Bauverein Rheinhausen eG is a housing cooperative based in Duisburg, Germany, established in 1919. It reports around 5,800 members and provides homes to about 3,300 households in the five districts of Rheinhausen and in Moers-Asberg and Schwafheim.17 Its registered address is Uhlandstraße 7, 47226 Duisburg.2
The cooperative’s core work is renting homes and managing its property portfolio, including its commercial and technical operations.17 It maintains and upgrades existing buildings, undertakes energy-efficiency renovations and develops new housing and residential areas.1 Its stated purpose is to support members through good, secure and socially responsible housing provision. Cooperative homes are primarily intended for members.3
The organisation is governed by a board and a supervisory board, with members also represented through a representative assembly.3 The board includes chair Marten Thöne and Frank Gehrke, according to the organisation’s imprint; the supervisory board is chaired by Klaus Fischer.2 Its activities are concentrated in Duisburg’s Rheinhausen area and nearby parts of Moers, making its geographic scope local rather than national.17