Zuidas Amsterdam
Amsterdam Zuidas is a new 270 acre prime location development designed to be a centre for international trade and know-how. Over 400 leading companies, most of which are operating internationally, are already present in Zuidas.
Alongside the business and knowledge environment, residential areas are being developed to include (international) schools, child day-care facilities, sports, leisure and shopping facilities, making Zuidas a complete, high quality place to live and to work.
Zuidas benefits from a catchment of 6.000.000 people within 1 hour travel by road or rail. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is just 6 minutes away by train, and direct High-Speed train connections with Paris, Brussels, London, Frankfurt and Berlin make Zuidas an international gateway to Amsterdam.
The community created at Zuidas is not only appealing to Expat’s, but also for internationally oriented companies, taking into consideration the availability of highly educated, multi-lingual talent in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam Zuidas has an excellent infrastructure, a top quality residential environment and is Amsterdam, with all it’s highlights at close range. Plans foresee an underground development for all transport modes (train, tram, metro and highway), creating a vast development space at this A1 location.
At close distance you find “Museumplein”; the cultural heart of Amsterdam (and Holland), featuring the world famous “Rijksmuseum” (National Gallery, Rembrand and other Dutch Masters); “van Gogh museum” (No introduction required) and Stedelijk museum (Contemporary art). Also located there is the “Koninklijk Concertgebouw” (Royal Concert Hall; base of the famous philharmonic orchestra with the same name).
One step beyond the Museumplein starts the Amsterdam Historic Centre (Unesco World Heritage Site), with it’s famous canals and houses. On the other (southern) side of Zuidas, at surprisingly close range, Holland’s famous wet and green landscapes. So Zuidas is an integrated part of Amsterdam, yet so close to nature. To complete the view, to the west is Nieuwe Meer, a lake and Amsterdamse Bos, the largest public park of our capital. Finally to the east, the ancient river Amstel, with Golden Age (17th century) estates and the famous Dutch landscape of meadows, waters and old farms.
250.000 people will frequent Zuidas daily; of which 25.000 are inhabitants; 80.000 commuters coming to work here and 30.000 students. Today already 30.000 are employed at Zuidas.
Amsterdam has a catchment area of 6.000.000, counting 1 hr travel time by any mode. Zuidas station will see 250.000 travellers pass daily, and with Schiphol Amsterdam Airport at 6 (train) minutes away, and direct High-Speed trains connections to Paris, Brussels, London, Frankfurt and Berlin, Zuidas is the international gateway to Amsterdam.