Bauverein München Haidhausen eG

What Bauverein München Haidhausen eG does

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG is a Munich-based residential housing cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft, or eG) founded in 1919. It operates as a member-owned organization managing 1,563 cooperative apartments and 22 commercial units across five Munich neighborhoods (Au-Haidhausen, Berg am Laim, Bogenhausen, Giesing, and Riem), with 2,182 cooperative members holding equity-like shares. The cooperative's core product is Genossenschaftswohnungen (cooperative housing) — long-term, affordable rental apartments allocated to members, with multi-generational community living as a central differentiator. Membership requires purchasing 20-40 shares at €60 each (€1,200-€2,400) plus a one-time €120 admission fee; no deposit is required. Members receive a 4% dividend on share capital (paid for fiscal year 2019) and benefit from intergenerational continuity, pet-friendly policies, and dedicated community spaces. A small portion of the portfolio (14 units) is allocated through the city's EOF (Einkommensorientierte Förderung) social housing program, and recent developments such as the 69-unit Prinz Eugen Park complex (completed 2019, 61% publicly subsidized) demonstrate continued engagement with municipality-backed housing projects.

The underlying operations are run by a lean team of five employees using a conventional cooperative housing management system with tenant administration, maintenance scheduling, and member-management capabilities — no proprietary software, APIs, or AI/ML components are disclosed. The cooperative's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective members apply via the website only when apartments are advertised, with no waiting list maintained, and priority is given to family members of existing members. Distribution is entirely through the company's headquarters office at St.-Wolfgangs-Platz 1 in the Haidhausen district, with no external resellers or channels. Governance follows the German cooperative law structure of a Vorstand (executive board — Mario Kurtek, Christoph Molocher, Harald Hellwig) and an Aufsichtsrat (supervisory board, chaired by Andreas Greif), with annual member assemblies and written postal voting exercised during the COVID-19 period. The 2023 Ehrenpreis award from the City of Munich for the Prinz Eugen Park complex and a founding-membership partnership with energy cooperative Isarwatt eG (tenant electricity model, €2M loan facility) round out the strategic posture.

Name

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG

Legal name

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG

Website

https://bauverein-haidhausen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG is a Munich-based residential housing cooperative founded in 1919, managing 1,563 cooperative apartments and 22 commercial units for 2,182 members across five Munich neighborhoods. Members acquire shares (€1,200-€2,400) and receive long-term, affordable housing with dividends and no deposit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Cooperative housing services
• Residential property management
• Affordable rental housing
• Housing cooperative membership
• Subsidized housing allocation

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership shares (Genossenschaftsanteile): Members are required to purchase 20 to 40 shares at €60 each, totaling between €1,200 and €2,400. A one-time admission fee of €120 is also charged.
2. Rental income: Monthly rental payments from 1,563 apartments and 22 commercial units across multiple residential complexes in Munich.
3. Dividend distribution: The cooperative distributes dividends to members. A 4% dividend was approved for the 2019 fiscal year, paid on August 23, 2020.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG provides cooperative rental housing (Genossenschaftswohnungen) to its members in Munich. Members acquire 20–40 cooperative shares at €60 each (€1,200–€2,400 total) plus a one-time €120 admission fee, and in return gain access to affordable, deposit-free rental apartments across the cooperative's portfolio of 1,563 residential units in districts including Au-Haidhausen, Berg am Laim, Bogenhausen, Giesing, and Riem. The cooperative also allocates 14 EOF-subsidized social housing units through the City of Munich and operates 22 commercial units, paying dividends on member shares.

