Top Property Development Companies in Germany

Nemetschek develops software used across the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations sectors. Its products support the full building lifecycle, from design and planning to construction and facility management.

Operating a portfolio of specialist subsidiaries, Nemetschek serves architects, engineers, and contractors in more than 140 countries. The Munich-based company has made four acquisitions and in its latest financial statement, has posted £1.01b in turnover.

Stadtbau Würzburg runs a communal housing company that provides and manages residential properties in Würzburg.

The business has been awarded three patents, recognised by 13 global authorities, and has seen its turnover almost double since 2021. Its latest financial statement shows a turnover of €1.26b.

BREMER, based in Paderborn, builds and manages commercial properties. Delivering turnkey construction projects across Germany, and acting as a general contractor for commercial, industrial, and logistics buildings, the company provides in-house design, planning, and project management services.

The business has five patents awarded by authorities in Austria and Germany, and by the European Patent Office. And with a turnover of £1.31b, BREMER takes number eight on our list of property development companies in Germany.

Sto manufactures and supplies building materials, including facades, acoustic surfaces, and floor coatings. The Stühlingen-based business also works with architects, contractors, and building owners, providing systems used in both commercial and residential construction.

Appearing on the European Coatings: Europe’s Top 25 high growth list for three consecutive years, Sto has also received a large innovation grant from the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, and in its latest financial year turned over €1.63b.

PERI is headquartered in Weißenhorn, and since being founded in 1969 has grown into a leading global supplier of formwork and scaffolding systems.

A key recent move for PERI was its acquisition of Mabey Hire Ltd. (UK) in May 2024, strengthening its presence in the infrastructure and renovation market by adding ground shoring, propping and jacking, temporary bridges, and sensor systems to its portfolio.

With a turnover of €1.99b and 176 patents granted underpinning its innovation strength, PERI remains a major force in Germany’s property and construction sector.

Vonovia is a German residential real-estate company that owns, manages and leases housing units across Germany, Sweden and Austria. Its core business involves providing rented homes, maintaining and upgrading its housing stock, and managing neighbourhoods.

The company controls hundreds of thousands of residential units in a wide network of cities and regions. Vonovia also performs property and facility services, such as repairs, tenant services and infrastructure maintenance.

With two innovation grants from the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie totalling €349k, and an annual turnover of €5.12b, Vonovia comes in at number five on our list.

Goldbeck is a proptech company specialising in commercial and public-sector buildings using a modular approach. The company prefabricates structural components in its own plants, then assembles them on site to deliver turnkey buildings. The company also undertakes refurbishments and expansion of existing buildings, and offers related services such as property or facility management.

The business, which appeared on the Lünendonk-Liste high growth list for 2024, has six patents for its manufacturing processes, and had a turnover of €6.39b in its latest financial year.

Exyte is an engineering, procurement, and construction company based in Stuttgart that designs and delivers sustainable and high-tech facilities for its clients.

In 2024, the company made three acquisitions — US-based Kinetics and CollabraTech, in addition to German chemical plant manufacturer, TTP Group.

In its latest financial year, Exyte recorded €7.42b turnover, securing third place on our list of German property development companies.

Heidelberg Materials is a global supplier of building materials for the construction industry. The company produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt, along with other products and services.

Its materials are used in infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects across more than 50 countries. Heidelberg Materials also operates digital platforms and recycling initiatives focused on sustainable construction and circular materials use.

The company, which made four acquisitions across 2024 and 2025, recorded €21.7b in turnover in its latest accounts.

Hochtief is an international construction and infrastructure group. The company delivers large-scale projects across transport, energy, and social infrastructure, covering design, construction, financing, and operation.

Its activities include civil engineering, building construction, and contract mining — and the business also has had 128 patents awarded, spanning 31 international authorities. Hochtief tops our list with €34.0b turnover generated in 2024.