GWM is a housing cooperative based in Wuppertal, Germany, and one of the country’s older building cooperatives; its own history dates its establishment to 1910. It provides rental housing in Wuppertal, with an emphasis on affordable homes, good residential quality, and well-designed buildings. 1
The cooperative’s registered address is Friedrich-Storck-Weg 11, 42107 Wuppertal. 2 Its current listed board members are Lars Geldmacher, managing director, Christine Dransfeld, and Lutz Müller. 2 The organisation serves a local housing market: its stated activities and development projects are in Wuppertal. 1
GWM’s work includes maintaining and upgrading existing homes as well as developing new cooperative housing. 1 At Am Opphof, it renovated and extended eleven buildings, adding about 1,200 square metres of living space, balconies, insulation, and a photovoltaic system supporting a geothermal heating system. 1 At Friesenstraße, it built 22 apartments and a parking facility with 53 spaces. 1 Its Karl-Barth-Straße project comprises 18 homes and about 1,650 square metres of living space, with features including balconies, an air-source heat pump, and a parking garage. 1
A 2025 press report stated that GWM owned 1,563 apartments, most in Elberfeld, and had around 1,800 members. Its public company profile is on LinkedIn. 3