Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis

What Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis does

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis eG is a Munich-based housing cooperative organized as an eingetragene Genossenschaft (registered cooperative) under German cooperative law. Founded in 2000 and headquartered at Petra-Kelly-Str. 29 in Munich, the cooperative develops and operates self-organized, self-managed residential housing projects with approximately 600 apartments across its portfolio. Its projects span Munich districts (Schwabing, Domagkpark, Freiham, Riem) and have expanded to Augsburg and Freising. Members are 'Mieter im eigenen Haus' (tenants in their own house) with lifelong housing rights and permanently affordable rents. Prospective residents must attend information events and are allocated apartments through a Belegungsausschuss (allocation committee) based on identification with cooperative values.

The cooperative's core differentiators are participatory planning, ecological sustainability in construction, and community self-organization. Properties incorporate combined heat and power plants (BHKW) operating on vegetable oil, groundwater heat pumps, solar thermal systems, and geothermal heat exchangers. The portfolio includes multiple named projects (wagnis1-4, wagnisART, wagnisPARK, wagnisRIO/RIOriem, wagnisWEST, wagnisSHARE, and the under-development wagnisFREISAM). Revenue is generated through mandatory cooperative shares (Pflichtanteile), usage fees (Nutzungsgebühren), and voluntary investment shares (freiwillige Anteile), with pricing tied to specific financing models (EOF/MMG/KMB/FF).

The business model is non-profit and member-funded. The organization operates with a lean team of approximately 5 employees, reflecting the lean administrative structure typical of German housing cooperatives. Distribution is direct: prospective members attend info events, join the cooperative, and are assigned apartments through a transparent, criteria-based system emphasizing community fit, personal neighborhood connection, and balanced community composition. The cooperative has earned sustained recognition since 2006, including the Ehrenpreis für guten Wohnungsbau (2010, 2015, 2023), Bayerische KlimaKulturKompetenz (2025), DAM Top 10 Buildings in Germany (2025), and DW-Zukunftspreis Sonderpreis (2026). A joint project with WOGENO München eG (RIOriem) demonstrates inter-cooperative collaboration as a scaling mechanism.

Name

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis

Legal name

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis eG

Website

https://wagnis.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis eG is a Munich-based housing cooperative operating approximately 600 self-organized, ecologically sustainable apartments across Bavaria, providing lifelong housing rights and permanently affordable rents to its members through participatory planning and community-led governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Housing

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH)

Keywords

• Cooperative housing
• Affordable housing
• Sustainable construction
• Community living
• Residential property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees and Rent (Nutzungsgebühr): Members pay Pflichtanteile (mandatory cooperative shares) and Nutzungsgebühr (usage fees/rent) depending on apartment size and financing model. Each apartment is contractually bound to a specific financing model (EOF/MMG/KMB/FF).
2. Voluntary Shares (Freiwillige Anteile): Additional voluntary investment shares available for members who wish to contribute more capital to the cooperative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis eG is a Munich-based housing cooperative that develops and manages self-organized, self-managed residential communities. Members hold mandatory cooperative shares and receive lifelong housing rights at permanently affordable rents across approximately 600 apartments. Each project integrates ecological construction (renewable energy systems such as BHKW, heat pumps, solar thermal, geothermal), participatory planning, and intergenerational community living, with housing allocated through a membership and committee-based process rather than a market listing.

Product overview

Wohnbaugenossenschaft wagnis eG is a housing cooperative offering self-organized, self-managed residential housing. The portfolio consists of multiple named housing projects (wagnis1 through wagnis4, wagnisART, wagnisPARK, wagnisRIO/RIOriem, wagnisWEST/Freiham, wagnisSHARE/Augsburg) plus one new construction project (wagnisFREISAM/Freising). The cooperative's core service is providing cooperative housing with approximately 600 apartments, where members receive lifelong tenancy rights at permanently affordable rents. Additional services include information events, housing allocation, and membership management. The cooperative emphasizes participation in planning, construction, and living, with concepts of social and ecological sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooperative Housing (Genossenschaftliches Wohnen)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WOGENO München eGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint project RIOriem awarded Sonderpreis für Soziale Vermieter*innen at Ehrenpreis für guten Wohnungsbau 2023. Both cooperatives collaborate on housing development combining diverse housing and community offerings with value for the neighborhood.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest private residential landlord with a portfolio of ~500,000 units across the country. Overlaps with wagnis on rental-residential operations in Munich but pursues a fully commercial, publicly traded model with no cooperative mission or member participation.
• Münchner Wohnen GmbH: Municipal housing company of the City of Munich (formerly GWG München, merged with städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft). Operates a much larger public-housing portfolio with broadly overlapping mission on affordability, but is municipally owned rather than cooperatively member-owned.

Regional players

• Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft Hamburg eG: Major Hamburg housing cooperative operating thousands of member-owned affordable rental units. Comparable Genossenschaft legal form and member-participation mission, but operating in Northern Germany rather than Bavaria.
• Wohnungsgenossenschaft „Eisenbahner" München eG: Munich-based housing cooperative providing affordable rental housing to members. Shares the Genossenschaft legal form and Bavaria geography but serves a more traditional membership segment than wagnis's self-organization-focused community model.
• Wohnungsgenossenschaft Gesewo eG: Housing cooperative based in Nuremberg providing member-owned affordable rental housing in Franconia. Comparable cooperative structure and mission, though serving a different Bavarian region than wagnis's Munich-centric footprint.

Others

• Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen (GdW): Federal industry association of German housing and real estate companies that awarded wagnisWEST the DW-Zukunftspreis Sonderpreis in 2026. Functions as the ecosystem-level umbrella organization rather than a direct operating peer, but is the closest institutional comparable for policy influence and recognition standards.

Direct peers

• WOGENO München eG: Munich-based housing cooperative that co-developed the RIOriem project with wagnis. Operates an analogous member-owned, self-organized, affordable-rental model and shares both geography and member-acquisition motion, making it the closest direct peer.
• Spar- und Bauverein Dortmund eG: Large German housing cooperative providing member-owned affordable rental apartments across multiple cities. Shares the Genossenschaft legal form, lifelong tenancy rights, and community-oriented mission, but operates in North Rhine-Westphalia rather than Bavaria.
• Allgemeiner Deutscher Bauverein eG (Bauverein): Housing cooperative providing member-owned, affordable rental housing with self-management and community participation elements. Operates a similar Genossenschaft model to wagnis though outside Bavaria.
• Bauverein München von 1894 eG: One of Munich's largest traditional housing cooperatives, providing member-owned, long-term affordable rental housing. Closely comparable to wagnis in legal form, mission, and Munich geography, though at much larger scale and with a more conventional operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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