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Vivaldi neighbourhood to welcome apartment hotel The July
The former Holiday Inn will reopen as apartment hotel The July, expected in mid-2027. The building on De Boelelaan is currently undergoing a complete renovation. Work is in full progress, both inside and out.
The CubeHouse hybrid wooden office tower completed
On the corner of Parnassusweg and Claude Debussylaan, the first hybrid wooden office tower in Zuidas has been completed: The CubeHouse. In the period ahead, BNP Paribas Nederland and Arcadis will be moving into the building.
Meerparc set to be a lively place with housing
The First Sponsor Group and the City of Amsterdam have plans to make the Meerparc office building into a lively place, with housing, offices, commercial amenities and a lot of green areas. Their ideas for the plans were shared with the local neighbourhood on 14 January 2026.
VU Amsterdam’s famous W&N Building takes its leave
One of Zuidas’ oldest buildings, the iconic Mathematics & Physics Building at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is being demolished. This is not a simple job: the major demolition work began in the summer of 2025 and will take a total of three years. Why so long?
Zuidas ranks high among best ‘global business districts’
Zuidas is one of the world’s best business districts. Looking at Europe alone, Zuidas ranks fourth, after Paris, London and Frankfurt. Zuidas achieves high scores for its state-of-the-art offices, good public transport and focus on housing and amenities.
Forty-year-old WTC to get complete makeover
On the east side of Zuidplein, the WTC is set to undergo radical renovation work in the period up to the end of 2026. It will feature a lively ground floor area, an inviting entrance and a bustling lobby. In other words, it is being readied for the future, in this, its anniversary year: the WTC is now forty years old.
28 October: walk-in meeting about ABN AMRO complex
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, there will be a briefing on the redevelopment of the former ABN AMRO complex by its owner the Victory Group. You are welcome to join us at the Zuidas-Zuidasdok Information Centre from 17.00. It is not necessary to register in advance.
Tomorrow’s healthcare takes shape on VU Campus
What happens when new start-ups, fast-growing businesses and researchers come together under one roof to collaborate on innovations in Life Sciences & Health? From the end of 2027, we will find out, when the Matrix Innovation Center opens in the Kenniskwartier Innovation District.
New developments in Kenniskwartier neighbourhood
With The Pulse of Amsterdam and Stepstone now completed, the east side of the Kenniskwartier neighbourhood has plenty of new housing and offices. Now it is time for the west side, where developments will include around 500 new homes.
Residential tower in Vivaldi neighbourhood under preparation
On the corner of Barbara Strozzilaan and Antonio Vivaldistraa, there is currently still a car park. There are plans to build a residential tower on the site, with a mixture of private and affordable housing. Before that can happen, we will need to revise the environmental plan.
Wind- and waterproof wooden CubeHouse reaches full height
The first hybrid wooden office building in Zuidas, The CubeHouse, has reached its highest point. But that is not all: the façade is now wind- and waterproof. We took a look at the construction site.
Participation starts on ABN AMRO complex future plan
In the coming years, the ABN AMRO complex at Mahlerlaan 10 is to be (re-)developed into a lively and accessible area for housing, leisure and employment. This requires a change to the Environmental Plan ('Omgevingsplan') and the participation process about it will soon be starting.