Sugar City in panorama

sugarcity animation

In the media: "Noord-Holland Wordt Anders"

Luigi Prins recently wrote a column about winning the "Mossel Award" in the magazine "Noord-Holland Wordt Anders". In the same magazine also an editorial piece on the visit of the Mayor and Aldermen of de gemeente Haarlemmerliede at SugarCity Haarlem.

Silos matching backdrop for shoot and interviews with Batavus' Bub

The Sugar City Silos recently served as a backdrop for the filming of a new model of the bicycle brand Batavus: the BUB. Enter the site through this link and navigate to the item "Watch The Designers' at the left bottom of the site to see how Jorrit and Onno ride along on their bikes through the silos. (interviews are in Dutch)

Also in need of an inspiring location for your photo shoot, filming or interested in renting an office in the Sugar City Silos? Please contact us by using our contact form.

Sugar City silos inspire photographers

Photographer Guus Vuijk was inspired by the beautiful architecture of the Sugar City silos and took some great pictures. The sugar silos converted to office spaces, situated near Haarlem and Amsterdam, are for many people both day and night an inspiring picture. More photos: www.photonmaps.com

Luigi Prins

Luigi Prins has turned his passion into his profession by building an important business in sourcing and developing historic properties.

Herbestemming met accent op vroeger of vandaag

a great dutch article about SugarCity published in a book named ‘belvedere.nu’.

setting up office in a sugar silo

photo description ; the sugar silos, the office spaces and showrooms at Sugarcity and Luigi Prins en Jean Paul Bedaux from Cobraspen.

published in the magazine ‘Building’ from DTZ Zadelhoff.

A new home for Compusafe in Sugar City

Starting the first of March Compusafe B.V. and Voordeelbundel.nl move into a office inside one of the sugar silos. Compusafe is specialized in securing computers, computer systems and networks.
Voordeelbundel.nl is the first Dutch company which is mainly focused on selling TV and internet bundles from different cable companies.

Photoshoot MEN_at_WORK

MEN_at_WORK arranged a photoshoot on the Sugar City property. The shoot was for one of their brands, 8mm and the ‘stockroom’ on the Haarlemmerstraatweg at Halfweg was used as a set.
They chose this location because of the rough and robust exterior of the building. 8mm sells a clothing line for both men and women.

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'.