Rotterdam in development

23 developments, performance targets have already been agreed with the National Programme for Rotterdam South (Nationaal Programma Rotterdam Zuid, NPRZ). In the meantime, there has been a lot of progress in the construction of the new stadium. The goal is to complete the stadium by 2023. Frank Keizer: “That seems like a short timescale, but we are going to make it, in six years.” Adriaan Visser: “It is achievable, but only under certain conditions: everyone has to do their part. That applies to everyone here around the table, but also to the construction companies and everyone else involved.” Jan van Merwijk: “It is important to keep the construction costs manageable.” Hans van Rossum: “The business case has to be so robust that we can face whatever comes at us in the next few years. The Feyenoord City project, a 30-hectare area development, involves the construction of a new stadium, 255,000 m 2 of living space, shops, restaurants, sports facilities, public functions, associated infrastructure and the redevelopment of the Kuip. The project has four components: - The new stadium by the Nieuwe Maas, which has room for 63,000 spectators. Construction is expected to begin in 2020. - Urban Bridge City Boulevard, a diagonal connection between Laan op Zuid and Veranda, the entrance to Feyenoord City from the city centre, with family apartments to the west and two residential tower blocks, a four-star hotel, a spa and a small marina to the east. - The Strip that connects the new stadium to the Kuip. Thematic clusters will be located along the Strip representing innovation, demonstrations, playing, learning and entertainment; these themes will be linked through the concepts of sports and free time. - The Kuip, which will be redeveloped to include homes, an athletics track, a sports hotel and a health centre. The Feyenoord Museum will remain there. The Kuip Park will be laid out around the Kuip: a green public space containing homes. The project will run until after 2030. The construction costs for the stadium amount to € 365 million. Feyenoord is financing the new stadium itself; the municipality is investing € 60 million to purchase the land for the new stadium and has a € 40 million interest in the soon-to- be-built stadium, for which the municipality will receive ground rent and a dividend. In addition, the municipality is making € 35 million available to pay for the necessary infrastructure. Jan van Merwijk It is achievable, but only under certain conditions: everyone has to do their part. R O T T E R D A M I N O N T W I K K E L I N G | 2 0 1 8