GEWOBAU Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbau GmbH

Name

GEWOBAU Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbau GmbH

Legal name

GEWOBAU Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH Neu-Isenburg

Website

https://gewobau-ni.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Housing / Residential Property Management

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF), Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Public housing management
• Residential property rental
• Affordable housing services
• Senior housing complexes
• Housing modernization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Neu-Isenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: Monthly rental payments from approximately 2,929 apartments. Mix of freely financed (frei finanziert) and publicly subsidized (öffentlich gefördert) apartments. Additional income from commercial units (33) and parking/garage spaces (1,916).
2. Commercial Property Rental: Rental income from 33 commercial units and retail/commercial spaces within mixed-use developments.
3. Parking and Garage Rental: Income from 499 garages/underground parking spaces and 1,007 outdoor parking spots.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GEWOBAU is a non-profit public housing company that rents approximately 2,929 residential apartments, 33 commercial units, and 1,916 parking/garage spaces across Neu-Isenburg, Germany. The portfolio combines freely financed and publicly subsidized apartments, including 237 senior-friendly units across 11+ complexes with barrier-free design. The company also delivers an ongoing program of energy modernization, new construction (Stadtquartier Süd, Birkengewann), and tenant services supported by an Aareon CRM portal and eTermin online appointment booking.

Product overview

GEWOBAU Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbau GmbH is a non-profit housing construction and management company offering residential and commercial rental services in Neu-Isenburg. The core product portfolio consists of: (1) Wohnungen - 2,929 rental apartments across three city districts including both freely financed and publicly subsidized units; (2) Gewerbeobjekte - 33 commercial rental properties; (3) Stellplätze und Garagen - 1,916 parking spaces and garages; (4) Seniorenwohnungen - 237 senior-friendly housing units with barrier-free design. Supporting services include Modernisierung (modernization/energy efficiency services), Energiebericht (annual energy reporting), and an online Serviceportal for tenant self-service. Major development projects include Stadtquartier Süd (500+ new apartments) and a Markthalle commercial development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Apartments (Wohnungen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average energy reference value reduced from 158.77 kWh/m² (2008) to 114.24 kWh/m² (2024) — 28.05% reduction, saving ~8.86 million kWh annually across ~198,957 m²
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groß & Partner Grundstücksentwicklungs GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint development partner for the Stadtquartier Süd ('Neue Welt') urban renewal project. GEWOBAU and Groß & Partner are co-developing approximately 115,700 m² (equivalent to ~16 football fields) of mixed-use urban district on the former Agfa/BfB industrial site. GEWOBAU is developing ~500 rental apartments and ~3,500 m² commercial space on its share of the land. Planned completion: 2032.
• Stadtwerke Neu-Isenburg GmbH (SWNI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Energy service partnership: SWNI operates district heating (BHKW/CHP), installs and manages PV systems for GEWOBAU's Mieterstrommodell (tenant electricity model), and provides e-mobility charging infrastructure. SWNI pays rent to GEWOBAU for using roof space and substructures for PV panels. Jointly developing district heating for Stadtquartier Süd targeting 400 tonnes CO2 savings annually.
• GWH Bauprojekte GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Joint project developer for 24 row houses (Reihenhäuser) in the Birkengewann development. GWH, part of GWH Immobilien Holding GmbH (backed by Hessische Landesbank), built 33 row houses on adjacent land while GEWOBAU developed 24 row houses. Both companies coordinated master planning.
• Karl Dudler ArchitektenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture firm responsible for design of Luftgäßchen 7 (4 apartments, completed 2022) and Anny-Schlemm-Straße 9-15 (37 owner-occupied apartments, completed 2021) projects.
• Landes & Partner ArchitektenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture firm responsible for design of Offenbacher Straße 161-167 (56 rental apartments, completed November 2020) project.
• Nassauische Heimstätte GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988Historical partnership from 1988 onward for new housing construction. Jointly developed new residential buildings, raising portfolio to 1,834 apartments by end of 1988.
• AFS Facility GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmergency repair and facilities management contractor for after-hours emergencies (water pipe bursts, heating failures, basement flooding). Provides 24/7 on-call service via 06102 7893-50 outside business hours.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vivawest Wohnen GmbH: NRW-focused residential landlord (RWE/E.ON heritage) operating a publicly-mission-aligned multi-thousand-unit rental portfolio with new-build and large-scale energy-modernization. Comparable to GEWOBAU on portfolio size, modernization economics, and regulated/inflation-linked rent dynamics.
• Nassauische Heimstätte GmbH: State-owned Hessen housing company and historical joint development partner with GEWOBAU (1988 collaboration that grew portfolio to 1,834 apartments). Operates the same non-profit / publicly-mission-aligned housing model across Hessen, with overlapping publicly-subsidized and freely-financed portfolios and comparable KfW-funded modernization programs.
• Bauverein AG Darmstadt: Non-profit / cooperative-style residential landlord in Darmstadt (adjacent Hessen market to Neu-Isenburg / Frankfurt metro). Operates a publicly-mission-aligned portfolio mixing subsidized and freely-financed units with an active modernization program — direct comparable on tenant mix, regulatory exposure, and scale (~5–7k unit range).
• Howoge Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH: Berlin municipal housing company operating a ~80,000-unit non-profit rental portfolio with active new-build and energy-modernization programs. Larger-scale analog of GEWOBAU's publicly-mission-aligned model; useful as a benchmark for modernization-driven capex, KfW-funded retrofit, and tenant-side energy savings structures.
• GWH Immobilien Holding GmbH: Helaba-backed Hessen residential landlord and GEWOBAU's co-developer in Birkengewann (2017 joint venture). Operates a comparable mid-sized, regionally-focused residential rental model with active new-build and modernization pipelines, making it one of the closest direct comparables for portfolio economics and capital structure.
• GBG Mannheim – Mannheimer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH: Municipal non-profit housing company in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, with a portfolio in the multi-thousand unit range combining subsidized and freely-financed rental housing plus active new-build and modernization. Operationally and structurally almost identical to GEWOBAU at slightly larger scale.
• ABG Frankfurt Holding GmbH (Städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft Frankfurt): Frankfurt municipal housing company — directly comparable to GEWOBAU given shared Rhine-Main geography, publicly-mission-aligned structure, and similar subsidized/free mix. The closest geographic peer and the most relevant benchmark for Rhine-Main rent levels, vacancy dynamics, and regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• LEG Immobilien SE: Listed NRW-focused residential landlord (~166,000 units) with an active modernization and new-build pipeline. Relevant comparable for portfolio economics, energy-retrofit rent uplift caps, and Hessen/Rhine-Main-adjacent tenant dynamics, but operates as a for-profit REIT rather than a non-profit association.
• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest residential landlord (~500,000 units, listed). Provides the relevant capital-markets and valuation benchmark (per-unit NAV multiples, KfW-backed modernization economics), but as a for-profit listed incumbent it is a broad comparable rather than a direct mission-aligned peer.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major listed German residential landlord (~150,000 units post-Vonovia merger) with portfolio characteristics (urban rental, energy modernization, KfW funding) closely comparable to GEWOBAU's operational profile. For-profit incumbent provides benchmark for institutional capital structures rather than mission-aligned peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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