Amsterdam is changing its housing construction strategy. Instead of building homes in business districts or creating new neighborhoods like in recent years, the city will create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods that need more investment. With this densification, the city wants to increase its number of houses and improve the livability in its neighborhoods, housing alderman Reinier van Dantzig announced.
The city of Amsterdam has struck a deal with the large housing corporations and rental associations active in the capital to build another 1,900 to 2,500 homes annually over the next four years. Additionally, the city wants the organizations to significantly improve the quality of 30,000 existing homes which they manage, as well as making sustainability improvements.