Company's activity: Central Utrecht is an excellent investment proposition. Vacancy rates in the Utrecht office market decreased to 7.2% in 2007 and 6.1 % in early 2008 (DTZ Zadelhoff). In addition to a range of attractive existing office locations, Utrecht has two impressive new construction projects. 1) Leidsche Rijn: the construction of a city district for 80,000 residents. The program: 30,000 residential dwellings, 720,000 m² of office space, 270 ha commercial land, schools, shops, a hospital complex and many other facilities. Leidsche Rijn Centrum (design: Jo Coenen) will have approximately 800,000 m² gross floor area. As icing on this development cake, the high-rise building »The Belle van Zuylen« will be developed by Burgfonds from 2010 onwards. The multifunctional building will be 262 m high (highest in W Europe) and will have 100,000 m² gfa. 2) Utrecht's Main Railway Station area. The program: a new public transport terminal, 2,290 appartments, 250,000 m² of office space, 54,000 m² of shops and restaurants, and 33,500 m² of cultural facilities a 29,000 m² hotel and 70,000 m² of leisure facilities. (Artists impression Utrecht station site
CONTACT Utrecht Investment Agency (UIA) provides specific information and support in the search for office locations, in strict confidence and free of charge. Visit www.uia.nl or send an email to: info@uia.nl. City of Utrecht's who is who at Expo Real 2008 Age van Beest (Manager Real Estate) Nora Hugenholtz (Project Manager Leidsche Rijn) Ank Hendriks (Marketing Manager Economic Affairs) e: ogu.info@utrecht.nl, ez@utrecht.nl Surf to the city's websites: www.utrecht.nl, www.cu2030.nl, and www.leidscherijn.nl