Genossenschaft Kalkbreite

Name

Genossenschaft Kalkbreite

Legal name

Genossenschaft Kalkbreite

Website

https://kalkbreite.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Cooperative Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative (Co-op) Housing Association Management (BPAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Co-Living Property Management (BPAJAFAJ)

Keywords

• Cooperative housing
• Affordable housing
• Mixed use property development
• Residential property management
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: Primary revenue from renting residential units (apartments, Wohngemeinschaften, Hallenwohnungen, Atelierwohnungen, subsidized housing) under the cost-rent principle (Kostenmiete). Rent is calculated based on actual costs including personnel, maintenance, operating costs, mortgage interest, and other financing costs with no profit markup. Approximately 40% of rental space is allocated to culture, gastronomy, and commerce.
2. Guesthouse Accommodations: 26 rooms across Kalkbreite and Zollhaus are available for external guests at fair prices. Members receive 10% discount on bookings. Revenue from overnight stays and guest accommodations.
3. Flex-Meetingräume Rental: Professional Flex-Meetingräume can be booked by organizations or small groups hourly or daily. Revenue from room rentals including the 54m2 movement room at 40 CHF/hour.
4. Commercial Rental Income: Revenue from commercial tenants including Kleingewerbe, social institutions, and circular economy businesses. The cooperative prioritizes local culture, gastronomy, and commerce that enrich the neighborhood.
5. Membership Contributions: Revenue from membership fees including capital shares (1000 CHF refundable upon exit) and entry fees (200 CHF non-refundable).
6. Group Tours: Revenue from guided group tours for non-profit institutions, cooperatives, and municipalities at 200 CHF (up to 20 persons) or 300 CHF (21+ persons, split into two groups).
7. Kalkucina Lunch Service: Fresh organic lunch served Tuesdays through Thursdays. Day guests pay 22 CHF or purchase a 10-stamp card for 200 CHF.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Genossenschaft Kalkbreite develops and manages non-profit cooperative housing in Zürich, offering apartments and varied shared, subsidized, accessible, and atelier living arrangements alongside commercial and cultural space. It applies a cost-rent model in which residential rents reflect actual operating and financing costs rather than a profit markup, and it allocates approximately 40% of rental space to culture, gastronomy, and commerce. (Primary source:)

Product overview

Genossenschaft Kalkbreite operates as a housing cooperative offering diverse residential living forms including standard apartments, shared apartments, cluster apartments, atelier apartments, accessible housing, and subsidized apartments. The organization provides hospitality services through two Guesthouses with 26 total rooms, Flex meeting rooms for rental, and maintains commercial/cultural spaces occupied by local businesses. A digital tenant communication platform (Flink App) enables residents to network and access services. Cultural programs include the KALKINO film series. The cooperative manages multiple properties including Kalkbreite (2014) and Zollhaus (2021), with development projects at Leepünt and Gauss-Stierli-Areal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flink: Digital tenant communication and management app used by residents and commercial tenants of the cooperative for networking, repairs, marketplace, and community engagement.
• Guesthouse Kalkbreite
• Guesthouse Zollhaus
• Flex-Meetingräume
• KALKINO
• Kalkucina
• Wilder Platz

