Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt

What Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt does

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt is a privately held German retail real estate project developer founded in 2006 and headquartered in Neu-Isenburg, Hessen. The company specializes in food-anchored retail development — supermarkets, neighborhood supply centers (Nahversorgungszentren), specialist retail parks, and mixed-use projects combining ground-floor retail with residential units above. Over 17 years it has completed 77 properties totaling 370,000 m² of rental area across Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg, and Bavaria, with anchor tenants dominated by EDEKA, REWE, Netto, tegut, Aldi, and Lidl. Its integrated offering spans the full development lifecycle — site acquisition, planning/architecture, financing, tenant leasing, construction management (via its subsidiary GMB Gesellschaft für Gewerbeimmobilien mbH), and property management — and it pursues DGNB sustainability certification as a differentiator. Revenue is generated primarily through forward-funded project development and sales to institutional investors (notably Greenman OPEN and Habona Invest), supplemented by property management fees and rental income.

The business model is B2B enterprise field sales: Schoofs originates projects by securing anchor-tenant commitments from food retail chains, arranges construction financing through regional Volksbanken and Sparkassen, develops and constructs the asset, and sells the stabilized, pre-let property to institutional fund managers. Pricing is project-by-project (no public catalog), and deal sizes run into the tens of millions of euros per project (e.g., Tuttlingen Aesculap-Kreisel at approximately €28 million). Group revenue stood at approximately €150 million with a balance sheet of approximately €250 million as of early 2024.

On February 15, 2024 the company filed for self-administered insolvency (Eigenverwaltung) at Amtsgericht Offenbach am Main, with proceedings formally opened on May 1, 2024, citing rising construction and financing costs, tightened lending, and declining property valuations. Business operations continue, key banking and investor partners (including Greenman OPEN) are supporting active projects, and an M&A-led investor process is underway to restructure or recapitalize the company.

Name

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt

Legal name

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt

Website

https://schoofs-frankfurt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt is a Hessen-based retail real estate developer founded in 2006, specializing in food-anchored retail and mixed-use projects across five German states. It delivers full-lifecycle development services to food retailers (EDEKA, REWE, Netto, Aldi, Lidl) and institutional investors (Greenman OPEN, Habona), and is currently in self-administered insolvency.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Land & Build-to-Suit Site Brokerage (BPAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Retail real estate development
• Mixed-use property development
• Commercial construction services
• Neighborhood retail centers
• Property management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Neu-Isenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development and Project Sales: Schoofs develops retail and mixed-use properties (supermarkets, specialist retail centers, residential-commercial buildings) and sells completed projects to investors such as Greenman OPEN, Habona, or other institutional buyers. Revenue is generated through project sales, development fees, and general contractor services.
2. Property Rental and Management: The company manages its own property portfolio and generates rental income from commercial tenants. Property management includes commercial and technical administration of completed real estate.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt is a real estate project developer and general contractor specializing in food-anchored retail properties, specialist retail centers, and mixed-use developments combining retail and residential space. The company delivers full-cycle development services — site acquisition, planning, leasing, financing, construction management, sales, and property administration — for retail chains such as EDEKA, REWE, Netto, Aldi, Lidl, and tegut, and sells or forward-funds completed projects to institutional investors such as Greenman OPEN and Habona Invest.

Product overview

Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt is a project developer specializing in retail real estate and mixed-use properties. The company offers a 360-degree development service covering the entire property lifecycle: site acquisition, project development, leasing, planning/architecture, financing, tendering/award management, construction management, sales/transactions, and property management. The core product portfolio consists of Handelsimmobilien (retail properties) including standalone grocery stores, specialist retail centers, and neighborhood supply centers; Lebensräume (mixed-use and residential) combining retail with apartments; Quartiersentwicklung (urban district development); and Innenstadtentwicklung (inner-city revitalization). Major completed projects include Amorbach Fachmarktzentrum, Westerwald Arkaden Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rodenbach tegut... Handel&Wohnen, Tuttlingen Aesculap-Kreisel, and Dinkelsbühl Gaisfeld IV. The company has developed 77 properties totaling 370,000 sqm of rental space over 17 years. Associated company GMB Gesellschaft für Gewerbeimmobilien mbH serves as general contractor for construction implementation. The company operates primarily in Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg, and Bayern.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Real Estate Development (Handelsimmobilien-Entwicklung)
• Mixed-Use & Residential Development (Lebensräume)
• Urban District Development (Quartiersentwicklung)
• General Contractor Services (GMB)
• Property Management and Administration (Objektverwaltung)
• Inner-City Development (Innenstadtentwicklung)

