Hart van de Waalsprong
Nijmegen
Back to projects Hart van de Waalsprong is a sustainable and vibrant urban district in Nijmegen, offering a mix of living, working, shopping, recreation and meeting places. With its location by the river Waal and its proximity to the city centre of Nijmegen, this brand new district offers the best of both worlds: the city and nature. De Waaijer is turned into a new nature reserve, and for groceries and other shopping needs, the first energy-neutral shopping centre of the Netherlands is just around the corner. AM and VanWonen have been working together on the development since 2018, and Hart van de Waalsprong will be fully completed and inhabited in 2025.
Area and property development
Programme
523 houses for sale and rent
of which 147 social rental apartments
parking house with space for 300 cars
Development combination Hart van de Waalsprong
A collaboration between VanWonen and AM
Purchase, development, sales
Partners
Gemeente Nijmegen
Portaal
Talis
Hans Geveling Vastgoed
Achmea Real Estate
Architects
De Zwarte Hond
Monadnock
Level of detail
Korth Thielens
AtelierBRINK
De Urbanisten
Project status
Completed development
Delivery of final phase mid-2025
Information
hartvandewaalsprong.nl
Diversity is an integral part of the plan. The three neighbourhoods each have their own identity: Oosterhout represents living surrounded by nature, the Centre Area is urban, Lent is urban living with a village-like atmosphere. The area covers almost 7 hectares and will include 524 homes, of which 258 owner-occupied and 266 rental homes. Of the latter, 100 homes will be for social housing, 30 will be mid-priced and there will be 25 assisted living homes. Meeting each other is at the heart of the design. On the square, with its little restaurants and cafes that are so characteristic of Nijmegen, or in one of the parks.
Hart van Waalsprong is an energy-neutral district with solar panels, wadis (gullies that can hold rain water), public gardens, green roofs, water fountains and the first energy-neutral shopping centre of the Netherlands. Both buyers and tenants will receive a mobility pass from us for the use of the electric cars and bicycles that will be available throughout the neighbourhood. The new city bridge ‘de Oversteek’ and its bicycle path ‘Snelbinder’ connect the district with the city.