The Alliance for Collaborative Real Estate Development (ACRED), is a non-profit, democratically governed professional organization. It develops and manages long-term, affordable, collectively-owned spaces for democratic communities and individuals working for social causes.
ALLIANCE, meaning our work is based on the tight cooperation between organizations. The diverse knowledge and experience of our member organizations contribute to the implementation of collaborative real estate development.
COLLABORATIVE, since we believe in the democratic operation of communities as well as the collective development, ownership and maintenance of properties. We provide affordable spaces for organizations and emerging groups that ensure the community-based, socially purposed use of these spaces for the long term.
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, because we know that communities based on economic solidarity need space for their operations in order to grow. Our mission is to provide affordable and democratic residential, working and community spaces.
Illustration of organizational structure
Founding member organizations
Gólya Cooperative: in 2018-2019, Gólya implemented its own real estate development project. This building currently houses Kazán Community House and Gólya Cooperative. Following this property development, the construction branch of the cooperative, Gólya Builders, was established to carry out maintenance and renovation work. The experience of Gólya Cooperative is a significant asset to ACRED in the field of non-residential community-led development of physical spaces.
Periféria Policy and Research Center: (https://periferiacenter.com ) works for a world where people have access to social and spatial justice through dignified housing and labor conditions. Periféria Center contributes to ACRED with expertise on rental housing cooperative models, organizational and management skills.
Solidarity Economy Center: the main objective of the Solidarity Economy Center is to create solidarity economy models that are adaptable in Hungary. They have two main objectives: one is to develop sustainable solidarity economy model institutions in housing and green energy production, the other is labor organizing and joint union-cooperative projects. .
Zugló Collective House Association: ZCHA manages a collectively owned residential building in Budapest, that operates according to the principles of rental housing cooperatives. The association aims to have further projects based on these principles within the ACRED network. Thus, it supports ACRED by sharing its experience.
Team Members
Csaba Baroch, delegate of Gólya Cooperative in ACRED. As a member of ACRED’s management branch, he is responsible for the development and implementation of the collaborative building management models.
Flóra Cieger, teacher, currently in training as an accountant. As a member of the ACRED management branch, she handles the financial and administrative matters of Kazan Community House and the whole of ACRED. She is also the current co-coordinator of ACRED.
Adél Csűrök, works in addressing housing issues since finishing her university studies, at first as a member of the College of Advanced Studies in Social Theory, and currently working on the new project in the Ganz compund as a member of ACRED’s development branch. She is also involved in ACRED’s fundraising activities.
Dorka Csepregi, sociologist, delegate of Solidarity Economy Center. She is the current co-coordinator of ACRED and mainly works as a coordinator and community organizer for ACRED’s development branch.
Juli Jakabos, architect, delegate of Gólya Cooperative, Gólya Builders. As a member of ACRED’s development branch, she is involved in architectural planning.
Csaba Jelinek, urban sociologist, delegate of Periféria Center and Zugló Collective House Association in ACRED. As a member of ACRED’s management branch, he is mainly involved in community financing and fundraising.
Sándor Kispál, delegate of Gólya Cooperative. In the development branch of ACRED, he is involved in project development primarily as a legal expert.
Benjamin Márkus, biophysicist, is the coordinator of Kazan’s Energy Community and is involved in the building’s energy efficiency improvements as a member of ACRED’s management branch.
Áron Mikus, social scientist/sociologist. As part of ACRED’s management branch, he is the coordinator of operational and community processes of Kazán Community House.
Orsolya Nagy, sociologist, member of ACRED’s development branch.
Zsuzsanna Pósfai, urban and regional development expert, delegate of Periféria Center and Zugló Collective House Association. As a member of ACRED’s development branch, she is mainly involved in fundraising and project development.
András Szépe, sociologist, delegate of Gólya Cooperative, Gólya Builders. As a member of ACRED’s development branch, he coordinated the renovation of Kazán Community House and was responsible for the initial launch of the development branch.
Barabás Szemenyei, lawyer, delegate of Solidarity Economy Center. He is involved in fundraising, legal and administrative tasks.