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About us • ANIMUS

From the real estate world. For the real estate world.

ANIMUS was founded by real estate professionals and remains deeply rooted in the industry, as part of a unique ecosystem of development, asset management and property management.

Operating since 2014250+ neighbourhoods

ANIMUS combines experience with innovation

  1. 2014
    Founders 2014

    ANIMUS founded by Dr. Thomas and Dr. Reiner Götzen out of the Interboden development practice.

  2. 2016
    Le Flair Düsseldorf

    Go-live of Le Flair project in Düsseldorf.

  3. 2020
    First housing clients

    Go-live of the first housing cooperative.

  4. 2022
    Haveluferquartier

    Launch of the lighthouse project Haveluferquartier, Berlin.

  5. 2025
    Filip Egert
    Dr. Reiner & Dr. Thomas Götzen
    Dr. Reiner & Dr. Thomas Götzen

    Filip Egert as new Managing Director. Dr. Reiner and Dr. Thomas Götzen both remain as shareholders.

Ecosystem • Value chain

Platform with inside-out market knowledge — across the entire neighbourhood lifecycle

Most PropTech vendors build solutions for an industry they do not operate themselves. ANIMUS is different: as a central platform layer in an integrated neighbourhood ecosystem, we work shoulder to shoulder with sister entities that actively cover every step of the lifecycle with their own customers. That is our strategic differentiator.

Development
Asset management
Property management
Neighbourhood operations & living
Quartea
Development

Quartea PE

Development with the neighbourhood mindset from day one.

Dr. Thomas Götzen, founder, ANIMUS shareholder.

Quartea
Asset management

Quartea AM

Strategic asset steering for owners and family offices.

Dr. Thomas Götzen, founder, ANIMUS shareholder.

Planhaus

Modern property management, ANIMUS as shareholder.

ANIMUS

Directly via ANIMUS

No sister entity — the platform operates here itself.

Advisory
App
Hub
Integrations

Connects all stakeholders, all data, all phases across the entire lifecycle.

Our values

What drives us and how we work.

Rooted in real estate

We come directly from development and know the challenges of neighbourhood operations first hand.

Partnership-driven

We work eye to eye with our customers and partners — for sustainable results rather than quick fixes.

Innovative and pragmatic

Our solutions emerge from real problems in daily neighbourhood life, not from the drawing board.

Passion for neighbourhoods

We believe that good operations make the difference between housing and liveable neighbourhoods.

Office Düsseldorf
Neighbourhood visit
Workshop
Team moment

Leadership team

Together with our great team we shape the future of neighbourhoods.

Filip Egert

Filip Egert

Managing Director

Carolin Ehrensberger

Carolin Ehrensberger

Growth & Advisory