The Urban Village

What The Urban Village does

The Urban Village GmbH is a German mixed-use real estate development and operating company founded in 2019 in Aachen. It develops, leases, and operates an integrated portfolio of offices, coworking spaces, conference and event venues, industrial/production halls, and retail/gastronomy locations across Aachen and Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The portfolio is anchored by the Technologiezentrum Aachen (TZA, ~18,800 m²), the C-WERK urban production district (~128,000 m² on the former Continental plant), the O-WERK Campus coworking complex in Bochum (former Opel site), and several smaller city-center buildings (Theater, TZA II, Habsburger Allee, Karlshof).

The company's technology layer combines a proprietary Urban Village App for 24/7 tenant services (room bookings, partner concierge offerings such as hairdresser, car cleaning, massage) with a third-party booking integration via anny GmbH for conference and coworking reservations. It also operates a direct e-commerce merchandise shop built on Shopify. The platform layer is lightweight—primarily orchestration over physical real estate rather than deep software IP.

The Urban Village is a subsidiary of Landmarken AG and operates on a recurring rental revenue model: long-term office and industrial leases (subscription), coworking memberships and day passes (€19.90/day, €160/month), pay-as-you-go conference and event bookings, and ancillary merchandise sales. Customers span four primary segments—startups and small businesses, mid-to-large enterprises, manufacturing/production companies, and event organizers—with pricing ranging from €8.90/m² startup rates to custom enterprise quotations. In 2026, Swiss Life Asset Managers entered as a flagship strategic capital partner, enabling larger-scale development of the TZA Science Park and C-WERK transformation. The company employs approximately 30 people across property management, community management, technical operations, and marketing.

Name

The Urban Village

Legal name

The Urban Village GmbH

Website

https://theurbanvillage.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Urban Village GmbH develops and operates a mixed-use real estate portfolio of offices, coworking spaces, event venues, and industrial halls in Aachen and Bochum, Germany, serving startups, enterprises, and manufacturers with flexible workspace and community-driven amenities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Workspace & Commercial Real Estate

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Project-Based Workforce Housing (Construction, Turnarounds, Field Teams) (THAMAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce/Project-Based Extended Stay (Industrial & Construction) (THAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Flexible office space
• Coworking memberships
• Industrial hall rental
• Conference event venues
• Urban workspace development

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Office Space Rental: Long-term and flexible rental of office spaces ranging from 14 m² to 1,200 m². Revenue generated through monthly rent payments with various lease terms including startup-friendly pricing in first year.
2. Coworking Subscriptions: Flexible coworking memberships including daily passes (19.90 €/day) and monthly plans (160 €/month) providing access to workspaces, community areas, and amenities.
3. Conference & Event Venue Booking: Hourly and daily rental of meeting rooms, conference spaces, and event venues. Multiple room sizes available from 16.5 m² meeting rooms (up to 8 persons) to large event spaces accommodating 4-1000 persons.
4. Industrial Hall & Production Space Rental: Rental of warehouse, production, and industrial spaces at C-WERK facility. Hall spaces range from 50 m² to 25,000 m² with flexible divisibility. Revenue from production facilities, logistics spaces, and artisan workshops.
5. Retail & Gastronomy Space Rental: Commercial retail and restaurant spaces in prime city center locations including Karlshof at Aachen market. Spaces range from 155 m² to 531 m².
6. Merchandise Sales: Direct e-commerce sales of branded merchandise including T-shirts (29.99€), hoodies, socks (9.99€), caps (29.99€), honey (4.99€), and pullovers (49.99€).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Urban Village develops and operates mixed-use urban workspaces across multiple locations in Aachen and Bochum, renting flexible office spaces (14 m² to 1,200 m²), coworking memberships, conference and event venues, industrial and production halls at its C-WERK site (50 m² to 25,000 m²), and retail/gastronomy spaces. Offerings are bundled with concierge services, partner benefits via the Urban Village App, and community events, and are supported by sustainable, BREEAM-certified buildings on transformed former industrial sites.

Product overview

The Urban Village is a mixed-use workspace and real estate platform offering office rentals, coworking spaces, and conference/event venues across multiple locations in Aachen and Bochum, Germany. The portfolio includes office buildings (TZA, Theater, TZA II, Habsburger Allee), specialized spaces (Karlshof for retail/gastronomy, O-WERK Campus for coworking in Bochum), and the large-scale industrial transformation project C WERK. The ecosystem is supported by The Urban Village App for service booking and community management, plus a merchandise shop. The company positions itself as a community-driven workspace provider where offices come alive through networking, events, and integrated services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TZA (Technologiezentrum Aachen): Technology center offering offices, coworking, conference spaces and event venues at Dennewartstraße 24-27, Aachen
• O-WERK | CAMPUS
• C WERK
• The Urban Village App
• Urban Village Shop

