Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH

What Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH does

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH (BGG) is a Berlin-based private German limited company (GmbH, HRB 99634 B) operating as a project developer within the Berlinovo group of companies. It develops affordable residential housing for defined tenant segments — university students, senior citizens, Berlin state employees (Hauptstadtwohnen), police and fire service trainees, social welfare organizations serving vulnerable populations, and creative-industry workers — exclusively within the city of Berlin. As of the latest disclosed activity, the company has 22+ completed and in-development projects spanning at least eight Berlin districts, with individual projects ranging from roughly 50 to 943 units and a total portfolio of multiple thousand residential units. Properties are managed through its parent company Berlinovo Immobilien Gesellschaft mbH.

The company's core technical competency is modular micro-construction (modulare Mikrobauweise), supplemented by hybrid wood-concrete (Holz-Hybrid) and conventional methods. Notable technical features include the first six-story modular wood-hybrid building in Berlin (Storkower Straße, 2017), greywater recycling and photovoltaic installations (Selma-Lagerlöf-Straße), heat recovery from domestic wastewater (Iranische Straße), and energy-efficiency certifications including KfN 40 and BEG-Effizienzhaus 40/55. Apartments are designed for high space efficiency, fully furnished and ready-to-move-in, with layouts adaptable to changing uses. Projects are delivered through partnerships with general contractors and project developers including Lechner Immobilien Development GmbH, IWP Hohental Plan- und Generalbau GmbH, Brüninghoff, Max Bögl Modul AG, Studentkompanie Projektentwicklung, and bpd bouwfonds.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring monthly rental income across five streams: student housing, senior living, Hauptstadtwohnen (state employee housing), social/supported housing leased to welfare organizations, and ground-floor commercial/retail space. Distribution is direct-to-tenant through the parent company's website (berlinovo.de) and The Urban Club platform for student housing, with social-housing units leased to non-profit operators such as Unionhilfswerk as master tenants. Management consists of Geschäftsführung members Alf Aleithe and Caroline Oelmann, with Stefan Evers as Chairman of the Supervisory Board; ultimate ownership is not publicly disclosed but the company is structurally aligned with Berlin Senate housing policy objectives.

Name

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH

Legal name

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH

Website

https://bgg-berlin.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH is a Berlin-based project developer (within the Berlinovo group) that builds affordable modular micro-construction housing for students, seniors, Berlin state employees, and social welfare organizations across multiple Berlin districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Student Housing Rentals: The company develops and manages apartment buildings for students near universities in Berlin. Revenue is generated through monthly rental income from fully furnished apartments with amenities.
2. Senior Living Rentals: Barrier-free apartments for seniors, often with additional care and support services, generating recurring rental revenue.
3. Hauptstadtwohnen (Capital City Living): Housing for Berlin state employees and public sector workers, often managed through master lease agreements with Berlin state agencies.
4. Social/Supported Housing: Social housing units rented to social welfare organizations for housing vulnerable populations including homeless individuals and those at risk.
5. Commercial/Retail Space Rentals: Ground-floor commercial spaces within residential buildings rented to businesses including cafes, kindergartens, and other service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH is a Berlin-based real estate developer that builds and operates affordable residential housing using modular micro-construction methods. Its portfolio of 27+ properties across Berlin primarily serves students, seniors, and employees of the State of Berlin, with additional cultural/creative workspaces and commercial units.

