Burckhardt Entwicklungen

What Burckhardt Entwicklungen does

Burckhardt Entwicklungen AG is a Basel-headquartered real estate development company and member of the Burckhardt Group, operating alongside Burckhardt Architektur AG (architecture and general planning across Switzerland and Germany) and Burckhardt Immobilien (residential real estate in Basel and Baselland). The firm delivers integrated property development services spanning site identification, feasibility and urban studies, Sondernutzungsplanungen, economic viability calculations, and project realization through sale or rental. It serves institutional investors and property developers (PSP Swiss Property, Suva, Ina Invest, HRS Real Estate), housing cooperatives (Wohngenossenschaft Riburg), municipalities (Reinach, Muttenz, Kaiseraugst), and corporate occupiers (SKAN AG), with project activity concentrated in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, and adjacent Swiss municipalities.

The company's service portfolio comprises four core offerings: Studien (multi-scale studies from factsheet to district level), Sondernutzungsplanungen (master plans through building plans with procedural coordination), Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnungen (cost, revenue, profitability, and land value assessments), and Beratungen (portfolio and cooperative strategy consulting). Underlying expertise lies in Swiss zoning and planning regulation, 2000-Watt-compatible sustainability design, and multidisciplinary coordination across architecture, urban planning, and development economics. Notable realized outputs include 75,000 m² of floor area, 450 sold condominium units, 250 rental apartments, and 21 Eigenentwicklung projects, with sustainability metrics including 2,000 m² of photovoltaic installations and 22,500 m² of green spaces.

The business model combines professional-services fees (planning studies, consulting, and Sondernutzungsplanungen commissions) with capital deployment into own-development projects (Eigenentwicklungen) where the firm invests equity, develops sites, and realizes returns through sale or rental. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: the firm proactively identifies development sites around its Swiss office locations and engages clients through competitive tenders, study commissions, and long-term partnership relationships. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is project-specific. Burckhardt Entwicklungen is not externally funded and operates as a private Aktiengesellschaft under the umbrella of Burckhardt Architektur AG.

Name

Burckhardt Entwicklungen

Legal name

Burckhardt Entwicklungen AG

Website

https://entwicklungen.burckhardt.swiss

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Basel-based real estate development firm within the Burckhardt Group, delivering site identification, urban planning, Sondernutzungsplanungen, and Eigenentwicklung projects for institutional investors, housing cooperatives, municipalities, and corporate occupiers across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development Services

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Land Brokerage (Raw Land & Development Sites) (FSAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Real estate development
• Property development
• Urban planning services
• District planning
• Project development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Development Services: The company develops its own real estate projects (Eigenentwicklung), investing capital to generate value through the entire real estate value chain. This includes site identification, planning, construction, and either sale or rental of completed properties.
2. Planning and Consulting Services: Services include studies (factsheets, potential studies, feasibility studies, urban studies, project studies), special use zone planning (master plans, concept projects, district plans, building plans), economic viability calculations, and consulting services for property portfolios and cooperatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burckhardt Entwicklungen is a Swiss real estate development company that identifies development sites, performs feasibility and urban planning studies, structures special use zone plans, runs economic viability calculations, and either develops its own projects (Eigenentwicklung) or executes development mandates for institutional investors, housing cooperatives, municipalities, and private property owners across Switzerland.

Product overview

Burckhardt Entwicklungen is a real estate development company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including studies, special use planning, economic viability calculations, and consulting. Their services span from individual building projects to urban district developments. Key project types include residential developments (Eigenentwicklung), urban planning (Städtebau), district planning (Quartierplanung), area development (Arealentwicklung), and revitalization studies. The company has developed notable projects such as Schorenstadt (2007-2013), Hübeli (2010-2018), WG Riburg (2016-2021), Bredella (since 2015), and multiple ongoing projects in Swiss cities including Basel, Bern, Lausanne, and surrounding regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studien (Studies)
• Sondernutzungsplanungen (Special Use Zone Planning)
• Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnungen (Economic Viability Calculations)
• Beratungen (Consulting)
• Eigenentwicklung (Own Project Development)

