Construction begins on the Zalmhaven tower in Rotterdam

Construction begins on the Zalmhaven tower in Rotterdam

On October 25th 2018, construction began on the Zalmhaven tower. The soon-to-be tallest skyscraper in the Netherlands.
 
Rotterdam's skyline will never be the same again. A 215-metre structure with nearly 60 storeys; the Zalmhaven Tower in Rotterdam will be the tallest residential tower in the Netherlands. Make that, tallest building, period. The mixed-use tower will have 256 apartments, plenty of office space as well as a restaurant and a nightclub.
 
The project also includes two 70-metre residential buildings (designed by KAAN Architecten) which will house 196 apartments and 33 single-family homes as well as a shared roof garden and parking facilities.
 

Is Zalmhaven Tower really 215 metres high? Well, kinda.

The residential tower will stand at 190 metres while a 25-metre antenna will sit on top of the building. At 215 metres, it's 30 metres higher than the Euromast which itself is a giant mast.
 

When will Zalmhaven Tower be complete?

The project should be complete by sometime in late 2021 or early 2022.
 

How much does an apartment in Zalmhaven Tower cost?

Prices start at €360,000 for a 61m2 apartment. A 297m2 penthouse will set you back €1,850,000.
 
Walk For Freedom 2018 in Rotterdam

Walk For Freedom 2018 in Rotterdam

On Saturday afternoon, October 20th 2018, several hundred people took part in the "Walk For Freedom" in the Rotterdam city centre. The reason for the march is to demand attention for forced prostitution, forced labour and trafficking in human beings.
 
The demonstrators walked silently among the shoppers in the heart of Rotterdam before ending with a march and applause at the Stadhuisplein.
 
 
Walk For Freedom is an initiative of A21, a nonprofit organization with the mission to end slavery. The name A21 stands for Abolitionists of the 21st century. Currently, they have offices in 14 countries, including the Netherlands, but are active around the world through their A-Teams. Check out the A21 website for more information.
 
Coming soon: Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre and RTM Stage

Coming soon: Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Centre and RTM Stage

Rotterdam Ahoy is getting an upgrade. Construction has started on an expansion that adds a brand new Convention Centre to the popular event and conference location.
 
What's new? A brand new stage for concerts, congresses and theatrical shows with room for 2,750 seats (7000 total capacity) as well as two floors with 35 break out rooms that can be used connected or separately. The new addition will open its doors at the of 2020. 
 
Check out the video below to get an idea of what's to come:
 
 
Find out more on the official Rotterdam Ahoy website.
 
Electric scooter service felyx now available in Rotterdam

Electric scooter service felyx now available in Rotterdam

On Wednesday, October 3rd, the electric scooter-sharing service felyx officially became available in Rotterdam. With 324 green e-scooters, the start-up introduces a new and simple way of travelling in the city.
 
According to felyx, the dark green e-scooters will quickly become part of Rotterdam's street scene and allow users to contribute to a cleaner and quieter city. The scooters are completely electric and run on Dutch green energy.
 

felyx's €3 million expansion

Amsterdam had already been active in Amsterdam for some time albeit with a much smaller fleet of vehicles. Earlier this summer it was announced that the startup had raised €3 million to realize the expansion to Rotterdam. Alderman Arno Bonte of Sustainability, Air Quality and Energy Transition today gave the go-ahead for the sharing service in Rotterdam.
 
Alderman Arno Bonte about felyx: "Sharing means of transport is the future and if this also happens electrically, I am very happy about it. This initiative makes a great contribution to Rotterdam's ambition to make the city's air cleaner."
 
 
Co-founder Quinten Selhorst: "The introduction in Rotterdam is not only a milestone for felyx, but also for the concept of electric shared transport. After Rotterdam, we hope to convince other cities of the advantages that felyx has to offer. "
 

How does felyx work?

By using the felyx app, a user can immediately find an e-scooter in his surroundings. At a price of € 0.30 per minute, the user can then move from A to B, without any delays or other transport problems. Upon arrival at the destination, the e-scooter can be parked according to existing laws and regulations and locked up by logging off the ride in the app. The felyx app is available for Android and iOS.
 

The felyx service area in Rotterdam

At the time of this writing, felyx is mostly available in the city centre and surrounding areas such as Kralingen, Blijdorp, West, Noord and Hillegersberg. Residents who live across the river (Rotterdam South) or up north (Schiebroek) currently will only be able to log off from the scooter in specific areas highlighted within the app. In Rotterdam South, there's a designated area at Feyenoord stadium. In Schiebroek, there's a spot near the Peppelweg.
 
According to felyx customer support: "the service area in Rotterdam is currently set up in a way that we think will serve as many felyx users as possible. But of course, we do not know if this will be the case in practice. So, chances are that the service area will still be regularly adjusted in the first few months."
 
For more information, visit www.felyx.nl
 
Record number of visitors for Baroeg Open Air 2018

Record number of visitors for Baroeg Open Air 2018

On Saturday, September 15, the 11th edition of the Baroeg Open Air festival took place in Rotterdam's Zuiderpark. This year's edition of the free hard and alternative music festival attracted a record number of 10,000 visitors.
 
This year's edition featured 21 shows spread over four stages. The programme included headliner Rose Tattoo, the Rotterdam live sensation De Likt and bands like Heidevolk, God Dethroned, Fleddy Melculy and Die Nakse Bananen.
 
Leon van Rijnsbergen, director of the festival, is satisfied with the eleventh edition: "I am very proud of the busiest edition of Baroeg Open Air so far, with no less than 10,000 visitors!"
 
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Baroeg Open Air focuses on hard and alternative music such as metal, punk, rock and drum & bass. The festival attracted 10,000 visitors during the day, which is a record number for Baroeg Open Air. Last year there were more than 8,000 visitors. Poppodium Baroeg can thus speak about a very successful edition this year. But not everything went well; long queues at the cash dispensers and bars must be prevented at a future edition.
 
Earlier this year, Baroeg Open Air was saved by crowdfunding. The audience of the festival put in € 15,000 to ensure that the festival could continue. The date of Baroeg Open Air 2019 will be announced later.
 
Find out more at the Baroeg Open Air website. 
 

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