Nieuw Zuid

Nieuw Zuid is Antwerp's vision of how a 21st-century neighbourhood should feel. Built on former rail and dock land along the Scheldt, the quarter is organised around a generous new park and a riverside promenade, with contemporary, energy-efficient apartment buildings and streets designed for walking and cycling rather than cars. Its great advantage is location: the museums, galleries, restaurants and nightlife of Het Zuid are just to the north, so residents get a calm, green, brand-new base within strolling distance of one of Antwerp's most cultured districts. For investors, Nieuw Zuid is a premium, quality-led hold. New-build apartments attract affluent, design-conscious tenants and resell well, but the price point keeps yields modest, and with later construction phases still being delivered, buyers should factor in the evolving streetscape and the higher 12.5% Flanders duty on investment purchases.

Nieuw Zuid in Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium