Zuidas is located between Schiphol and Amsterdam city centre, between the Buitenveldert and Oud Zuid districts and between the Nieuwe Meer and Amstel conservation areas. It is highly dynamic because of the concentration of businesses, housing, and institutions combined with numerous construction developments. Added to this will be the construction of the most important infrastructure project for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: Zuidasdok.
Zuidas is a major urban area covering approx. 245 hectares (excluding Zuidasdok). At its widest, Zuidas is 1.14 kilometres wide and 750 metres at its narrowest. Its total length is 3.5 kilometres.
(Last updated: August 2021)
Developments
In the period up to 2030, over 1 million sq. m. of offices, housing, and amenities are being developed.
This will ultimately total: 2,040,000 sq. m.
Offices 870,000 sq. m.
Housing 770,000 sq. m.
Amenities 400,000 sq. m.
Business District
Number of businesses in Zuidas:
Culture, leisure, other services: 155
Commercial services: 790
Financial services and real estate: 820
Transport, information, and communication: 225
Trade and hospitality/catering: 265
Industry and energy: 80
(Reference year 2019. Source: allecijfers.nl)
VU Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit) 26,000 students. In 2019, VU Amsterdam had 46 Bachelor’s and 98 Master’s programmes.
Offices and amenities expected
- 2Amsterdam offices (55.000 sq. m. Completion in mid-2021). Read more about 2Amsterdam.
- Valley (offices 12,000 sq. m., 196 rental apartments, cultural amenities, hospitality/catering. Completion in 2021). Read more about Valley.
- The Newton (12,000 sq. m. Construction starts in 2021, 101 apartments). Read more about The Newton.
- EDGE Stadium upgrade, Fred. Roeskestraat (29,000 sq. m. Completion in November 2022). Read more about EDGE Stadium.
- The Wooden Office building (22,000 sq. m. Construction starts in 2022). Read more about The Wooden Office building.
Offices and amenities completed
2021
- AFC Goed Genoeg Sports Park (5 artificial turf pitches)
- Terrace Tower Offices (16,500 sq. m.)
- Courthouse (47,000 sq. m.)
2020
- Van der Valk hotel (19,000 sq. m., 234 rooms)
- New University building (30,000 sq. m.)
- Hourglass (25,000 sq. m. offices, 10,000 sq. m. apartment hotel, 115 rooms)
- INNSiDE Hotel (328 rooms)
2019
- Amsterdam RAI nhow hotel (35,000 sq. m., 650 rooms)
- Amsterdam UMC Imaging Center (15,000 sq. m.)
- EMA (offices and conference centre, 38,500 sq. m.)
2018
- Strawinskylaan Bicycle Park (3,500 bicycle parking places)
- Ravel car park (360 car parking spaces)
- Edge Olympic (extended by 6,000 sq. m.)
- Goede Doelen Loterijen (redevelopment and extension, 4.000 sq. m.)
- Rietveld Academie (extension, 3,500 sq. m.)
2017
- Circl, ABN-AMRO (3,000 sq. m.)
- Atrium (extension, 30,000 sq. m.)
- NoMa House (16,000 sq. m.)
Housing
Zuidas has almost 4,000 residents (reference date, 1 January 2020). The number of residents in the Zuidas district has increased by 1,695 since 2016 to reach 3,950 in 2020. (Source: allecijfers.nl)
Number of homes built: 2,774
Of which temporary student homes (Ravel Residence): 800
Remaining housing programme until 2030: approx. 7,000 homes
Breakdown of remaining housing programme: 40% social rental properties, 40% mid-market (rental and owner-occupied), and 20% upmarket rental and owner-occupied.
Accessibility
Bicycle
15 minutes by bike to Amsterdam city centre
30 minutes by bike to most of Amsterdam and Amstelveen
Three public underground bicycle parks
Strawinskylaan: 3,750 places
Mahlerplein: 3,000
Zuidplein: 1,400
Train
Two railway stations: Amsterdam Zuid and RAI
Travel time to and from Schiphol: 6 minutes
Car
Two access roads to and from the A10.
Tram and metro
Direct metro connections to Amsterdam Central, Sloterdijk, Amstel, Lelylaan, RAI, and Bijlmer Arena railway stations and Noord bus station
Buses
Zuid Station bus stop: 8 buses
GVB local: 15, 62 and 65
Connexxion regional: 274, 341, 346, 348, 358
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