Neighbourhoods
Zeeburg is one of fifteen neigbourhoods. Fourteen of these have their own neighbourhood councils. The neighbourhood of Westpoort does not have its own neighbourhood council and is the responsibility of the central city government. Together they form the municipality of Amsterdam. Instead of the name neighbourhood council the names district council or neighbourhood municipality occurs as well. The Amsterdam City Council has assigned the neighbourhood council of Zeeburg certain tasks and powers.

Zeeburg was first created in 1990 and comprises the Indische Buurt, the Oostelijk Havengebied, the Zeeburgereilandand IJburg, where the first new homes were completed in 2002. The total population currently is around 41,828 inhabitants. This number is estimated to increase to some 85,000 residents by the year 2015. This rapid growth will be the result of the redevelopment of the Zeeburgereiland into a residential area with some one thousand houses, as well as the construction of 18,000 new homes in IJburg. With more than one hundred different nationalities in Zeeburg, its population is very mixed. Morekey figures

Housing
There are more than 19,000 homes, with an average population of just over two individuals per home. Most houses in the Indische Buurt fall into the social rent sector. The Oostelijk Havengebied has a mix of 60% market sector (both home ownership and rent) and 40% social sector. In IJburg and on Zeeburgereiland the market sector accounts for about 70%, with the remaining 30% falling into the social sector. Zeeburg also has many houseboat residents, particularly in the Oostelijk Havengebied.

Shopping and entertainment districts
Zeeburg borders on the centre of Amsterdam, where its main shopping and entertainment districts including Damrak, Rokin, Kalverstraat, Nieuwendijk, P.C. Hooftstraat, Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein are within easy reach by public transport.

Both the Indische Buurtand the Oostelijk Havengebiedhave shopping centres. IJburg will comprise several centres with shops and catering facilities and a number of concentration points for businesses and offices.

Sports and recreation
Zeeburg has plenty to offer to water sports fans. Its location on the IJ, the old harbours, the Nieuwe Diep and the many waterways in IJburg are ideal for them. Moreover, there are plans for the development of a number of marinas in Zeeburg over the next few years. Other important recreational elements include the Flevoparkbad open-air swimming pool, the Flevopark, Zeeburg sport hall and sport park Valentijn.

The former dump on Diemerzeedijk has been renovated and is redesigned as the Diemerpark. This park is expected to be completed in mid 2007-2008. It is open to the public since 2004. A six-field sports complex will be built in the western part of the Diemerpark. Negotiations are currently being held with a number of existing sports clubs to relocate to this new location. Room has also been reserved for a field sport complex, a large sports hall and a swimming pool on the Haveneiland-Oost in IJburg.

Education
Public education in Zeeburg comprises after-school care, primary schools and a school for special education. There are another six special primary schools and a regional vocational training centre. It goes without saying that education will also be amply represented in the areas under construction. Three new primary schools have already been established in the Oostelijk Havengebied, while the construction of a fourth one is under way. In line with recent plans, IJburg will house eleven primary schools, a school for special education and a secondary school.

Businesses
Businesses in Zeeburg are currently centred in four locations, namely Zeeburgereiland, Zeeburgerpad, Cruquiusindustriegebied and Bedrijventerrein-Oost at Veelaan. Moreover, there are numerous smaller businesses, particularly in the Indische Buurt.

The Oostelijk Havengebied, too, houses many companies and businesses. A study carried out in 2002 by the Technical University Delft clearly showed that OHG is a success not only as a residential area, but also as a business area that is very much in demand. The OHG houses many more small businesses than the OHG designers had originally calculated. Together these businesses offer work to many hundreds of people. The development of the head of Oostelijke Handelskade will further increase the commercial facilities in OHG.

In 2006 the first foundation stone will be laid for the reconstruction of Zeeburgereiland combining the building of some thousand houses with the construction of new commercial premises. IJburg will be constructed with some 400,000 m2 of gross surface area to be used for new business premises. This will create an estimated 12,000 jobs.

Indische Buurt
The Indische Buurt was formally created in May 1900 when the Amsterdam Council laid down a large number of street names in a decree. Construction work in the district was completed in the nineteen thirties of the last century. Its population is very mixed. It’s a multicultural ambiance since 1970. Allover more than 80 nationalities live in this area. All about around 68 %.

Most people originated from Morocco, Turkey and from the former dutch colony Suriname and the Antilles. The Indische Buurt involves around 13,000 households.

Shopping and entertainment districts
Javastraat and Sumatrastraat are the shopping streets in the Indische Buurt. Developments of recent years have given Javastraat in particular an attractive Mediterranean appeal.

The submunicipal council aims to maintain this appeal and to reinforce the quality of this shopping district, for example by attracting some major outlets. This will also serve to enhance the commercial diversity where possible.

Oostelijk Havengebied
Started in the late nineteenth century, the development of the Oostelijk Havengebied (OHG) was completed in the thirties of the twentieth century. The OHG lost its harbour function around 1970 following the relocation of all harbour activities to the west of Amsterdam.

Around the same time the municipality of Amsterdam started to examine the possibilities for redeveloping the old harbours into a new residential area. The first houses were built in the late eighties of the twentieth century. The residential area is characterised by its remarkable architecture, with some of the houses designed by its residents. This area involves around 8,000 households.

Shopping and entertainment districts
The Oostelijk Havengebied (OHG) boasts a shopping centre with two large supermarkets, a number of banks, a chemist, a butcher, a greengrocer, a fishmonger, a flower stall, a Blokker outlet and a number of other shops.

There are plans to build a floating cinema centre in the IJ harbour behind the shopping centre.

Moreover, there is a range of catering facilities throughout the area. The head of the Java island is currently in use as an events site. Developments on the Head of the Oostelijke Handelskade are progressing fast.

The Passengers Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) which has been in use for some time, the new offices of bankers’ Labouchere that are under construction, the Bimhuis (jazz) and the IJsbreker (modern classic music) as well as a range of shops, restaurants and other activities, will lend this part of Zeeburg its own sense of style and splendour.

Zeeburgereiland
The Zeeburgereiland was initially a depot for mud taken up during the dredging of the harbour basins in the Oostelijk Havengebied. Later the area was used as a military site. After world war II various companies were established here, including a cement factory and a few marinas. In February 2001 an asylum seekers’ centre was built to accommodate around 380 people. The Zeeburgereiland, too, is being redeveloped to become a high-quality residential and commercial district. The housing construction project is expected to start in the year 2006.

IJburg
IJburg is the name for the new residential area to be constructed in the IJmeer. Of the 18,000 new homes to be built on a number of islands, 30% will be social sector homes and 70% market sector homes.

This high-quality residential and commercial area will offer a wide variety of homes, the first of which were completed in the autumn of 2002. Naturally, the new area will also accommodate schools, community and sports centres and welfare facilities. A speed tram service to Amsterdam Central Station will connect IJburg to the centre of Amsterdam starting in 2004. At a later stage, it is likely to be connected to the ring line running via Diemen.

IJburg will comprise several centres with shops and catering facilities and a number of concentration points for businesses and offices.

Source: http://www.zeeburg.amsterdam.nl/zeeburg_informatie/pagina‘s_van_zeeburg/neighbourhoods

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