Multi Netherlands has started work on the major city centre project at FORUM Rotterdam, located between Rotterdam’s most important shopping streets, Coolsingel, Binnenwegplein, Lijnbaan and the ‘Koopgoot.’ Once complete, FORUM will comprise 64,000 m² of space for shops, food & beverage outlets, offices and apartments. Investors in this multi-functional city centre project include Syntrus Achmea Real Estate and ASR Property Fund NV for the shops on the Lijnbaan. Syntrus Achmea is also investing in the realisation of the planned residential complex. FORUM tenants will include the Rotterdam bookshop Donner, international fashion retailer Primark, an ABN AMRO bank and offices, and popular American hamburger restaurant Five Guys. The project involves a total investment of around EUR 195 million. FORUM will be completed in various phases throughout 2019.
Managing Director at Multi Netherlands and Belgium, Francoise Dechesne: “Multi is proud! FORUM Rotterdam will breathe new life into a well-known, extremely dominant location in Rotterdam’s core shopping district, and give Rotterdam’s city centre a new face. This is a major multi-functional redevelopment and a perfect example of the transformation and intensification of the use of space in a city centre. In two years’ time, Rotterdam will have a new iconic spot in the city centre.”
