Corporate History

1977
Founding of the company Engel & Cie by Dirk C. Engel. Sale of American real estate to German investors in cooperation with Previews Inc.
1981 Christian Vlkers becomes Managing Partner of Engel & Cie
1987 Renaming of the company from Engel & Cie to Engel & Vlkers GmbH
1988
Founding of the Grund Genug publishing house and first publication of the architecture and lifestyle magazine Grund Genug (GG)
Expansion of the Residential division begins
Founding of Engel & Vlkers Gewerbe Immobilien GmbH
1990
Opening of the first Engel & Vlkers office outside of Germany in Palma/Majorca
1996 Founding of the real estate academy
1998
Establishment of the Licence Partner model
1999 Founding of Engel & Vlkers AG
2002 Introduction of the master licence concept
2004
Founding of the new Projektmarketing International division (now known as Resorts)
2006
Large-scale expansion of the Commercial business division
2007
Founding of the consultancy company Engel & Vlkers Advisory GmbH
Opening of the 300th office worldwide
Founding of the Private Office in London
2008 Founding of the new division Yachting
Foundation of Engel & Vlkers Charity
Start of the international expansion of the Commercial division: Opening of international commercial offices in Prague, Lisbon and Doha
2009 Opening of the 400th office worldwide
Founding of the Capital AG
Engel & Vlkers wins first place in the "Maklerranking" of the "immobilien manager" magazine
2010
Opening of first shops in Uruguay and Sweden
Opening of first shop in Australia, Engel & Vlkers now operational on five continents
Engel & Vlkers again wins first place in the "Maklerranking" of the "immobilien manager"
2012 The European Society for Real Estate Brand Observation (EUGIMB) names Engel & Vlkers as Germany’s most valuable property brand in the category “Property broker”.