Dürener Bauverein AG

What Dürener Bauverein AG does

Dürener Bauverein AG is a municipal housing company (Aktiengesellschaft) founded in 1902 in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, and owned by the city of Düren and (since 2017) the district of Düren. The company operates a residential rental portfolio of 223 houses and 1,443 apartments as of 31 March 2025, spanning 1- to 6-room units and single-family homes across Düren's city centre and Grüngürtel settlement as well as the surrounding municipalities of Niederzier, Lendersdorf, and Merzenich-Morschenich. Approximately half the portfolio is publicly subsidized (WBS-required, rent-controlled), with the remainder at market rents, serving singles, couples, families, large families, seniors, and WBS-eligible moderate-income households in the Kreis Düren region.

The company's underlying technology stack is built around a digital tenant management platform rather than novel software: the MiVivo tenant app (delivered via Spiri.bo) provides monthly consumption information (uVi), maintenance requests, and move-in/out notifications; Brunata supplies remote meter reading feeding operating-cost allocation; and Stadtwerke Düren operates 34 rooftop photovoltaic installations under a roof lease producing approximately 550,000 kWh/year, which is fed back to tenants as Mieterstrom (tenant electricity) priced at least 10% below local standard tariffs. New-build projects (Zehnthofstraße, Am Wehr, planned Goebenstraße) target the KfW 55 energy efficiency standard with air-source heat pumps, underfloor heating, and green roofs.

The business model is straightforward subscription-style recurring revenue from monthly residential rent, comprising cold rent plus Betriebskosten- and Heizkostenvorauszahlung pass-throughs, with security deposits of approximately three months' cold rent. Tenant acquisition is sales-led via the company's own website property database and Immobilienscout24 listings, followed by an online Mieterselbstauskunft evaluated by the Vorstand against urgency, household size, and income criteria. Distribution is direct (no intermediaries), supplemented by NRW-Bank-subsidized financing for affordable-housing projects and a partnership with Polizei NRW Düren under the 'Zuhause sicher' security certification programme. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Dürener Bauverein AG

Legal name

Dürener Bauverein Aktiengesellschaft

Website

https://bauverein-dn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dürener Bauverein AG is a municipal housing company founded in 1902 in Düren, Germany, operating 1,443 residential apartments across the city and surrounding Kreis Düren municipalities, providing affordable and market-rate rental housing, including publicly subsidized WBS units, to singles, families, and seniors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Management

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Multifamily (Apartment) Property Management (BPAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Residential property rental
• Social housing
• Municipal housing
• Affordable housing
• Property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Düren

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 Rental Income: The company generates revenue primarily from monthly rental payments on its residential portfolio of 223 houses and 1,443 apartments. Rents include operating cost advance payments (Betriebskostenvorauszahlung) and heating cost advance payments (Heizkostenvorauszahlung). Some apartments are publicly subsidized ( öffentlich gefördert) with rent price controls tied to the Wohnberechtigungsschein (WBS), while others are freely financed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dürener Bauverein AG is a German municipal housing company that owns, manages, and rents residential real estate across Düren and surrounding municipalities. Its portfolio consists of approximately 223 houses and 1,443 apartments ranging from 1- to 6-room units, offered at both publicly subsidized and market-rate rents, supplemented by tenant-facing digital services and on-site renewable energy supply.

Product overview

Dürener Bauverein AG operates as a housing company (Wohnungsbaugesellschaft) offering a portfolio of residential properties — apartments ranging from 1 to 6 rooms and single-family homes — across Düren and surrounding municipalities (Grüngürtel, Düren-Ost, Düren-Nord, Düren-Süd, Rölsdorf, Gürzenich, Merzenich-Morschenich). The core product is its residential property portfolio, supplemented by a digital tenant application system (Online-Bewerbungsbogen), a tenant management mobile app (MiVivo), a photovoltaic-based tenant electricity model (Mieterstrom), a guest apartment, and published annual reports. Properties include historic Altbau, modern Neubau, and fully renovated units, available both as publicly subsidized (WBS-required) and privately financed rentals. The company manages 223 houses with 1,443 apartments, 238 garages, and 36 underground parking spaces (as of 31 March 2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Rental Apartments Rental of flats and apartments (1-6 rooms) across Düren and surrounding municipalities, offered to individuals and households seeking housing, including both subsidized social housing and market-rate units.
• MiVivo Tenant App Digital tenant portal/app that allows existing tenants to manage their tenancy, communicate with the property manager, and access housing-related services on their mobile devices.
• Mieterstrom (Tenant Electricity) On-site photovoltaic-generated electricity supplied directly to tenants of selected buildings, providing residents with locally produced renewable power as part of their housing service.
• Property Management Services Day-to-day management, maintenance, and administration of the company's residential real estate portfolio on behalf of owners (city and district of Düren), delivered to tenants through in-house staff and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• PV installations produce ~550,000 kWh/year, sufficient to supply ~180 households with tenant electricity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft für Stadt und Kreis Düren eGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe housing cooperative (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) shares deep historical roots with Dürener Bauverein AG, both having been founded in the early 1900s to address Düren's housing shortage. Both organisations co-developed the Grüngürtel settlement under Heinrich Dauer's garden city plan. The cooperative previously managed properties at Grüngürtel 31, which were sold to the Bauverein. The two organisations continue to cooperate on neighbourhood development, with the cooperative retaining co-ownership of parts of the Grüngürtel heritage. They also jointly participate in the 'Zuhause sicher' security certification programme.
• Polizei NRW Düren (Police Düren)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing 'Zuhause sicher' (Home Safe) partnership campaign with Polizei NRW Düren, focused on burglary prevention and fire safety. Since 2016, 107 apartments across both the Dürener Bauverein AG and the Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft have received the 'Zuhause sicher' security seal. The partnership includes an annual plaque ceremony and joint press communications. Key contacts include Kriminalkommissariat Leiter Dietmar Schorn and Direktionsleiterin Svende Friedrichs.
• Stadtwerke Düren (SWD)coreTechnology or IntegrationStadtwerke Düren operates 34 photovoltaic installations on rooftops of the Dürener Bauverein AG and the housing cooperative under a roof lease (Dachpachtmodell) arrangement. SWD installs, operates, and maintains the solar installations, supplying tenant electricity (Mieterstrom) to residents. The PV systems produce approximately 550,000 kWh/year. This partnership enables the Mieterstrom model without the housing company bearing installation capital costs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DuerenerBauvereinAG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/d%C3%BCrener-bauverein-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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