ABOUT US

Since the founding of the company in 1922 by Rudolf Schäfer in Munich, the Rudolf Schäfer KG is family-owned. It is now managed by Martin Schäfer as general partner in the third generation. The close ties to Munich, the qualified team, the profound market knowledge and long-standing satisfied customers have made Rudolf Schäfer KG a constant in the Munich real estate market.

THE COMPANY IN FIGURES

RUDOLF SCHÄFER KG

Rudolf Schäfer KG is a dynamic company that manages rental buildings and commercial facilities of several thousand units in Munich and the surrounding area. The following numbers give an insight into what this means for our daily work …

140 Average number of calls per day in the central office
1.471 Facebook Follower
460 Average number of emails to the Rudolf Schäfer KG per day
5.921 Number of newsletter subscribers

MUNICH MILESTONES

THE COMPANY HISTORY

The success story of Rudolf Schäfer KG is closely linked to the events in Munich and the Schäfer family. Since 1922 the company has grown steadily, both with regard to the number of employees and customers. It has been an exciting journey, leading up to today – with the management of the Rudolf Schäfer KG in the third generation and our own company building. We enjoy looking back at our milestones and are already looking forward to the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Schäfer KG.

1930 - FIRST MOVE OF THE RUDOLF SCHÄFER COMPANY

Headquarter at Neuhauser Straße 9
Headquarter at Neuhauser Straße 9

Eight years after the foundation, the company’s headquarters are moved to today’s pedestrian zone, Neuhauser Straße 9.

1943 – ANOTHER MOVE - CAUSED BY THE WAR

Relocation of the company to Pienzenauerstr. 2
Relocation of the company to Pienzenauerstr. 2

Due to the destruction of the company building at Neuhauser Straße 9 during the Second World War, the company has to move again. This time to Bogenhausen, Pienzenauerstr. 2.

1951 - MOVEMENT BACK TO THE CITY CENTER

Company headquarters in Sendlinger Straße 23
Company headquarters in Sendlinger Straße 23

Eight years later, Rudolf Schäfer KG moved back to the inner city, to Sendlinger Straße 23. The first planning stages for the future company’s own building are initiated.

1955 – START OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE CURRENT COMPANY HEADQUARTER

Meanwhile the company has grown considerably and has been operating in the Munich real estate market very successfully. 54-year-old Rudolf Schäfer acquires a property in Max-Joseph-Straße 8. The building is so war-torn that it cannot be preserved. The construction of the company’s own headquarters start.

Ursprüngliches Gebäude und Neubau in der Max-Joseph-Straße 8
Original and new building at Max-Joseph-Str. 8

1957 – BUILDING COMPLETION AND MOVE TOMAX-JOSEPH-STR. 8

After a construction period of approximately two years, the employees and Rudolf Schäfer, who still personally manages the company, are able to move to the new permanent headquarters right next to Karolinenplatz.

Company building in Max-Joseph-Str. 8
Company building in Max-Joseph-Str. 8

1963 – ERICH SCHÄFER JOINS THE COMPANY

Erich Schäfer at the age of 24
Erich Schäfer at the age of 24

41 years after the foundation of the company, Rudolf Schäfer’s son Erich joins the family business at the age of 24. Rudolf Schäfer now has about 10 employees and manages a large number of residential and commercial units in Munich and the surrounding area.

1983 - ERICH SCHÄFER BECOMES GENERAL PARTNER

44-year-old Erich Schäfer
44-year-old Erich Schäfer

With Erich Schäfer being appointed as general partner a new era for the company begins. The Rudolf Schäfer KG, which is managed as a limited partnership, is now led by the 44-year-old son of the company’s founder.

2000 - MARTIN SCHÄFER JOINS THE COMPANY

Erich and Martin Schäfer in a meeting
Erich and Martin Schäfer in a meeting

At the age of 24, Martin Schäfer, the son of Erich Schäfer and grandson of the company founder, joins the company. The trained merchant of the real estate and housing industry supports his father as a junior partner in the management of the company.

2006 - MARTIN SCHÄFER BECOMES GENERAL PARTNER

Martin Schäfer as general partner
Martin Schäfer as general partner

Twenty years after the death of Rudolf Schäfer, the company management is again passed on from one generation to the next. At the age of 30, Martin Schäfer, who has since become a real estate specialist (DIA), is appointed general partner at Rudolf Schäfer KG.

2019 - Martin Schäfer becomes chairman of IVD Süd

Martin at IVD new year reception 2020
Martin at IVD new year reception 2020

The board members of IVD Süd e.V. unanimously appoint Martin Schäfer as their chairman. He hereby follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who held this position in the precursor association Ring Deutscher Makler (RDM).

A Munich institution turns 100

Newspaper articles celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Schäfer KG

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