bicon Generalplanung GmbH

What bicon Generalplanung GmbH does

bicon Generalplanung GmbH, operating under the WBRE & bicon brand and legally named Waterbound Real Estate GmbH, is a Hamburg-headquartered German professional services firm providing integrated real estate project management, construction management, and general planning services. Founded in 2012 and employing approximately 15 people, the firm operates from five German offices spanning Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and Cologne. It serves enterprise clients undertaking large-scale real estate development — including institutional real estate developers (e.g., J&T Real Estate, ABG Real Estate Group, bema Gruppe), hotel operators (The Cloud One), media companies (Gruner & Jahr), and public-sector/healthcare entities (Zentralklinik Georgsheil) — across mixed-use, office, hospitality, healthcare, and heritage-revitalization segments.

The firm's service portfolio spans six lines: Projektmanagement (project management from conception through completion), Baumanagement (construction management with bespoke execution per project), Käufer- und Nutzermanagement (technical and commercial management of purchase and rental contracts), Service Development (strategic ideation and object development), Generalplanung (complete planning process management as general contractor), and Digitalisierung (BIM-enabled digitization). A distinctive capability is the in-house integration of DGNB auditors and ESG managers, enabling sustainability-certified project delivery from a single source.

Revenue is generated through negotiated, project-based professional services contracts. Pricing is per-engagement and not publicly disclosed; contract cadences are multi-year, with several active mandates running through 2027 (e.g., Nordhafen Berlin, Gruner & Jahr revitalization). Go-to-market is field-based enterprise sales targeting large property developers and public-sector clients. There is no self-serve, marketplace, or channel-reseller distribution; all engagements are direct enterprise-level contracts sourced through industry networks, referrals, and direct business development from the five offices.

Name

bicon Generalplanung GmbH

Legal name

Waterbound Real Estate GmbH

Website

https://bcgp.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

bicon Generalplanung GmbH (WBRE & bicon, legally Waterbound Real Estate GmbH) is a Hamburg-based, German professional services firm providing integrated real estate project management, construction management, and general planning services — including in-house DGNB/ESG sustainability certification — to enterprise developers and property owners across five German office cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Project Management Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Real estate project management
• Construction management services
• General planning services
• DGNB certification consulting
• Buyer and user management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Project & Construction Management): WBRE & bicon Generalplanung generates revenue through professional services fees for project management, construction management, general planning, and buyer/user management on real estate development projects. Revenue is project-based and likely structured as fixed-fee or time-and-materials engagements for institutional developers and property owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

bicon Generalplanung GmbH, operating under the WBRE & bicon brand, provides integrated real estate project management, construction management, general planning, and buyer/user management services for large-scale development projects across Germany. The firm supports institutional real estate developers and property owners from project initiation through construction execution, including ESG and DGNB sustainability certification support.

Product overview

bicon Generalplanung GmbH operates as a real estate development and planning company under the WBRE & bicon brand. The company offers an integrated suite of construction and project management services consisting of Projektmanagement (project management), Baumanagement (construction management), Käufer- und Nutzermanagement (buyer and user management), Service Development, and Generalplanung (general planning). These services are provided across multiple German cities including Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and Cologne. The company also incorporates Digitalisierung (digitization) through BIM technology as part of its service portfolio. The WxS Concept (separate brand) is referenced as a related entity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projektmanagement (Project Management) Holistic project management service for initiating, developing, and steering real estate construction projects from conception through completion, delivered for institutional real estate developers and property owners.
• Baumanagement (Construction Management) Construction management service treating each building project as a unique undertaking with customized planning and execution, delivered for real estate developers across Germany.
• Käufer- und Nutzermanagement (Buyer and User Management) Technical and commercial management service covering individual handling of purchase and rental contracts for each real estate project, targeted at developers and property owners.
• Service Development Strategic service development focused on ideation and object development for real estate projects, supporting developers from concept through executable development concepts.
• Generalplanung (General Planning) Complete planning process management, execution monitoring, and organization of construction projects in the role of general contractor, delivered for real estate developers across Germany.
• Digitalisierung / BIM (Building Information Modeling) Digital transformation service applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology to construction project coordination, supporting developers and project teams with digitalized planning and execution.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~EUR 80 million total investment volume coordinated for the Trigon project (bicon object monitoring role)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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.

• J&T REAL ESTATEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023J&T REAL ESTATE, one of Slovakia's leading real estate developers, acquired the last major development site in Berlin's Europacity in 2023. WBRE was commissioned for project management of the Nordhafen Berlin development, representing a strategic co-development relationship on one of the most significant remaining plots in Berlin's urban development zone.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Drees & Sommer: Stuttgart-headquartered German engineering and project management consultancy with a strong sustainability and DGNB focus. Directly comparable to WBRE & bicon in serving German real estate developers with integrated project management, construction management, and ESG/sustainability advisory — operating at a much larger scale but in the same niche.
• Gleeds: UK-headquartered independent construction and property consultancy with European operations providing project management, cost management, and consultancy to developers. Comparable in serving real estate developer clients on mid-to-large scale building projects with similar multi-office European delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Hill International: Global construction project management firm specializing in complex real estate and infrastructure projects. Comparable in providing owner's-side project and construction management for large developers, with overlap on hospitality, office, and mixed-use developments in Europe.
• Arcadis (Germany): Global design, engineering, and project management consultancy with German operations serving real estate developers on large-scale projects. Comparable in providing integrated project, cost, and design management across the development lifecycle.
• Turner & Townsend: UK-headquartered global project management and cost consultancy with established German operations serving real estate and infrastructure clients. Comparable in delivering independent project and cost management on large developments, including complex mixed-use and regeneration projects.
• CBRE (Project Management, Germany): Global commercial real estate services firm with a substantial German project management practice serving institutional developers and occupiers. Overlaps with WBRE & bicon on large-scale office, hospitality, and mixed-use project management mandates across Germany, but offers a much broader service portfolio.
• KPMG (Real Estate Project Services, Germany): Advisory practice providing real estate project management, ESG, and certification services to German developers and institutional investors. Comparable in addressing developer needs for integrated ESG/DGNB-aligned project delivery, though KPMG competes from a broader advisory portfolio.
• JLL (Project & Development Services, Germany): Global real estate services firm with a German Project & Development Services division delivering project management and construction management for major developers. Comparable client base and service overlap, though JLL operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialist German PM firm.
• Mace Group: Global consultancy and construction firm with European project management operations serving large-scale real estate developers. Comparable on complex hospitality, mixed-use, and urban regeneration mandates where integrated project and construction management is required.

Regional players

• BRAND.SCHAFT (Brand, Korda, Friess): Smaller German project management and development consultancy focused on real estate clients. Comparable as a domestic German PM specialist serving developers, though operating at a smaller scale with a more regional footprint than WBRE & bicon's five-city coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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