvested into maintenance, modernisation, and new construction rather than distributed. Recent capital deployment is exemplified by the approved Im Drüegg replacement construction project (February 2025), with the building application filed in November 2025, indicating ongoing portfolio renewal within existing geographies rather than expansion into new markets or verticals.

Name

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich

Legal name

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich

Website

https://bg-glattal.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich is a member-owned, non-profit Swiss housing cooperative founded in 1942 that manages more than 2,400 apartments across over 40 settlements in the City and Canton of Zürich, providing cost-based rental housing and community programs to its residential members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Cooperative Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Build-to-Rent (BTR) Community Management (BPAJAFAC)

Keywords

• Affordable housing cooperative
• Rental property management
• Tenant services platform
• Communal housing services
• Cooperative housing development

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich is a non-profit housing cooperative that owns and manages over 2,400 affordable rental apartments across more than 40 settlements in Zürich city and Canton Zürich. It offers its members and tenants direct rental services along with an integrated suite of tenant services including community rooms, guest rooms and guest apartments, EV parking, online repair reporting, and an internal apartment transfer system, supported by community-building programs (Fachbereich Zusammenleben, Hausgemeinschaft 55plus, FitTreff, Mitwirkungskommission).

Product overview

Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich (BGZ) is a housing cooperative offering affordable, high-quality housing across over 40 settlements in Zürich city and Canton Zürich. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of tenant services centered around its core housing management platform. Key product modules include: Mieterservices (tenant services portal covering repair reporting, community rooms, guest rooms, guest apartments, and parking), Vermietung (rental management for available apartments), Siedlungen & Projekte (settlement management and construction projects), Zusammenleben (community living programs including events and senior services), and engagement initiatives focused on e-mobility, solar power, and biodiversity. The portfolio is delivered through a traditional housing cooperative model without a technology platform or API infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affordable Rental Housing (Vermietung) Core rental housing service providing affordable apartments across 40+ settlements in Zürich city and Canton Zürich, open to all population and income groups. Free apartments are advertised on the BGZ website and Homegate; no external waiting list is maintained.
• Community Rooms (Gemeinschaftsräume) Bookable shared community spaces across BGZ settlements including Luchswiesen, Seebach, Katzenbachstrasse, Im Schuppis (Dübendorfstrasse and Roswiesenstrasse), Glasi Bülach (Saal, Raum Maria, Guido), Stadel, Rümlang, and Saatlen, available to tenants for events and gatherings.
• Guest Rooms (Gästezimmer) Short-stay guest rooms available to BGZ tenants and their visitors in Seebach and in the Glasiquartier Bülach (two rooms).
• Guest Apartments (Gästewohnungen) Temporary-stay guest apartments available in Glattpark and Seebach for tenants' visitors.
• EV Parking (Parkplätze für Elektroautos) Electric vehicle charging parking spaces available to tenants across BGZ settlements.
• Community Living Programs (Zusammenleben) Structured community-building programs including the Fachbereich Zusammenleben (Living Together department), Hausgemeinschaft 55plus senior community, FitTreff fitness initiative, active resident groups, and a Mitwirkungskommission for tenant participation in cooperative governance.
• Member Loan Fund (Darlehenskasse) Loan fund service for cooperative members, administered through BGZ's Mieterservices.
• Settlements & Housing Development (Siedlungen & Projekte) Portfolio management and development of BGZ's housing settlements, including active planning and construction projects such as Schwamendingen, Seebach, Buchwiesen replacement construction, and the 'Im Drüegg' replacement construction project approved by the General Assembly in February 2025 with building application submitted in November 2025.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• bülachSTADT (Innenstadtorganisation Bülach)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the Traumtänzer project and final event held in the Glasi-Quartier in Bülach. BGZ provided the venue in their Glasi-Quartier settlement for the community dance event organized by bülachSTADT.
• GZ HirzenbachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Mitmach-Aktion for new play areas in the Schuppis settlement. The community center GZ Hirzenbach partnered with BGZ and playground builder Motorsänger for participatory playground design.
• Kita GlobegardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing and supporting the playground opening celebration at Buchwiesen. Kita Globegarden organized activities including face painting and outdoor games for children at the opening event.
• diktum.chminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConcept and project management services for the BGZ website and communications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Wincasa: Switzerland's largest property management firm, providing residential and commercial property services at scale. While a for-profit operator, comparable activities include apartment management, tenant services, and building maintenance across a multi-thousand-unit portfolio.
• Livit AG: Major Swiss property management company handling residential portfolios for institutional owners. Operates the same tenant-services and apartment-management functions as BGZ, but on a contract basis rather than as owner.
• Swiss Prime Site: Switzerland's largest listed real estate company with significant residential exposure in Zürich. Provides a comparable reference point for replacement-construction economics, capex pipeline scale, and rent dynamics in the Zürich market.
• Stadt Zürich, Liegenschaften Stadt Zürich: Municipal housing arm of the City of Zürich, owning and operating a large portfolio of subsidised and affordable rental units. Operates in the same regulatory and geographic environment with comparable tenant base to BGZ, though as a public entity rather than a cooperative.
• PSP Swiss Property: Swiss listed real estate company with a portfolio concentrated in Zürich, including residential/commercial mixed assets. Used as a comparable for prime-location Zürich real estate valuation per square meter and renovation economics.

Direct peers

• Genossenschaft mehr als wohnen: Zürich-area housing cooperative pioneering sustainable, community-oriented residential development. Comparable member-owned governance, focus on affordable housing, and emphasis on shared community spaces mirror BGZ's model.
• Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ): Largest housing cooperative in Zürich, managing thousands of apartments under the same Baugenossenschaft model with a similar tenant-services and replacement-construction approach. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping city, member-owned structure, and affordable-housing mandate.
• Wohnbau Genossenschaft Nordwest (WGN): Swiss housing cooperative operating affordable residential units in Zürich's broader region with member-owned structure. Overlapping cooperative model and tenant-services focus make it a clear direct peer for BGZ.
• Baugenossenschaft Sonnengarten: Historic Zürich housing cooperative managing a multi-settlement residential portfolio under member-owned cooperative governance. Operates with similar tenant services and replacement construction activity as BGZ.

Others

• Wohnbaugenossenschaften Schweiz (Verband): Umbrella association of Swiss housing cooperatives representing over 1,000 Baugenossenschaften. Directly relevant as the industry body that BGZ operates within, providing policy advocacy, benchmarking, and capital-market access for cooperative housing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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