Deutsche Grundbesitz-Investmentgesellschaft mbH was a German real estate investment company based in Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in June 1970 by Deutsche Bank together with the parent company of the building and loan association GdF Wüstenrot, on a fifty-fifty basis, alongside a sister company, Deutsche Grundbesitz-Anlagegesellschaft mbH.[1] The company issued its first fund certificates in October 1970.[2]
Design and History
The company’s symbol was designed by German graphic artist Heinz Schwabe in 1973.[3] Schwabe (1910-1988) was a Berlin-born draftsman and graphic designer who later worked in Düsseldorf and Munich.[4] He was known for creating numerous corporate signs and logos, including the Eurocheque symbol in 1968 and the logo of Sender Freies Berlin in the early 1950s.[5]
The mark is described as a monogram-style logo with a square shape.[3] The company was commonly referred to by the abbreviation DGI in trade press coverage of its real estate activities during the 1990s.[6]
Meaning and Symbolism
No official documentation has been located that explains the intended symbolism or meaning of the 1973 mark. The logo’s geometric, square-based monogram format is consistent with the corporate identity work Schwabe produced for financial institutions in the same period, but specific design intent for this particular mark has not been published in the sources reviewed.
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