Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr

What Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr does

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr is a non-profit housing cooperative (gemeinnützige Genossenschaft) founded on June 23, 2015, and headquartered at Im Westfeld 2, 4055 Basel, Switzerland. The organization develops and manages communal residential projects emphasizing social mixing across generations, affordable housing, and quality architecture. It serves primarily multi-generational households, seniors seeking community-oriented living, and local service providers through integrated mixed-use developments. The cooperative has 1–10 employees and operates as a membership-based entity with no external shareholders, parent company, or institutional capital backing.

Name

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr

Legal name

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr

Website

https://wohnen-mehr.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr is a Basel-based non-profit housing cooperative developing and managing communal, mixed-use residential projects. It serves multi-generational residents, seniors, and local service tenants through affordable, community-oriented housing developments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Housing Development

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Living Community Development & Construction (Senior Housing Developers) (HLADAAAH), Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Non-profit housing cooperative
• Communal residential development
• Mixed-use neighborhood projects
• Sustainable building conversion
• Affordable rental housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel, Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wohnraummiete: Rental income from residential apartments in Westfeld and other properties
2. Gewerbe- und Dienstleistungsflaechen: Rental income from commercial spaces on ground floors including childcare, medical practice, and movement studio
3. Mitgliedschaftsbeitraege: Membership fees from cooperative members

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr is a non-profit housing cooperative based in Basel, Switzerland, that develops and manages communal housing projects. It converts existing buildings (notably the historic Felix Platter-Spital into the 'Schiff/Miteinanderhaus') and constructs new residential buildings, delivering mixed-use neighborhoods that combine affordable apartments with shared community spaces, childcare, healthcare, and small commercial/service units. Revenue is generated primarily through below-market residential rents, commercial space leases, and cooperative membership fees.

Product overview

Baugenossenschaft wohnen&mehr is a non-profit housing cooperative based in Basel that develops and manages communal housing projects. The organization's offerings consist of residential properties across multiple projects: Westfeld (a major mixed-use development in Basel with residential units, childcare, and healthcare facilities), Birsfelden Zentrum (a new urban development project), the LeNa-Haus (sustainable living community), and the Schiff/Miteinanderhaus (converted former hospital building for intergenerational communal living). The cooperative focuses on social mixing, community-oriented living, and quality construction rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Westfeld Wohnprojekt A large mixed-use urban development in Basel offering residential apartments (including duplex and triplex units), communal spaces, and ground-floor commercial facilities (childcare, children's medical practice, movement/acrobatics studio). Targeted at members of the cooperative and local residents seeking affordable, community-oriented housing.
• Birsfelden Zentrum A new mixed-use development project in the center of Birsfelden, designed to deliver communal housing alongside neighborhood-serving services and facilities. Targeted at future cooperative members and residents of Birsfelden.
• Schiff (Miteinanderhaus) The repurposed Felix Platter Hospital building transformed into an intergenerational communal living space with shared community facilities. Targeted at cooperative members across age groups.
• LeNa-Haus (Leben nach Bedürfnis) A sustainable living house within the Westfeld project that emphasizes community-oriented housing with reduced per-capita space consumption and senior-friendly features. Targeted at cooperative members, particularly older residents and those seeking compact, sustainable living.
• Cooperative Membership (Mitgliedschaft) Membership in the non-profit housing cooperative, granting members the right to apply for rental apartments and participate in cooperative governance. Targeted at individuals and households wishing to live in wohnen&mehr housing projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vollvermietung achieved for first construction phase as of March 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LeNa Genossenschaft (LeNa-Haus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2017LeNa (Leben nach Beduerfnis - Living according to needs) is a cooperative focused on senior-friendly living. The LeNa-Haus is a separate but related project on the Westfeld site, representing a collaborative approach to senior housing within the larger development. The project was featured in the wbg-nordwestschweiz newsletter as a model for living small with quality.
• Architekturbueros (Muller Sigrist, Rapp Architekten, Weyell Zipse)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 January 2017Various architectural firms have been commissioned for different phases of the Westfeld project: Muller Sigrist and Rapp Architekten for the Felix Platter-Spital conversion (LeNa-Haus, Schiff), and Weyell Zipse for the second construction phase.
• IWB (Industrielle Werke Basel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIWB serves as energy partner for the Westfeld development, providing sustainable energy solutions. Multiple joint press releases and collaborative energy reporting demonstrate deep partnership in making the Westfeld an energy-self-sufficient neighborhood.
• Orbit FilmminorOthersFilm production company credited for video documentation of the Westfeld project, including the Aufrichte celebration video.
• Kathrin Schulthess (Photography)minorOthersPhotographer credited for documentation of the Westfeld construction and completed buildings across multiple years.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• bauverein AG Darmstadt: bauverein AG is a large non-profit housing company in Darmstadt, Germany, managing and developing affordable rental housing at scale. It is comparable as a cross-border European cooperative-style operator running a similar long-term affordable-rent model in a different national market.
• Riksbyggen: Riksbyggen is Sweden's largest cooperative housing organization, developing and managing member-owned residential property nationwide. It is comparable as a Scandinavian peer running a mature cooperative-development-and-management model analogous to wohnen&mehr's Swiss non-profit cooperative structure.
• GESOBAU AG: GESOBAU is one of Berlin's largest non-profit housing companies, owning and managing tens of thousands of affordable apartments. It is comparable as a German-market equivalent of the large-scale cooperative/non-profit landlord model that wohnen&mehr is scaling toward.
• degewo AG: degewo is a major Berlin-based non-profit housing company developing and managing affordable residential property at scale. It is comparable as a German-market peer operating the same long-term, affordable, cooperative-style ownership model as wohnen&mehr.

Direct peers

• Mehr als Wohnen: Mehr als Wohnen is a Zurich-based housing cooperative network developing large-scale, affordable, community-oriented residential projects. Like wohnen&mehr, it pursues non-profit cooperative ownership, intergenerational mixing, and mixed-use neighborhood design in a Swiss-German urban context.
• Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ): ABZ is one of the largest non-profit housing cooperatives in Switzerland, operating extensive residential portfolios in the Zurich region. It is comparable as a mature Swiss Wohngenossenschaft running both large-scale new construction and long-term property management — the same operating model wohnen&mehr is building toward.
• Kraftwerk1: Kraftwerk1 is a Zurich-based non-profit housing cooperative developing architecturally ambitious, sustainable, community-oriented housing — directly comparable to wohnen&mehr's model in Basel. Both combine award-winning design with intergenerational communal living and non-profit cooperative ownership.
• Allmend Wohngenossenschaft Luzern: Allmend is a Lucerne-based non-profit housing cooperative that developed a large mixed-use, community-oriented neighborhood on a former industrial site. It mirrors wohnen&mehr's adaptive-reuse, mixed-use, intergenerational approach in a comparable Swiss urban context.

Others

• Wohnbaugenossenschaften Nordwestschweiz (wbg): wbg-nordwestschweiz is the regional umbrella organization for non-profit housing cooperatives in Northwestern Switzerland (the same region as wohnen&mehr). It is comparable as an ecosystem participant that directly featured wohnen&mehr's LeNa-Haus and supports similar cooperatives in the Basel area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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