BUILDING THE FUTURE
OVER 200 SOCIAL RENTED APARTMENTS FOR FIRST-TIMERS The De Key housing association is
The City of Amsterdam and De Key
the City. The social rented apartments will
developing a residential tower comprising
recently signed an agreement to this
be in a tower 80 metres in height and are
216 apartments for first-timers. They
effect. Designed by LEVS architects, the
specifically intended for first-timers up to
will be the first of 2,700 apartments to
tower will be called Stepstone. Having
the age of 28. They will be permitted to
be built close to VU Amsterdam in the
received tenders and draft design from
live there for up to five years, after which
years ahead. The apartments are
three Dutch architects’ firms, De Key
the intention is for them to move on to
scheduled for completion in 2024.
selected this design in consultation with
another home.
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