2010
LIVIN Real Estate
Developed with partners · Initiative and concept: Max Bauer
The first agency in Luxembourg to bring real photography, complete descriptions and premium-brand service to property. Ahead of its market.
You bring
the talent.
We build the rest.
You do what you're best at. We make sure the business runs.
What's missing for your business?
01 / 08
Place.
Your talent needs an address.
We find the location, read the numbers behind the rent, negotiate the lease and handle the permits.
We look at a location the way your guests will: who walks past, who sees you, who your neighbours are. Then we check the rent against realistic turnover, negotiate the lease and handle change of use and permits.
02 / 08
Space.
People don't see acoustics. They feel them.
Architecture concept, interior, light, materials, construction – from first sketch to opening night. With or without a location.
Architecture concept, interior design, light planning, acoustics, materials, furniture and construction management – one team, one budget, one deadline. Spaces people remember, not just rooms that work.
03 / 08
Project.
Every plot hides a building.
You own land or want to become a developer? We develop the project for you – feasibility, architecture concept, permits, construction, sales. Buildings that stand out.
Feasibility study, planning permission, architecture, construction, marketing and sales – for landowners, investors and first-time developers. Our buildings have been awarded and nominated for their architecture.
04 / 08
Identity.
A logo alone says nothing.
Identity is everything at the same level – from the name to the way you answer the phone.
Positioning, name, logo, typography, tone of voice, website, signage – down to how you dress and how you answer the phone. Every international brand works this way; most small businesses never get the chance.
05 / 08
Plan.
An idea becomes real when the numbers work.
Business model, business plan, budget. Honest numbers – for the bank and for yourself.
Business model, business plan, financing plan, budget and cash flow – and the questions a bank will ask, answered before they are asked.
06 / 08
Capital.
Talent shouldn't wait for money.
Others would call it venture capital. We call it partnership. When we believe in your talent, we come in with our own money – and everything we know to build the business.
Our own capital goes only where we build the business with you – as partner and co-founder. For bank financing, we know what a business plan needs for a bank to come on board.
07 / 08
Structure.
Your business works. As long as you're there.
Processes, standards, team. A structure that runs without you holding everything.
Processes, standards, recruiting, tools and reporting – so the business runs on a structure, not on you. Our companies share systems, tools and partners: you plug into what already works instead of building it alone. Most of the companies we have sold still run on the structure we gave them.
08 / 08
Idea.
You have the talent. We have the idea.
Your talent is enough. We bring the idea – and make it work.
We develop business concepts ourselves – restaurants, shops, services – and look for the talent to bring them to life. You lead with your talent; we bring the concept, the place and the plan.
From A to Z
We find it. We design it. We build it. We furnish it. You open the door.
The property, the architecture concept, the construction, the interior – in one hand, from the first viewing to opening day.
Case · The Stik, Luxembourg
One building. Every step.
Acquired. Designed. Built. Furnished. Leased. Managed.
An office building developed entirely in one hand – from the plot to the people working in it today. Offices that come designed, furnished and run: more a platform than a shared office.
The question visitors ask most: “Where does something like this exist?”
What it took.
- Concept.
- Identity.
- Market analysis.
- Business plan.
- Financing.
- Grants.
- Legal structure.
- Contracts.
- Location.
- Lease.
- Permits.
- Architecture.
- Construction.
- Interior.
- Light.
- Acoustics.
- Materials.
- Furniture.
- Sustainability.
- Signage.
- Pricing.
- Suppliers.
- Processes.
- Efficiency.
- Systems.
- People.
- Recruiting.
- Training.
- Service.
- Marketing.
- Website.
- Social media.
- Photography.
- Press.
- Opening.
- Accounting.
- Insurance.
- Differentiation.
Success takes far more than the few things you think of first.
Every one of them has to be right.
You only have to be the best at one.
The rest is ours. What we don't do ourselves, we know exactly who does best – partners we have built with for years. And in Luxembourg, the right connections move a business faster than anything else.
one.
One partner. One vision. One business.
The founder
Founded. Built. Sold. Found. Developed. Designed. Furnished. Branded.
- More than twenty companies founded or co-founded in over 15 years – plus investments and board seats.
- Currently a shareholder in several high-potential startups.
- Built to run without him: most of the companies he sold still run on the identity and structure he gave them.
- Several buildings in Luxembourg that broke with what developers usually build – and inspired others.
- Real estate projects developed for others – from the plot to the finished building.
- Houses, offices, short-stay apartments, renovations and interiors for shops and agencies – in Luxembourg and abroad.
Awards
- 2024Bauhärepräis OAI, mention – House WF, Weiler-la-Tour. Concept: Max Bauer, architect: CCA
- 2024Airbnb Superhost for a full year – Rise, a short-stay apartment designed by Max Bauer
- 2023Best Residential Building, Paperjam + Delano Real Estate Awards – Les Charmes, Bauergroup
- 2019Luxembourg Architecture Award (LUCA), nominated – The Epic, a Polyform project developed by Max Bauer
- 2015Winning restaurant concept for one of Luxembourg City's most sought-after locations
- 2014Commerce Design Luxembourg – Inside Home & Tailor, designed by Max Bauer
I started without knowing most of it.
You don't have to.
Max Bauer, founder of one.lu
Setting the standard.
Five of the more than twenty companies Max Bauer has founded or co-founded.
2010
Polyform Real Estate Development
Developed with partners · Initiative and concept: Max Bauer
Developers were building white boxes. Polyform built architecture – with a buyer's journey worthy of a luxury brand.
2012
property*
Developed with partners · Initiative and concept: Max Bauer
Premium service used to be reserved for luxury homes. property* gave it to every property, at every price.
2018
Bauergroup
Own company
Developing and building outstanding architecture in Luxembourg.
2022
Own company
A real estate agency that redefines efficiency – and stays close to people.
We know who brings the light.
Internationally renowned artists, invited into our projects – part of the building, not hung on its walls.
And many more.
Our buildings also serve as settings for international brands: Wever & Ducré, Inside Home & Tailor and others feature them in their campaigns.
Three ways to work together.
Advisory.
You keep everything. We take care of what you need, for a fee.
Partner.
You bring the talent and stay co-founder. We bring the rest and carry the responsibility with you.
Capital.
When we believe in your talent, we come in as a partner – with our own money and everything we know.
Anyone can start a business.
We look for the ones who should.
Money comes second. Something extraordinary comes first.
Thank you.
You'll hear from us within a few days.
one.
one partner. one vision. one business.