Demolition required for €100M tower construction in the Netherlands

The largest Belgian group operating in the construction of buildings, BESIX, has been awarded contract for the engineering and construction of a residential building in Rotterdam.

To be located alongside the River Mass in Rotterdam, a future 100 meter-high residential tower will soon replace the existing offices of the insurance company Erasmus Verzekeringen at de Boompjes 55-58.

The ‘Terraced Tower’ has been designed by OZ Architects and is to be built by BESIX for the real estate developer Provast and the client Fisrt Sponsor via FSMC Group of Singapore.

Jeroen Philtjens, Director of BESIX Nederland said: “We are proud to further contribute to the skyline of Rotterdam – a city renowned for its pioneering architecture – with this remarkable building. At the moment, there are quite a few ongoing high-rise initiatives in Rotterdam, to which BESIX can bring added value as high-rise specialist.”

The residential tower is to feature 258 rental apartments and 86 for sale. A parking garage of two floors and a bicycle shed able to contain 688 bikes are also to be created. Retail spaces and restaurants among one with a view on the river are to compose the ground floor.

The old office building is to be demolished from July in order to construct the new tower. The construction work will start in early 2018 with a completion scheduled for 2020.

The project is worth €100M.