Product overview

Berlinovo Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbH is a real estate development company specializing in affordable housing projects in Berlin. The company operates a portfolio of residential developments across multiple segments including student apartments (Studentisches Wohnen), senior housing (Seniorenwohnen), employee housing for Berlin state employees (Hauptstadtwohnen/Beschäftigtenwohnen), youth housing with social-pedagogical support, and mixed-use developments combining housing with Kita facilities. The company utilizes various construction methods including modular construction (modulare Mikrobauweise), hybrid timber-concrete construction (Holz-Hybrid-Bauweise), and conventional construction. Projects range from individual apartment buildings to large-scale multi-building quarters, with a focus on sustainability standards such as KfN 40, BEG-Effizienzhaus 55/40, and GEG-Effizienzhaus 55. The company operates across multiple Berlin districts including Lichtenberg, Pankow, Treptow-Köpenick, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Reinickendorf, Spandau, and Neukölln.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• First six-story modular wood-hybrid buildings in Berlin (Storkower Straße project)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IWP Hohental Plan- und Generalbau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026General contractor for Cecilienstraße/Teterower Ring senior living project (360 units) in Marzahn-Hellersdorf.
• IBT.PAN Ingenieur- und Sachverständigengesellschaft mbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2025General planner for Kladower Damm 333 existing building renovation project, working on youth facility and housing conversion.
• ANES Bauausführungen Berlin GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2025General contractor for Ringslebenstraße project (220 units) combining senior and employee housing with Kita in Neukölln.
• Lukas Lang Building Technologies GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2024General contractor for Dröpkeweg student housing project (104 beds) in Neukölln.
• Lechner Immobilien Development GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2024General contractor for Sewanstraße student housing project (232 beds) in Lichtenberg.
• Lechner Immobilien Development GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2024General contractor for Rhinstraße project (800 beds), residential towers for students with Kita and commercial spaces.
• bpd bouwfonds property developmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Project developer for Ostendstraße student housing (453 beds) in Oberschöneweide, built using modular construction.
• OFF Immobilien-Beteiligungs GmbH / Fabrik No.40 Weiß & FaustcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 November 2023Project developer team for Elfriede-Tygör-Straße student housing (202 beds) built above a supermarket.
• Fiducia Investment GmbH / Heim Balp Architekten GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2023Project developer and architect team for Bergaustraße student housing (150 beds) in Treptow-Köpenick.
• IWP Hohental Plan- und Generalbau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 November 2022General contractor for Brückenstraße project (92 beds) combining student housing with Kita.
• IWP Hohental Plan- und Generalbau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 October 2022General contractor for Walter-Friedländer-/Hermann-Blankenstein-Straße multifunction complex (285 units) with school and Kita.
• Studentkompanie Projektentwickung GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2022Project developer for Plönzeile student housing (216 units) in Oberschöneweide.
• Max Bögl Modul AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2022General contractor for Pionier-/Radelandstraße project (168 beds) for Berlin police and fire service trainees, using modular construction.
• Lechner Immobilien Development GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 November 2021General contractor for Selma-Lagerlöf-Straße/Prenzlauer Promenade project (442 units), implementing modular construction with sustainability features.
• MBN GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2021General contractor for An der Wuhlheide project (137 units) for socially-pedagogically accompanied youth living.
• Studentkompanie Projektentwickung GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 September 2020Project developer for Von-der-Gablentz-Straße student housing (420 units) in Reinickendorf.
• Brüninghoff Bausysteme GmbH & Co. KGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2019General contractor for Friedenhorster Straße student housing (138 beds) using hybrid wood-steel construction.
• Brüninghoff GmbH & Co. KGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2017General contractor for Storkower Straße project (141 beds), one of Berlin's first six-story modular wood-hybrid buildings.
• MBN GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Siemensstraße (Ecke Nalepastraße) student housing (160 beds) in Treptow-Köpenick.
• FCA Dr. Fischer Community of Architects GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral planner for Schlieperstraße project (84 beds), renovation of 1950s commercial building for student housing.
• Nöfer Gesellschaft von Architekten mbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitect for Cecilienstraße/Teterower Ring senior living project (360 units).
• KIM - B. Real 3.0 GmbH / UnionhilfswerkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject developer and social housing operator for Marchwitzastraße social housing project (175 beds) for vulnerable populations.
• B+S Bau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Christoph-Kolumbus-Straße mixed housing project (73 units) for seniors and employees in Kladow.
• deluse architectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral planner for Storkower Straße 220 project (317 beds/240 apartments) for student and capital city living.
• BPD Immobilienentwicklung GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject developer for Prinzregentenstraße apartment house (280 beds) with Kita in Wilmersdorf.
• Cosimo Development Engineering GmbH / Lechner Projectbau GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject development team for Iranische Straße residential quarter (943 apartments) for students, seniors, and temporary Berlin residents.
• GSE (Gesellschaft für Stadtentwicklung gemeinnützige GmbH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty management company responsible for renting 450 rooms in the Prenzlauer Promenade 'Kunstmaschine' atelier building.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Howoge: Berlin municipal housing company with ~80,000+ apartments. Direct peer on affordable and social housing in Berlin, with comparable scale and state-aligned development pipeline.
• Gewobag: Berlin's largest municipal housing company with ~70,000+ apartments, owned by the State of Berlin. Closest direct peer given identical state-owned affordable housing mandate, geographically overlapping Berlin portfolio, and similar tenant base across regulated and social housing.
• Degewo: Berlin municipal housing company managing ~75,000 apartments. Direct peer as another state-owned Berlin landlord with overlapping affordable housing, social housing, and modernization programs across the same districts.
• Studierendenwerk Berlin: Berlin's public student services organisation providing student housing and dormitories. Direct peer on the student housing segment, addressing the same tenant base of Berlin university students in furnished, affordable apartments.
• Stadt und Land: Berlin municipal housing company focused on affordable and social housing. Direct peer given similar state-owned mandate, Berlin-only footprint, and focus on publicly supported residential developments.
• WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte: Berlin municipal housing company operating in central Berlin districts. Direct peer as a state-owned developer and landlord with a comparable affordable housing focus and overlapping tenant segments.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Wohnen: Major German residential real estate company historically focused on Berlin and now part of Vonovia. Broad incumbent with deep Berlin portfolio overlap and comparable urban rental housing exposure.
• LEG Immobilien: Large German residential real estate company with ~165,000 apartments, primarily in North Rhine-Westphalia. Broad incumbent offering comparable multifamily rental housing serving similar tenant demographics.
• Vonovia: Germany's largest residential real estate company with ~500,000+ units across the country. Broad incumbent offering comparable multifamily rental housing at much wider scale, including significant Berlin exposure following the Deutsche Wohnen merger.

Regional players

• SAGA Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg: Hamburg's municipal housing company with ~140,000 apartments. Regional player offering a comparable state-owned affordable housing mandate but in a different German city, providing a useful benchmark for municipal housing scale economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berlinovo-grundst%C3%BCcksentwicklungs-gmbh

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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