IC celebrated highest point for THE FIZZ Leiden

• Building comprises a total of 394 student apart­ments
• Fit-out works will begin at the end of the first quarter, opening is planned for the end of 2023
• New design experi­ence for common areas of THE FIZZ brand being rolled out
• Focus on sustaina­bi­lity of the building and nature inclu­si­vity in landsca­ping

Inter­na­tional Campus (IC), a leader in the European student housing market, celebrated topping off for THE FIZZ Leiden, Nether­lands together with the general contractor Bouwbe­drijf Niersman (“Niersman”). Repre­sen­ta­tives from IC and Niersman celebrated the topping off together with the construc­tion crew on site. Upon expected comple­tion at the end of 2023, the building will offer 394 indepen­dent studios for students. Construc­tion of the two-part building began in early 2022. It will be IC’s second house in the Nether­lands, after the award-winning THE FIZZ Utrecht. IC is targe­ting LEED Gold certi­fi­ca­tion for the building.

JK Veldink, Senior Developer at Inter­na­tional Campus in the Nether­lands, said: “We are currently right on schedule. The fit-out of the building will commence at the end of Q1 2023. With this schedule, we aim for moving in the first students at the end of this year or the begin­ning of next year.”

Kristian Aipassa, Director Develo­p­ment at Inter­na­tional Campus in the Nether­lands, added: “With THE FIZZ Leiden we will set new standards. The archi­tec­tural design by Kokon Archi­tec­tuur and interior design by TANK offers spacious communal areas, a variety of diffe­rent studio types and, above all, a focus on sustaina­bi­lity: this includes a thermal energy system, solar panels, a rainwater collec­tion system and a green roof and a green facade. In addition, IC focused on incor­po­ra­ting nature inclu­si­vity into the landsca­ping. Further­more, IC supports the tenants in optimi­sing their energy, electri­city and water consump­tion by provi­ding a submeter for each apart­ment. In this way, the tenants join IC in its sustaina­bi­lity efforts.”

Rogier Hetter­schijt, Head of Acqui­si­tions at Inter­na­tional Campus in the Nether­lands, says: “The location in Leiden is perfect for our new student residence: it is well connected to Leiden Univer­sity, the Leiden Bio Science Park, the city centre and the train station. Leiden, like the rest of the Nether­lands, has a massive shortage of adequate housing for students. In Leiden, there were just under 8,600 places in student accom­mo­da­tion for around 46,300 enrolled students in the academic year 2021–2022. We want to counteract this considerable under­supply and realise additional projects in the Nether­lands in the future. We are staying on course for growth and are relie­ving the regular housing market in the process.”

Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague can be reached in less than 30 minutes by train or car. Schiphol Inter­na­tional Airport near Amsterdam is also only 30 minutes away.