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About Us

Our motto: Happy living. In implementation of its goals to create new living space, BUWOG successfully realizes new construction projects throughout Germany. Learn more about BUWOG's activities here.

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Our team

At the 10 locations throughout Germany, a total of around 280 dedicated employees ensure optimal customer service. 

BUWOG Bauträger GmbH and BUWOG Immobilien Treuhand GmbH in Germany and BUWOG Group GmbH in Austria have over 70 years of experience in the residential real estate market. They are all subsidiaries of Vonovia SE, Europe's leading housing company headquartered in Bochum, Germany. Together, BUWOG's three main companies cover the entire value chain in the residential sector.

Since 2021, the new construction business in the Rhine-Main region (previously "Bien-Ries") has also been managed under the BUWOG brand.

Activities

BUWOG Bauträger GmbH currently has a development pipeline of around 32,000 residential units under construction and in planning in Germany. BUWOG pursues a committed sustainability agenda and has an ISO 50001-compliant energy management system. According to a bulwiengesa study, BUWOG is the largest private project developer in Berlin. 

You can also learn more about BUWOG's activities and about neighborhood development, sustainable new construction and architecture in the BUWOG Podcast.

BUWOG Immobilien Treuhand GmbH BUWOG Immobilien Treuhand GmbH manages around 17,000 apartments and 250,0000 m² of commercial space in the third-party management sector. Customers are large portfolio holders, corporates, institutional investors, family offices and individual clients with a focus on operational asset management, commercial and technical services, leasing and infrastructural services. BUWOG Immobilien Treuhand GmbH has around 100 employees in Berlin, Frankfurt, Kiel, Lübeck, Hamburg and Hanover.

BUWOG Group GmbH in Austria has about 21,300 portfolio units and about 5,100 residential units in the development pipeline, which focuses on the capital Vienna.

BUWOG Management

Andreas Barth Managing Director

As Managing Director, Andreas Barth heads the new construction business in BUWOG's South-West regional division.

Andreas Barth holds a degree in business administration and has many years of management experience in various positions at construction and development companies operating nationwide in the midmarket and in the corporate environment.  In 2022, he was appointed Managing Director of BUWOG Bauträger GmbH.

Andreas Barth Managing Director

BUWOG Management

Daniel Riedl Managing Director

As Chief Development Officer of Vonovia SE, Daniel Riedl is responsible for the development of BUWOG in Austria and Germany as well as for the operating business in Austria.

Daniel Riedl holds a degree in commerce from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has around 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, including more than 10 years at Management Board level. From 2008 to 2014, he was a member of the Executive Board of Immofinanz AG. In 2014, he led BUWOG AG to the stock exchange and was its CEO until its delisting in 2018.

Daniel Riedl Managing Director

BUWOG's History

1951
Foundation

DBUWOG is established by the post-war government for the purpose of providing housing for federal employees.

1957
The first major growth step

BUWOG merges with BEWOG, which is also a non-profit company.

1970
Significant milestones

BUWOG acquires Österreichische Gemeinnützige Siedlungsgesellschaft (ÖGSG) and hands over the 10,000th apartment to its residents.

2001
New era

BUWOG ceases to be a public utility by law.

2004
Privatization

BUWOG is bought by Immofinanz AG and becomes the best-known residential real estate company in Austria.

2006
Acquisition of ESG

BUWOG takes over shares of the originally state-owned ESG in Carinthia. This is the birth of the modern BUWOG.

2010
Expansion to Germany

BUWOG ventures into the neighboring country and takes over a portfolio of 2,300 apartments in Berlin.

2012
Start of property development activities

BUWOG acquires a project development company in Berlin, thereby consolidating and expanding its position in Germany.

2013
Strategic decisions

BUWOG is beginning to actively implement its portfolio strategy through portfolio sales in Carinthia and Upper Austria as well as the expansion of the portfolio in Germany.

2014
Further growth and initial public offering

Spin-off and listing of BUWOG on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, Vienna and Warsaw - followed by admission to the ATX; purchase of the DGAG portfolio and integration of Prelios Deutschland.

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2016
Development in the north of Germany

BUWOG, currently Austria's largest listed real estate company, is expanding its new construction activities with a first project in Hamburg.

2018
Acquisition by Vonovia SE

Following acceptance of a takeover bid, BUWOG will be integrated into the DAX-listed Vonovia SE Group, Europe's leading housing company with a nationwide presence in Germany.

2019
Strategic realignment

BUWOG is now divided into three companies: BUWOG Group GmbH in Austria and BUWOG Bauträger GmbH and BUWOG Immobilien Treuhand GmbH in Germany.

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2021
70 years BUWOG

Since its founding, BUWOG has stood for stability and security for customers and employees.