Stadtbau Lörrach

What Stadtbau Lörrach does

Stadtbau Lörrach (legal name: Lörracher Stadtbau-GmbH) is a German municipal planning consultancy founded in 1987 and headquartered at Schillerstraße 4, 79540 Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg. The firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Städtische Wohnbaugesellschaft Lörrach mbH (Wohnbau Lörrach), the largest real estate and service company in the Lörrach district, with Sparkasse Lörrach-Rheinfelden as a co-shareholder. Its services span seven core areas: Bauleitplanung (land-use planning), Wettbewerbsbetreuung & Vergabeverfahren (competition organization and public procurement), Beteiligungen (public participation), Entwicklungskonzepte (development concepts), Projektentwicklung (project development), Konfliktmanagement & Prozessbegleitung (conflict management and process facilitation), and Kommunale Beratung (municipal consulting, including the Baden-Württemberg 'Bauturbo' framework). The firm also handles public relations tasks for its parent company.

The company serves approximately 34 municipalities and cities across the Dreiländereck tri-border region of Germany, Switzerland, and France — including named engagements with Stadt Rheinfelden, Stadt Schopfheim, Stadt Stockach, Gemeinde Rümmingen, Gemeinde Inzlingen, Gemeinde Steinen, Gemeinde Binzen, and others. Its delivery model is led by a small team of 5–7 professionals (urban planners, geographers, project assistants) with specialized credentials including vhw-Diplom in Städtebaurecht, Geodatenmanager (DAS) certification, and Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg registration. Technology stack is conventional professional services tooling: GIS-based spatial analysis, XPlanung-compliant digital land-use plans, CAD, and project management software. There is no AI/ML, no proprietary software product, and no app/SaaS offering.

The revenue model is professional services on a project-based contract basis, with public-sector clients and a non-binding initial consultation flow. Marketing is constrained to a website portfolio and direct municipal relationships; there are no paid advertising channels, no resellers, and no indirect sales motion. The company is privately held (GmbH), is not listed, and has no reported funding rounds. Managing directors are Thomas Nostadt and Monika Neuhöfer-Avdić; the supervisory board is chaired by Oberbürgermeister Jörg Lutz.

Name

Stadtbau Lörrach

Legal name

Lörracher Stadtbau-GmbH

Website

https://stadtbau-loerrach.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtbau Lörrach is a German municipal planning consultancy, founded in 1987 and a subsidiary of Wohnbau Lörrach. The firm provides land-use planning, competition organization, public participation, and development consulting to approximately 34 municipalities across the tri-border region of Germany, Switzerland, and France, delivered by a small team of ~5–7 specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Consulting

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Municipal land-use planning
• Urban development concepts
• Public participation processes
• Competition organization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lörrach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Planning Consulting: Revenue generated from providing urban planning, development, and consulting services to municipalities and public institutions. Services include Bauleitplanung, Wettbewerbsbetreuung, Beteiligungsprozesse, Entwicklungskonzepte, Projektentwicklung, and Kommunale Beratung. Projects are commissioned by municipalities, cities, and public entities in the Lörrach region and surrounding areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadtbau Lörrach is a municipal planning office (Planungsbüro) founded in 1987 that delivers urban planning, land-use planning (Bauleitplanung), development concepts, architectural competition organization, public participation processes, project development, and municipal consulting services to cities and municipalities in the Lörrach region of the Dreiländereck (Germany/Switzerland/France). The firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wohnbau Lörrach and provides seven interconnected service areas covering the full lifecycle of urban development projects.

Product overview

Stadtbau Lörrach operates as a municipal planning consultancy (Planungsbüro) offering a comprehensive portfolio of urban planning and development services. The core offerings consist of seven interconnected service areas: Bauleitplanung (land-use planning), Wettbewerbsbetreuung & Vergabeverfahren (competition organization & public procurement), Beteiligungen (public participation), Entwicklungskonzepte (development concepts), Projektentwicklung (project development), Konfliktmanagement & Prozessbegleitung (conflict management), and Kommunale Beratung (municipal consulting). These services are professional consulting offerings rather than software products, focused on supporting municipalities and public clients in urban development, spatial planning, and community engagement processes across the tri-border region of Germany/Switzerland/France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bauleitplanung (Land-Use Planning)
• Wettbewerbsbetreuung & Vergabeverfahren (Competition Organization & Public Procurement)
• Beteiligungen (Public Participation)
• Entwicklungskonzepte (Development Concepts)
• Projektentwicklung (Project Development)
• Konfliktmanagement & Prozessbegleitung (Conflict Management & Process Facilitation)
• Kommunale Beratung (Municipal Consulting)

