Maastoren

Maastoren
The Maastoren in July 2012
Maastoren is located in Rotterdam
Maastoren
Location within Rotterdam
General information
StatusIn use
TypeOffices
Town or cityRotterdam
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates51°54′31″N 4°29′36″E / 51.90861°N 4.49333°E / 51.90861; 4.49333
Groundbreaking25 April 2007
Construction startedOctober 2006
Topped-out27 May 2009
Opened28 May 2010
Cost€67 million
Owner- OVG (2006-2009)
- SEB Asset Management (2009-2014)
- NorthStar (2014-2018)
- Joint Venture with FOM Real Estate, Asia Pacific Real Estate and Coquine SA. (2018 - Present)
Height164.75 m (541 ft) (architectural)
177.7 m (583 ft) (tip)
Technical details
Floor count44 (two underground floors excluded)
Floor area69,000 m2 (742,710 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm- Dam & Partners Architecten
- Odile Decq Benoit Cornette
- OTH (interior)
DeveloperOVG
Main contractorBesix

The Maastoren (Dutch for Meuse Tower) is with its height of 165 metres (541 feet) the second tallest building in the Netherlands. The office building is situated on the bank of the Nieuwe Maas, after which the building is named, in the neighborhood Kop van Zuid in the South Holland city of Rotterdam. The Maastoren was built between 2006 and 2009, and had OVG as its developer. The Maastoren has a total of 44 above ground floors and two underground floors.[1]

The Maastoren serves as the headquarters of the Dutch branch of Deloitte, and is used by the company AKD.[2] In 2019, the State of the Netherlands leased an area of 7,000 m2 (75,347 sq ft).[3] Around 1,600 employees of both companies work in the office building.[4] The Maastoren has a total floor area of 69,000 m2 (742,710 sq ft), of which around 36,500 m2 (392,883 sq ft) is rentable office space.[5] Also, the Maastoren features a parking garage with ten floors, which is operated by APCOA.[6]

  1. ^ "The Skyscraper Center: Maastoren". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "OVG Real Estate: Maastoren" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Vacancy in the office market is declining despite lower demand".
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Besix News was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "BESIX: Maastoren" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Parking garage Maastoren Rotterdam".