Product overview

Bauverein München Haidhausen eG is a housing cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) founded in 1919, offering residential housing services rather than a technology product. The cooperative operates as a single, unified offering focused on providing affordable housing through membership. The core service is Genossenschaftswohnungen (cooperative apartments), managed through a membership model where members acquire shares (20-40 shares at €60 each) and pay membership fees. The organization does not offer distinct software products, modules, or add-on services. Property management, tenant communication, maintenance services, and community events are handled through traditional property management processes, not through a distinct software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Genossenschaftswohnungen (Cooperative Housing) Affordable rental apartments offered to cooperative members across 1,563 units in Munich neighborhoods including Au-Haidhausen, Berg am Laim, Bogenhausen, Giesing, and Riem. Members acquire 20–40 cooperative shares at €60 each (totaling €1,200–€2,400) plus a one-time €120 admission fee to access long-term, deposit-free rental housing.
• Gewerbeeinheiten (Commercial Units Rental) Rental of 22 commercial units (Gewerbeeinheiten) within the cooperative's residential portfolio in Munich, providing small-business and commercial tenants with space in cooperative-owned properties.
• EOF-subsidized Social Housing 14 income-oriented subsidized housing units (Einkommensorientierte Förderung / EOF) allocated exclusively through the City of Munich's sowon.muenchen.de portal to lower-income applicants.
• Prinz Eugen Park Residential Complex 69-unit residential complex in Bogenhausen featuring publicly subsidized and privately financed housing plus community amenities including the ALIA care community, senior 'extended living room', music room, and communal roof terrace. Developed in collaboration with energy cooperative Isarwatt eG for on-site photovoltaic electricity supply to residents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4% dividend paid to members for fiscal year 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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

One partnership is on record.

• Isarwatt eGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2019Bauverein München-Haidhausen eG is a founding member of the energy cooperative Isarwatt eG, which aims to provide sustainable energy, mobility solutions, and billing services to residents of member companies. The first joint project is a tenant electricity model (Mieterstrommodell) at Prinz Eugen Park with 69 apartments, featuring a photovoltaic system that sells electricity directly to residents. The cooperative provides a loan to Isarwatt eG for PV installation (€500,000 per project, max €2 million total), with 2% annual interest and ~20-year repayment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bayerische Wohnungsgesellschaft: Bavarian residential housing cooperative (Wohnungsgenossenschaft) managing member-owned rental housing. Comparable to Bauverein München Haidhausen eG in geographic region and member-owned cooperative structure.
• GWG München: Munich's largest municipal housing company managing over 30,000 apartments. Comparable as a Munich residential rental provider with subsidized housing focus, though structured as a city-owned enterprise rather than member cooperative.
• Wohnungsgenossenschaft München-West: Munich-based residential housing cooperative offering cooperative-owned rental apartments to members. Operates in the same city market as Bauverein München Haidhausen eG with comparable member-share business model and target demographic.
• Baugenossenschaft Wandsbek: German residential housing cooperative (Wohnungsgenossenschaft) providing member-owned rental housing. Operates under the same German cooperative law (Genossenschaftsgesetz) framework and business model as Bauverein München Haidhausen eG.
• Wohnungsverein München von 1899 eG: Munich-based housing cooperative founded in 1899, predating even Bauverein München Haidhausen eG. Operates the same member-share model with rental housing in Munich, representing direct cooperative peer in the same metropolitan market.
• Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft 'Hansa' eG: Traditional German housing cooperative managing member-owned rental apartments. Operates with the same cooperative-share business model, dividend distribution, and member-priority allocation framework as Bauverein München Haidhausen eG.

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest residential real estate company, managing over 500,000 apartments nationwide including significant Munich exposure. While investor-owned rather than cooperative, Vonovia operates in the same Munich residential rental market and competes for tenants.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major German residential property company with significant Berlin and Munich portfolios. Listed real estate company competing in the same metropolitan residential rental market as Bauverein München Haidhausen eG, though structured as a corporation rather than cooperative.

Others

• Isarwatt eG: Energy cooperative of which Bauverein München Haidhausen eG is a founding member. Provides tenant electricity, mobility, and billing services to member cooperatives—partner ecosystem rather than competitor, but indicative of the cooperative energy ecosystem.

Regional players

• Allgäu Wohnungsbau GmbH: Bavarian residential housing provider operating in southern Germany. Operates in the same broader Bavarian regional market though focused outside the Munich urban core. Comparable in scale and member-owned rental housing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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