Condominium apartment in a Gründerzeit building
Skagerrakstraße 16, 45888 Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Up for auction: a single apartment inside the building
Court notices and appraisals are published in German by the local court. Original wording is shown unchanged.
Appraised value
€65,000
Auction date
21 October 2026
11:00
Appraised value
€65,000
Minimum bid: below €32,500 (50% of the appraised value, five tenths in the wording of the statute) the court cannot award the property. Below €45,500 (70%, seven tenths) a party to the proceedings, a bank for instance, can block it.
Auction date
21 October 2026 · 11:00
Local court
Auction venue
Amtsgericht Gelsenkirchen, Hauptgebäude, Bochumer Straße 79, 45886 Gelsenkirchen, Etage 2, Sitzungssaal 202
Case number
0005 K 0041/2025
Next steps
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
- €6,500 (10% of the appraised market value)
- By bank transfer to the court cash office
- The court must have the money before the auction starts
Alternative: a crossed cheque or a bank guarantee at the hearing (§ 69 ZVG)
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- 11:00
- Amtsgericht Gelsenkirchen in Nordrhein-Westfalen
approx. December 2026
The court sets the deadline, roughly 6 weeks after the award
Documents
Official court records, free to download.
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The data comes from zvg-portal.de, the official portal of the German federal states.
Closing costs
Bid amount
State
Total investment
€49,358
€46,000 purchase price + €3,358 closing costs
10% of the appraised market value (§ 68 ZVG). You lodge it before the auction date. On award it counts towards your bid, otherwise you get it back. That is why it sits outside the total above.
No estate agent, no notarised purchase contract. Saving against a normal purchase approx. €2,332 (~5.1%)
Estimates. They create no legal claim.
Key facts
Property type
Eigentumswohnung
Living area
86 m²
Price per m²
€756
Year built
1902
Rooms
3
Occupancy
Let
Town
45888 Gelsenkirchen
Property description
Condominium apartment No. 8 on the 2nd upper floor of a three-storey multi-family house with basement from 1902 in Gelsenkirchen-Bulmke-Hüllen, approx. 5 km from the city centre. The building, with a total of 12 residential units, is located in a simple to medium residential area with good access to public transport.
The apartment comprises 3 rooms, kitchen, hallway, bathroom and a cellar room, with a living area of 86 m². It is let as at the valuation date of 09.12.2025, with a net cold rent (Nettokaltmiete) of 400.00 € per month. The service charge (Hausgeld) is 410.00 € per month.
The structural condition is normal, though there is a minor maintenance backlog and general need for renovation. In the children's room, significant cracking and dampness are visible on the exterior wall facing the neighbouring building. Cracking is also present in the cellar area. The apartment's fittings are simple to moderate, with outdated sanitary fittings and a need for modernisation.
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What Pro adds for this property
- 5 findings from the appraisal, 1 of them rated severe
- Valuation: Income approach, Property yield rate
- 5 entries in section II, meaning encumbrances and restrictions
- Timeline of modernisation work, with years
- Energy: Final energy consumption, Heating type, Energy source
- 3 more key facts
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Official property description
The court’s wording
Laut Wertgutachten handelt es sich um ein Wohnungseigentumsrecht (Eigentumswohnung Nr. 8 des Aufteilungsplanes) im 2. OG mitte eines zweiseitig angebauten, unterkellerten, dreigeschossigen Mehrfamilienwohnhauses mit ausgebautem Dachgeschoss (insgesamt 12 WE) nebst Kellerraum (Nr. 8 des Aufteilungsplanes), Ursprungsbaujahr (gemäß Bauakte) ca.1902, Wfl. 86 m², zum Wertermittlungsstichtag (= 09.12.2025) vermietet, Unterhaltungsstau und allgemeiner Renovierungsbedarf betr. Gemeinschafts- und Sondereigentum.
Die Einsichtnahme des Gutachtens nebst allen Anlagen wird angeraten.
English translation
According to the valuation report, this is a condominium ownership right (Eigentumswohnung No. 8 of the division plan) on the middle of the 2nd upper floor of a two-sided attached, basemented, three-storey multi-family residential house with converted attic storey (12 residential units in total), together with a cellar room (No. 8 of the division plan), original year of construction (according to the building file) approx. 1902, living area 86 m², let as at the valuation date (= 09.12.2025), maintenance backlog and general need for renovation affecting common property and individual property.
Inspection of the report together with all annexes is recommended.
Wording of the local court, taken from the official auction notice.
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What the surveyor's report says
Building condition
Average
The structural condition is normal for its age, with a minor maintenance backlog and general need for renovation.
Construction
Massivbau mit gemauertem Keller, dreigeschossig mit ausgebautem Dachgeschoss. Vermutlich Holzdach mit Mansardgiebeldach, Dachziegel aus Beton.
Findings of the surveyor · 5 findings
- Facade
- Basement
- Plumbing
- Electrics
- Interior fit-out
Read out of the market value report written by the court-appointed surveyor.
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