Wohnbau eG Essen is a housing cooperative based in Essen, Germany, where it has operated since 1903. 1 Its history dates to 13 March 1903, when it was formed from three housing organisations. 7 The cooperative reports around 6,400 members and approximately 4,560 homes. 1
Its primary purpose, as set out in its statutes, is to provide members with good, secure and socially responsible housing. 1 Its activities are centred on housing provision in Essen: a company publication describes it as having homes in 17 Essen districts. 11 The organisation’s reported housing stock and local activity indicate a city-level geographic scope. 111
Members participate in the cooperative’s governance by electing representatives every five years. 1 The representative assembly usually meets annually to receive reports from the management and supervisory boards, approve the annual accounts and decide how any balance-sheet profit is used. 1 It also elects the supervisory board, which appoints and oversees the two-person management board responsible for running the cooperative. 1
The registered office is at Rankestraße 15 in Essen. 4 The organisation’s current website names Dr.-Ing. Jasmin Janßen and Dipl.-Kfm. Sven Heiko Bellemann as members of the management board. 4