belius

Name

belius

Legal name

belius GmbH

Website

https://belius.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Development Consulting Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Property Management (BPAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Urban development consulting
• Quarter development
• Concept procedures
• Participatory planning
• Mixed-use development

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Urban Development Consulting Services: Belius generates revenue through fee-based consulting engagements for space strategy, project development, concept procedures, feasibility studies, process moderation, and implementation planning for urban and neighborhood development projects. Revenue is project-based and recurring through ongoing client mandates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Belius GmbH is a Berlin-based urban development consulting firm that advises municipalities, publicly owned real estate companies, private property owners, cooperatives, and civic organizations on community-oriented, mixed-use quarter development. Its services span spatial strategies, concept procedures (Konzeptverfahren) for public land allocation, feasibility studies, business planning, participatory workshops, moderation of stakeholder forums, and implementation and operational launch support for completed developments.

Product overview

Belius is a consultancy/advisory firm specializing in Raumstrategien und Umsetzungsplanung (spatial strategies and implementation planning). Rather than a unified software product, the company offers an integrated service portfolio for community and values-driven urban/quarter development. The core offerings include Quartiersentwicklung (quarter development), Prozes se und Workshops (processes and workshops), Studien und Konzeptionen (studies and conceptions), Konzeptverfahren (concept procedures), Moderationen (moderations), and Ingangsetzung und Betrieb (initiation and operations support). These services work together to guide public and private project developers from initial concept through implementation and operational startup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quartiersentwicklung (Quarter Development)
• Prozesse und Workshops (Processes and Workshops)
• Studien und Konzeptionen (Studies and Conceptions)
• Konzeptverfahren (Concept Procedures)
• Moderationen (Moderations)
• Ingangsetzung und Betrieb (Initiation and Operations)