Products and services

• Urban Offices (Office Space Rental) Flexible, scalable office space rental across multiple locations in Aachen and Bochum, with space available from 14 m² to 1,200 m², including startup-friendly first-year pricing (8.90 €/m²), custom floors for enterprise tenants, and all-inclusive facility management, reception, parking, and internet services.
• Coworking Spaces Flexible coworking memberships and day passes (19.90 €/day or 160 €/month) for individual professionals, remote workers, freelancers, and small teams, with fully equipped Coworking Boxes including adjustable desks, ergonomic chairs, screens, and access to community areas, WLAN, printing, coffee/tea/water, fresh fruit, community kitchen, and events at locations in Aachen and Bochum.
• Urban Conferencing & Event Hourly and daily rental of conference rooms, meeting rooms, and event venues for 4-1,000 persons, equipped with smart conference technology (smartboard, projector, hybrid event capabilities, wireless microphones, Bluetooth speakers, flipcharts), with optional catering via partner Petermachtpause, bookable through the anny platform and Urban Village website.
• C-WERK Industrial and Production Hall Rental Rental of warehouse, production, and industrial halls on the 128,000 m² former Continental plant site in Aachen-Rothe Erde, with hall spaces from 50 m² to 25,000 m², 70,000 m² immediately available across 27 halls, direct highway, rail, and public transport access, and planned artisan courtyards and workshops for urban production, logistics, and trades.
• Retail and Gastronomy Space Rental (Karlshof)

Quantifiable outcome

• BREEAM Excellent certification achieved for TZA building in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landmarken AGcoreOthersThe Urban Village belongs to the Landmarken Group family of companies, which also includes Stadtmarken, Ecoparks, and C-WERK GmbH. Landmarken specializes in urban transformation projects and innovative workspace development.
• anny GmbHcoreTechnology or Integrationanny GmbH provides the booking system for conference rooms, coworking spaces, and event venues. Enables real-time availability, booking management, and automated billing for The Urban Village's space rental business.
• PetermachtpauseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner for conference and event services. Additional service option bookable through The Urban Village venues.
• Meta Platforms Ireland (Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media presence for community engagement and marketing. Joint responsibility for Insights data processing under GDPR Art. 26.
• LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate LinkedIn presence for B2B marketing, recruitment, and industry networking. Joint responsibility for page analytics.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Mindspace: Mindspace operates premium coworking and flexible offices across Germany (Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg) and other European cities. It is a direct competitor in the German flexible workspace market, targeting similar enterprise and SME customer segments.
• Workhaus: Workhaus is a German coworking and flexible workspace provider operating across multiple German cities. It directly competes with The Urban Village for SME and mid-market tenants in the German coworking market.
• Design Offices: Design Offices is a leading German operator of flexible workspace and coworking in cities including Düsseldorf, Munich, and Berlin. It competes directly with The Urban Village for enterprise and SME tenants seeking premium flexible office space in German regional markets.

Broad incumbents

• BEOS: BEOS is a German real estate developer and asset manager specializing in corporate and industrial real estate. Its focus on mixed-use corporate parks and transformation projects is comparable to The Urban Village's C-WERK and TZA development approach.
• Industrious: Industrious is a US-headquartered premium flexible workspace operator with enterprise focus. While primarily North American, it represents a comparable premium flexible-office model and serves similar enterprise customers seeking workspace-as-a-service.
• IWG (Regus): IWG, parent of Regus and Spaces, is the world's largest flexible workspace operator with thousands of locations globally. It is a broad incumbent offering coworking and office space across all major German cities, competing for the same enterprise and SME customer base.
• WeWork: WeWork is a global coworking and flexible office operator with locations in major cities worldwide. It is a broad incumbent competitor with overlapping flexible workspace offerings, though typically focused on larger metropolitan markets rather than German mid-sized cities like Aachen.
• GARBE Industrial Real Estate: GARBE is one of Germany's largest industrial and logistics real estate specialists, developing and managing large-scale industrial portfolios. Its expertise in industrial asset transformation and leasing is directly comparable to Urban Village's C-WERK operations.

Regional players

• Ehret + Klein: Ehret + Klein is a German real estate developer focused on mixed-use and urban development projects, primarily in southern Germany (Bavaria). It is a regional real estate peer with comparable mixed-use urban development capabilities but operates in a different German geography.

Others

• Landmarken AG: Landmarken AG is the parent conglomerate of The Urban Village GmbH and also controls Stadtmarken, Ecoparks, and C-WERK GmbH. It is a related entity rather than a competitor, but its broader urban transformation portfolio (including other landmark projects) is thematically comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theurbanvillage
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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