eG Wohnen 1902

eG Wohnen 1902 is a German housing cooperative (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) headquartered in Cottbus, Brandenburg. Its oldest legal predecessor, the Wohnungsverein der Preußischen Staatseisenbahnbeamten zu Cottbus e.G.m.b.H., was entered in the register on 10 January 1902, giving the cooperative its distinctive "1902" name. Over more than a century it has grown through mergers and renamings into the largest housing cooperative in the state of Brandenburg. As of 31 December 2021 it reported 10,306 members, 8,887 apartments and 129 commercial units in Cottbus, Burg (Spreewald) and the surrounding region. The cooperative rents modern and affordable housing to singles, couples, students and families, offering one- to four-room apartments and larger units as well as commercial space. Because it is a cooperative, tenants become members with rights such as co-determination and a lifelong right of residence. Its portfolio is concentrated in Cottbus and the Spreewald town of Burg, with additional activity in Peitz. Beyond letting, eG Wohnen 1902 is active in urban development, new construction, refurbishment and energy-efficiency projects, including so-called "Sonnenhäuser" (solar houses) that serve as a showcase for the energy transition in the Lusatia region. The organisation is governed cooperatively: 78 elected cooperative representatives exercise democratic co-determination rights in the representatives' assembly, the cooperative is represented by two board members, and the supervisory board consists of five members. It is a member of the Verband Sächsischer Wohnungsgenossenschaften e.V. and of the Marketinginitiative der Wohnungsbaugenossenschaften Deutschland e.V. Subsidiaries and partners include Grüne Gärten Grünanlagen GmbH (1992), GESAP Gesellschaft für Sanierung und Privatisierung mbH (1994), WIB GmbH Burg (2009) and mensura Immobilienservice GmbH (2011). The cooperative is also visible in regional community life, hosting an annual charity run since 2012, the eG Wohnen JuniorsTrophy ice-hockey youth tournament and the eG Wohnen Schülertriathlon for local primary-school children. Its work has been recognised with numerous German and Brandenburg building-owner prizes and the 2018 German Solar Prize for networked, energy-autonomous multi-family houses.

The cooperative's oldest legal predecessor was entered in the register on 10 January 1902 as the "Wohnungsverein der Preußischen Staatseisenbahnbeamten zu Cottbus eingetragene Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftpflicht" (registered cooperative with limited liability of the Prussian state railway officials in Cottbus), under GenR 35. In 1908 it was renamed "Wohnungsverein zu Cottbus eingetragene Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftpflicht". From this emerged the Gemeinnützige Wohnungsgenossenschaft Cottbus-Süd e.G.m.b.H., which was dissolved in 1976 and merged into AWG Stadt Cottbus (GenR 228). That entity was renamed GWG Stadt Cottbus in 1990 and has been registered since 1991 under GenR 47 CB. During the Second World War more than 400 cooperative residential buildings were destroyed or damaged. In autumn 1945 cooperative property throughout the Soviet occupation zone was placed under compulsory administration. In 1964 five housing cooperatives newly founded between 1954 and 1957 merged to form AWG Stadt Cottbus e.G. In 1976 AWG Stadt Cottbus merged with four further cooperatives that were based on building associations founded before the Second World War. In 1979 the AWG completed its 10,000th new-build apartment in the Cottbus district of Sachsendorf. In 1981 Gewoba also joined. With around 18,000 apartments, AWG Stadt Cottbus became the second-largest landlord in Cottbus. On 24 March 1990 it was renamed Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft "Stadt Cottbus" eG. With the start of economic and monetary union in June 1990, the West German Cooperative Act (Genossenschaftsgesetz) came into force for East German cooperatives as well. While apartments were still scarce in the early 1990s, demographic change from the late 1990s led to a rapidly rising vacancy rate. Between 2002 and 2010 the cooperative withdrew more than 5,000 apartments from the market and carried the main share of urban restructuring (Stadtumbau) in Cottbus. Since 1990 it has invested over 400 million euros in improving its housing stock. New buildings included the Schlosskirchpassage (1997), the Zimmerstraße/Puschkinpromenade quarter (1998), the Wohnpark an der Spree in Burg (1998) and two timber-frame multi-family houses on Finsterwalder Straße (1998). In 2001 the conversion of an eleven-storey high-rise on Theodor-Storm-Straße into five town villas realised a model project within urban restructuring. On 24 May 2011 GWG "Stadt Cottbus eG" was renamed eG Wohnen 1902. Since 2012 the cooperative has organised an annual charity run in Cottbus. It continues to invest in new-build projects contributing to the urban development of Cottbus, creating town villas, multi-family houses and so-called "Sonnenhäuser" (solar houses), a showcase project for the energy transition in Lusatia. The cooperative is governed by 78 elected cooperative representatives in the representatives' assembly, is represented by two board members and has a five-member supervisory board. Its work has received numerous awards, including several German and Brandenburg building-owner prizes and the 2018 German Solar Prize for networked, energy-autonomous multi-family houses in Cottbus.

