stadtbau amberg gmbh

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Stadtbau Amberg GmbH is a municipal housing company (kommunales Wohnungsunternehmen) headquartered in Amberg, Bavaria, founded in 1971 and owned approximately 77% by the City of Amberg and 23% by the district of Amberg-Sulzbach, with a registered capital of €15.9M. The company owns and manages approximately 1,600 rental apartments, 80 commercial units, 1,400 garages and parking spaces, 5 heating plants, and 2 parking garages, supported by a staff of around 45 employees. Beyond passive ownership, the company has built more than 4,000 residential units over its 55-year history and operates a multi-line business that includes rental housing, property development (Bauträger), brokerage (Makler), holiday apartments, and energy supply through its own heating plants.

The company's most differentiated asset is its accredited Sanierungsträger (urban renewal trustee) status, granted by the state of Bavaria in 1971, under which it stewards urban renewal and redevelopment projects for approximately 30 municipalities across the region. This generates fees and creates long-cycle municipal relationships that materially extend the company's reach beyond the Amberg city limits. In 2025 it outsourced WEG (condominium) property management covering roughly 90 homeowners' associations and ~1,350 apartments to Maximilian Immobilien GmbH, refocusing on the core municipal rental portfolio and Sanierungsträger mandates. New-build activity continues, exemplified by a 33-unit development at Drahthammerstraße in 2025–2026, alongside an ongoing renovation capex budget of roughly €2.5–3.5M per year.

Revenue is structurally diversified across regulated rental income, commercial rent, parking and garage fees, heating-plant energy sales, brokerage commissions, holiday-apartment rental, and Sanierungsträger professional fees. The business model is anchored in long-duration, low-churn rental demand within the Amberg/Sulzbach submarket, supplemented by lumpy property-development sales and recurring professional-services mandates. The combination of municipal ownership, regulatory accreditation, vertically integrated energy supply, and a deeply embedded local presence produces a stable but growth-constrained revenue base, with limited—but real—leverage to expand Sanierungsträger mandates and selective new construction.

Name

stadtbau amberg gmbh

Legal name

Stadtbau Amberg GmbH

Website

https://stadtbau-amberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stadtbau Amberg GmbH is a municipal housing company in Amberg, Bavaria, owning approximately 1,600 rental apartments, 80 commercial units, and heating and parking assets, serving local tenants, commercial occupants, and approximately 30 municipalities as an accredited urban renewal trustee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing / Municipal Real Estate Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Maintenance, Vendor & Capital Project Management (BPAJAHAM), HOA / Condominium Association Management (BPAJAFAH), Short-Term Rental (STR) Management for Individual Hosts (BPAJAIAB)

Keywords

• Affordable housing
• Municipal housing management
• Urban renewal services
• Real estate development
• Property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Amberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Mietwohnungen und Gewerbe: Rental income from approximately 1,600 rental apartments, ~80 commercial units, and ~1,400 garages and parking spaces.
2. Eigentumswohnungen und Eigenheime (Verkauf): Revenue from the sale of owner-occupied apartments and single-family homes developed by the company.
3. Sanierungsträger- und Betreuungsleistungen: Fees for acting as a recognised urban renewal trustee (Sanierungsträger) for approximately 30 municipalities in Bavaria, including project management, funding organisation, and renovation supervision.
4. Parkgaragen und Heizwerke: Revenue from the operation of two public parking garages in Amberg's old town and five heating plants.
5. Makler- und Bauträgergeschäft: Brokerage commissions and developer fees for property sales and development services.
6. Ferienwohnungen: Short-term rental income from holiday apartments in Amberg's historic old town.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadtbau Amberg GmbH is a municipal housing company that provides affordable rental housing (approximately 1,600 apartments plus 80 commercial units and 1,400 garages/parking spaces), develops and sells owner-occupied apartments and single-family homes, and operates as a recognised Bavarian Sanierungsträger delivering urban renewal trustee and advisory services to approximately 30 municipalities. The company additionally operates two public parking garages in Amberg's old town, five district heating plants, and short-term holiday apartments.

Product overview

Stadtbau Amberg GmbH is a municipal housing company offering a comprehensive range of real estate services. Its core portfolio includes approximately 1,600 rental apartments, commercial units, parking spaces, and vacation rentals (Stadtmauererlebnisturm and Schiffgasse). The company operates as a property developer (Bauträger), property manager (Eigentumswohnungsverwaltung), real estate broker (Makler), and urban redevelopment trustee (Sanierungsträger). Supporting infrastructure includes two public parking garages and five heating plants. Services are delivered through interconnected divisions: Rental Management (Mietverwaltung), Sales/New Construction (Verkauf/Neubau), Renovation (Sanierung), and Property Management (Eigentumsverwaltung via Maximilian Immobilien GmbH).

