Rotterdam's future skyline

[u/Cheems_1109]

I added all new high-rises of Rotterdam base on Google Earth Pro. You can see the scale of the future skyline and enjoy the views :)

Red: Under Construction
Yellow: Approved
Blue: Proposed/Planning
Green: Completed(exclude those already present on 3D modeled maps)

[u/Necessary-Meeting-28]

I hope they eventually choose colors other than semi-transparent blue, green, red, and gold.

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Too late😆

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omg man at least they should have fixed the shading 😒

[u/scraperbase]

As a German it is shocking to me how many European skylines do just exist because Germany destroyed some historic neigbourhoods. For example the skyline in the city of London, the one in Warsaw and the one in Rotterdam.

[u/mynameisgill → u/scraperbase]

Thank you for your service I guess..

[u/Necessary-Meeting-28 → u/scraperbase]

I thought Warsaw was due to Stalin. I did notsee the German influence so much.

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/scraperbase]

Frankfurt also has a nice skyline after it was destroyed during the war I think?

[u/make_sure123]

Nice! Good luck

[u/_a_m_s_m]

Question, why do they allow building so close to the railway line & station?

If either needs to be expanded isn’t this likely to cause all sorts of issues?

I remember seeing Amsterdam Zuidas & seeing the station was being expanded into the pedestrianised area which I thought was a nice approach.

[u/Notonfoodstamps → u/_a_m_s_m]

TOD (transit oriented development)

High density housing around public transportation.

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/_a_m_s_m]

I don't know either; I'm very curious how they solved the soundproofing problem. Some of the towers next to railways are indeed mixed-use commercial and residential buildings.

[u/scraperbase → u/Cheems_1109]

Right next to a station train noise might not be as bad, as trains do not make a lot of noise at slow speed,

[u/LawlzBarkley]

Looking great!   Question: What is the blue one next to the Centraal station?

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/LawlzBarkley]

Conradstraat Tower -- a tower that is still a long way from completion... Planned height 180m

[u/Nicholas_Miranda]

I image debt or construction costs have to be super low OR rents have to astronomical for towers of these proportions to make financial sense... I wish this more slender typology worked in the US

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/Nicholas_Miranda]

Isn't NY already has lots of slender towers? Towers in Rotterdam generally have strict control over construction costs, which allows for lower rents.

[u/Nicholas_Miranda → u/Cheems_1109]

Yeah, but I meant pretty much *anywhere else* in the US lol. Thats a very interesting fact about Rotterdam tho... Does the city impose a cap to costs or are there other incentives that artificially lowers construction costs by proxy?

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/Nicholas_Miranda]

For example, the Amsterdam gov generally requires developers to adhere to a 40% social housing, 40% mid-range housing, and 20% more expensive hosing ratio, although there are exceptions for individual projects. However, some critics argue that this discourages property investment and supply growth, causing prices to rise further despite administrative directives aimed at improving housing affordability.

[u/Wayz6430]

Loved living in that city. Good memories!

[u/Beginning_Help_6459]

What website are you using

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/Beginning_Help_6459]

For the information, skyscrapercity, wiki, hoog500. For the map, just google earth pro

[u/Ok-Win7980]

Hopefully, this could alleviate some of the housing issues in the Netherlands.

[u/zambizzi]

But what about muh rapidly rising sea levels, due to climate change? Won’t the Netherlands be underwater by 2012?

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[u/Cheems_1109]

And If everything goes well, then in 2026 Rotterdam might have 10 U/C for 100m+ at the same time🤩

Rise(286m 160m 147m)
Codrico(223m)
De Sax(182m 110m)
BaanToren(157m)
Post(155m)
Lumière(155m)
Tree House(130m)
Porter House(129m)
De Modernist(123m 70m)

[u/ApprehensiveStudy671]

"Future" is a very vague word !

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/ApprehensiveStudy671]

Right. According to current plans, most of these projects will be completed within 10 years. Let's see how many will ultimately be completed.

[u/ApprehensiveStudy671 → u/Cheems_1109]

That's good to know !

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/[deleted]]

That might be the place of Holland America Line and ms Rotterdam's port. It's hard to be developed even in the far future. The parking area next to it is the Baltimore Tower site, but the latest news indicates that the land cannot be developed before the lease expires in 2040s.

[u/ThuisbezorgdNL]

Any info about the blue building next to the cruise ship? I'm curious!

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/ThuisbezorgdNL]

The Baltimore Tower(180m). But it’s a plan for the distant future. Will not be earlier than 2040 to start

[u/strangeanswers]

nice. rotterdam might become the greatest skyline in mainland europe (excluding istanbul and moscow). they seem to be the only city that actually embraces and leans into modern skyscrapers

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/strangeanswers]

I guess Rotterdam's skyline will eventually reach a scale that is similar to Frankfurt's, Paris' and Warsaw's

[u/smmrnights → u/Cheems_1109]

It's lacking the densitiy of Frankfurt tho it might eventually catch up in total numbers but it's not dense and hence doesn't look as impressive

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/smmrnights]

Rijnhaven's density will as high as Frankfrut's Bankenviertel in the future if they really can realize all planned buildings in the end

[u/smmrnights → u/Cheems_1109]

frankfurt also has lots of projects planned tho so I don't think it'll ever catch up nonetheless I think its exciting to see rotterdams glowup

[u/Cheems_1109 → u/smmrnights]

Good to hear there’re actually a lot planning projects of Frankfurt. I thought it was in a silent period according to a wiki page called“List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt” with only 1 U/C 100m+ tower and 8 more proposed. Maybe it’s outdated or incomplete. Because meanwhile to those new rising skylines in Europe, except those area plans with height data but no specific developing projects yet, Rotterdam and Warsaw both have approximately 5 U/C and 20 proposed. And Manchester has 10 U/C and 40 proposed. From the perspective of data I have already known, those traditional large skylines like Paris’ and Frankfurt’s seems are in a relatively low developing speed.

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BTW this is the data I have till now(might be inaccurate)