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Preliminary design for Beatrixpark site now ready

The area between Kapel & Convict and the AkzoNobel and Stibbe buildings and the St. Nicolaaslyceum will be given a new layout in the next few years. The preliminary design for the public area is now ready. It is set to be green and park-like.

Playground equipment in Beatrixpark to be removed

Between 19 and 23 February 2024, we will be removing the Carve playground equipment from Beatrixpark. It was becoming less of a source of fun and enjoyment and an increasing cause of nuisance. Zuid city district is now considering what will replace it. You are welcome to contribute any ideas you may have.

Construction work starts on housing next to Beatrixpark

Behind the offices of AkzoNobel and Stibbe, we have started preparatory work for the construction of two residential towers. Upcoming work will include installing sheet piling into the ground. Construction is expected to start next year.

Kapel & Convict to accommodate Ukrainians

Kapel & Convict in Beatrixpark is to be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. There is room for 100 refugees for a two-year period. At the end of this year, they will move from the emergency shelter to the building at Prinses Irenestraat 19.

Nature-inclusive housing at Beatrixpark

Right next to Beatrixpark, KondorWessels Vastgoed is developing 94 homes. The residential building, named Habitat Royale, aims to provide good quality accommodation for all its residents: people, flora and fauna. Construction starts in the third quarter of 2024.

Two slender residential towers next to Beatrix Park

Two residential towers with a total of 196 apartments will be built on one of the two sites available next to Beatrix Park. Real estate developer Breevast presented their plans for this location to local residents in January 2022.

Rising construction costs put paid to Conservatorium

The Conservatorium van Amsterdam music academy will not be setting up an annex in the monumental buildings known as Kapel & Convict in Beatrixpark after all. Prices on the construction and energy markets have increased so explosively that the financial risks are too great.

19 January: meeting about housing at Beatrixpark

On 19 January 2022, developer Breevast is organising an information meeting about the planned housing construction on one of the plots next to Beatrixpark: plot 6/7. The architect and landscape architect will both attend the meeting.

Progress update on works in Beethoven neighbourhood

In the Beethoven neighbourhood, where a section of Beethovenstraat and part of Beatrixpark are located, housing is set to be built and an annex of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam is also being developed. Progress on both of these projects has turned out to be slightly different from our earlier reports.
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Ideas wanted for green area between housing complexes

Close to Beatrixpark, two apartment buildings with a total of around 350 homes are being built in the next few years. The area between and around them will be given new green landscaping. Until 13 April 2021, you can contribute your ideas about the design online.
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Tree-felling to make way for Conservatorium and The Pulse

We are cutting down trees in two places in Zuidas. In order to provide space for the Conservatorium van Amsterdam music academy in Kapel & Convict, fifteen trees need to be felled. We will also be removing fifteen trees along the A10 in order to build The Pulse.