Quantifiable outcome

• The concept procedure for the Ehemaliger Blumengroßmarkt became the reference model for Berlin's reformed public land disposal policy.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Studio MaltacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Malta is an architecture firm that has collaborated with Belius on multiple urban development projects including the Markthalle Neu-Isenburg feasibility study (2020–2022), Leonhards Vorstadt Planspiel Stuttgart (2020–2021) within the IBA'27 framework, and the GIZ Potsdam-Babelsberg feasibility study (2019–2020). The partnership combines architectural design with urban development strategy and process facilitation.
• Willhausen ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWillhausen Consulting has partnered with Belius on multiple wholesale market development projects, including Frischezentrum Köln (2024) as part of a broader project consortium, Blumengroßmarkt Düsseldorf (2018) workshop design, and the future development study for Großmarkt Karlsruhe (2022). The partnership provides market development and operational expertise complementing Belius's urban development focus.
• MultiplicitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiplicities (Dr. Bastian Lange) collaborated with Belius on the Machbarkeitsstudie for Kreativ Quartier3 Potsdam (2018–2019) and contributed to the Berlin Fashion Hub bid (2021) with strategic and content expertise. The firm brings research and strategic communications capabilities to joint urban development engagements.
• raumlaborberlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerraumlaborberlin partnered with Belius on the Machbarkeitsstudie/ Konzeptverfahren for Kreativ Quartier3 Potsdam (2018–2019). The architecture collective contributes experimental and participatory spatial design approaches to joint projects.
• fatkoehl architektenminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerfatkoehl architekten is part of the consortium (with Belius and Willhausen Consulting) developing the Frischezentrum Köln concept (2024). The partnership focuses on architectural design for the new fresh produce center.
• Kreitz ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKreitz Architekten collaborated with Belius on the Blumengroßmarkt Düsseldorf (2018) workshop design and is part of the Frischezentrum Köln consortium (2024). The partnership combines architectural planning with market concept development.
• Urbanes Land gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbanes Land gGmbH partnered with Belius on the Fluss.land project (2021–2024): Zukunftsorte am Neckar, commissioned by the Wüstenrot Stiftung. The partnership focuses on co-concept, co-planning, and co-execution of riverfront revitalization in the Ludwigsburg area.
• Initiative StadtNeudenken / Stadt Neudenken e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative StadtNeudenken is a civic initiative co-founded by Andreas Krüger in 2012 that advocates for community-oriented urban development and public land policy reform. Belius is both a founding participant and ongoing strategic partner, with the initiative serving as a platform for sharing and scaling civic urban development approaches.
• ZKB – ZUsammenKUNFT Berlin eG (Haus der Statistik)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZKB eG is the cooperative entity developing the Haus der Statistik project at Alexanderplatz. Belius founders Foidl and Krüger are founding members and active developers within the cooperative. Belius provides ongoing development strategy and process facilitation for the project, which aims to create 50,000 sqm of affordable spaces for art, culture, education, social use, and housing.
• WirWerk eGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWirWerk eG is a cooperative of which both Belius founders hold board positions (Andreas Foidl as Vorstand since 2022; Andreas Krüger as founding member/Vorstand). The cooperative focuses on community-oriented and sustainable real estate development. Belius's involvement extends strategic advisory support to the cooperative's project development.
• Runder Tisch LiegenschaftspolitikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Runder Tisch Liegenschaftspolitik is a civic exchange forum co-founded and moderated by Andreas Krüger (since 2012) under the auspices of the Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus. It brings together community-oriented real estate actors, common-good economy associations, and district/state politicians to advance Berlin's land policy. Belius serves as the institutional anchor and process moderator for this ongoing forum.
• Wüstenrot StiftungmajorOthersThe Wüstenrot Stiftung commissioned Belius (in partnership with Urbanes Land gGmbH) for the Fluss.land project (2021–2024): Identitätsstiftende Zukunftsorte am Neckar. The foundation acts as a project funder and commissioner, with Belius providing urban development concept and implementation planning for Neckar riverfront revitalization in Ludwigsburg.
• IBA Thüringen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBA Thüringen commissioned Belius for the Machbarkeitsstudie zur Revitalisierung des Eiermannbaus in Apolda (2016–2017) and engages Belius in ongoing advisory roles. The IBA-Belius partnership contributed to the internationally recognized Eiermannbau revitalization project and represents a model for IBA collaboration with urban development consultants.
• IBA Stadtregion Stuttgart '27coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelius serves in advisory and process facilitation roles for the IBA Stadtregion Stuttgart '27, including the Leonhards Vorstadt Planspiel (2020–2021). Andreas Krüger has been engaged in advisory roles for IBA activities since 2016.
• Urban tacticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban tactics is listed among Belius's partner logos on the website, indicating a collaborative working relationship in urban development projects.
• rundertischminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerrundertisch is listed among Belius's partner logos on the website, indicating a collaborative working relationship in urban development and moderation processes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• raumlaborberlin: Berlin architecture collective working on experimental and participatory urban design, partnered with Belius on Kreativ Quartier3 Potsdam. Comparable in its civic-engagement orientation and municipal client work, though focused on spatial/architectural output.
• Studio Malta: Berlin-based architecture and urban strategy studio partnered with Belius on multiple urban development projects (Markthalle Neu-Isenburg, Leonhards Vorstadt, GIZ Potsdam-Babelsberg). Comparable as a small participatory urban-design practice serving German municipalities and foundations.

Direct peers

• Stadtstrategen: Munich-based urban development consultancy advising German municipalities on participation, quarter development, and urban strategy. Closely comparable to Belius in services, target clients and civic-engagement orientation.
• Willhausen Consulting: Belius's documented co-development partner on wholesale market and fresh-produce-center projects (Frischezentrum Köln, Blumengroßmarkt Düsseldorf, Großmarkt Karlsruhe). Closely comparable niche consulting practice with overlapping German municipal client base.
• Urbanista: Berlin-based urban development advisory firm working with cities, cooperatives and foundations on participation and spatial strategy. Directly comparable to Belius in market, methodology and client segments.
• Multiplicities: Berlin-based urban research and strategic communications consultancy led by Dr. Bastian Lange, partnered with Belius on Kreativ Quartier3 Potsdam and the Berlin Fashion Hub bid. Comparable in working with municipalities and civic clients on strategy and content.
• DSK Deutsche Stadt- und Grundstücksentwicklung: German municipal development company providing urban development, land development, and project management services to public-sector clients. Comparable to Belius as a public-sector-focused urban development advisor with similar municipal tender exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with German roots and an established public-sector and real estate practice. Comparable in advising German municipalities and large property owners, though it competes across a much broader consulting mandate than Belius.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm with German public-sector and mixed-use development advisory practices. Comparable as a competing advisor for municipal and institutional clients, though it operates at far greater scale and breadth than Belius.
• CBRE: Global real estate advisory and investment firm with a German real estate consulting practice. Comparable as an incumbent competing for municipal and large-scale urban development advisory mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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