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SKAN AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKAN AG, a leading manufacturer of cleanroom isolators for the pharmaceutical industry, commissioned Burckhardt for strategic location search and project development for their new headquarters in Allschwil's Bachgraben area.
• RS Properties AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRS Properties AG commissioned Burckhardt for test planning (Testplanung) and area development study for the Schafisheim industrial site in the Lenzburg economic area.
• Implenia Development AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Schorenstadt urban development project (2007-2013), a 2000-Watt-compatible residential quarter in Basel.
• Logis Suisse AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient commissioning Burckhardt for study on Bell-Areal development in Kriens (2020 study commission) for transformation of former industrial site into mixed-use quarter.
• Steiner AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint client with Logis Suisse for Bell-Areal Kriens development study.
• HRS Real Estate AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Hagnau Ost+West project in Muttenz, including special use zone planning and quarter planning across multiple parcels.
• Gemeinde MuttenzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner for the Hagnau development involving special use zone planning (Quartierpläne) and public participation processes.
• Aurica AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient for development guideline plan (Entwicklungsrichtplan) for the Aurica Next 100,000 m² area in Kaiseraugst, developed in collaboration with the municipality.
• Gemeinde KaiseraugstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality partner for the Aurica Next development guideline plan, providing planning framework and regulatory coordination.
• Bredella AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Bredella urban development project in Pratteln, including master planning and quarter development.
• PSP Swiss PropertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty owner commissioning Burckhardt for urban planning study of Sévelin Sud area in Lausanne, reviewing and refining the city's district plan with 15% increase in gross floor area approved.
• Gemeinde ReinachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality commissioning conversion of a former office building (part of the Hinterkirch development) into a music school, including renovation following minimal demolition and maximum use of regenerative/recycled materials principles.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mobimo Holding AG: Mobimo is a Swiss-listed real estate company with development and investment operations across Switzerland. Comparable as a broad incumbent that performs in-house development, competing indirectly for the same institutional mandates and own-development sites.
• PSP Swiss Property AG: PSP Swiss Property is a Swiss-listed REIT focused on prime commercial properties in major Swiss cities. Comparable as a broader institutional owner-side incumbent that commissions development services (e.g., Sévelin Sud), placing it on both the supply and demand side of the Swiss development market.
• Allreal Holding AG: Allreal is a Swiss-listed real estate company combining development and a real estate portfolio. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating across the Swiss development value chain, with overlapping client base (institutional investors, municipalities) but a larger, more diversified scope than Burckhardt Entwicklungen.

Direct peers

• HRS Real Estate AG: HRS Real Estate AG is one of Switzerland's largest real estate developers with focus on complex, large-scale, and mixed-use sites. Comparable because they operate in the same Swiss market on comparable project types (e.g., Hagnau Ost+West in Muttenz, where they are a co-development partner), with overlapping institutional and municipal client base.
• Steiner AG: Steiner AG is a leading Swiss real estate developer and general contractor with full project development capabilities. Comparable because they operate across the same Swiss development value chain (own developments, third-party mandates, mixed-use quarters) and are an existing client/co-development partner of Burckhardt on Bell-Areal.
• Losinger Marazzi AG: Losinger Marazzi (now part of Implenia) is a Swiss real estate developer focused on sustainable neighborhoods and mixed-use quarters. Comparable because of shared focus on 2000-Watt-compatible development, Swiss-only operations, and similar institutional / cooperative customer profile.
• Implenia Development AG: Implenia Development AG is the development arm of Implenia, Switzerland's largest construction and real estate services group. Comparable because of the integrated construction-plus-development model (parallel to Burckhardt's architecture-plus-development), same Swiss market, and historic partnership on Schorenstadt.
• Senn AG (or Senn Resources AG): Senn is a Swiss construction and real estate development group with own-development projects in the Basel/Northwest Switzerland region. Comparable because of shared Swiss regional focus, project development of residential and mixed-use quarters, and similar customer segments.
• Halter Entwicklungen: Halter Entwicklungen is a Swiss real estate developer offering total services from site search through realization, serving institutional investors and cooperatives. Comparable because of similar integrated development model, Swiss-only focus, and overlapping customer segments including housing cooperatives and institutional owners.

Emerging players

• Brugger Immobilien / Suter Partner Architekten: Burckhardt Immobilien (sister company) and other architecture-led Swiss firms offering property development services. Comparable as adjacent firms within the Burckhardt ecosystem and similar integrated architecture-plus-property firms in the Swiss market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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