Antwerp (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Antwerp completed a 1.5-year study for the Stuivenberg site redevelopment. Alderman Patrick Janssens announced plans to demolish 35,000 m², add 30,000 m² of gardens, and restore historic pavilions. The city is investing approximately £200m.
As VRT News reported, the city of Antwerp has completed a 1.5-year study for the redevelopment of the Stuivenberg site. The research examined how the former hospital grounds could be renewed for public use. In its place, an underground parking garage will be built to improve.
What are Antwerp’s £200m plans for the historic Stuivenberg site?
The old 19th-century pavilions of the hospital will be restored and included in the new layout. These historic buildings will be given new purposes while keeping their original structure. The plan also provides more public and green spaces.
“After 130 years as a hospital, the Stuivenberg site is entering a new chapter. The redevelopment of the site is the largest urban renewal project to be launched during this legislative term,”
says Alderman for Urban Development Patrick lanssens (Vooruit).
“About 30,000 square meters of public gardens will be added, the equivalent of a small city park.”
Patrick Jansens (Vooruit), Antwerp Alderman for Urban Development
“A total of approximately 35,000 square metres (almost 5 football fields) of buildings will disappear, and in their place will be created space for breathing and meeting.”
“Around 30,000 square meters of public gardens will be added, the equivalent of a small city park. The remaining buildings will be given a new purpose, revitalising the neighbourhood with spaces where healthcare, creativity, education, and social interaction converge.”
The city of Antwerp is exploring several options for the redevelopment of the Stuivenberg site. Plans include moving different municipal services to the area, such as the Antwerp Nursing School (AG SO), social centres, the Employment and Activation department, and childcare facilities.
City officials said that external public partners, including the Flemish Architecture Institute. A small part of the site could be used for commercial purposes. In the evenings, on weekends and during holidays, the shared rooms and multipurpose halls will be available for use by neighbourhood, youth and cultural groups.
Some of the buildings will continue to be used temporarily. Several organisations are already active on the site, while other spaces remain available for new users. AG Vespa will organise a neighbourhood meeting in December 2025 to present the plans and gather local feedback. Residents living nearby will receive invitations to take part and share their views on the development of the shared areas.
The Stuivenberg Hospital site in Antwerp has been an important part of the city since 1873. The hospital was built in a 19th-century pavilion style and served residents of the Seefhoek district for almost 150 years.
In 2022, its medical services moved to the new ZNA Cadix campus, opening the way for redevelopment of the old site. Over the past year and a half, the city completed a feasibility study to decide its future use. The plan includes keeping the historic pavilions, demol
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19 responses to “Antwerp Plans £200m Redevelopment of Stuivenberg Site”
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Oh great, just what Antwerp needs—more gardens and social spaces to distract from the actual issues. £200m for a few flowers and some “revitalized” buildings? Brilliant use of cash, lads! 🌸💸
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A 200 million quid facelift for a hospital site? Brilliant! Because what every city needs is more gardens that nobody will maintain and historic pavilions that will probably end up as trendy cafes. 🙄🌳
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£200m for a wee facelift of a hospital site? Only in Antwerp would they think turning bricks into gardens is worth a small fortune. 🌳💷
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Seems like Antwerp decided to blow £200m on turning a historic hospital into a fancy park and a parking lot—because who needs history when you’ve got gardens, right? 🌳💸
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Oh, brilliant! Let’s spend £200m to turn a historic hospital into a fancy park. Because who needs history when you can have a bit of green to sit on, right? 😏🌳
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Oh brilliant, let’s just throw £200m at a fancy garden and a few shiny pavilions while the rest of us figure out how to avoid the potholes on our way to work. 🌳💸
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200 million for a garden and a parking garage? Guess they finally found the cure for budget mismanagement – just sprinkle a bit of green and call it urban renewal! 🌿💸
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Oh brilliant, because what Antwerp really needed was another massive hole in the ground disguised as a “public garden.” Who knew 35,000 m² of history could vanish quicker than a Belgian waffle at a tourist trap? 🤷♂️💸
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Oh brilliant, because what we really needed was more gardens and less hospital buildings, right? Let’s throw £200m at some greenery while the rest of us are still wondering where the heck to park our cars! 🌳💸
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So, we’re shelling out £200m to turn a hospital site into a fancy garden and parking lot? Well, at least the plants will finally get the healthcare they deserve! 🌿🚗
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Oh, brilliant, just what Antwerp needed—more gardens and less history for a cool £200m! At this rate, we might as well just turn the entire city into a park and call it a day, eh? 🌳💸
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Fancy a £200m makeover for a former hospital site? Because nothing says “urban renewal” like turning a bunch of old bricks into… more bricks and a bit of grass! 💸🌿
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Got to love how Antwerp’s decided to spend £200m on gardens while the rest of us are just trying to keep our potholes from swallowing our cars whole. 😂🇧🇪
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Oh joy, another £200m miracle! Just what we need—more gardens and fresh air for the folks while the historical bits are turned into a fancy playground. 🍃💸
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£200m to turn a hospital site into a park? Blimey, hope they don’t run out of budget halfway through and just end up planting a few daisies! 🌼💸
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Seems like Antwerp is really pulling out all the stops for a £200m facelift of the Stuivenberg site—who wouldn’t want a few more gardens to stroll through while the historic buildings just look pretty in the background? 🌳💸 Guess we’ll be breathing fresh air while the city gets “creative” with our money!
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Oh great, let’s spend £200m to turn a hospital into a park – because nothing says “urban renewal” like replacing sickbeds with benches! 🌳💸
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Gosh, £200m for a bit of greenery and a few pavilions—who knew breathing fresh air could be so pricey? 🤔 I suppose it’s just another day in Antwerp, where even a park needs a bank loan! 💸
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£200m for a garden and some old bricks? Sounds like a bargain! Maybe next they’ll charge us to breathe the fresh air 🤑.
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