Products and services

• Cooperative Membership (Genossenschaftsmitgliedschaft) One-time cooperative membership application requiring a CHF 1,000 refundable capital share and a CHF 200 non-refundable entry fee; members receive priority access to housing allocations, voting rights at the General Assembly, and member discounts on cooperative services.
• Cooperative Housing Rentals Monthly rental of apartments, shared apartments, cluster apartments, atelier apartments, accessible and subsidized housing, senior shared housing, and temporary Wohnjoker rooms allocated to cooperative members under the cost-rent model.
• Commercial and Cultural Space Leasing Leasing of commercial and cultural space within the cooperative properties to local small businesses, gastronomy operators, social institutions, cultural organizations, and circular-economy tenants; approximately 40% of rental space is dedicated to culture, gastronomy, and commerce.
• Guesthouse Kalkbreite Short-term guesthouse accommodation at the Kalkbreite property for cooperative members and external guests, offered at fair prices as part of the cooperative's 26-room guesthouse network.
• Guesthouse Zollhaus Short-term guesthouse accommodation at the Zollhaus property for cooperative members and external guests, offered at fair prices as part of the cooperative's 26-room guesthouse network.
• Flexible Meeting Rooms (Flex-Meetingräume) Hourly or daily rental of professional meeting and event rooms for organizations and small groups, including a 54 m² movement room at CHF 40 per hour suitable for Pilates, dance, theater, or yoga.
• Guided Cooperative Architecture Tours Guided 1–1.5-hour group tours of the Kalkbreite and Zollhaus properties for non-profit institutions, cooperatives, and municipalities, priced at CHF 200 for up to 20 persons or CHF 300 for 21+ persons split into two groups; available Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00 with at least two weeks' advance notice.
• Kalkucina Lunch Service Fresh organic communal lunch served Tuesday through Thursday to cooperative members and day guests; available per visit at CHF 22 or via a 10-stamp card at CHF 200.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average living space consumption reduced to ~30 m2 per person (significantly below city average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Werner HofmanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Entrepreneur Werner Hofmann from Buchs is collaborating with Genossenschaft Kalkbreite on developing the Gauss-Stierli-Areal in Zürich-Seebach. This partnership combines entrepreneurial flexibility with cooperative experience in developing socially and functionally mixed construction projects. The collaboration represents a new form of cooperation between private property and community-oriented urban development.
• Aroma (Kreativ- und Eventagentur)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024A creative and event agency with its own production and workshop has been secured as general tenant for the entire Gauss-Stierli-Areal during the interim use phase while political and planning procedures proceed.
• Schlagenhauf (Familienunternehmen)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Family business confirmed as commercial tenant for Gauss-Stierli-Areal.
• Stadt DübendorfcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative development of Leepünt-Areal in Dübendorf city center, along with SENN development company. The cooperative participates in the overall planning process through the Gestaltungsplan.
• Müller Sigrist ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm available for architecture tours of the Kalkbreite settlement.
• Enzmann Fischer PartnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm available for architecture tours of the Zollhaus.
• Interessensgemeinschaft Flink (IG Flink)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIG Flink is an interest group that co-developed the Flink app specifically for housing cooperatives. Originally initiated by Allgemeinen Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ), the app's further development is now supported by all member cooperatives and Wohnbaugenossenschaften Schweiz (WBG Regionalverband Zürich). The IG pursues no commercial goals and operates financially sustainably.
• Age StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on 'Älter werden im gemeinschaftlichen Kontext' (Aging in community context) at Zollhaus.
• Hochschule LuzernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on 'Kleinwohnformen: Praxisbeispiele und typologische Merkmale' (Small housing forms: Practice examples and typological characteristics).
• Ostschweizer FachhochschuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on 'Gemeinschaftlich ausbauen und wohnen – neue Wohnkonzepte in der Schweiz' (Collective renovation and living – new housing concepts in Switzerland).
• SENN (Entwicklungsunternehmen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Leepünt-Areal in Dübendorf, working with Stadt Dübendorf and Genossenschaft Kalkbreite on the overall planning concept.
• Verein Brache ZollstrasseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation operating the Wilder Platz (wild space) on a vacant lot between Zollhaus and SBB tracks. The cooperative transferred the use rights to this non-commercial temporary space.
• Christoph FaulhabercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist-in-residence (Künstler am Bau) since 2014, winner of 2010 art-in-construction competition. His project 'Genossenschaften' involves investing CHF 240,000 for 24 years with annual interest supporting his artistic work. Provides annual artistic dividends to the cooperative.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Bau- und Wohngenossenschaft PWG Zürich: Established Zürich housing cooperative with a portfolio of member-owned rental properties operating under cost-rent principles. Comparable in governance structure (member cooperative) and Zürich focus, though with a more conventional housing typology.
• ABW Allgemeine Bau- und Wohnungsgenossenschaft: Established Swiss housing cooperative providing member-owned rental housing under cost-rent principles. Comparable cooperative structure and Zürich-area operational focus, though with a more conventional housing portfolio.
• Dreieck-Genossenschaft: Basel-based housing cooperative developing mixed-use, socially integrated housing projects. Comparable in innovative community-led model, mixed commercial/residential allocation, and participatory design approach.
• Baugenossenschaft mehr als wohnen: Swiss housing cooperative developing innovative, ecologically sustainable and socially mixed housing near Zürich. Operates a similar community-oriented, non-profit model with mixed-use concepts and participatory development processes.
• Genossenschaft Leutschenbach: Zürich-based housing cooperative developing innovative, community-oriented housing with shared infrastructure. Operates a similar member-driven, cost-rent model focused on social diversity and sustainable building practices.
• Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ): One of the largest housing cooperatives in Zürich and the originator of the IG Flink initiative that Kalkbreite joined. ABZ operates a comparable non-profit, member-owned model with similar cost-rent principles and urban mixed-use housing across the Zürich metro area.
• Genossenschaft Hofwiesen: Housing cooperative in Winterthur focused on affordable, community-integrated living with shared spaces. Comparable in size and non-profit cooperative model, with similar emphasis on social mix and architectural quality.

Others

• Wohnbaugenossenschaften Schweiz (WBG): National umbrella association for Swiss housing cooperatives that supports IG Flink and broader cooperative initiatives. Provides industry coordination, advocacy, and shared services that Kalkbreite benefits from as a member.
• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss non-profit organization addressing social issues including housing for vulnerable populations. Comparable in non-profit mission and affordable-housing focus, but operates at national scale across multiple social services rather than as a single housing cooperative.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Habitat: Swiss foundation supporting cooperative and community-oriented housing initiatives. Comparable mission around affordable housing and social mix, though structured as a foundation rather than a member cooperative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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