Rotterdam's local authority has plans for 400,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of new office space in the vicinity of the city's central train station at a time when Amsterdam is seeking to eliminate 40% of the planned office development in the Dutch capital. According to provisional plans drawn up by Rotterdam municipality, some 55,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space is planned for the Delftseplein area of the port city; 65,000 m[sup]2[/sup] at Conradstraat and 100,000 m[sup]2[/sup] at Schiestraat. A further 80,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space is envisaged for Pompenburg, with some 110,000 m[sup]2[/sup] between the Kruisplein and Weena districts of the city. The entire region has been earmarked for high-rise developments. The master plan is to be published in the summer.
Rotterdam's local authority has plans for 400,000 m2 of new office space in the vicinity of the city's central train station at a time when Amsterdam is seeking to eliminate 40% of the planned office development in the Dutch capital. According to provisional plans drawn up by Rotterdam municipality, some 55,000 m2 of office space is planned for the Delftseplein area of the port city; 65,000 m2 at Conradstraat and 100,000 m2 at Schiestraat. A further 80,000 m2 of office space is envisaged for Pompenburg, with some 110,000 m2 between the Kruisplein and Weena districts of the city. The entire region has been earmarked for high-rise developments. The master plan is to be published in the summer.
In January, Amsterdam's planning alderman Maarten van Poelgeest confirmed that 800,000 m2 of planned office space has already been shelved in the Dutch capital as part of his drive to cut 40% of all planned office projects. His policy is based on research that showed 18.5% of existing office space in the city was vacant at the beginning of 2006. City planners estimate the capital will 'in the most favourable scenario' need a maximum of 1.5 mln m2 of new office space until 2030. But by the start of 2006 some 4.5 mln m2 of new office space was on the drawing board.