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Products and services

• Mietwohnungen (Rental Apartments) Rental residential apartments offered by the municipal housing company, covering approximately 1,600 units in Amberg and surrounding area, with applications processed via a formal Bewerbungsbogen (some publicly subsidised units require a Wohnberechtigungsschein).
• Gewerbeangebote (Commercial Property Offerings) Commercial property offerings including approximately 80 commercial units managed within the company's portfolio, targeted at small and mid-sized commercial tenants.
• Stellplatzangebote (Parking Space Offerings) Parking space offerings including garages and parking spots, with approximately 1,400 units available across the company's portfolio.
• Eigentumswohnungen (Condominiums for Sale) Condominium units available for purchase, including developments such as Aschach (12 units), Gropiusstr. (6 semi-detached houses), and Claudiweg (2 semi-detached houses), for prospective homeowners.
• Neubau-Mietwohnungen Drahthammerstraße New construction rental apartments at Drahthammerstraße comprising 33 units with elevator access, basement storage, and garage/parking options.
• Ferienwohnung Stadtmauererlebnisturm Vacation apartment in the historic city wall observation tower with approximately 56 m² across three levels, featuring free WiFi, fully equipped kitchen, and furnished rooftop terrace, targeted at short-stay visitors to Amberg's historic old town.
• Ferienwohnung Schiffgasse Vacation apartment located in one of the most beautiful old town locations of Amberg, approximately 47 m² for 2 persons with kitchen, bedroom with double bed, bathroom with tub, cable TV, and garden access, targeted at short-stay visitors.
• Sanierungsträger- und Betreuungsleistungen Urban redevelopment and renovation management services including project management, financial planning, renovation controlling, construction and renovation trusteeship, funding organization, and consulting for municipalities in historic downtown renovation, delivered to approximately 30 municipalities in two Bavarian government districts.
• Eigentumswohnungsverwaltung (WEG Property Management) Property management services for approximately 90 homeowner associations with about 1,350 apartments, 56 commercial units, and 850 garages/parking spaces, handled through the Maximilian Immobilien GmbH partnership since 2025.
• Heizwerke (District Heating Plants) Operation of five district heating plants providing heat energy to managed properties in Amberg.
• Parkgaragen (Public Parking Garages) Operation of two public parking garages in Amberg's historic old town open to the general public.
• Grundstücksdisposition und Erschließung (Land Development) Land development services including excavation, parceling, and provision of building plots for prospective homeowners in Amberg's development areas.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maximilian Immobilien GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Since 2025, property management (Eigentumsverwaltung) for approximately 90 homeowner associations with ~1,350 apartments is handled through Maximilian Immobilien GmbH. This partnership covers WEG administration of owned residential properties.
• immoweltminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListings of rental apartments, commercial units, and parking spaces are also published on immowelt.de, expanding reach to property-seekers beyond the company's own website.
• Stadt AmbergcoreOthersMajority shareholder (approximately 77% of share capital of 15.9 million euros). Oberbürgermeister Michael Fritz represents the city on the supervisory board.
• Landkreis Amberg-SulzbachcoreOthersCo-shareholder (approximately 23% of share capital of 15.9 million euros). Landrat Richard Reisinger serves as deputy chairman of the supervisory board.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Germany's largest residential property company, listed and operating across the country. Operates the same fundamental business — owning and managing rental apartments — but at national scale, with no affordable-housing mandate or municipal shareholder constraint.
• LEG Immobilien SE: Major listed residential property company in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable as a large-scale owner-operator of German rental apartments, with similar housing-management functions but without Stadtbau Amberg's municipal ownership and Sanierungsträger mandate.
• Deutsche Wohnen SE: Major listed German residential property company focused on urban rental housing. Comparable product offering but at significantly larger scale, with market-rate rents rather than municipal affordable-housing constraints.

Direct peers

• Gewobag AG: Berlin's municipal housing company, owned by the State of Berlin. Comparable in structure (publicly owned landlord providing affordable housing) and breadth of property-related services, though operating in a different German metropolitan market.
• Münchner Wohnen GmbH: Munich's municipal housing company, formed in 2019 by merging several city-owned housing entities. Comparable model as a large Bavarian municipal landlord providing affordable housing to broad population segments.
• SAGA Siedlungs-Aktiengesellschaft Hamburg: Hamburg's municipal housing company, one of Germany's largest publicly owned landlords. Comparable business model of broad-population rental housing, own-portfolio development, and adjacent property services under public-sector governance.
• Volkswohnung GmbH: Municipal housing company of Karlsruhe. Comparable as a mid-sized German municipal Wohnungsbaugesellschaft that develops, owns and manages a multi-thousand-unit rental portfolio with additional property-related services.
• BayernHeim GmbH: State-owned Bavarian housing company created to expand affordable housing supply across Bavaria. Directly comparable in mandate (broad-population affordable housing), geography (Bavaria), and reliance on public-sector subsidies.
• WBG Nürnberg GmbH: Municipal housing company of the City of Nuremberg in Bavaria. Closely comparable as a mid-sized Bavarian municipal Wohnungsbaugesellschaft that develops, owns and manages rental housing and provides services to its public-sector owner.

Regional players

• Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH: Hesse's state-owned housing and development company, providing affordable rental housing, urban development and modernization services. Comparable in mandate and service breadth, but operating primarily in a different German region (Hesse).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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