Wohnungsgenossenschaft Duisburg-Hamborn eG (WoGe Hamborn) is a housing cooperative based in Duisburg, Germany. Its registered office is at Pollerbruchstraße 56–58, 47169 Duisburg.1112 The cooperative was founded on 17 December 1909 as the Beamten-Wohnungsverein Hamborn e.G.m.b.H., with the aim of providing good, affordable housing.49
Its core work is building, acquiring, renting and managing homes and other properties, with its main area of activity in northern Duisburg.11 At the end of 2024, its portfolio included 2,034 apartments, 10 commercial units, four communal rooms and 16 playgrounds; the annual report states that all but three apartments were in Duisburg.11 Housing is spread across neighbourhoods including Röttgersbach, Marxloh, Jubiläumshain, Neumühl, Hamborn, Alt-Hamborn, Fahrn, Obermarxloh and Walsum, with a small presence in Oberhausen-Holten.211
The cooperative also maintains and modernises its existing stock. Reported 2024 works included apartment refurbishments before reletting, façade and stairwell work, and replacement of windows, heating systems and entrance doors.11 At year-end, it had 3,630 members.11
The current two-person executive board comprises Thomas Stoy, responsible for commercial matters, and Axel Kocar, responsible for technical matters.3 The organisation’s documented operating focus is local: Duisburg and nearby Oberhausen-Holten, rather than national or international activity.11