yesterday we went to visit the 3rd largest builder in the Netherlands Heijmans. Last year their revenues were $3.6 billion Euros. The development we toured was Haverleij in Den Bosch. The site design went through a number of changes before it was finalized. The first deisgn clustered all the units into one quad next to the river. BUT the developer did not think it was ambitious enough and looked like all the other developments...... so they spread the units all out. CRAZY! There are 9 castles that house multi-family on 500 acres and 1,100 homes. It was a model for intensive use of the land. I asked for more clarification and it was a better more intense use if woodlands. The price per flat ranged from $170,000 euros to $1,450,000 euros. There was no public transportation and the bike ride is 25 minutes into town. Very odd concept. i took some great pictures.
This is my last blog. we are heading to Amsterdam today for a bike tour with a local architect. great fun.
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