• 2021

  Reported 10,306 members, 8,887 apartments and 129 commercial units as of 31 December.

• 2018

  Awarded Deutscher Solarpreis for networked, energy-autonomous multi-family houses in Cottbus.

• 2012

  Annual charity run in Cottbus established.

• 2011

  On 24 May GWG "Stadt Cottbus eG" renamed eG Wohnen 1902; mensura Immobilienservice GmbH founded.

• 2009

  WIB GmbH Burg founded as a subsidiary.

• 2002

  Awarded Ostdeutscher Holzbaupreis Neubau; start of withdrawing over 5,000 apartments from the market through 2010.

• 2001

  Conversion of an eleven-storey high-rise on Theodor-Storm-Straße into five town villas as a model urban-restructuring project.

• 2000

  Awarded Deutscher Bauherrenpreis Neubau.

• 1999

  Awarded Deutscher Bauherrenpreis Modernisierung.

• 1998

  Zimmerstraße/Puschkinpromenade quarter, Wohnpark an der Spree in Burg and two timber-frame multi-family houses on Finsterwalder Straße completed.

• 1997

  Schlosskirchpassage completed; Deutscher Bauherrenpreis Modernisierung awarded.

• 1996

  Awarded Deutscher Bauherrenpreis Modernisierung and Brandenburgischer Bauherrenpreis (modernisation).

• 1994

  GESAP Gesellschaft für Sanierung und Privatisierung mbH founded.

• 1992

  Grüne Gärten Grünanlagen GmbH founded as a subsidiary.

• 1991

  Registered under GenR 47 CB as GWG Stadt Cottbus.

• 1990

  On 24 March renamed Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft "Stadt Cottbus" eG; West German Cooperative Act applied from June.

• 1981

  Gewoba joined; AWG Stadt Cottbus with around 18,000 apartments became Cottbus's second-largest landlord.

• 1979

  AWG completed its 10,000th new-build apartment in Cottbus-Sachsendorf.

• 1976

  AWG Stadt Cottbus merged with four further cooperatives; Gemeinnützige Wohnungsgenossenschaft Cottbus-Süd dissolved and absorbed.

• 1964

  Five housing cooperatives founded between 1954 and 1957 merged to form AWG Stadt Cottbus e.G.

• 1945

  Cooperative property in the Soviet occupation zone placed under compulsory administration; over 400 cooperative buildings destroyed or damaged in the war.

• 1908

  Renamed Wohnungsverein zu Cottbus eingetragene Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftpflicht.

• 1902

  Wohnungsverein der Preußischen Staatseisenbahnbeamten zu Cottbus e.G.m.b.H. entered in the register on 10 January (GenR 35).

Brandenburg's largest housing cooperative, combining over a century of reliability with fairness, innovation and community-oriented, affordable housing.

• Rental apartments (1- to 4-room and larger)

  Modern and affordable housing for singles, couples, students and families in Cottbus, Burg (Spreewald) and Peitz.

• Commercial units

  129 commercial units let alongside the residential portfolio (as of 31 December 2021).

• Cooperative membership

  Membership with benefits including co-determination and a lifelong right of residence.

• Sonnenhäuser (solar houses)

  Showcase energy-transition buildings in the Lusatia region.

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2. 2eG Wohnen 1902 in Cottbus – lernen Sie uns kennen (Über uns)eg-wohnen.de
3. 3Jobs & Karriereeg-wohnen.de
4. 4Ihre Ansprechpartnereg-wohnen.de
5. 5EG Wohnen 1902 – Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6EG Wohnen 1902 – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org