Month: June 2013

Hardly any energy costs at new housing project ‘Depot Cadix’

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Property developer Urban Capital Group starts a remarkable construction project in the Cadix neighborhood. The company builds in the Madrasstraat 6 family houses, 20 apartments, 2 penthouses and 2 commercial areas. They are so energy-efficient that what you normally pay for electricity and gas each month, you now only pay once a year.

The Antwerp City Council has always foreseen this new Cadix-neighborhood in development as a sustainable urban neighborhood. The project developer Urban Capital Group takes this very literally. The developer draws two building blocks, which are fully built according to the passive standards. All apartments and houses have thereby an E-level lower than E40.  For comparison: in a typical apartment this is quickly five times as much.

“The residents of Depot Cadix will save a lot on their energy bills”, thus building promotor Inge Caes of Urban Capital Group. “This district has no equal in Flanders. It is an example for future sustainable living.”

In many ways Depot Cadix saves energy. Every apartment has an on/off button to prevent energy waste, triple-glazed windows are provided, and the walls are made extra thick with the insulation. Also, particularly: to promote sustainable transportation in the district, buyers of the houses get a free cargo bike and buyers of the apartments receive a folding bike. The prices? From 135,000€. For penthouses: 450,000€. And for the homes: 370,000 € – 425,000 €

Click here for more information about the project Depot Cadix or visit Urban Capital Group.

About Levi Dewaegenaere

Levi Dewaegenaere grew from a professional tennis player to a successful entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of both Urban Capital Group and Waegener.

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Read the full article here on Het Laatste Nieuws.

 

Women in charge of the Depot Cadix project at the Antwerp Eilandje

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Inge Caes and Ramona Govers find their way into this man’s world.

Manager Inge Caes and interior specialist Ramona Govers are the women behind the first sustainable building project in the Cadix neighborhood in Antwerp. The two women stand their ground in the construction sector led mainly by testosterone.

Antwerp

Currently there is still a lot of unexploited land, but in a few years a whole new first sustainable urban district of Flanders will rise from the Antwerp Eilandje. The sale of the first new residential complex, Depot Cadix in the Madrasstraat, started yesterday. And which is led by two young women: Inge Caes and Ramona Govers. Inge Caes, manager of the firm, controls the architects and contractors, while Ramona Govers, as interior specialist takes care of the interior wishes of the client.

‘Women know better how they can transform a house into a home’, says Ramona convinced.

‘On the basis of so-called moodbords we go after what style best suits our customers. Sometimes we need to find compromises in there, but in the end, we always find a suitable solution. ‘ The women go far to meet the needs of their customers. ‘ We had never sold two identical apartments ‘, says Inge. ‘ Sometimes we get the criticism that we make too much individual compromises, but I think that in the long-term flexibility pays off. ‘

Young families

The property developer Urban Capital Group in March won last year a contest of the city Antwerp, where the developer got some clear conditions imposed. Inge and Ramona also think they can convince a lot of young families to return to the city. “Usually they go away because the lack of green space, but in the Cadix neighborhood they won’t have that problem”, it sounds. For a one-bedroom apartment you pay between 135,000 euros (excl. VAT), while the price for a penthouse exceeds 450,000 euro. For a townhouse you can count already 370,000 euro.

 

About Levi Dewaegenaere

Levi Dewaegenaere grew from a professional tennis player to a successful entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of both Urban Capital Group and Waegener.

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Read the full article here on De Standaard.

 

Women in charge of sustainable building project in Cadix neighbourhood

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Currently there are still a lot of land lies fallow, but in a few years a whole new first sustainable urban district of Flanders will rises from the Antwerp Eilandje. The sale of the first new residential complex, Depot Cadix in the Madrasstraat, started yesterday. And which is led by two young women: Inge Caes and Ramona Govers. Inge Caes, manager of the firm,  controls the architects and contractors, while Ramona Govers, as interior specialist takes care of the interior wishes of the client.