Amsterdam set to build massive new harbor district, up to 70k new homes
7 years, 4 months ago

Amsterdam set to build massive new harbor district, up to 70k new homes

NL Times  

The Amsterdam college of mayor and aldermen announced plans for a brand new harbor district that will be built in the coming decades. The city plans to divide the housing in the new district into 40 percent social housing, 40 percent expensive housing and 20 percent free sector housing. The aim is to limit car traffic in the new district on the same ratio as applies to Amsterdam city center - 15 percent allocated to cars, the rest pedestrians, bicycle traffic and public transit. The transformation of the Haven-Stad will only really start gaining steam after 2029 - the city signed a contract with the Amsterdam Port Authority and three large industrial companies in the area which stated that no new homes will be built in a large part of the port area until 2029.

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Amsterdam misses housing goals again amid rising costs and stagnation
1 month ago

Amsterdam misses housing goals again amid rising costs and stagnation

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Amsterdam has once again failed to meet its housing construction target, with only 4,541 new homes breaking ground in 2024, far below the annual goal of 7,500. "The housing market is under pressure, but we continue to push forward," said Reinier van Dantzig, Amsterdam’s alderman for housing. In addition to social housing, the city started construction on 1,006 mid-priced rental …

Amsterdam to create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods
1 year, 2 months ago

Amsterdam to create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods

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Amsterdam is changing its housing construction strategy. Instead of building homes in business districts or creating new neighborhoods like in recent years, the city will create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods that need more investment. This way, Amsterdam will remain a good and pleasant city for all its residents in the future.” With the densification, Amsterdam will also invest …

The new government has plans to get the housing market moving
2 years, 11 months ago

The new government has plans to get the housing market moving

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Plenty of things have been happening on the housing market since the start of the year, when the Netherlands got a new government. Investors Local councils have already been taking action to try to loosen the grip of the private sector on the housing market – for example by stopping investors buying up cheaper homes and renting them out. The …

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4
5 years ago

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council handed out permits for just 77 new homes in the final quarter of last year, down 95% on the previous year, according to an analysis by ABN Amro economists. In total, said Buijs, the number of permits for new housing fell by almost one fifth last year, to a total of 57,380. Last month, officials in Amsterdam …

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4
5 years ago

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council handed out permits for just 77 new homes in the final quarter of last year, down 95% on the previous year, according to an analysis by ABN Amro economists. In total, said Buijs, the number of permits for new housing fell by almost one fifth last year, to a total of 57,380. Last month, officials in Amsterdam …

Amsterdam region to get 230,000 new affordable homes; 100K ready by 2025
5 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam region to get 230,000 new affordable homes; 100K ready by 2025

NL Times  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema and Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations signed a new Housing Deal for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area on Friday. The two provinces in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region pushed 2.9 million euros into a "flexible pool of experts" with the goal of accelerating these construction plans. Amsterdam and the government also want to ensure …

Amsterdam tackles housing shortage with 27,000 new homes in past four years
7 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam tackles housing shortage with 27,000 new homes in past four years

NL Times  

In an effort to deal with the housing shortage in Amsterdam, a massive 27 thousand new homes were built in the Dutch capital over the past four years of the city coalition's reign. The Amsterdam coalition aimed to build 5 thousand homes per year in its four year term. This ambition was more than met, with construction on an average …

Amsterdam to prioritize low-rent homes in new construction projects
7 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam to prioritize low-rent homes in new construction projects

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Amsterdam is committed to creating more housing for people with low- or mid-level incomes. To realize this, the municipality is implementing a ratio for new construction projects - 40 percent social housing, 40 percent mid-level rents and 20 percent expensive housing, the city announced in a press release. According to the city's Housing Agenda 2025, Amsterdam has a definite deficit …

Amsterdam region to build 60,000 homes by 2020
8 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam region to build 60,000 homes by 2020

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Amsterdam and its surrounding municipalities plan to build 60 thousand homes in the region by 2020 - about 20 thousand more than in the original plans for the region in the period to 2020, Amsterdam alderman Laurens Ivens of Housing announced on Monday. The Amsterdam region decided to boost the construction of new homes after a problem was noticed about …

Some 18,000 homes to be built in Amsterdam harbors
8 years, 4 months ago

Some 18,000 homes to be built in Amsterdam harbors

NL Times  

The Amterdam mayor and aldermen approved a Harbor City memorandum on Tuesday which states that at least 18 thousand homes will be built in the Dutch capital's harbors by 2040, Het Parool reports. That is nearly twice as many homes as agreed upon three years ago, according tot he newspaper. That would mean there is room for 40 thousand homes …

Amsterdam getting 6,000 new low-rent homes
9 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam getting 6,000 new low-rent homes

NL Times  

The Amsterdam Tenants Association, housing corporations and the municipality set a goal of making apartments in the city more affordable for low- and middle-income groups. The aim of the agreement is the construction of 6,000 new social housing units over the next five years, with added emphasis on durability and energy efficiency, the city said in a statement this week. …

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