Living

Living

Zuidas lies between two established and very popular residential districts, Oud-Zuid and Buitenveldert. Some 130,000 people live within a two-kilometre radius. Their average disposable income is the highest in Amsterdam. Museumplein, the cultural heart of Amsterdam is just a stone's throw away. Just beyond that is the historic city centre with its world famous canals.

Zuidas is in the centre of one of the world's great cities but also abuts a semi-rural area of outstanding ecological value. This, together with its good accessibility and comprehensive amenities, makes Zuidas a top international location for both commercial and residential users.

Residents have already moved into Vivaldi, Mahler4/Gershwin and Kop Zuidas, and the district will eventually provide 9,000 homes of varying types and sizes: flats, maisonettes,  penthouses, lofts, studios and lower-priced houses . Some homes will enjoy a waterside location alongside the new De Boelegracht canal. 

 Zuidas offers all the amenities traditionally associated with urban living. The large retail concentrations of Gelderlandplein and Beethovenstraat are within minutes and the district will eventually have its own exclusive shops, lively bars, excellent restaurants, interesting museums and even a theatre. If the excitement gets too much, peace and tranquillity are close at hand in Beatrixpark, Amstelpark, Amsterdamse Bos and the Nieuwe Meer lake.

The first homes to be completed are in Vivaldi and Mahler4/Gershwin. The Eurocenter in Vivaldi welcomed its first residents in 2006. The New Amsterdam apartment building in Mahler4 was completed in 2008. Its facilities include a fitness centre with sauna and swimming pool. The apartments in Luminuz (Kop Zuidas) were also completed in 2008. Apartments in the Miles Building (Gershwin) came onto the market in 2009, followed by those in Amsterdam Symphony. Summer 2010, the apartments of Django Building were completed. Zuidas is thus gradually taking form as a complete urban centre in its own right.