Quantifiable outcome

• 77 properties completed across Hesse and neighboring states with 370,000 m² of total rental area
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wilhelm Knepper GmbH & Co. KGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 26 March 2024Wilhelm Knepper GmbH & Co. KG was the demolition contractor engaged for the Amorbach project, responsible for demolishing the existing EDEKA building to make way for the second construction phase of the retail center.
• Dr. Andreas Kleinschmidt (Preliminary Administrator)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 February 2024Dr. Andreas Kleinschmidt, a Frankfurt-based attorney, was appointed by the competent court (Amtsgericht Offenbach) as vorläufiger Sachwalter (preliminary supervisor) in Schoofs' self-administered insolvency proceedings. His role is to oversee the proceedings on behalf of creditors and ensure proper administration.
• White Bird (Greenman Group)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2023White Bird provides technical building management services for Greenman Group properties post-completion. Schoofs incorporates White Bird's technical management capabilities into its developments to ensure operational excellence for investors and tenants alike.
• Greenman EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023Greenman Energy installs and operates solar panel systems on rooftops of Schoofs-developed retail properties, as well as electric vehicle charging infrastructure (E-ladestationen). The partnership provides renewable energy generation and EV charging as integrated features of new developments, supporting DGNB sustainability certification targets. Seen across projects in Rodenbach, Kirkel-Limbach, and Dinkelsbühl.
• Energieversorgung Mittelrhein (evm)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023evm is a regional energy utility that installs and operates high-power EV charging stations (HPC, up to 300 kW) at Schoofs-developed retail properties. evm provides green electricity for charging at locations including the Westerwald Arkaden and Montabaur retail center, generating additional footfall for tenants.
• GFORM (Greenman INVEST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2023GFORM is the property and asset management arm of the Greenman Group, managing the Greenman OPEN portfolio of German food retail properties. GFORM is the long-term property manager for Schoofs-developed assets acquired by Greenman OPEN, handling tenant management, lease administration, and technical management post-completion.
• Wellensiek (Prof. Dr. Jan Roth)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWellensiek is a nationally operating German law firm specialized in corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Schoofs appointed Prof. Dr. Jan Roth, a partner at Wellensiek and specialist in insolvency and restructuring law, as Generalhandlungsbevollmächtigter (general authorized representative) following the February 2024 self-administered insolvency filing. Wellensiek leads the restructuring process alongside Schoofs' management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Euroboden GmbH: German boutique developer of architecturally distinctive urban mixed-use and residential projects, with a similar emphasis on design quality and integrated retail-residential formats in German inner cities.

Direct peers

• Greenman Group: Irish-headquartered investment manager focused exclusively on German food-anchored retail real estate. Greenman is Schoofs' largest repeat buyer and operates in the same Nahversorger sub-sector, making it a direct counterpart with shared tenant relationships and comparable asset profiles.
• Bauwens GmbH & Co. KG: German full-service real estate developer and contractor active in commercial, mixed-use, and residential projects in western Germany. Bauwens overlaps directly with Schoofs in project development, construction execution, and tenant-anchored retail formats.
• Ten Brinke Group: Dutch-German real estate developer and general contractor active across residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects in Germany. Ten Brinke mirrors Schoofs' integrated developer/contractor model with comparable regional presence and tenant-anchored mixed-use development focus.

Broad incumbents

• Bonava AB: Nordic-headquartered residential developer with significant German operations. Bonava is comparable in scale of project pipeline and exposure to German municipal approval cycles, though it is more residential-focused than Schoofs.
• GOLDBECK GmbH: One of Germany's largest family-owned commercial real estate developers, focused on systemic building solutions for commercial, logistics, and mixed-use properties. While more industrial in orientation, GOLDBECK competes with Schoofs for institutional investor capital and large-format commercial tenants.
• Instone Real Estate Group AG: Frankfurt-headquartered German residential and mixed-use developer listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Instone shares Schoofs' Rhine-Main base and mixed-use development focus, with a broader and more institutionalised footprint.
• Pandion AG: Cologne-based German residential and mixed-use developer focused on urban infill and quarter developments. Comparable to Schoofs in its mixed-use, build-to-rent orientation and use of district-level urban revitalisation concepts.
• Habona Invest Gruppe: German asset manager running food-anchored retail real estate funds (e.g., Habona Deutsche Nahversorger 02). Habona is both an institutional buyer of Schoofs' completed projects (Lebach-Thalexweiler, Geiselbach) and operates in the same asset class, providing direct comparability on tenant base and investor appetite.

Regional players

• HELMA Eigenheimbau AG: German residential and mixed-use developer with projects concentrated in northern and central Germany. HELMA is comparable to Schoofs in project size and developer-plus-contractor integration, though with a more residential tilt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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