Construction of 7,410 homes to start in 2021
Construction of 7,410 new Amsterdam homes started last year. Since 2014, a total of 55,000 homes have been built. These construction numbers are historically high.
Jakob Wedemeijer, Alderman for Construction and Large: “Over the past 8 years, we have been building a city in this way. That requires an enormous effort from developers, builders and the municipality. Despite the corona pandemic, the scarcity of personnel and construction costs include these costs. huge new building numbers to achieve is a nice one, but we still have a significant shortage of.
Mid-priced rental properties
In 2021, 2,719 medium-priced rental homes were under construction. For these homes you pay a maximum of around € 1,040 per month. In the past 4 years, the construction of a total of 5,672 medium-priced rental homes has started.
Social rental housing
In 2021, the housing associations built 1,449 social rental homes with a rent below € 752.33. 343 social rental homes are also being built by other private parties.
In the past 4 years, the construction of a total of 7,121 social rental homes has started. The total average of 1,780 social rental homes in this period is 500 homes per year higher than in the 2014-2017 period.
Most properties in New West
Most homes in Nieuw-West were under construction last year: 1,641 units. East follows with 1,543 homes, Southeast with 1,340 homes and North with 1,292 homes. In these city districts, many medium-priced rental homes are being added. The center will mainly receive social rental housing. In addition to medium-priced rental homes, many owner-occupied homes are also being built in Noord.