BWV

Name

BWV

Legal name

Bau- und WohnungsVerein Stuttgart

Website

https://bwv-stuttgart.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1866

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Rental (Housing Cooperative Services)

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Residential rental housing
• Cooperative housing
• Property management
• Affordable housing
• Apartment rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: Primary revenue from approximately 5,000 rental apartments across Stuttgart, Gerlingen, and Winnenden. Rental income from diverse unit types (studios to 4-room apartments). Annual modernization and new construction volume of approximately 25 million euros.
2. Commercial and Ancillary Services: Rental income from commercial spaces, garages, parking spaces, and other units alongside residential properties. Also manages properties for Eduard Pfeiffer-Stiftung.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BWV (Bau- und WohnungsVerein Stuttgart) is a cooperative housing association that owns and rents approximately 5,000 apartments across 16 Stuttgart districts plus Gerlingen, Winnenden, Urbach, and Freiberg am Neckar. The organization manages both residential and commercial properties, delivers tenant services (damage reporting, emergency repairs, customer teams), develops new residential projects such as Gerlinger Aue, and provides property management services for the Eduard Pfeiffer-Stiftung foundation.

Product overview

BWV operates as a housing association providing rental housing services rather than a traditional technology product company. The core offering consists of approximately 5,000 rental apartments across the Stuttgart region. The company provides tenant services through digital platforms including an online apartment search portal, tenant registration via Immomio, damage reporting, and customer team coordination. Supporting services include the GäWoRing guest apartment network, the Weitblick customer magazine, emergency repair services, and housing managed for the Eduard Pfeiffer foundation. New development projects like Gerlinger Aue (124 units, planned 2027) expand the housing portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eduard Pfeiffer-Stiftung (EPS): Charitable foundation founded 1917, promoting education, youth welfare, elderly care, and welfare. Manages ~190 apartments in Stuttgart-Mitte. Annual charitable expenditure ~100,000 EUR.

Products and services

• Mietwohnungen (Rental Apartments)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 500 new apartments, 1,800 units modernized/sanitized, 3 kindergartens, 3 community centers built 2004-2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GäWoRing e.V. (Gästewohnring)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBWV participates in GäWoRing, a cooperative of German and Swiss housing cooperatives offering member tenants access to guest apartments across network regions. Tenants can book apartments in Dresden, Hamburg, Berlin, Konstanz, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, and other locations at 90-115 euros per night.
• ImmomiocoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital tenant platform partner. Prospective tenants register via Immomio to access BWV property listings, submit applications digitally, and track application status. Enables efficient tenant acquisition workflow.
• Eduard Pfeiffer-Stiftung (EPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBWV manages 190 apartments (predominantly 3-4 room units) for the foundation. Foundation was established 1917 with initial capital of 1 million marks. Current focus on charitable purposes: education, youth welfare, elderly care, and general welfare. Annual charitable expenditure approximately 100,000 euros.
• VodafoneminorOthersCable TV provider for BWV properties. Following legal change, tenants now arrange individual contracts directly with Vodafone at 5.00 euros/month. BWV negotiated favorable rate for tenants.
• vbw (Verband baden-württembergischer Wohnungsunternehmen e.V.)coreOthersBaden-Württemberg Housing Association. German housing industry association providing advocacy, standards, and professional development for member housing companies.
• GdW (Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungsunternehmen e.V.)coreOthersNational Federation of German Housing Enterprises. Federal-level industry association representing housing companies.
• DESWOS (Deutsche Entwicklungshilfe für Soziales Wohnungs- und Siedlungswesen e.V.)minorOthersGerman development aid organization for social housing and settlement development. BWV supports international development projects.
• AGV (Arbeitgeberverband der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft e.V.)minorOthersEmployers' association for the housing and real estate industry. Handles labor relations and policy for members.
• Initiative Wohnen 2050minorOthersClimate policy alliance focused on achieving climate goals in housing. BWV participates in expert exchange and strategic cooperation for sustainable housing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Europe's largest residential real estate company with ~540,000 units, primarily in Germany. While much larger, listed, and geographically diversified, it shares BWV's core activity of operating German residential rental portfolios and serves as the public-market benchmark for portfolio valuation.
• LEG Immobilien SE: Listed German residential company with ~166,000 units concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable in business model (rental housing operator) and geographic focus on a single German region, with similar regulatory and demographic drivers to BWV.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major German residential landlord (~150,000 units), now majority-owned by Vonovia. Operates urban residential portfolios with focus on metropolitan areas, comparable to BWV's Stuttgart-centric strategy but at much larger scale and as a listed entity.

Regional players

• Kreisbaugenossenschaft Kirchheim-Plochingen eG: Regional housing cooperative in the greater Stuttgart area. Operates a similar cooperative model with member governance, in-house management, and a rental portfolio focused on the local Baden-Württemberg market, making it a close structural peer to BWV.
• Baugenossenschaft Esslingen eG: Housing cooperative in the Stuttgart metropolitan region (Esslingen). Highly comparable as a German Wohnungsgenossenschaft with a similar member-driven governance, social mandate, and small-to-mid-sized rental portfolio in the same regional market as BWV.

Emerging players

• Akelius Residential Property AB: European residential landlord with German portfolio. Comparable in operating German urban residential rental housing at scale, though structured as a private/listed company rather than a cooperative, so a looser but still relevant peer.
• Heimstaden AB: European residential property company with German portfolio acquired in 2022 (~25,000 German units). While Scandinavian-owned and recently expanded into Germany, its business model of operating European residential rental housing overlaps with BWV's core activity.

Direct peers

• Gesobau AG: Berlin municipal housing company with ~50,000 units. Operates a similar model to BWV: large residential portfolio, in-house services, social mandate, and concentrated in a single German city. Direct comparable on scale and operating model.
• Städtische Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Stuttgart (SWSG): Municipal housing company of the City of Stuttgart. Direct local competitor to BWV, also operating rental housing in Stuttgart with a social mandate. Same city, same regulatory environment, and similar mid-sized portfolio, making it the most head-to-head comparable.
• SAGA Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg: Municipal housing company managing ~140,000 units in Hamburg. Highly comparable to BWV as a large German residential landlord with a social-housing mission, in-house maintenance operations, and a focus on broad-population rental housing across a single metropolitan region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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