Luigi Prins wins prestigious award for Sugar City

During the exclusive Mossel Gala on the Oranjeweitje in Blaricum, Lesley Bamberger handed out the Mossel Award to the most successful property developer: Luigi Prins, owner of Cobraspen Property development.

He deserved this title because of his project ‘Sugar City’, the re-development of the former CSM-sugar factory in Halfweg and his active entrepreneurship in real-estate. Dik Wessels from Reggeborgh Beheer was the runner-up for the title. The gala was organized by Regus, the world’s largest provider of workplace solutions.

The jury chose the nominees on basis of five criteria, Fun, Flexible, Fair, Focused and Fast Moving. Prior to the gala, the people in the real-estate world gave their vote to Luigi Prins on the internet.

Streetview by Google

Have a look at Sugarcity with streetview by Google


Grotere kaart weergeven

Information market in silos organised by the congregation Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude

The gathering of the congregation Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude at SugarCity on November 24th is completely dedicated to the future of the community. The city council will state the vision for the future. This decree will decide the direction of the community until 2035. Persons present will be able to spread their vision during the information market to the available political parties.
As SugarCity is located in the middle of this community, there was no doubt to use this special location for the gathering. Not only enough space is available for the information market and congregation meetings, it is also a perfect starting point for neighbours to see what exactly takes place in the silos and how the inside of the historical silos look like as office spaces.

Freemz to Sugarsilo-West

From March 2010 the western silo of SugarCity will have a new tennant. Freemz, a creative audiovisual production bureau, will occupy a floor in the unique office buildings. The Sugarcity area is being developed by Luigi Prins' Cobraspen. Freemz works for companies like Rijkswaterstaat, Unicef, Veilig Verkeer Nederland and the Hartstichting. More information? Please visit http://www.freemz.nl.

A fresh start for Rebel Rebel B.V.

From januari 2010 you can visit the main offices of Rebel Rebel on the top floors of the eastern silo of SugarCity. Rebel Rebel imports shoebrands like ‘Under Armour’ and ‘Dunlop’.

Sugar City by train

Because we are so exited, we have tell you one more time: starting half December in 2011 it’s possible to reach SugarCity by train. It makes the area even more reachable. The station will be located in between Haarlem Spaarnwoude and Amsterdam Sloterdam. It’s located at about the same location as the old Halfweg station. The NS is planning to let two Sprinter trains stop there every hour.

Past glory

Our historical building hasn’t gone unnoticed by the website pastglory.nl. On the site you can find a collection of pictures taken before the renovation by Cobraspen started in 2006. Pastglory.nl tells the story of the good old days in the sugar production. In thirty-nine pictures the website gives a beautiful insight in the history of Sugar City. Have a look.

SugarCity turns pink

October is 'Pink Ribbon' month. Pink Ribbon is an organization that is trying to get more attention for breast cancer. Every year in october they organize all sorts of activities. A.o. a Pink Ribbon Magazine, the 'Walk for Woman' and a lot more. Also a lot of big buildings - like Sugar City - turn pink. More information you will find on www.pinkribbon.nl

Charapa in Silo East

The Italian fashion brand Charapa is focused on producing T-shirts, pants, tunics, dresses and more. The fabrics they use are a hundred percent cotton, but because of their special vintage treatments they feel like cashmere: really comfortable. Starting mid August, Charapa can be found on the tenth Floor in Silo East.

SugarCity in tv-programme

Koefnoen, a very succesfull (sarcastic) tv-programme on the Dutch television, has filmed on the site of SugarCity. Broadcast-dates are not yet set, but the new series will start at the 12th of september, 9.30 pm on 'Nederland 1'.

JC Rags shoots new campaign at SugarCity

Jeanslabel JC Rags, tenant of SugarCity, chose the site of SugarCity for their new campaign. They also made a 'Behind the Scenes' video, which you can see on their website. Look at the great images: click here. They also placed a couple of pictures on their Flickr-account. Want to see them? Click here!

Trainstation Halfweg-Zwanenburg ready at the end of 2011

The new NS-station Halfweg-Zwanenburg is a fact. Ever since mid-December two sprinters will stop at this station each hour. District Noord-Holland, NS, ProRail and the local authorities Haarlemmermeer, Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude have reached an agreement for this purpose.

The station is situated alongside the tracks between the stations Haarlem Spaarnwoude and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The local authorities Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude contain all the essential provisions in the public space. There will be a combination track in front of pedestrians and cyclists at the area of SugarCity between the bridge that will be built across the Ringvaart and the station. The plaza and a good accessibility from the station will be an important part of that. The community also takes care of a parking area with a capacity of 150 parking-lots. The parking area is situated within a distance of 250 m from the entrance of the station with a direct connection to it.

www.sugarcity.com live!

Today the new site of SugarCity, www.sugarcity.com, was launched. This means there’s a new website with lots of information about the developments, the spaces used for business purposes and other useful facts and knowledge. It’s easy to subscribe to the newsletter and there is an interactive map where you can see the planned buildings. Click here to see the website.

Minister Cramer visits the stall of Sugarcity during the Provada

On the third day of the real estate market Provada in Amsterdam minister Jacqueline Cramer visited the stall of Sugarcity; the redevelopment of the former CSM territory in Halfweg. The minister was very interested in the development of the former industrial complex.

The reuse of existing employment zones is high on the political agenda of the minister. Especially if these areas, as in case of Sugarcity, have high culture-historical values which will remain during the development.

Photo: Developer Luigi Prins van Cobraspen informs minister Cramer

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Second successful day at the Provada

The Provada passed off very good. This is a picture of the combined Sugarcity / Cobraspen / Htel Serviced Appartments stall during the Provada at RAI Amsterdam.

Cobraspen with SugarCity-stall at the Provada

Cobraspen will be here prominent during the 5^th Provada at the 16^th, 17^th and 18^th of June. Theme of the Cobraspen-stall is SugarCity. Of course the 110.000 m2 that will be realised with reference to work, shop, leisure and recreation is now only in our imagination.

The Provada is the most important real estate market in the Netherlands which takes place every year at RAI Amsterdam. This is the meeting place for everybody in the branch, from government officers to renters and from contractors to institutional investment funds. Come to our stalls (11-14) at the Holland Hal and take a chance for an arrangement for a week in one of our Htel foundations.

Slideshow

In this slideshow you can see all there is happening at this moment and what will be happening in the future!

SugarCity in Volkskrant Banen

Photographer Ad Nuis has made a company portrait of SugarCity for VK Banen.

Click here to see the photos.