Real estate · Basel-Stadt

1 071 companies in real estate in the canton of Basel-Stadt.

The commercial register lists 1 071 active companies in real estate in the canton of Basel-Stadt, placing Basel-Stadt 18th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 376 of them (35 %) are VAT-registered, and 455 (42 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 071active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
376VAT-registered
18thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of Basel-Stadt: what the register shows.

Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.

This sector accounts for 6 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Stadt, against 8 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt over the past 30 days, 11 over 90 days.

Basel-Stadt is the Swiss capital of life sciences: pharma, chemicals and biotech dominate, together with their suppliers, laboratories and service companies. River and rail logistics, the trade fair and banks round out a very urban fabric, dense with consultancies and law firms.

Market analysis

The market in real estate in the canton of Basel-Stadt, in figures

126companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 305 Mof combined share capital (842 capital companies)
376VAT-registered
20are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 071 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (57 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (20 %), Coopérative (13 %). 126 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 73 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (60 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 842 companies (79 %): CHF 305 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 563 of them (67 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

376 companies (35 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 071 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 254 publish a general phone or email, 288 have a website verified by ciblr, and 20 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 35 changes of directors, 10 relocations of seat, 32 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 979720202021 : 10710720212022 : 646420222023 : 666620232024 : 494920242025 : 737320252026 : 53532026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
61257 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
21520 %
Coopérative
14013 %
Sole proprietorship
555,1 %
Foundation
111 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
72368 %
Small companies
17016 %
Medium companies
14514 %
Large companies
333,1 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Basel
98992 %
Riehen
767,1 %
Bettingen
50,5 %
Basel Universitätsspital
10,1 %
The 4 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in real estate are active in the canton of Basel-Stadt?

1 071 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or 2 % of the 59 422 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

376 of these companies (35 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 733 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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