Collaboration agreement for construction of Stadshavens

Optimal living environment

Once the decision-making process is completed, the parties will enter into a long-term commitment to develop Stadshavens together. The parties have made agreements on how they will jointly create an optimal living environment. In addition to the construction of housing, the agreements concern the design of the public space, the transformation of Damsterdiep into a green city avenue, and the construction of a ‘harbour park’. For this, over 100 million euro has been budgeted, writes the bench of Mayor and Aldermen in the council proposal. All parties will contribute to this. The bench of Mayor and Alderman has asked the city council to approve the municipal financial contribution to the project.

Owner-occupied and rental homes

The parties want to transform Stadshavens into a pleasant and lively area for living, working and recreating. There will be owner-occupied and rental homes for all income groups. Fifteen percent (360 homes) will be social housing and ten percent (240 homes) mid-priced rental housing. “The new district will be sustainable, gas-free and climate-proof,” says alderman Roeland van der Schaaf. “Together we are investing in roads, bicycle paths and footpaths, quays and squares. We will also create a lot of green space. It will be a low-traffic area.” With the development of Stadshavens, Groningen is meeting the huge demand for new, affordable homes.

Start

The procedures for the environmental plan and the Environmental Impact Assessment (MER) will start before the summer. Local residents, businesses and stakeholders will be informed about them and will be given the opportunity to respond. If all procedures go according to plan, the first shovel will hit the ground in 2024. Stadshavens will be developed in phases, from west to east. For more information, please visit stadshavens.groningen.nl.