The BGW is a municipal housing and property-services company based in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded on 1 April 1950, it was established to provide affordable homes after wartime housing destruction and displacement. 5 The City of Bielefeld remains its majority shareholder, holding 75% of the company. 5
The company’s work is focused on Bielefeld and the wider Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region, where it is described as the largest housing provider. 51 Its core activities include renting and managing housing, operating residential facilities, and social services. 5 The housing it offers serves different groups and life stages, including students, families and older people needing barrier-free accommodation. 1
The BGW had around 12,000 homes in its portfolio in 2025. 5 Its current development activity includes eight buildings with 96 homes in Bielefeld-Vilsendorf and a project in Bielefeld-Mitte with 18 barrier-free apartments. 1 Since 1996, it has also put the “Bielefelder Modell” into practice with partner organisations; the model is a housing concept highlighted by the company as a continuing part of its work. 1
The company’s managing director is Sabine Kubitza, and its supervisory-board chair is Carla Steinkröger. 2 Its main office is at Carlmeyerstraße 1 in Bielefeld. 23