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wohnbau Lörrach (Städtische Wohnbaugesellschaft Lörrach mbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and primary strategic partner. Wohnbau Lörrach is the largest real estate and service company in the district of Lörrach, managing approximately 4,100 apartments and 130 commercial units. Stadtbau Lörrach operates as a subsidiary, implementing urban development, competition organization, and Bauleitplanung projects for the parent company. Stadtbau also handles public relations tasks for Wohnbau Lörrach.
• IHK Hochrhein-BodenseeminorOthersListed as the supervisory authority (Aufsichtsbehörde) for Stadtbau Lörrach. IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammer) is the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for the region.
• Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg (AKBW)minorOthersProfessional chamber for architects in Baden-Württemberg. Team member Maike Schnorbach is listed as a member as 'Stadtplanerin im Praktikum' (urban planner in training). The chamber likely provides professional standards and registration for planning professionals.
• Kanzlei W2K, FreiburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm experienced in concept procurement (Konzeptvergabe) procedures. Part of the advisor team for the Kandergrund project in Binzen municipality, providing legal expertise alongside Stadtbau Lörrach's planning services.
• Büro Gütschow/Gauggel, TübingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanning office experienced in concept procurement. Part of the advisor team for the Kandergrund project in Binzen municipality, collaborating with Stadtbau Lörrach on residential quarter development.
• Dipl. Ing. Kurt Sänger | Rapp Regioplan GmbH, LörrachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Rümmingen 2025' development concept project. Rapp Regioplan provided professional support in the citizen participation process.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Drees & Sommer: Stuttgart-headquartered real-estate and urban development consultancy with a large German and international footprint. Overlaps with Stadtbau on municipal consulting, project development, and competition/procurement support, but operates at substantially larger scale across many verticals.
• AS&P Albert Speer + Partner: Frankfurt-based urban planning, architecture and consulting firm with a national footprint. Comparable because it delivers municipal master planning, development concepts, and competition management — the same core service mix as Stadtbau Lörrach — but at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• ASTOC Architects and Planners: Cologne-based architecture and urban planning practice with a strong portfolio in municipal master planning, Bauleitplanung, and competition organization. Comparable because it operates in the same German municipal-planning market with a similar end-to-end service model.
• RKW Architektur +: Düsseldorf-based architecture and urban planning firm active in municipal master planning, Bauleitplanung, and competition supervision. Comparable as a German planning consultancy competing for the same municipal-client mandates.
• Dr. Donato Acocella Stadt- und Regionalplanung: Small German urban and regional planning office providing Bauleitplanung and municipal consulting services. Comparable due to similar small-team professional services model and municipal-client focus.
• StetePlanung: Frankfurt-area urban planning consultancy specializing in Bauleitplanung, Beteiligungsverfahren, and Entwicklungskonzepte for municipalities. Closely aligned with Stadtbau's service portfolio, particularly its participatory planning and development-concept offerings.
• ISR Innovative Stadt- und Raumplanung GmbH: Haan-based municipal planning consultancy focused on Bauleitplanung, urban development concepts, and project development for German municipalities. Directly comparable in scope, service mix, and target client (small-to-mid sized German cities and Gemeinden).
• Planungsgruppe Professor Laage: Hamburg-based urban planning consultancy providing Bauleitplanung, Entwicklungskonzepte, and project development for German municipalities. Comparable professional-services model serving municipal clients.
• BGMR Becker Georgii Möllenhoff Radtke: Frankfurt-based urban planning office working on municipal development concepts, Bauleitplanung, and public participation. Comparable due to similar service mix targeting German municipalities and public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• post wertung (Post-Wertung): Smaller German architecture and urban-planning practice with competition and Bauleitplanung work. Comparable as a competitor in the same VgV-verfahren and competition-organization space, though with a smaller portfolio than Stadtbau.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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